Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16a-3n — Connecticut Code / Title 16a / Chapter 295 / Section 16a-3n
Sec. 16a-3n. Solicitation re energy derived from offshore wind facilities that are Class I renewable energy sources.
Status: in_force

(2) In developing any solicitations pursuant to this section, the commissioner shall include requirements for contract commitments in selected bids that (A) require payment of not less than the prevailing wage, as described in section 31-53 , for laborers, workmen and mechanics performing construction activities within the United States with respect to the project, and (B) require selected bidders to engage in a good faith negotiation of a project labor agreement. Any solicitation issued pursuant to this section shall specify the minimum terms that such project labor agreements shall address.

(3) In any solicitation initiated pursuant to this section on or after July 1, 2024, the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall include requirements for contract commitments in selected bids that require bidders selected pursuant to subsection (b) of this section, including any providers of associated transmission, when employing or contracting with fishermen for support services such as scouting for fishing gear or serving as a safety vessel in a construction zone, for any project selected by the state or in proportion to the state share of any project selected by multiple states or other entities, to use best efforts to award such contracts or employment to state commercial fishing licensees, all other factors being equal. Such requirements shall include: (A) The maintenance of records that document the use of such best efforts and the filing of a monthly report with the Department of Economic and Community Development that describes such best efforts, on a form prescribed by said department; and (B) a provision that any fishermen that such providers employ or contract with to provide support services shall: (i) Meet training and certification standards described in the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, as amended from time to time; and (ii) prior to providing any such support services, undergo inspection in accordance with the International Marine Contractors Association's marine inspection for small workboats inspection document. The Coast Guard or any inspector accredited through the accredited vessel inspector program operated by the Marine Surveying Academy of the International Institute of Marine Surveying may conduct such an inspection.

(4) (A) In responding to any solicitations issued pursuant to this section, a bidder shall include an environmental and fisheries mitigation plan for the construction and operation of such offshore wind facilities, provided such plan shall include, but not be limited to, an explicit description of the best management practices the bidder will employ that are informed by the latest science at the time the proposal is made that will avoid, minimize and mitigate any impacts to wildlife, natural resources, ecosystems and traditional or existing water-dependent uses, including, but not limited to, commercial fishing.

(B) In responding to any solicitations issued pursuant to this section, a bidder may include such bidder's plans for the use of skilled labor, including, but not limited to, for any construction and manufacturing components of the proposal including any outreach, hiring and referral systems, or any combination thereof, that are affiliated with an apprenticeship training program registered with the Labor Department pursuant to section 31-22r .

(C) In responding to any solicitations issued pursuant to this section in calendar year 2019, each bidder shall submit at least one proposal for resources eligible pursuant to this section with a nameplate capacity rating of four hundred megawatts. The commissioner may not consider or select any proposals from a bidder that does not submit at least one proposal for resources with a nameplate capacity of four hundred megawatts for any solicitation issued pursuant to this section in calendar year 2019.

(5) For each solicitation issued pursuant to this section, the commissioner shall establish a commission on environmental standards to provide input on best practices for avoiding, minimizing and mitigating any impacts to wildlife, natural resources, ecosystems and traditional or existing water-dependent uses, including, but not limited to, commercial fishing, during the construction and operation of facilities eligible pursuant to this section.

(b) In making any selection of such proposals, the commissioner shall consider factors, including, but not limited to, (1) whether the proposal is in the best interest of ratepayers, including, but not limited to, the delivered price of such sources, (2) whether the proposal promotes electric distribution system reliability, including during winter peak demand, (3) any positive impacts on the state's economic development, (4) whether the proposal is consistent with the requirements to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in accordance with section 22a-200a , (5) whether the proposal is consistent with the policy goals outlined in the Comprehensive Energy Strategy adopted pursuant to section 16a-3d and the Integrated Resources Plan adopted pursuant to section 16a-3a , (6) whether the proposal is consistent with the goals and policies set forth in sections 22a-92 and 25-157t , and (7) whether the proposal uses practices to avoid, minimize and mitigate impacts to wildlife, natural resources, ecosystems and traditional or existing water-dependent uses, including, but not limited to, commercial fishing. In considering whether a proposal has any positive impacts on the state's economic development, the commissioner shall consult with the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development. The commissioner may select proposals from such resources that have a total nameplate capacity rating of not more than two thousand megawatts in the aggregate.

(c) The commissioner may direct the electric distribution companies to enter into power purchase agreements for energy, capacity, any transmission associated with such energy derived from offshore wind facilities that are Class I renewable energy sources as defined in section 16-1 and environmental attributes, or any combination thereof, for periods of not more than twenty years on behalf of all customers of the state's electric distribution companies, except the commissioner may direct such companies to enter into such agreements for periods greater than twenty years and not more than thirty years if the commissioner conducts the solicitation pursuant to subsection (a) of this section in coordination with one or more states and, in response to such coordinated solicitation, the applicable officials of any such state select a proposal for energy, capacity and any environmental attributes, or any combination thereof, from such facilities for a period that is greater than twenty years and not more than thirty years. Certificates issued by the New England Power Pool Generation Information System for any Class I renewable energy sources procured by an electric distribution company pursuant to this section may be: (1) Sold into the New England Power Pool Generation Information System renewable energy credit market to be used by any electric supplier or electric distribution company to meet the requirements of section 16-245a , provided the revenues from such sale are credited to electric distribution company customers as described in this section; or (2) retained by the electric distribution company to meet the requirements of section 16-245a . In considering whether to sell or retain such certificates, the company shall select the option that is in the best interest of such company's ratepayers.

(d) Any agreement entered into pursuant to this section shall be subject to review and approval by the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority, which review shall be completed not later than (1) ninety days after the date on which such agreement is filed with the authority for any solicitation issued pursuant to this section in calendar year 2019, and (2) one hundred twenty days for any solicitation issued pursuant to this section on and after January 1, 2020. The authority shall approve agreements that it determines (A) provide for the delivery of adequate and reliable products and services, for which there is a clear public need, at a just and reasonable price, (B) are prudent and cost effective, and (C) are between an electric distribution company and a respondent to the solicitation that has the technical, financial and managerial capabilities to perform pursuant to such agreement. The net costs of any such agreement, including costs incurred by the electric distribution companies under the agreement and reasonable costs incurred by the electric distribution companies in connection with the agreement, shall be recovered through a fully reconciling component of electric rates for all customers of electric distribution companies. Any net revenues from the sale of products purchased in accordance with long-term contracts entered into pursuant to this section shall be credited to customers through the same fully reconciling rate component for all customers of the contracting electric distribution company. The commissioner may hire consultants with expertise in quantitative modeling of electric and gas markets to assist in implementing this section, including, but not limited to, the evaluation of proposals submitted pursuant to this section. All reasonable costs associated with the commissioner's solicitation and review of proposals pursuant to this section shall be recoverable through the same fully reconciling rate component for all customers of the electric distribution companies.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-22 — Connecticut Code / Title 16 / Chapter 277 / Section 16-22
Sec. 16-22. Rates; transfer of assets or franchise; burden of proof.
Status: in_force

Cited. 158 C. 626; 183 C. 128.

Cited. 24 CS 446; 29 CS 253; Id., 379; 30 CS 36; Id., 149.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-247e — Connecticut Code / Title 16 / Chapter 283 / Section 16-247e
Sec. 16-247e. Basic telecommunications services. Lifeline and telecommunications relay service programs. Universal service program.
Status: in_force

(b) The authority may, if necessary, establish a universal service program, funded by all telecommunications companies or users in the state on an equitable basis, as determined by the authority, to ensure the universal availability of affordable, high quality basic telecommunications services to all residents and businesses throughout the state regardless of location. Any funds contributed to a universal service program shall be used to support the availability of basic telecommunications services provided by any telecommunications company in a manner to be determined by the authority.

Federal Communications Act does not preempt department from imposing universal service contribution assessments on commercial radio service providers; state assessment does not violate federal funding mechanisms solely because it taxes both interstate and intrastate revenues; court rejected claim that statute had disparate effect on certain commercial mobile radio service providers because complainant provided no evidence to show a discriminatory result. 253 C. 453.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16a-40b — Connecticut Code / Title 16a / Chapter 298 / Section 16a-40b
Sec. 16a-40b. Revolving loans and deferred loans for energy-conserving installations in residential structures. Revolving loans for secondary heating systems and conversions of primary heating systems in dwellings heated primarily by electricity. Program for multifamily dwellings. Regulations. Electric distribution and gas company participation.
Status: in_force

(b) Any such loan or deferred loan shall be available only for a residential structure containing not more than four dwelling units, shall be not less than four hundred dollars and not more than twenty-five thousand dollars per structure and, with respect to any application received on or after November 29, 1979, shall be made only to an applicant who submits evidence, satisfactory to the commissioner, that the adjusted gross income of the household member or members who contribute to the support of his household was not in excess of one hundred ten per cent of the median area income by household size. In the case of a deferred loan, the contract shall require that payments on interest are due immediately but that payments on principal may be made at a later time. Repayment of loans made under this subsection shall be subject to (1) a rate of interest (A) of zero per cent for loans for natural gas furnaces or boilers that meet or exceed federal Energy Star standards and propane and oil furnaces and boilers that are not less than eighty-four per cent efficient or as may otherwise be provided in subsection (a) of section 16a-46e , or (B) to be determined in accordance with subsection (t) of section 3-20 and this subsection for loans for other purposes, and (2) such terms and conditions as the commissioner may establish. The State Bond Commission shall establish a range of rates of interest payable on loans pursuant to subparagraph (B) of subdivision (1) of this subsection and shall apply the range to applicants in accordance with a formula which reflects their income. Such range shall be not less than zero per cent for any applicant in the lowest income class and not more than one per cent above the rate of interest borne by the general obligation bonds of the state last issued prior to the most recent date such range was established for any applicant for whom the adjusted gross income of the household member or members who contribute to the support of his household does not exceed one hundred ten per cent of the median area income by household size.

(c) The commissioner shall establish a program under which he shall make funds deposited in the Energy Conservation Loan Fund available for low-cost loans or deferred loans under subsection (a) of this section for residential structures containing more than four dwelling units, or for contracts guaranteeing payment of loans or deferred loans provided by private institutions for such structures for the purposes specified under subsection (a) of this section. Any such loan or deferred loan shall be an amount equaling not more than three thousand five hundred dollars multiplied by the number of dwelling units in such structure, provided no such loan or deferred loan shall exceed one hundred thousand dollars. If the applicant seeks a loan or deferred loan for a structure containing more than thirty dwelling units, he shall include in his application a commitment to make comparable energy improvements of benefit to all dwelling units in the structure in addition to the thirty units which are eligible for the loan or deferred loan. Applications for contracts of guarantee shall be limited to structures containing not more than thirty dwelling units and the amount of the guarantee shall be not more than three thousand dollars for each dwelling unit benefiting from the loan or deferred loan. There shall not be an income eligibility limitation for applicants for such loans, deferred loans or guarantees, but the commissioner shall give preference to applications for loans, deferred loans or guarantees for such structures which are occupied by persons of low or moderate income. Repayment of such loans or deferred loans shall be subject to (1) a rate of interest (A) of zero per cent for loans for natural gas furnaces or boilers that meet or exceed federal Energy Star standards and propane and oil furnaces and boilers that are not less than eighty-four per cent efficient or as may otherwise be provided in subsection (a) of section 16a-46e , or (B) to be determined in accordance with subsection (t) of section 3-20 for loans for other purposes, and (2) such terms and conditions as the commissioner shall establish. The state shall have a lien on each property for which a loan, deferred loan or guarantee has been made under this section to ensure compliance with such terms and conditions.

(d) With respect to such loans made on or after July 1, 1981, all repayments of principal shall be deposited into the Energy Conservation Loan Fund established pursuant to section 16a-40a . The interest applicable to any such loans made shall be paid to the State Treasurer for deposit in the General Fund.

