This is a comprehensive all-hazards plan that provides emergency response direction to state, local, tribal and volunteer agencies, as well as the private sector. It delineates emergency response procedures, responsibilities, lines of authority, and continuity of government.

The Colorado Energy Assurance Emergency Plan (CEAEP) was developed to provide useful guidance and serve as a resource for the State of Colorado to improve emergency operations in preparing for, responding to and recovering from an energy sector power failure to include: electric power outage or disruption, natural gas delivery disruption, and/or liquid fuels shortage or delivery disruption.