Colorado Energy Profile

Legend of Law and Policy Types

	Research These policies create research, development, demonstration, and deployment programs, grants, goals, and institutions.
	Loans and Bonds These policies include government loans, principal and loan guarantees, and related measures for various energy-related activities and capital investments.
	Public Entity Special Rights, Requirements, and Exemptions These policies single out the rights, obligations, and privileges that apply only to governmental and quasi-public entities like irrigation districts, investor-owned regulated utilities, and municipally-owned utilities.
	Private Entity Special Rights, Requirements, and Exemptions These policies establish rights, obligations, and privileges that apply to any person or entity in the jurisdiction. Generally, public entities are subject to these requirements as well.
	General Policy Plans These policies establish broad, strategic, and often aspirational goals and objectives.
	Incentives and Assistance This policy category encompasses grant programs, payments, rebates, tax exemptions and other benefits, assistance programs, partnerships, and equipment programs available to individuals, businesses, and governments.
	Education These policies include public outreach, training, and educational programs.
	Non Resource Specific Policies (NRSPs) NRSPs are local (i.e. county and municipal) policies for which there is no presumed energy-related objective. Commonly, these are zoning and siting regulations that apply to a wide breadth of structures and do not mention renewable energy or energy efficiency.