(e) The commissioner shall adopt regulations in accordance with chapter 54, (1) concerning qualifications for such loans or deferred loans, requirements and limitations as to adjustments of terms and conditions of repayment and any additional requirements deemed necessary to carry out the provisions of this section and to assure that those tax-exempt bonds and notes used to fund such loans or deferred loans qualify for exemption from federal income taxation, (2) providing for the maximum feasible availability of such loans or deferred loans for dwelling units owned or occupied by persons of low and moderate income, (3) establishing procedures to inform such persons of the availability of such loans or deferred loans and to encourage and assist them to apply for such loans or deferred loans, and (4) providing that (A) the interest payments received from the recipients of loans or deferred loans made on and after July 1, 1982, less the expenses incurred by the commissioner in the implementation of the program of loans, deferred loans and loan guarantees under this section, and (B) the payments received from electric distribution and gas companies under subsection (f) of this section shall be applied to reimburse the General Fund for interest on the outstanding bonds and notes used to fund such loans or deferred loans made on or after July 1, 1982.

(f) Not later than August first, annually, the commissioner shall calculate the difference between (1) the weighted average of the percentage rates of interest payable on all subsidized loans made (A) after July 1, 1982, from the Energy Conservation Loan Fund, and (B) from the Housing Repayment and Revolving Loan Fund pursuant to this section, and (2) the average of the percentage rates of interest on any bonds and notes issued pursuant to section 3-20 , which have been dedicated to the energy conservation loan program and used to fund such loans, and multiply such difference by the outstanding amount of all such loans, or such lesser amount as may be required under Section 103(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or any subsequent corresponding internal revenue code of the United States, as from time to time amended. The product of such difference and such applicable amount shall not exceed six per cent of the sum of the outstanding principal amount at the end of each fiscal year of all loans or deferred loans made (A) on or after July 1, 1982, from the Energy Conservation Loan Fund, and (B) from the Housing Repayment and Revolving Loan Fund pursuant to this section, and the balance remaining in the Energy Conservation Loan Fund and the balance of energy conservation loan repayments in the Housing Repayment and Revolving Loan Fund. Not later than September first, annually, the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority shall allocate such product among each electric distribution and gas company having at least seventy-five thousand customers, in accordance with a formula taking into account, without limitation, the average number of residential customers of each company. Not later than October first, annually, each such company shall pay its assessed amount to the commissioner. The commissioner shall pay to the State Treasurer for deposit in the General Fund all such payments from electric distribution and gas companies, and shall adopt procedures to assure that such payments are not used for purposes other than those specifically provided in this section. The authority shall include each company's payment as an operating expense of the company for the purposes of rate-making under section 16-19 .
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-244ee — Connecticut Code / Title 16 / Chapter 283 / Section 16-244ee
Sec. 16-244ee. Program for solar photovoltaic systems and energy storage systems at public schools.
Status: in_force

(b) A proposal for a project under such program may base such project's capacity on an estimate of electricity usage on the customer side of the revenue meter that exceeds existing on-site usage at the time of such proposal to account for additional future uses of the electricity, as determined by the authority, including, but not limited to: (1) Electric vehicle charging stations; (2) electricity-dependent heating and cooling systems; and (3) powering equipment used in the provision of food or equipment used to provide water for drinking or hygiene.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-19jj — Connecticut Code / Title 16 / Chapter 277 / Section 16-19jj
Sec. 16-19jj. Alternative dispute resolution mechanisms. Settlements.
Status: in_force

(b) Parties or intervenors to a contested proceeding may propose a settlement by filing a motion, which shall be filed not later than three weeks prior to the scheduled issuance date of the proposed final decision in the proceeding. The parties proposing the settlement shall provide the proposed settlement to all parties and intervenors not less than three business days before the filing of a motion pursuant to this subsection, with a request that the party or intervenor provide a position on the proposed settlement for reference in the motion. Motions made pursuant to this subsection shall include, as applicable: (1) An analysis identifying any increases or decreases to components of rates resulting from the proposed settlement and the causal relationship of particular rate component increases or decreases to provisions in the proposed settlement, to the extent ascertainable; and (2) a statement of the position of nonsettling parties and intervenors on the proposed settlement, such as “support”, “oppose” or “no position”, if such party or intervenor complies with the request to provide such statement. If a proposed settlement is submitted prior to the close of the evidentiary record, prefiled testimony shall be submitted with the settlement.

(c) The provisions of any proposed settlement shall be supported by citations to the evidentiary record or other evidence as the authority may require.

(d) The authority may hold hearings and may order briefs to be filed related to any proposed settlement.

(e) (1) If the term of any provision in a settlement of a proceeding to amend rates under section 16-19 extends longer than the effective date of the rate amendment approved in the subsequent proceeding to amend rates under section 16-19 , the authority may reject or modify such provision.

(2) Any proceeding to amend rates under section 16-19 that is resolved by a settlement shall not constitute a general rate hearing for purposes of the periodic review required under section 16-19a , if the previous proceeding to amend rates under section 16-19 was resolved by a settlement in full or in part.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-243 — Connecticut Code / Title 16 / Chapter 283 / Section 16-243
Sec. 16-243. Jurisdiction of authority over electricity transmission lines.
Status: in_force

See Sec. 16-235 re control of placing, erection and maintenance of wires and other fixtures by local authorities.

Cited. 140 C. 650. Exclusive jurisdiction over direction of power line on private land is within the commission. 161 C. 430. Cited. 162 C. 89. Contains constitutionally adequate standards. 165 C. 687. Cited. 168 C. 478.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16a-40j — Connecticut Code / Title 16a / Chapter 298 / Section 16a-40j
Sec. 16a-40j. Bond authorization.
Status: in_force

(b) The proceeds of the sale of said bonds, to the extent of the amount stated in subsection (a), shall be deposited in the Energy Conservation Loan Fund established under section 16a-40a for the purposes of making and guaranteeing loans as provided in section 16a-40b .

(c) All provisions of section 3-20 , or the exercise of any right or power granted thereby which are not inconsistent with the provisions of this section and section 16a-40b are hereby adopted and shall apply to all bonds authorized by the State Bond Commission pursuant to this section and section 16a-40b , and temporary notes in anticipation of the money to be derived from the sale of any such bonds so authorized may be issued in accordance with said section 3-20 and from time to time renewed. Such bonds shall mature at such time or times not exceeding twenty years from their respective dates as may be provided in or pursuant to the resolution or resolutions of the State Bond Commission authorizing such bonds. None of said bonds shall be authorized except upon a finding by the State Bond Commission that there has been filed with it a request for such authorization, which is signed by or on behalf of the Commissioner of Housing and states such terms and conditions as said commission, in its discretion, may require. Said bonds issued pursuant to this section and section 16a-40b shall be general obligations of the state and the full faith and credit of the state of Connecticut are pledged for the payment of the principal of and interest on said bonds as the same become due, and accordingly and as part of the contract of the state with the holders of said bonds, appropriation of all amounts necessary for punctual payment of such principal and interest is hereby made, and the Treasurer shall pay such principal and interest as the same become due.

(d) All proceeds from the repayments of interest and principal on any loan authorized under this section and section 16a-40b , after payment therefrom of any loan correspondent's service fees properly chargeable thereto, shall be paid to the State Treasurer for deposit in the fund established under section 16a-40a , except as provided in section 16a-40b .
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-262f — Connecticut Code / Title 16 / Chapter 283 / Section 16-262f
Sec. 16-262f. Action for receivership of rents and common expenses by electric distribution, gas and telephone companies; petition; hearing; appointment; duties; termination.
Status: in_force

(2) A hearing shall be had on such order no later than seventy-two hours after its issuance or the first court day thereafter. The sole purpose of such a hearing shall be to determine whether there is an amount due and owing between the owner, agent, lessor or manager and the company, electric supplier or municipal utility. The court shall make a determination of any amount due and owing and any amount so determined shall constitute a lien upon the real property of such owner. A certificate of such amount may be recorded in the land records of the town in which such property is located describing the amount of the lien and the name of the party in default. When the amount due and owing has been paid the company, electric supplier or municipality shall issue a certificate discharging the lien and shall file the certificate in the land records of the town in which such lien was recorded.

(3) The receiver appointed by the court shall collect all rents or payments for use and occupancy or common expenses forthcoming from or paid on behalf of the occupants or residents of the building or facility in question in place of the owner, agent, lessor, manager or administrator. The receiver may also petition the court to obtain any remedy available under chapter 906 against such owner, agent, lessor or manager in order to recover amounts due as determined under subdivision (2) of this subsection and continuing charges for such utility service until all such charges and other costs have been paid.

(4) The receiver shall pay the petitioner or other supplier, from such rents or payments for use and occupancy or common expenses for electric, gas, telephone, water or heating oil supplied on and after the date of his appointment. The owner, agent, lessor or manager shall be liable for such reasonable fees and costs determined by the court to be due the receiver, which fees and costs may be recovered from the rents or payments for use and occupancy under the control of the receiver, provided no such fees or costs shall be recovered until after payment for current electric, gas, telephone and water service and heating oil deliveries has been made. The owner, agent, lessor or manager shall be liable to the petitioner for reasonable attorney's fees and costs incurred by the petitioner, provided no such fees or costs shall be recovered until after payment for current electric, gas, telephone and water service and heating oil deliveries has been made and after payments of reasonable fees and costs to the receiver. Any moneys from rental payments or payments for use and occupancy or common expenses remaining after payment for current electric, gas, telephone and water service or heating oil deliveries, and after payment for reasonable costs and fees to the receiver, and after payment to the petitioner for reasonable attorney's fees and costs, shall be applied to any arrearage found by the court to be due and owing the company, electric supplier or municipal utility from the owner, agent, lessor or manager for service provided such building. Any moneys remaining thereafter shall be turned over to the owner, agent, lessor or manager. The court may order an accounting to be made at such times as it determines to be just, reasonable, and necessary.

(b) Any receivership established pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall be terminated by the court upon its finding that the arrearage which was the subject of the original petition has been satisfied, or that all occupants have agreed to assume liability in their own names for prospective service supplied by the petitioner, or that the building has been sold and the new owner has assumed liability for prospective service supplied by the petitioner.

(c) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent the petitioner from pursuing any other action or remedy at law or equity that it may have against the owner, agent, lessor or manager.

(d) Any owner, agent, lessor or manager who collects or attempts to collect any rent or payment for use and occupancy from any occupant of a building subject to an order appointing a receiver shall be found, after due notice and hearing, to be in contempt of court.

(e) If a proceeding is initiated pursuant to sections 47a-14a to 47a-14h , inclusive, or sections 47a-56 to 47a-56i , inclusive, or if a receiver of rents is appointed pursuant to chapter 735a or pursuant to any other action involving the making of repairs to residential rental property under court supervision, rent or use and occupancy payments shall be made pursuant to such proceeding or action without regard to whether such proceeding or action is initiated before or after a receivership is established under this section, and such proceeding or action shall take priority over a receivership established under this section in regard to expenditure of such rent or use and occupancy payments.

Cited. 183 C. 85. Provisions of statute which do not provide exemption for public housing authorities had to prevail over those earlier enacted in Sec. 8-65. 191 C. 514. Cited. 196 C. 172; 231 C. 441; 239 C. 313.

Cited. 7 CA 802; 12 CA 499; 25 CA 226.

Remedy provided by statute is not an unconstitutional taking of private property for a public purpose; legislative intent was that receivership proceeding should be a summary proceeding, not a “civil action”; personal service by sheriff not required. 35 CS 609.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-19uu — Connecticut Code / Title 16 / Chapter 277 / Section 16-19uu
Sec. 16-19uu. Adjustments to competitive transition assessment with respect to economic recovery revenue bonds.
Status: in_force

(b) At such time as the competitive transition assessment charged to customers has allowed full or partial recovery by the financing entity of any economic recovery revenue bonds and full or partial recovery by the electric distribution company of stranded costs not funded with the proceeds of economic recovery revenue bonds, the authority shall ensure that the competitive transition assessment charged to customers of each electric distribution company is adjusted to reflect, in the case of a partial recovery, the lower charge to be paid by customers, and, in the case of a full recovery, the absence of such assessment. No electric distribution company may bill any customer an amount for the competitive transition assessment that is in excess of the amount necessary to fund economic recovery revenue bonds or stranded costs.

