Colorado Revised Statutes Title 40. Utilities § 40-9.8-103. Definitions--rules

(1) “Community anchor institution” means a:

(2) “Cooperative electric association” or “association” has the meaning set forth in section 40-9.5-102(1).

(3) “Department” means the department of local affairs created in section 24-1-125.

(4) “Distributed energy resource” means an electric generation resource, including a renewable energy resource or renewable energy storage, that is located on a property within an electric utility's service territory and that is interconnected to the electric grid.

(5) “Division” means the division of local government created in section 24-32-103.

(6) “Eligible rural community” means a rural community:

(7) “Energy office” means the Colorado energy office created in section 24-38.5-101.

(8) “Grant program” means the microgrids for community resilience grant program created in section 40-9.8-104(1)(a).

(9) “Island mode” means an electric generation system that is not connected to the electric grid and can operate independent of the grid.

(10) “Microgrid” means a group of interconnected electric loads and distributed energy resources with clearly defined electrical boundaries that:

(11) “Office” means the Colorado resiliency office created in section 24-32-121.

(12) “Renewable energy” has the meaning set forth in section 40-1-102(11).

(13) “Renewable energy storage” means an energy storage system, as defined in section 40-2-130(2)(a).

(14) “Severe weather or natural disaster events” includes, but is not limited to, snowstorms, freezes, wildfires, tornadoes, high winds, and floods.