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Colorado
Law passed — HB26-1007, effective Jan 1, 2027.
Section 01 — Who this helps
The renter households the bill reaches. Census ACS 2022 5-year, with method shown for any derived figure.
Renter households
780k
Source: US Census ACS 2022 5-year
Renters share of households
35%
Source: US Census ACS 2022
Renters in multifamily (2+ unit) buildings
470k
Source: US Census ACS 2022 B25032
Median renter household income
$55.6k
Source: US Census ACS 2022 B25119
Est. renter electricity burden
2.3%
Source: EIA 2024 ÷ ACS 2022 (derived)
Balcony/patio-eligible households
insufficient data
Source: —
Section 02 — What they'd save
Modeled savings at the bill's wattage tier using NLR PVWatts state solar resource and the current EIA rate.
Modeled annual savings/household @ 1200W
$265/yr
Source: PVWatts × EIA 2024 rate
Typical kit payback @ $1200 kit cost
4.5 yrs
Source: Sol Country model + kit assumption
State solar resource
1580 kWh/kW·yr
Source: NLR PVWatts v8
Aggregate potential savings
insufficient data
Source: —
Section 03 — Why now
Rate context: current rate, average bill, 5-yr and 12-mo trend, plus any pending utility increase tracked on /rates.
Avg residential rate
14.0¢/kWh
Source: EIA 2024 state average
Avg monthly residential bill
$108
Source: EIA 2024
5-yr rate change
+30%
Source: EIA 2019 → 2024
12-mo U.S. electricity CPI
+5.4%
Source: BLS CPI (U.S. average)
Section 04 — Climate impact
Modeled CO₂ avoided using eGRID 2022 state emissions factor, plus one EPA vehicle-equivalency comparison.
CO₂ avoided/system·yr
2,199 lb
Source: PVWatts × eGRID 2022
Aggregate CO₂ avoided
insufficient data
Source: —
Balcony access assumption: ASSUMPTION: VERIFY (admin must set). This is an admin-editable assumption applied to Census ACS renter-household counts to estimate the share with balcony or patio space usable for plug-in solar. Sol Country has not conducted a national survey — verify before citing in testimony. Computed 2026-07-21.
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Methods. Household counts and income come from US Census ACS 2022 5-year estimates. Rates, bills, and 5-year trends come from EIA; 12-month U.S. electricity CPI from BLS. Modeled production uses NLR PVWatts v8 state averages at 4.5 peak-sun-hours-equivalent per day. CO₂ figures use eGRID 2022 state average emissions factors; vehicle equivalency uses the EPA GHG Equivalencies Calculator (4.52 t CO₂/vehicle/year). Balcony-access, adoption, and kit-cost values are admin-editable assumptions, labeled inline — verify before citing in testimony. Full methodology and source dates: solcountry.com/methodology.