See Secs. 16-245e to 16-245k re economic recovery revenue bonds.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-32e — Connecticut Code / Title 16 / Chapter 277 / Section 16-32e
Sec. 16-32e. Emergency plans to be filed by public service companies, telecommunications companies, voice over Internet protocol service providers and municipal utilities. Hearings. Revisions. Staffing of electric distribution companies' emergency operations centers.
Status: in_force

(b) Not later than July 1, 2012, and every two years thereafter, each public service company, as defined in section 16-1 , each telecommunications company, as defined in section 16-1 , that installs, maintains, operates or controls poles, wires, conduits or other fixtures under or over any public highway for the provision of telecommunications service authorized by section 16-247c , each voice over Internet protocol service provider, as defined in section 28-30b , and each municipal utility furnishing electric, gas or water service shall file with the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority, the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection and each municipality located within the service area of the public service company, telecommunications company, voice over Internet protocol service provider or municipal utility an updated plan for restoring service which is interrupted as a result of an emergency, except no such plan shall be required of a public service company or municipal utility that submits a water supply plan pursuant to section 25-32d . Plans filed by public service companies and municipal utilities furnishing water shall be prepared in accordance with the memorandum of understanding entered into pursuant to section 4-67e . Each such plan for restoring service which is interrupted as a result of an emergency shall include measures for (1) communication and coordination with state officials, municipalities and other public service companies and telecommunications companies during a major disaster, as defined in section 28-1 , or an emergency; and (2) participation in training exercises as directed by the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection. Each such plan shall include such company's, provider's or municipal utility's response for service outages affecting more than ten per cent, thirty per cent, fifty per cent and seventy per cent of such company's, provider's or municipal utility's customers. On or before September 1, 2012, and biannually thereafter, the authority shall submit a report, in accordance with section 11-4a , to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to public utilities summarizing such plans. Not later than September 15, 2012, and every two years thereafter, the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority may conduct public hearings on such plans and, in consultation with the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection, the Department of Public Health and the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to public utilities, revise such plans to the extent necessary to provide properly for the public convenience, necessity and welfare. If the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority revises the emergency plan of a public service company, telecommunications company, voice over Internet protocol service provider or municipal utility, such company, provider or municipal utility shall file a copy of the revised plan with each municipality located within the service area of the company, provider or municipal utility. Any information provided in any such plan shall be considered confidential, not subject to disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act, as defined in section 1-200 , and any such information shall not be transmitted to any person except as needed to comply with this section.

(c) At the discretion of the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection or after an emergency or major disaster is declared in the state by the Governor under the laws of this state or by the President of the United States under federal law, each telephone company, certified telecommunications provider, holder of a certificate of video franchise authority or holder of a certificate of cable franchise authority, as those terms are defined in section 16-1 , with more than twenty-five thousand subscribers, shall provide a representative to staff the emergency operations center of an affected electric distribution company, as defined in section 16-1 , as needed to ensure communication and coordination during emergency response and restoration efforts.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-50l — Connecticut Code / Title 16 / Chapter 277a / Section 16-50l
Sec. 16-50l. Application for certificate. Notice. Application or resolution for amendment of certificate. Consultation with municipality.
Status: in_force

(1) In the case of facilities described in subdivisions (1), (2) and (4) of subsection (a) of section 16-50i : (A) A description, including estimated costs, of the proposed transmission line, substation or switchyard, covering, where applicable underground cable sizes and specifications, overhead tower design and appearance and heights, if any, conductor sizes, and initial and ultimate voltages and capacities; (B) a statement and full explanation of why the proposed transmission line, substation or switchyard is necessary and how the facility conforms to a long-range plan for expansion of the electric power grid serving the state and interconnected utility systems, that will serve the public need for adequate, reliable and economic service; (C) a map of suitable scale of the proposed routing or site, showing details of the rights-of-way or site in the vicinity of settled areas, parks, recreational areas and scenic areas, residential areas, private or public schools, child care centers, as described in section 19a-77 , group child care homes, as described in section 19a-77 , family child care homes, as described in section 19a-77 , licensed youth camps, and public playgrounds and showing existing transmission lines within one mile of the proposed route or site; (D) a justification for adoption of the route or site selected, including comparison with alternative routes or sites which are environmentally, technically and economically practical; (E) a description of the effect of the proposed transmission line, substation or switchyard on the environment, ecology, and scenic, historic and recreational values; (F) a justification for overhead portions, if any, including life-cycle cost studies comparing overhead alternatives with underground alternatives, and effects described in subparagraph (E) of this subdivision of undergrounding; (G) a schedule of dates showing the proposed program of right-of-way or property acquisition, construction, completion and operation and, in the case of any facility described in subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of section 16-50i , or any modification of such a facility, (i) any appraisal completed by an independent appraiser on behalf of the applicant concerning fair compensation that is to be provided to an owner of real property in connection with the necessity of entering a right-of-way, including any easements or land acquisition, and (ii) for property that the applicant does not own, lease or otherwise have access to, the applicant shall exercise due diligence to seek permission to gain access to such property. Evidence of due diligence shall be established by the submission of: (I) Certified mail, return receipt requested, letters sent to the owner or owners of record of such property requesting access to the property; and (II) an affidavit from the applicant stating that the applicant was not provided access to the property and, in the absence of permission to access the property, the applicant made visual inspections of the property to document existing conditions from public rights-of-way, existing utility rights-of-way or other accessible properties within or surrounding the proposed facility site; (H) an identification of each federal, state, regional, district and municipal agency with which proposed route or site reviews have been undertaken, including a copy of each written agency position on such route or site; and (I) an assessment of the impact of any electromagnetic fields to be produced by the proposed transmission line;

(2) In the case of facilities described in subdivision (3) of subsection (a) of section 16-50i : (A) A description of the proposed electric generating or storage facility; (B) a statement and full explanation of why the proposed facility is necessary; (C) a statement of loads and resources, as described in section 16-50r ; (D) safety and reliability information, including planned provisions for emergency operations and shutdowns; (E) estimated cost information, including plant costs, fuel costs, plant service life and capacity factor, and total generating cost per kilowatt-hour, both at the plant and related transmission, and comparative costs of alternatives considered; (F) a schedule showing the program for design, material acquisition, construction and testing, and operating dates; (G) available site information, including maps and description and present and proposed development, and geological, scenic, ecological, seismic, biological, water supply, population and load center data; (H) justification for adoption of the site selected, including comparison with alternative sites; (I) design information, including a description of facilities, plant efficiencies, electrical connections to the system, and control systems; (J) a description of provisions, including devices and operations, for mitigation of the effect of the operation of the facility on air and water quality, for waste disposal, and for noise abatement, and information on other environmental aspects; and (K) a listing of federal, state, regional, district and municipal agencies from which approvals either have been obtained or will be sought covering the proposed facility, copies of approvals received and the planned schedule for obtaining those approvals not yet received; and

(3) In addition to the requirements of subdivisions (1) and (2) of this subsection, in the case of any facility described in subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of section 16-50i , or any modification of such a facility: (A) A description of the estimated initial and life-cycle costs for the facility or modification, as applicable, and for each feasible and practical alternative; (B) an estimate of the regionalized and localized costs for the facility or modification, as applicable, and for each feasible and practical alternative, in accordance with the regional independent system operator's procedure for pool-supported pool transmission facilities cost review, or a successor procedure; (C) for any difference between the estimated total costs and estimated localized costs, an analysis of the benefits associated with such cost difference; (D) a detailed analysis of any nontransmission alternatives to the proposed facility or proposed modification, as applicable; and (E) (i) for the ten-year period preceding the date of the application, the actual loads for existing transmission lines in the area where the proposed transmission line is to be located, (ii) for the ten-year period following the date of the application, the projected load for any proposed transmission line, (iii) for the ten-year period preceding the date of application, the performance of all electric circuits for existing transmission lines in the area where the proposed transmission line is to be located, including a description of all service outages or disruptions, any cause for such outage or disruption and the time required to restore service following such outages or disruptions, and (iv) a statement of loads and resources, as described in subsection (a) of section 16-50r , and all planning studies conducted by the regional independent system operator or the applicant associated with the proposed facility.

(b) Each application shall be accompanied by proof of service of a copy of such application on: (1) Each municipality in which any portion of such facility is to be located, both as primarily proposed and in the alternative locations listed, and any adjoining municipality having a boundary not more than two thousand five hundred feet from such facility, which copy shall be served on the chief executive officer of each such municipality and shall include notice of the date on or about which the application is to be filed, and the zoning commissions, planning commissions, planning and zoning commissions, conservation commissions and inland wetlands agencies of each such municipality, and the regional councils of governments which encompass each such municipality; (2) the Attorney General; (3) each member of the legislature in whose assembly or senate district the facility or any alternative location listed in the application is to be located; (4) any agency, department or instrumentality of the federal government that has jurisdiction, whether concurrent with the state or otherwise, over any matter that would be affected by such facility; (5) each state department and agency named in subsection (i) of section 16-50j ; and (6) such other state and municipal bodies as the council may by regulation designate. A notice of such application shall be given to the general public, in municipalities entitled to receive notice under subdivision (1) of this subsection, by the publication of a summary of such application and the date on or about which it will be filed. Such notice shall be published under the regulations to be promulgated by the council, in such form and in such newspapers as will serve substantially to inform the public of such application and to afford interested persons sufficient time to prepare for and to be heard at the hearing prescribed in section 16-50m . Such notice shall be published in not less than ten-point type. A notice of such an application for a certificate for a facility described in subdivision (3), (4), (5) or (6) of subsection (a) of section 16-50i shall also be sent, by certified or registered mail, to each person appearing of record as an owner of property which abuts the proposed primary or alternative sites on which the facility would be located. Such notice shall be sent at the same time that notice of such application is given to the general public. Notice of an application for a certificate for a facility described in subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of section 16-50i shall also be provided to each electric distribution company customer in the municipality where the facility is proposed to be placed. Such notice shall (A) be provided on a separate enclosure with each customer's monthly bill for one or more months, (B) be provided by the electric distribution company not earlier than sixty days prior to filing the application with the council, but not later than the date that the application is filed with the council, and (C) include: A brief description of the project, including its location relative to the affected municipality and adjacent streets; a brief technical description of the project including its proposed length, voltage, and type and range of heights of support structures or underground configuration; the reason for the project; the address and a toll-free telephone number of the applicant by which additional information about the project can be obtained; and a statement in print no smaller than twenty-four-point type size stating “NOTICE OF PROPOSED CONSTRUCTION OF A HIGH VOLTAGE ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION LINE”.

(c) For a facility described in subdivision (3) of subsection (a) of section 16-50i that is a solar photovoltaic facility, the applicant shall also provide notice by certified or registered mail of each proposed site configuration change that occurs after the filing of the application but prior to the granting of a certificate for such facility, that is a material change, as determined by the council, to each person appearing of record as an owner of property that abuts the proposed primary or alternative sites on which the facility would be located.

(d) An application for a certificate shall contain information on the extent to which the proposed facility has been identified in, and is consistent with, the annual forecast reports and life-cycle cost analysis required by section 16-50r and other advance planning that has been carried out, and shall include an explanation for any failure of the facility to conform with such information.

