Press Release

A Public Utilities Commission (PUC) administrative law judge will accept written comment until Dec. 23, 2020, on a request for approval of a new area code overlay to provide numbering relief for Colorado’s current 303/720 area code.

DENVER - The annual Medicare Open Enrollment has started and runs through Dec. 7. This is the time when more than 60 million people with Medicare across the country can review health and drug plans, and make changes to their health care coverage for next year, based on their financial and medical needs. Why is it important to compare plans for next year? Because plans change, and a person’s health care needs or situation may have changed too.

DENVER – A Public Utilities Commission (PUC) administrative law judge will conduct a remote public comment hearing on Wednesday, Oct. 28, on a request by Xcel Energy for approval of an updated wildfire mitigation plan and its associated cost recovery.

DENVER - With the temporary moratorium on disconnections ending on June 12, 2020, utilities in Colorado have begun issuing shutoff notices to electric and natural gas customers for non-payment of past due amounts. The Colorado Office of Consumer Counsel (OCC) and the Colorado Public Utilities Commission (PUC) want consumers to be aware of what to do if they receive a disconnection notice and assistance that is available to help them pay their energy bills.

Whether you’re evacuating or returning back to your home, now is the time to consider insurance matters.

DENVER - The Colorado Office of Policy, Research and Regulatory Reform (COPRRR), part of the Office of the Executive Director at the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA), today released the 2020 sunset and sunrise reports. The reports have been sent to the Colorado General Assembly and are now available online at coprrr.colorado.gov.

The Colorado Division of Securities, a division of the Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA), announced today that it is part of a consolidated nationwide enforcement action to disrupt a fraudulent precious metals scheme that has allegedly solicited more than $185 million from seniors and other investors.

The Division of Professions and Occupations (DPO) is warning consumers about written and oral communications from individuals fraudulently representing themselves as state employees and threatening their license.