(e) An amendment proceeding may be initiated by an application for amendment of a certificate filed with the council by the holder of the certificate or by a resolution of the council. An amendment application by a certificate holder shall be in such form and contain such information as the council shall prescribe. A resolution for amendment by the council shall identify the design, location or route of the portion of a certificated facility described in subdivisions (1) or (2) of subsection (a) of section 16-50i which is subject to modification on the basis of stated conditions or events which could not reasonably have been known or foreseen prior to the issuance of the certificate. No such resolution for amendment of a certificate shall be adopted after the commencement of site preparation or construction of the certificated facility or, in the case of a facility for which approval by the council of a right-of-way development and management plan or other detailed construction plan is a condition of the certificate, after approval of that part of the plan which includes the portion of the facility proposed for modification. A copy and notice of each amendment application shall be given by the holder of the certificate in the manner set forth in subsection (b) of this section. A copy and notice of each resolution for amendment shall be given by the council in the manner set forth in subsection (b) of this section. The council shall also provide the certificate holder with a copy of such resolution. The certificate holder and the council shall not be required to give such copy and notice to municipalities and the commissions and agencies of such municipalities other than those in which the modified portion of the facility would be located.

(f) At least sixty days, or, in the case of a facility described in subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of section 16-50i , ninety days prior to the filing of an application with the council, the applicant shall consult with the municipality in which the facility may be located and with any other municipality required to be served with a copy of the application under subdivision (1) of subsection (b) of this section concerning the proposed and alternative sites of the facility. Such consultation with the municipality shall include, but not be limited to, good faith efforts to meet with the chief elected official of the municipality, or such official's designee, the legislative body of the municipality and each member of the legislature in whose assembly or senate district the facility or any alternative location listed in the application is to be located. At the time of the consultation, the applicant shall provide the chief elected official, or such official's designee, the legislative body of the municipality and each member of the legislature in whose assembly or senate district the facility or any alternative location listed in the application is to be located with any technical reports concerning the public need, the site selection process and the environmental effects of the proposed facility. In the case of a proposed transmission line, at the time of the consultation, the applicant shall provide the chief elected official, or such official's designee, the legislative body of the municipality and each member of the legislature in whose assembly or senate district the facility or any alternative location listed in the application is to be located with a report that includes a summary of the status of any negotiation with the owners of real property concerning any required right-of-way access, easements or land acquisition. Any such summary shall not include any confidential or proprietary information. The municipality may conduct public hearings and meetings as it deems necessary for it to advise the applicant of its recommendations concerning the proposed facility. Not later than sixty days after the initial consultation, the municipality shall issue its recommendations to the applicant. Not later than fifteen days after submitting an application to the council, the applicant shall provide to the council all materials provided to such chief elected official of the municipality, such official's designee, such legislative body of the municipality or any such member of the legislature, a summary of the consultations with the municipality, including any meetings with such chief elected official, such official's designee, such legislative body of the municipality and any such member of the legislature and any recommendations issued by the municipality.

(g) (1) For a facility described in subdivision (6) of subsection (a) of section 16-50i , at least ninety days before filing an application with the council, the applicant shall consult with the municipality in which the facility is proposed to be located and with any other municipality required to be served with a copy of the application under subdivision (1) of subsection (b) of this section. Consultation with such municipality shall include, but not be limited to, good-faith efforts to meet with the chief elected official of the municipality or such official's designee. At the time of the consultation, the applicant shall provide the municipality with any technical reports concerning the need for the facility, including a map indicating the area of need, the location of existing surrounding facilities, a detailed description of the proposed and any alternate sites under consideration, a listing of other sites or areas considered and rejected, the location of all schools near the proposed facility, an analysis of the potential aesthetic impacts of the facility on said schools, as well as a discussion of efforts or measures to be taken to mitigate such aesthetic impacts, a description of the site selection process undertaken by the prospective applicant and the potential environmental effects of the proposed facility. The applicant shall also provide copies of such technical reports to such municipality's planning commission, zoning commission or combined planning and zoning commission and inland wetland agency.

(2) Not later than sixty days after the initial municipal consultation meeting, the municipality, in cooperation with the applicant, may hold a public information meeting. If the municipality decides to hold a public information meeting, the applicant shall be responsible for sending notice of such meeting to each person appearing of record as an owner of property which abuts the proposed or alternate facility locations and for publishing notice of such meeting in a newspaper of general circulation in the municipality at least fifteen days before the date of the public information meeting. Such applicant shall pay all administrative expenses associated with such public information meeting.

(3) The municipality shall present the applicant with proposed alternative sites, which may include municipal parcels, for its consideration not later than thirty days after the initial consultation meeting. The applicant shall evaluate these alternate sites presented as part of the municipal consultation process and include the results of its evaluations in its application to the council. The applicant may present any such alternatives to the council in its application for formal consideration.

(h) Any applicant that submits an initial application under this section for a facility described in subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of section 16-50i where the applicant intends to submit one or more additional applications under this section within five years of the date of the initial application for additional facilities described in said subdivision that will either be physically connected to the facility included in the initial application or located within five miles of such facility shall indicate any such intention that is foreseeable in the initial application, and provide any information regarding such additional facilities required by the council.

Cited. 177 C. 623; 215 C. 474. Notice requirements and jurisdictional effect discussed. 216 C. 1. Cited. 217 C. 143.

Cited. 20 CA 474; 37 CA 653; judgment reversed, see 238 C. 361.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-245mm — Connecticut Code / Title 16 / Chapter 283 / Section 16-245mm
Sec. 16-245mm. Special capital reserve funds.
Status: in_force

(b) In connection with the issuance of bonds or to refund bonds previously issued by the Connecticut Green Bank, or in connection with the issuance of bonds to effect a refinancing or other restructuring with respect to one or more projects, said bank may create and establish one or more reserve funds to be known as special capital reserve funds, and may pay into such special capital reserve funds (1) any moneys appropriated and made available by the state for the purposes of such special capital reserve funds, (2) any proceeds of the sale of notes or bonds, to the extent provided in the resolution of said bank authorizing the issuance thereof, and (3) any other moneys which may be made available to said bank for the purpose of such special capital reserve funds from any other source or sources.

(c) The moneys held in or credited to any special capital reserve fund established under this section, except as hereinafter provided, shall be used for (1) the payment of the principal of and interest, when due, whether at maturity or by mandatory sinking fund installments, on bonds of the Connecticut Green Bank secured by such special capital reserve fund as such payments become due, or (2) the purchase of such bonds of said bank and the payment of any redemption premium required to be paid when such bonds are redeemed prior to maturity, including in any such case by way of reimbursement of a provider of bond insurance or of a credit or liquidity facility that has paid such redemption premiums. Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivisions (1) and (2) of this subsection, said bank may provide that moneys in any such special capital reserve fund shall not be withdrawn therefrom at any time in such amount as would reduce the amount of such moneys to less than the maximum amount of principal and interest becoming due by reasons of maturity or a required sinking fund installment in the then current or any succeeding calendar year on the bonds of said bank then outstanding, or less than the required minimum capital reserve, except for the purpose of paying such principal of, redemption premium and interest on such bonds of said bank secured by such special capital reserve becoming due and for the payment of which other moneys of said bank are not available. Said bank may provide that it shall not issue bonds secured by a special capital reserve fund at any time if the required minimum capital reserve on the bonds outstanding and the bonds then to be issued and secured by the same special capital reserve fund at the time of issuance exceeds the moneys in the special capital reserve fund, unless said bank, at the time of the issuance of such bonds, deposits in such special capital reserve fund from the proceeds of the bonds so to be issued, or from other sources, an amount which, together with the amount then in such special capital reserve fund, will be not less than the required minimum capital reserve.

(d) Prior to December first, annually, the Connecticut Green Bank shall deposit into any special capital reserve fund, the balance of which has fallen below the required minimum capital reserve of such fund, the full amount required to meet the minimum capital reserve of such fund, as available to said bank from any resources of said bank not otherwise pledged or dedicated to another purpose. On or before December first, annually, but after said bank has made such required deposit, there is deemed to be appropriated from the General Fund such sums, if any, as shall be certified by the chairperson or vice-chairperson of the Connecticut Green Bank to the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, the State Treasurer and the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to finance, revenue and bonding and energy, as necessary to restore each such special capital reserve fund to the amount equal to the required minimum capital reserve of such fund, and such amounts shall be allotted and paid to said bank. For the purpose of evaluation of any such special capital reserve fund, obligations acquired as an investment for any such special capital reserve fund shall be valued at market. Nothing contained in this section shall preclude said bank from establishing and creating other debt service reserve funds in connection with the issuance of bonds or notes of said bank which are not special capital reserve funds. Subject to any agreement or agreements with holders of outstanding notes and bonds of said bank, any amount or amounts allotted and paid to said bank pursuant to this subsection shall be repaid to the state from moneys of said bank at such time as such moneys are not required for any other of said bank's corporate purposes, and in any event shall be repaid to the state on the date one year after all bonds and notes of said bank theretofore issued on the date or dates such amount or amounts are allotted and paid to said bank or thereafter issued, together with interest on such bonds and notes, with interest on any unpaid installments of interest and all costs and expenses in connection with any action or proceeding by or on behalf of the holders thereof, are fully met and discharged.

(e) No bonds secured by a special capital reserve fund shall be issued to pay project costs unless the Connecticut Green Bank is of the opinion and determines that the revenues from the project shall be sufficient to (1) pay the principal of and interest on the bonds issued to finance the project, (2) establish, increase and maintain any reserves deemed by said bank to be advisable to secure the payment of the principal of and interest on such bonds, (3) pay the cost of maintaining the project in good repair and keeping it properly insured, and (4) pay such other costs of the project as may be required.

(f) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, no bonds secured by a special capital reserve fund shall be issued by the Connecticut Green Bank until and unless such issuance has been approved by the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management or his or her deputy. Any such approval by the secretary pursuant to this subsection shall be in addition to (1) the otherwise required opinion of sufficiency by said bank set forth in subsection (e) of this section, and (2) the approval of the State Treasurer or the Deputy State Treasurer and the documentation by said bank otherwise required under subsection (a) of section 1-124 . Such approval may provide for the waiver or modification of such other requirements of this section as the secretary determines to be necessary or appropriate in order to effectuate such issuance, subject to all applicable tax covenants of said bank and the state.

(g) Notwithstanding any other provision contained in this section, the aggregate amount of bonds secured by such special capital reserve fund authorized to be created and established by this section shall not exceed five hundred million dollars.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-262t — Connecticut Code / Title 16 / Chapter 283 / Section 16-262t
Sec. 16-262t. Action for receivership of rent and common expenses by water companies; petition; hearing; appointment; duties; termination.
Status: in_force

(2) A hearing shall be had on such order no later than seventy-two hours after its issuance or the first court day thereafter. The sole purpose of such a hearing shall be to determine whether there is an amount due and owing between the owner, agent, lessor or manager and the company or municipal utility. The court shall make a determination of any amount due and owing and any amount so determined shall constitute a lien upon the real property of such owner. A certificate of such amount may be recorded in the land records of the town in which such property is located describing the amount of the lien and the name of the party in default. When the amount due and owing has been paid, the company or municipality shall issue a certificate discharging the lien and shall file the certificate in the land records of the town in which such lien was recorded.

(3) Not more than ten days after receipt of the order of appointment by the receiver, such receiver shall provide written notice to all occupants of the building or buildings, delivered separately to each dwelling unit, stating that the receiver has been authorized to collect all rents or payments for use and occupancy or common expenses, as defined in section 47-202 , due from such occupant and that the owner, agency, lessor or manager, as the case may be, is prohibited from collecting such rents or payments for use and occupancy or common expenses. The notice shall include the address to which payments are to be made and a telephone number at which the receiver can be contacted. The notice shall be in plain and simple language and shall be written in English and in Spanish. A copy of the court order appointing the receiver and authorizing the collection of rents shall be attached to the notice.

(4) The receiver appointed by the court shall collect all rents or payments for use and occupancy or common expenses forthcoming from the occupants of the building or buildings in question in place of the owner, agent, lessor or manager. The court may authorize the receiver to make reasonable repairs and provide reasonable maintenance to the premises, as determined by the court, the reasonable cost of which shall be added to the total amount due and owing from the owner, agency, lessor or manager. The receiver may also petition the court to obtain any remedy available under chapter 906 against such owner, agent, lessor or manager in order to recover amounts due as determined under subdivision (2) of this subsection and continuing charges for such water service until all such charges and other costs have been paid.

(5) The receiver shall pay to the petitioner, other supplier or receiver, as is appropriate, from such rents or payments for use and occupancy or common expenses from such building or buildings, in the following priority: (A) For electric, gas, telephone, water or heating oil supplied on and after the date of his appointment and for the reasonable cost of repairs and maintenance made or provided pursuant to subdivision (4) of this subsection; (B) for such reasonable fees and costs determined by the court to be due the receiver; (C) for reasonable attorney's fees and costs incurred by the petitioner; and (D) for any arrearage found by the court to be due and owing the company or municipal utility from the owner, agent, lessor or manager for service provided such building or buildings. The owner, agent, lessor or manager shall be liable for all such costs. Any moneys remaining thereafter shall be turned over to the owner, agent, lessor or manager. The court may order an accounting to be made at such times as it determines to be just, reasonable and necessary.

(b) Any receivership established pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, shall be terminated by the court upon its finding that the arrearage which was the subject of the original petition or petitions have been satisfied for all buildings subject to the receivership, or that all occupants of a building have agreed to assume liability in their own names for prospective service supplied by the petitioner, or that the building has been sold and the new owner has assumed liability for prospective service supplied by the petitioner.

(c) On motion by the receiver, the court may authorize the receiver to institute a summary process action pursuant to chapter 832 against an occupant, upon a prima facie showing that: (1) The occupant has received notice in accordance with subdivision (3) of subsection (a) of this section; (2) the receiver has made reasonable efforts to supplement such notice with other written and oral notice; (3) after the occupant has received notice in accordance with subdivision (3) of subsection (a) of this section, payments equal to one month's rent or use and occupancy have not been made by or on behalf of the occupant during the most recent sixty consecutive days; and (4) the duty to make such payments has not been suspended as a result of the condition of the premises or any applicable preoccupancy certification requirements. In any such summary process action, the receiver shall be subject to all claims and defenses that the occupant could assert against the owner, agent, lessor or manager of the dwelling.

(d) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent the petitioner from pursuing any other action or remedy at law or equity that it may have against the owner, agent, lessor or manager.

(e) Any owner, agent, lessor or manager who collects or attempts to collect any rent or payment for use and occupancy or common expenses, as defined in section 47-202 , from any occupant of a building or buildings subject to an order appointing a receiver or who in any other way interferes with the receiver in the performance of his duties shall be found, after due notice and hearing, to be in contempt of court.

(f) If a proceeding is initiated pursuant to sections 47a-14a to 47a-14h , inclusive, or sections 47a-56 to 47a-56i , inclusive, or if a receiver of rents is appointed pursuant to chapter 735a or pursuant to any other action involving the making of repairs to residential rental property under court supervision, rent or use and occupancy payments and common expenses, as defined in section 47-202 , shall be made pursuant to such proceeding or action without regard to whether such proceeding or action is initiated before or after a receivership is established under this section, and such proceeding or action shall take priority over a receivership established under this section in regard to expenditure of such rent or use and occupancy payments.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-216 — Connecticut Code / Title 16 / Chapter 282 / Section 16-216
Sec. 16-216. Issuance of bonds.
Status: in_force

Action does not lie on interest warrant annexed to bond, but not containing promise. 26 C. 120. Measure of damages for nonpayment of principal of bonds held to be interest at rate fixed by contract. 29 C. 268.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-331k — Connecticut Code / Title 16 / Chapter 289 / Section 16-331k
Sec. 16-331k. Video programming and rate changes.
Status: in_force

(b) Except when otherwise required by federal law, a certified competitive video service provider shall inform each subscriber, the chairpersons of the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to technology and the chairperson of the State-wide Video Advisory Council of any planned elimination or reduction in any programming or any planned rate increases not less than thirty days before implementing such changes unless (1) such changes are required by law to be made in less than thirty days, or (2) the authority prescribes a longer or shorter notice period in appropriate circumstances where such longer or shorter notice period is in the best interest of the company's subscribers. The State-wide Video Advisory Council may hold an advisory public hearing concerning the planned changes and may then make a recommendation to the company before the planned date of implementing the change.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16a-17 — Connecticut Code / Title 16a / Chapter 296 / Section 16a-17
Sec. 16a-17. Definitions.
Status: in_force

(1) “Creating a fuel shortage” means the diminution by contrivance or artificial means of the supply of fuel to a point below that needed to meet consumer demands adequately; and

(2) “Fuel” includes coal and coal products, electricity, natural gas, petroleum products, radioactive materials, wood fuels and any other resource yielding energy.

(b) As used in sections 16a-21 , 16a-22a and 16a-22k :

(1) “Associated equipment” means a gas line, gas regulator, sacrificial anode, interconnecting hardware and any other equipment that is necessary to install and operate a propane tank;

(2) “Automatic delivery” means the delivery of heating fuel to a consumer by a dealer under a system determined by the dealer of calculating the consumer's heating fuel needs based on the consumer's heating fuel consumption;

(3) “Cash” (A) means a certified or cashier's check, commercial money order, legal tender or equivalent of such check, money order or legal tender, and (B) includes a guaranteed payment on behalf of a consumer by a government or community action agency, provided no discount is taken for the charge as billed;

(4) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Consumer Protection;

(5) “Consumer” means a direct purchaser of heating fuel from a heating fuel dealer for one or more dwelling units within a structure having not more than four dwelling units;

(6) “Gallon” means an accepted unit of measure consisting of two hundred thirty-one cubic inches, for all liquid or gaseous heating fuel, subject to modifications allowed under regulations adopted pursuant to section 43-42 ;

(7) “Heating fuel” means any petroleum-based fuel, including any petroleum product regulated pursuant to chapter 250, used as the primary source of residential heating or domestic hot water;

(8) “Heating fuel dealer” or “dealer” means any individual or group of individuals who, or a cooperative, corporation, firm, limited liability company or partnership that, offers to sell, at retail, heating fuel to a consumer;

(9) “Lessee” means a natural person who rents or leases personal property under a consumer rental or lease agreement;

(10) “Lessor” means a heating fuel dealer who regularly provides the use of personal property through consumer rental or lease agreements and to whom rent is paid at a fixed interval for the use of such property;

(11) “Notice of termination of automatic delivery” means a notice by a consumer to a dealer providing automatic delivery in which the consumer requests that the dealer terminate such automatic delivery; and

(12) “Purchase price” or “commercially reasonable price” means a price that does not exceed the fair market value of a propane tank and associated equipment, as applicable.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-19a — Connecticut Code / Title 16 / Chapter 277 / Section 16-19a
Sec. 16-19a. Periodic review re gas, electric distribution and water companies' rates, services and performance. Approval of performance-based incentives and penalties.
Status: in_force

(2) The authority may conduct a general rate hearing in accordance with subsection (a) of section 16-19 , in lieu of the periodic review and investigation proceedings required under subdivision (1) of this subsection. The authority may convene such general rate hearing at an interval of less than four years at the discretion of the authority, unless convening such general rate hearing at an interval of less than four years violates the terms of any final decision of the authority. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 16-243p , a gas company, electric distribution company or water company may recover reasonable and prudently incurred costs associated with a proceeding convened by the authority pursuant to this section, provided such company demonstrates to the satisfaction of the authority that it is not collecting rates and does not have an authorized rate of return which is or are more than just, reasonable and adequate, as determined by the authority.

(b) In any proceeding required under subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of this section, or in any rate hearing pursuant to section 16-19 , the authority shall consider the implementation of financial performance-based incentives and penalties and performance-based metrics. Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, if the authority approves such performance-based incentives and penalties for a particular company, the authority shall include in such approval a framework for periodic monitoring and review of the company's performance pursuant to metrics developed by the authority.

See Sec. 16-243a(d) re cogeneration generating capacity.

See Sec. 16a-49 re conservation and load management.

Cited. 219 C. 121.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16a-22 — Connecticut Code / Title 16a / Chapter 296 / Section 16a-22
Sec. 16a-22. Notice by wholesaler of impending shortage or termination of supply of petroleum products. Nondiscrimination. Penalty.
Status: in_force

(b) Any person engaged in the business of distributing or selling petroleum products, as defined in section 16a-22c , on a wholesale basis who intends to terminate the supply of petroleum products, as defined in section 16a-22c , to a retail dealer shall give written notice at least fourteen days in advance of such termination to the retail dealer, the municipality or municipalities in which the retail dealer distributes and the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection concerning such proposed termination of supply.

(c) Any person, firm or corporation who violates the provisions of this section shall be fined one thousand dollars for each violation.

See Sec. 19a-214 re suspension of delivery of fuel oil and bottled gas to rental residences.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-267 — Connecticut Code / Title 16 / Chapter 284 / Section 16-267
Sec. 16-267. Temporary use of property pending condemnation.
Status: in_force

Cited. 138 C. 370. Act held constitutional; taking of temporary interest in land is authorized. Id., 582. No abuse of discretion in order terminating stay of execution. 139 C. 36. Depreciation in value due to failure to leave premises within confines of easement and adjoining it in as good condition as they were in prior to the construction is proper element of damages in condemnation proceeding. 144 C. 509.

Where pipeline company obtains right of immediate entry, only damage which committee could allow is damage which could have been allowed under Sec. 16-266, except where proceedings are dismissed or abandoned prior to final award. 19 CS 15. Right to damages where pipeline company obtained right to immediate entry under a certificate of public convenience and necessity which was later nullified. 20 CS 52. Proceedings are pending before the court from the time the case is returned to the court even though the return day has not arrived. 25 CS 450.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16a-13 — Connecticut Code / Title 16a / Chapter 295 / Section 16a-13
Sec. 16a-13. Aggrieved parties. Petition for exemption. Penalty for false statement. Exemptions. Appeal. Regulations.
Status: in_force

(2) The commissioner may grant an exemption to any person who due to certain circumstances is unable to comply with such order without suffering inordinate hardship beyond that hardship suffered by persons generally, including, but not limited to, circumstances where in the absence of such exemption the petitioner would: (A) Be prevented from performing activities essential to the pursuit of his regular occupation or profession, (B) suffer adverse medical effects or be unable to obtain necessary medical treatment, or (C) incur permanent and substantial injury to person or property. The commissioner may also grant an exemption to any person who performs an essential public service and who would be prevented from performing such service or would be impaired in his performance in the absence of such exemption.

(3) In making a determination pursuant to this subsection, the commissioner may compare the relevant circumstances of the petitioner with (A) other users of the same fuel, users of other fuels, or both, or (B) other persons in the same economic sector or subsector, persons in other economic sectors or subsectors, or both, as determined by the commissioner to be most appropriate in terms of the specific energy resource availability situation existing or forecast at the time such comparison is made.

(b) The commissioner may investigate any such petition and consider in his decision any relevant factual finding resulting from such investigation. The commissioner may accept submissions from third parties relevant to such petition, provided the petitioner is afforded the opportunity to respond to such third party submissions. The commissioner may also consider any other sources of relevant information in deciding the petition before him. The commissioner may hold an informal hearing, if, in his opinion, such hearing is advisable.

(c) If the commissioner determines that there is insufficient information upon which to base a decision and if upon request the required additional information is not furnished, the petition may be dismissed without prejudice. The commissioner shall grant, deny or dismiss without prejudice such petition not more than thirty days after receipt of such petition. The commissioner may make his decision granting an exemption conditional upon the petitioner's taking actions specified in such decision. Upon the granting, denying or dismissal of such petition, the commissioner shall notify the petitioner, in writing, the reasons for his decision.

(d) The commissioner may reconsider and alter any decision under this section as he deems necessary to implement such plan, or any provision of such plan or any order adopted pursuant to section 16a-11 or 16a-12 . The commissioner may suspend or revoke any exemption for any reason including but not limited to: (1) Changed circumstances where the grounds for granting an exemption to the petitioner have ceased to exist, (2) failure on the part of the petitioner to comply with conditions specified in the commissioner's decision granting the exemption, or (3) where the exemption was issued by mistake or on the basis of misrepresentation or false pretenses on the part of the petitioner.

(e) The provisions of sections 4-176e to 4-181a , inclusive, shall not apply to any proceeding held pursuant to subsections (a) to (d), inclusive, of this section. Any person aggrieved by the decision of the commissioner may appeal such decision in accordance with the provisions of sections 4-183 and 4-184 .

(f) The commissioner shall adopt regulations, in accordance with chapter 54, establishing administrative procedures to implement the provisions of this section with respect to petitions for exemption.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-244u — Connecticut Code / Title 16 / Chapter 283 / Section 16-244u
Sec. 16-244u. Virtual net metering.
Status: in_force

(1) “Beneficial account” means an in-state retail end user of an electric distribution company designated by a customer host or an agricultural customer host in such electric distribution company's service area to receive virtual net metering credits from a virtual net metering facility or an agricultural virtual net metering facility;

(2) “Customer host” means an in-state retail end user of an electric distribution company that owns, leases or enters into a long-term contract for a virtual net metering facility and participates in virtual net metering;

(3) “Agricultural customer host” means an in-state retail end user of an electric distribution company that uses electricity for the purpose of agriculture, as defined in subsection (q) of section 1-1 , owns, leases or enters into a long-term contract for an agricultural virtual net metering facility and participates in agricultural virtual net metering;

(4) (A) “Unassigned virtual net metering credit” means, in any given electric distribution company monthly billing period, a virtual net metering credit that remains after both the customer host and its beneficial accounts have been billed for zero kilowatt hours related to the generation service charges and a declining percentage of the transmission and distribution charges on such billings through virtual net metering;

(B) “Unassigned agricultural virtual net metering credit” means, in any given electric distribution company monthly billing period, an agricultural virtual net metering credit that remains after both the agricultural customer host and its beneficial accounts have been billed for zero kilowatt hours related to the generation service charges and a declining percentage of the transmission and distribution charges on such billings through agricultural virtual net metering;

(5) “Virtual net metering” means the process of combining the electric meter readings and billings, including any virtual net metering credits, for a municipal, state or agricultural customer host and a beneficial account related to such customer host's account through an electric distribution company billing process related to the generation service charges and a declining percentage of the transmission and distribution charges on such billings;

(6) “Virtual net metering credit” means a credit equal to the retail cost per kilowatt hour the customer host may have otherwise been charged for each kilowatt hour produced by a virtual net metering facility that exceeds the total amount of kilowatt hours used during an electric distribution company monthly billing period; and

(7) (A) “Virtual net metering facility” means a Class I renewable energy source or a Class III source that: (i) Is served by an electric distribution company, owned, leased or subject to a long-term contract by a customer host and serves the electricity needs of the customer host and its beneficial accounts; (ii) is within the same electric distribution company service territory as the customer host and its beneficial accounts; and (iii) has a nameplate capacity rating of three megawatts or less; and

(B) “Agricultural virtual net metering facility” means a Class I renewable energy source that is operated as part of a business for the purpose of agriculture, as defined in subsection (q) of section 1-1 , that: (i) Is served by an electric distribution company on land owned or controlled by an agricultural customer host and serves the electricity needs of the agricultural customer host and its beneficial accounts; (ii) is within the same electric distribution company service territory as the agricultural customer host and its beneficial accounts; and (iii) has a nameplate capacity rating of three megawatts or less.

(8) “Declining percentage of the transmission and distribution charges” means, during the period commencing on the first day of commercial operation of a virtual net metering facility or an agricultural virtual net metering facility and ending after one year, eighty per cent of the transmission and distribution charges, during the period commencing at the beginning of the second year of commercial operation of a virtual net metering facility or an agricultural virtual net metering facility and ending after one year, sixty per cent of the transmission and distribution charges, and commencing at the beginning of the third year of commercial operation of a virtual net metering facility or an agricultural virtual net metering facility and for each year thereafter, forty per cent of the transmission and distribution charges.

(b) Each electric distribution company shall provide virtual net metering to its municipal, state or agricultural customer hosts and shall make any necessary interconnections for a virtual net metering facility or an agricultural virtual net metering facility. Upon request by a municipal, state or agricultural customer host to implement the provisions of this section, an electric distribution company shall install metering equipment, if necessary. For each municipal, state or agricultural customer host, such metering equipment shall (1) measure electricity consumed from the electric distribution company's facilities; (2) deduct the amount of electricity produced but not consumed; and (3) register, for each monthly billing period, the net amount of electricity produced and, if applicable, consumed. If, in a given monthly billing period, a municipal, state or agricultural customer host supplies more electricity to the electric distribution system than the electric distribution company delivers to the municipal, state or agricultural customer host, the electric distribution company shall bill the municipal, state or agricultural customer host for zero kilowatt hours of generation and assign a virtual net metering credit to the municipal, state or agricultural customer host's beneficial accounts for the next monthly billing period. Such credit shall be applied against the generation service component and a declining percentage of the transmission and distribution charges billed to the beneficial accounts. Such credit shall be allocated among such accounts in proportion to their consumption for the previous twelve billing periods.

(c) An electric distribution company shall carry forward any unassigned virtual net metering credits earned by the municipal or state customer host or unassigned agricultural virtual net metering credits earned by the agricultural customer host from one monthly billing period to the next until the end of the calendar year. At the end of each calendar year, the electric distribution company shall compensate the municipal, state or agricultural customer host for any unassigned virtual net metering generation credits at the rate the electric distribution company pays for power procured to supply standard service customers pursuant to section 16-244c and a declining percentage of the transmission and distribution charges.

(d) At least sixty days before a municipal or state customer host's virtual net metering facility or an agricultural customer host's agricultural virtual net metering facility becomes operational, the municipal, state or agricultural customer host shall provide written notice to the electric distribution company of its beneficial accounts. The municipal, state or agricultural customer host may change its list of beneficial accounts not more than once annually by providing another sixty days' written notice. The municipal or state customer host shall not designate more than five beneficial accounts, except that such customer host may designate up to five additional nonstate or municipal beneficial accounts, provided such accounts are critical facilities, as defined in subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of section 16-243y , and connected to a microgrid. The agricultural customer host shall not designate more than ten beneficial accounts each of which shall (1) use electricity for the purpose of agriculture, as defined in subsection (q) of section 1-1 , (2) be a municipality, or (3) be a noncommercial critical facility, as defined in subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of section 16-243y .

(e) (1) On or before October 1, 2013, the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority shall conduct a proceeding to develop the administrative processes and program specifications, including, but not limited to, a cap of twenty million dollars per year apportioned to each electric distribution company based on consumer load, for credits provided to beneficial accounts pursuant to subsection (b) of this section and payments made pursuant to subsection (c) of this section, provided the municipal, state and agricultural customer hosts, each in the aggregate, and the designated beneficial accounts of such customer hosts, shall receive not more than forty per cent of the dollar amount established pursuant to this subdivision.

(2) In addition to the provisions of subdivision (1) of this subsection, the authority shall authorize six million dollars per year for municipal customer hosts, apportioned to each electric distribution company based on consumer load, for credits provided to beneficial accounts pursuant to subsection (b) of this section and payments made pursuant to subsection (c) of this section where such municipal customer hosts have: (A) Submitted an interconnection application to an electric distribution company on or before April 13, 2016, and (B) submitted a virtual net metering application to an electric distribution company on or before April 13, 2016.

(3) In addition to the provisions of subdivisions (1) and (2) of this subsection, the authority shall authorize, apportioned to each electric distribution company based on consumer load for credits provided to beneficial accounts pursuant to subsection (b) of this section and payments made pursuant to subsection (c) of this section three million dollars per year for agricultural customer hosts, provided each agricultural customer host utilizes a virtual net metering facility that is an anaerobic digestion Class I renewable energy source and not less than fifty per cent of the dollar amount for such agricultural customer hosts established under this subparagraph is utilized by anaerobic digestion facilities located on dairy farms that complement such farms' nutrient management plans, as certified by the Department of Agriculture, and that have a goal of utilizing one hundred per cent of the manure generated on such farm.

(f) On or before January 1, 2013, and annually thereafter, each electric distribution company shall report to the authority on the cost of its virtual net metering program pursuant to this section and the authority shall combine such information and report it annually, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a , to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to energy.

(g) A municipal, state or agricultural customer host shall be allowed to aggregate all electric meters that are billable to such customer host.

(h) Where a virtual net metering facility or agricultural virtual net metering facility requires a permit from the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection under chapter 446c or chapter 446d and the municipal, state or agricultural customer host has submitted a virtual net metering application to the electric distribution company for such virtual net metering facility or agricultural virtual net metering facility on or before December 1, 2015, and the electric distribution company has accepted such virtual net metering application, such municipal, state or agricultural customer host shall have eighteen months from the date of the issuance of the final permit from the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection to cause such virtual net metering facility or agricultural virtual net metering facility to become operational.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16a-18 — Connecticut Code / Title 16a / Chapter 296 / Section 16a-18
Sec. 16a-18. Illegal creation of fuel shortage. Penalty. Extradition.
Status: in_force

(b) Any person, firm, corporation, business or combination thereof violating any provision of subsection (a) of this section shall be guilty of a class D felony, except that such person shall be fined not more than two hundred fifty thousand dollars.

(c) If any person violates sections 16a-17 to 16a-20 , inclusive, and subsequently leaves the jurisdiction of this state, the Chief State's Attorney shall seek extradition of such individual. If any individual violates any provision of said sections while physically present in another state, the Chief State's Attorney or his designee shall seek extradition of said individual under a like provision of section 54-162 of the Uniform Criminal Extradition Act, as it may appear in other jurisdictions or under any other applicable law of such other jurisdictions.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-244e — Connecticut Code / Title 16 / Chapter 283 / Section 16-244e
Sec. 16-244e. Ownership or operation of generation assets. Customer bill. Energy storage systems to enhance distribution reliability or resiliency.
Status: in_force

(b) Each electric distribution company shall provide all customers with a bill that separates the electric generation services component of those charges.

(c) (1) The Public Utilities Regulatory Authority shall authorize an electric distribution company to recover its prudently incurred costs and investments, which shall be determined by the authority in a contested case, for any energy storage system such electric distribution company builds, owns or operates to enhance distribution reliability or resiliency at the time of the electric distribution company's next rate case, at which time such costs and investments shall be recoverable through base distribution rates consistent with the principles set forth in sections 16-19 and 16-19e .

(2) For any completed energy storage system, the company shall maximize the value from the system's participation in wholesale electricity, capacity or other markets, as applicable, while maintaining distribution system reliability. Any net revenues from such participation shall be credited to ratepayers to offset the cost of the completed system in rates.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16a-3c — Connecticut Code / Title 16a / Chapter 295 / Section 16a-3c
Sec. 16a-3c. Electric distribution companies' plans to build electric generation facilities.
Status: in_force

(b) On or before January 1, 2008, the authority shall initiate a contested case proceeding to determine the costs and benefits of the state serving as the builder of last resort for the shortfall of megawatts from said request for proposal process.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-333a — Connecticut Code / Title 16 / Chapter 289 / Section 16-333a
Sec. 16-333a. Multiunit residential buildings service and wiring. Right to use antenna. Regulations for owner compensation. Civil penalty.
Status: in_force

(b) An owner of a multiunit residential building shall permit wiring to provide community antenna television service in such building provided that: (1) A tenant of such building requests community antenna television services; (2) the entire cost of such wiring is assumed by the community antenna television company; (3) the community antenna television company indemnifies and holds harmless the owner for any damages caused by such wiring; and (4) the community antenna television company complies with all rules and regulations of the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority pertaining to such wiring.

(c) An owner of a multiunit residential building in the process of construction shall prior to completion of construction of such building permit prewiring to provide community antenna television services in such building provided that: (1) The community antenna television company complies with all the provisions of subdivisions (2), (3) and (4) of subsection (b) of this section and subsection (e) of this section; and (2) all wiring other than that to be directly connected to the terminal of a community antenna television subscriber shall be concealed within the walls of such building. The authority shall adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, which shall set forth terms which may be included, and terms which shall not be included, in any contract to be entered into by the owner of a multiunit residential building and a community antenna television company concerning such wiring. No community antenna television company shall present to an owner of an occupied building for review or for signature such a contract which contains a term prohibited from inclusion in such a contract by regulations adopted hereunder.

(d) No community antenna television company may enter into any agreement with the owners, lessees or persons controlling or managing multiunit residential buildings serviced by such company, or commit or permit any act, that would have the effect, directly or indirectly, of diminishing or interfering with existing rights of any tenant or other occupant of such dwelling to use or avail himself of master or individual antenna equipment.

(e) The authority shall adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, authorizing community antenna television companies, upon application by the owner of a multiunit residential building and approval by the authority, to reasonably compensate the owner for any taking of property associated with the installation of wiring and ancillary facilities for the provision of community antenna television service. The regulations may include, without limitation:

(1) Establishment of a procedure under which owners may petition the authority for additional compensation;

(2) Authorization for owners and community antenna television companies to negotiate settlement agreements regarding the amount of such compensation, which agreements shall be subject to the authority's approval;

(3) Establishment of criteria for determining any additional compensation that may be due;

(4) Establishment of a schedule or schedules of such compensation under specified circumstances; and

(5) Establishment of application fees, or a schedule of fees, for applications under this subsection.

(f) Nothing in subsection (e) of this section shall preclude a community antenna television company from installing community antenna television equipment or facilities in a multiunit residential building prior to the authority's determination of reasonable compensation.

(g) Any determination by the authority under subsection (e) of this section regarding the amount of compensation to which an owner is entitled or approval of a settlement agreement may be appealed by an aggrieved party in accordance with the provisions of section 4-183 .

(h) The provisions of this section shall also apply to trailer parks, mobile manufactured home parks, nursing homes, hospitals and condominium associations.

(i) Any person, firm or corporation which the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority determines, after notice and opportunity for a hearing as provided in section 16-41 , to have failed to comply with any provision of subsections (a) to (d), inclusive, or subsection (h) of this section shall pay to the state a civil penalty of not more than one thousand dollars for each day following the issuance of a final order by the authority pursuant to section 16-41 that the person, firm or corporation fails to comply with said subsections.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-244x — Connecticut Code / Title 16 / Chapter 283 / Section 16-244x
Sec. 16-244x. Shared clean energy facility pilot program.
Status: in_force

(1) “Shared clean energy facility” means a Class I renewable energy source, as defined in section 16-1 , that (A) is served by an electric distribution company, as defined in section 16-1 , (B) is within the same electric distribution company service territory as the individual billing meters for subscriptions, (C) has a nameplate capacity rating of four megawatts or less, and (D) has at least two subscribers;

(2) “Individual billing meter” means an individual electric meter or a set of electric meters, when such meters are combined for billing purposes, within the service territory of the subscriber's electric distribution company;

(3) “Electric distribution company” has the same meaning as provided in section 16-1 ;

(4) “Subscriber” means an in-state retail end user of an electric distribution company who (A) has contracted for a subscription, and (B) has identified an individual billing meter to which the subscription shall be attributed;

(5) “Subscriber organization” means any for-profit or not-for-profit entity permitted by Connecticut law that (A) owns or operates one or more shared clean energy facilities for the benefit of the subscribers, or (B) contracts with a third-party entity to build, own or operate one or more shared clean energy facilities; and

(6) “Subscription” means a beneficial use of a shared clean energy facility, including, but not limited to, a percentage interest in the total amount of electricity produced by such facility or a set amount of electricity produced by such facility.

(b) The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, in consultation with the electric distribution companies, shall establish a two-year pilot program to support the development of shared clean energy facilities. On or before July 1, 2016, the department shall develop, seek public comment on and issue a request for proposals from subscriber organizations seeking to develop a shared clean energy facility.

(c) The department shall select, pursuant to the request for proposals process, shared clean energy facility projects as follows: (1) In the service area of an electric distribution company that has a service area of not more than seventeen cities and towns, a project or projects that do not exceed a nameplate capacity rating of two megawatts in the aggregate; and (2) in the service area of an electric distribution company that has a service area of eighteen or more cities and towns, a project or projects that do not exceed a nameplate capacity rating of four megawatts in the aggregate. All projects selected by the department shall not exceed a total nameplate capacity rating of six megawatts in the aggregate. The department shall consider all proposals received, including cost-effective projects of various nameplate capacities that may allow for the construction of multiple projects in each service area within the requirements of this subsection. After receiving proposals pursuant to such issued request for proposals, the department shall determine the billing credit for any subscriber of a shared clean energy facility that may be issued through the electric distribution companies' monthly billing systems, and establish consumer protections for subscribers and potential subscribers of such a facility, including, but not limited to, disclosures to be made when selling or reselling a subscription.

(d) The financing of the pilot program, described in subsection (b) of this section, shall be provided as follows: (1) Such pilot program shall utilize one or more tariff mechanisms with the electric distribution companies for a term not to exceed twenty years, subject to approval by the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority, to pay for the purchase of any energy products produced by any shared clean energy facility identified by the department in the request for proposals, or to deliver any billing credit of any such selected facility, as authorized pursuant to subsection (c) of this section; (2) the terms of such tariff shall be consistent with the program requirements established by the department in the request for proposals; (3) the electric distribution companies shall be entitled to recover all reasonable costs and expenses prudently incurred for the implementation and operation of such pilot program through a reconciling component of electric rates, as determined by the authority; (4) the electric distribution companies shall be entitled to such recovery for the period that any shared clean energy facility is enrolled in the tariff, or the term of the pilot program, whichever is longer; and (5) the electric distribution companies shall submit to the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority for review and approval: (A) Any tariffs proposed pursuant to this subsection with shared clean energy facility projects selected in the department's request for proposal process; (B) any tariffs proposed pursuant to this subsection with shared clean energy facility project subscribers; (C) any other tariffs proposed pursuant to this subsection; and (D) any proposal to recover costs associated with administering the implementation and operation of the shared clean energy facility pilot program.

(e) Not later than one year after being selected for an award under the shared clean energy facility pilot program and annually for two years thereafter, each recipient shall submit a report, in accordance with section 11-4a , to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to energy and to the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. Such report shall include, but not be limited to, information concerning the status of the shared clean energy facility.

(f) On or before July 1, 2018, the department shall file a report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a , with the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to energy, (1) analyzing the success of the shared clean energy pilot program, (2) identifying and analyzing the success of programs in other states that allow facilities similar to a shared clean energy facility, and (3) recommending whether a permanent program should be established in this state and, if so, any necessary legislation.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16a-38p — Connecticut Code / Title 16a / Chapter 298 / Section 16a-38p
Sec. 16a-38p. Bond authorization for energy services projects or renewable energy or combined heat and power projects in state buildings.
Status: in_force

(b) The proceeds of the sale of said bonds, to the extent of the amount stated in subsection (a) of this section, shall be used by the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, for the purpose of funding any energy services project that results in increased efficiency measures in state buildings pursuant to section 16a-38 l , or for any renewable energy or combined heat and power project in state buildings.

(c) All provisions of section 3-20 , or the exercise of any right or power granted thereby, which are not inconsistent with the provisions of this section are hereby adopted and shall apply to all bonds authorized by the State Bond Commission pursuant to this section, and temporary notes in anticipation of the money to be derived from the sale of any such bonds so authorized may be issued in accordance with said section 3-20 and from time to time renewed. Such bonds shall mature at such time or times not exceeding twenty years from their respective dates as may be provided in or pursuant to the resolution or resolutions of the State Bond Commission authorizing such bonds. None of said bonds shall be authorized except upon a finding by the State Bond Commission that there has been filed with it a request for such authorization which is signed by or on behalf of the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management and states such terms and conditions as said commission, in its discretion, may require. Said bonds issued pursuant to this section shall be general obligations of the state and the full faith and credit of the state of Connecticut are pledged for the payment of the principal of and interest on said bonds as the same become due, and accordingly and as part of the contract of the state with the holders of said bonds, appropriation of all amounts necessary for punctual payment of such principal and interest is hereby made, and the State Treasurer shall pay such principal and interest as the same become due.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-265 — Connecticut Code / Title 16 / Chapter 284 / Section 16-265
Sec. 16-265. Certain property exempted from eminent domain.
Status: in_force

Cited. 138 C. 370. Act held constitutional; taking of temporary interest in land is authorized. Id., 582.

Constitutionality upheld; immediate entry onto property upon deposit of sum with court to cover damages. 17 CS 327.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-16 — Connecticut Code / Title 16 / Chapter 277 / Section 16-16
Sec. 16-16. Report of accidents. Penalties.
Status: in_force

(b) Each electric distribution company shall incorporate the information described in section 16-19ee into the monthly report required pursuant to subsection (a) of this section.

(c) Any person, company or electric supplier that fails to comply with the provisions of this section shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars for each offense. A violation of the provisions of this section concerning the reporting of accidents, except minor accidents, shall constitute a continued violation, pursuant to section 16-41 , for the period from the date the person, company or electric supplier is required to notify the chairperson of the authority by telephone or otherwise of the accident until the date the authority receives such notice in writing. A violation of the provision of this section concerning the reporting of minor accidents shall constitute a continued violation, pursuant to section 16-41 , for the period from the date the person, company or electric supplier is required to notify the authority in writing of such minor accident until the date the authority receives such notice in writing.

(d) Any restitution ordered by the authority pursuant to section 16-41 for customer equipment or customer property damaged in an accident, including a minor accident, as defined by regulations of the authority, shall equal the replacement value of such equipment or property. The fines imposed in accordance with subsection (c) of this section shall not reduce or limit the amount of any restitution.

(e) Any fines or restitution costs paid by an electric distribution company pursuant to subsection (c) or (d) of this section shall not be recoverable through rates.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-44a — Connecticut Code / Title 16 / Chapter 277 / Section 16-44a
Sec. 16-44a. Disclosure of salaries of directors and officers of public service companies.
Status: in_force

(b) The authority shall maintain and make available to the public a listing of the salaries of directors and officers of each public service company regulated pursuant to sections 16-19 and 16-19e and serving more than three thousand three hundred customers. The authority shall mail such listing to any person that requests it.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-331q — Connecticut Code / Title 16 / Chapter 289 / Section 16-331q
Sec. 16-331q. Requirements for holders of certificates of cable franchise authority.
Status: in_force

(b) The Public Utilities Regulatory Authority shall not impose any provision regulating rates charged by a community antenna television company holding a certificate of cable franchise authority, except as set forth in federal law.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-19hh — Connecticut Code / Title 16 / Chapter 277 / Section 16-19hh
Sec. 16-19hh. Implementation of flexible pricing and rates. Special contracts for electric service. Exemption from competitive transition assessment. Regulations. Gas rates for certain manufacturers.
Status: in_force

(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, an electric distribution company that (1) renegotiates, extends or renews any special contract for electric service that is in effect on July 1, 2000, and has a term that expires prior to July 1, 2000, for a term that extends beyond June 30, 2000, or (2) enters into any new special contracts for electric service, shall provide in any such renegotiated, extended, renewed or new contract for the collection of the assessment required under section 16-245g , as provided in said section 16-245g , and for the collection of the charge required in section 16-245 l , as provided in said section 16-245 l , provided no such contract shall shift costs to other ratepayers.

(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (a) and (b) of this section, a customer that is (1) an existing or proposed manufacturing plant that will add or create one hundred or more jobs and that will demand at least fifty kilowatts of additional load through the construction or expansion of manufacturing facilities, or (2) an existing manufacturing plant located in a distressed municipality, as defined in section 32-9p , that is located in an enterprise corridor and employing not less than two hundred persons may be exempted from payment of the competitive transition assessment required under section 16-245g . A customer meeting the requirements of subdivision (1) of this subsection may apply to the authority for an exemption from the payment of the competitive transition assessment that relate to the new or incremental load created by such construction or expansion. A customer meeting the requirements of subdivision (2) of this subsection may apply to the authority for an exemption from the payment of the competitive transition assessment. The authority shall hold a hearing on any such application, and if approved, direct the electric distribution company to refrain from collecting a specific portion of the competitive transition assessment from such customer. The authority may adopt regulations pursuant to chapter 54 to implement the provisions of this section.

(d) (1) As used in this subsection, “qualified manufacturer” means a manufacturer described in the North American Industry Classification System Codes 324000 to 325999, inclusive, and “qualified manufacturing facility” means a manufacturing facility owned by a qualified manufacturer that, during any calendar year beginning on or after January 1, 2016, used more than two million five hundred thousand centum cubic feet of natural gas.

(2) Each gas company shall propose, in its first application for an amendment of rates filed pursuant to section 16-19 on or after October 1, 2017, a rate for certain qualified manufacturers that are firm service gas customers of such gas company on October 1, 2017, and that do not qualify for interruptible gas sales or transportation service under such gas company's applicable interruptible service tariffs. No qualified manufacturing facility of a qualified manufacturer shall utilize such rate, as described in this subsection, unless (A) such qualified manufacturer petitions the authority for approval, and (B) the authority grants approval after determining that: (i) Participation of such qualified manufacturer in such rate is in the public interest; (ii) participation of such qualified manufacturer in such rate will provide economic benefits to the state; and (iii) utilization of such rate will not endanger the integrity of the gas distribution system of the gas company.

(3) The rate proposed and approved pursuant to subdivision (2) of this subsection shall allow for a rate equal to not less than seventy per cent of the delivery component in the gas company's firm gas service rate that it charges to large commercial or industrial customers.

(4) A gas company shall recover its revenues lost resulting from the provisions of this subsection through such gas company's decoupling mechanism pursuant to section 16-19tt or a monthly surcharge assessed to all of such gas company's gas firm customers.

(5) Each gas company shall file with the authority, as part of such gas company's annual decoupling filing pursuant to 16-19tt or in a separate proceeding, an annual revenue reconciliation of actual revenues to allowed revenues associated with the implementation of the rate in this subsection.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-244w — Connecticut Code / Title 16 / Chapter 283 / Section 16-244w
Sec. 16-244w. Grid-side system enhancements pilot program.
Status: in_force

(b) The department shall evaluate such proposals and may approve such proposals if such proposals demonstrate: (1) How grid-side system enhancements, including, but not limited to, energy storage systems, can be reliably and cost-effectively integrated into the electric distribution system; and (2) that such proposals maximize the value provided to ratepayers. Any proposal that is approved by the department shall be subject to review and approval by the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority, and shall be approved by the authority if the authority concludes that investment in such grid-side system enhancement is reasonable, prudent and provides value to ratepayers.

(c) Each electric distribution company may enter into joint ownership agreements, partnerships or other contractual agreements for services with private entities to carry out the provisions of this section. The costs incurred by the electric distribution companies pursuant to this section shall be recovered from all customers of the contracting electric distribution company through a fully reconciling component of electric rates for all customers of electric distribution companies, until the electric distribution company's next rate case, at which time such costs and investments shall be recoverable through base distribution rates.

(d) Not later than January 1, 2017, the department shall evaluate such approved proposals pursuant to this section and submit a report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a , to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to energy, regarding the performance, costs and benefits associated with grid-side system enhancements, including, but not limited to, energy storage systems procured pursuant to this section.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-243v — Connecticut Code / Title 16 / Chapter 283 / Section 16-243v
Sec. 16-243v. Connecticut electric efficiency partner program. Residential furnace or boiler replacement and propane fuel tank purchase program.
Status: in_force

(b) The Energy Conservation Management Board, in consultation with the Renewable Energy Investments Advisory Committee, shall evaluate and approve enhanced demand-side management technologies that can be deployed by Connecticut electric efficiency partners to reduce electric distribution company customers' electric demand. Such evaluation shall include an examination of the potential to reduce customers' demand, federally mandated congestion charges and other electric costs. On or before October 15, 2007, the Energy Conservation Management Board shall file such evaluation with the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority for the authority to review and approve or to review, modify and approve on or before October 15, 2007.

(c) Not later than October 15, 2007, the Energy Conservation Management Board shall file with the authority for the authority to review and approve or to review, modify and approve, an analysis of the state's electric demand, peak electric demand and growth forecasts for electric demand and peak electric demand. Such analysis shall identify the principal drivers of electric demand and peak electric demand, associated electric charges tied to electric demand and peak electric demand growth, including, but not limited to, federally mandated congestion charges and other electric costs, and any other information the authority deems appropriate. The analysis shall include, but not be limited to, an evaluation of the costs and benefits of the enhanced demand-side management technologies approved pursuant to subsection (b) of this section and establishing suggested funding levels for said individual technologies.

(d) Commencing April 1, 2008, any person may apply to the authority for certification and funding as a Connecticut electric efficiency partner. Such application shall include the technologies that the applicant shall purchase or provide and that have been approved pursuant to subsection (b) of this section. In evaluating the application, the authority shall (1) consider the applicant's potential to reduce customers' electric demand, including peak electric demand, and associated electric charges tied to electric demand and peak electric demand growth, (2) determine the portion of the total cost of each project that shall be paid for by the customer participating in this program and the portion of the total cost of each project that shall be paid for by all electric ratepayers and collected pursuant to subsection (h) of this section. In making such determination, the authority shall ensure that all ratepayer investments maintain a minimum two-to-one payback ratio, and (3) specify that participating Connecticut electric efficiency partners shall maintain the technology for a period sufficient to achieve such investment payback ratio. The annual ratepayer contribution for projects approved pursuant to this section shall not exceed sixty million dollars. Not less than seventy-five per cent of such annual ratepayer investment shall be used for the technologies themselves. No person shall receive electric ratepayer funding pursuant to this subsection if such person has received or is receiving funding from the Conservation and Load Management Plan for the projects included in said person's application. No person shall receive electric ratepayer funding without receiving a certificate of public convenience and necessity as a Connecticut electric efficiency partner by the authority. The authority may grant an applicant a certificate of public convenience if it possesses and demonstrates adequate financial resources, managerial ability and technical competency. The authority may conduct additional requests for proposals from time to time as it deems appropriate. The authority shall specify the manner in which a Connecticut electric efficiency partner shall address measures of effectiveness and shall include performance milestones.

(e) Beginning February 1, 2010, a certified Connecticut electric efficiency partner may only receive funding if selected in a request for proposal developed, issued and evaluated by the authority. In evaluating a proposal, the authority shall take into consideration the potential to reduce customers' electric demand including peak electric demand, and associated electric charges tied to electric demand and peak electric demand growth, including, but not limited to, federally mandated congestion charges and other electric costs, and shall utilize a cost benefit test established pursuant to subsection (c) of this section to rank responses for selection. The authority shall determine the portion of the total cost of each project that shall be paid by the customer participating in this program and the portion of the total cost of each project that shall be paid by all electric ratepayers and collected pursuant to the provisions of this subsection. In making such determination, the authority shall (1) ensure that all ratepayer investments maintain a minimum two-to-one payback ratio, and (2) specify that participating Connecticut electric efficiency partners shall maintain the technology for a period sufficient to achieve such investment payback ratio. The annual ratepayer contribution shall not exceed sixty million dollars. Not less than seventy-five per cent of such annual ratepayer investment shall be used for the technologies themselves. No Connecticut electric efficiency partner shall receive funding pursuant to this subsection if such partner has received or is receiving funding from the Conservation and Load Management Plan for such technology. The authority may conduct additional requests for proposals from time to time as it deems appropriate. The authority shall specify the manner in which a Connecticut electric efficiency partner shall address measures of effectiveness and shall include performance milestones.

(f) The authority may retain the services of a third party entity with expertise in areas such as demand-side management solutions, customer-side renewable energy generation, customer-side distributed generation resources, customer-side emergency dispatchable generation resources, load shifting technologies and conservation and load management investments to assist in the development and operation of the Connecticut electric efficiency partner program. The costs for obtaining third party services pursuant to this subsection shall be recoverable through the systems benefits charge.

(g) The authority shall develop a long-term low-interest loan program to assist certified Connecticut electric efficiency partners in financing the customer portion of the capital costs of approved enhanced demand-side management technologies. The authority may establish such financing mechanism by the use of one or more of the following strategies: (1) Modifying the existing long-term customer-side distributed generation financing mechanism established pursuant to section 16-243j , (2) negotiating and entering into an agreement with Connecticut Innovations, Incorporated to establish a credit facility or to utilize grants, loans or loan guarantees for the purposes of this section upon such terms and conditions as Connecticut Innovations, Incorporated may prescribe including provisions regarding the rights and remedies available to Connecticut Innovations, Incorporated in case of default, or (3) selecting by competitive bid one or more entities that can provide such long-term financing.

(h) The authority shall provide for the payment of electric ratepayers' portion of the costs of deploying enhanced demand-side management technologies by implementing a contractual financing agreement with Connecticut Innovations, Incorporated or a private financing entity selected through an appropriate open competitive selection process. No contractual financing agreements entered into with Connecticut Innovations, Incorporated shall exceed ten million dollars. Any electric ratepayer costs resulting from such financing agreement shall be recovered from all electric ratepayers through the systems benefits charge.

(i) On or before February 15, 2009, and annually thereafter, the authority shall report to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to energy regarding the effectiveness of the Connecticut electric efficiency partner program established pursuant to this section. Said report shall include, but not be limited to, an accounting of all benefits and costs to ratepayers, a description of the approved technologies, the payback ratio of all investments, the number of programs deployed and a list of proposed projects compared to approved projects and reasons for not being approved.

(j) On or before April 1, 2011, the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority shall initiate a proceeding to review the effectiveness of the program and perform a ratepayer cost-benefit analysis. Based upon the authority's findings in the proceeding, the authority may modify or discontinue the partnership program established pursuant to this section.

(k) (1) As used in this section:

(A) “Residential retail end use customer” means any electric, gas or heating fuel customer, regardless of heating source, who wishes to replace heating furnace or boiler equipment, or purchase either an underground or above ground propane fuel tank, including, but not limited to, a propane fuel tank that the residential retail end use customer leases, provided a residential retail end use customer (i) shall be a customer of an electric distribution company, and (ii) shall not include a customer who occupies leased premises or who does not own the premises on which the replacement heating furnace or boiler equipment is located or on which the underground or above ground propane tank to be purchased is located or will be located;

(B) “Heating furnace or boiler equipment” means the primary heating equipment for space and hot water needs, along with the ancillary piping, pumps, duct work and associated other equipment that may be required as part of the replacement of a heating furnace or boiler;

(C) “Furnace or boiler replacement and propane fuel tank purchase funds” means any funds approved by the third-party administrator pursuant to this subsection, provided (i) such funds may be used for the loan principal in an amount not to exceed fifteen thousand dollars, excluding interest expense associated with such loan and the expense for any loan default, and (ii) participating residential retail end use customers may be charged interest on the loan principal in an amount not to exceed three per cent, based on income eligibility as determined by the third-party administrator;

(D) “Electric distribution company” and “gas company” have the same meanings as provided in section 16-1 ;

(E) “Propane fuel tank” means a tank used to store propane fuel that is used in connection with residential heating of space, hot water needs, operation of an emergency generator for such space or the performance of indoor installed-appliance-based cooking in such space.

(2) Not later than September 1, 2013, the electric distribution and gas companies shall develop a residential furnace or boiler replacement and propane fuel tank purchase program funded by the systems benefits charge pursuant to section 16-245 l in a manner that minimizes the impact on ratepayers. Said program shall be reviewed and approved or modified by the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, in consultation with the Energy Conservation Management Board, within sixty days of receipt of the plan for said program. Said program shall include a contract for retention of a third-party administrator to become effective upon approval of the program by the department. Said program shall continue until the end of the eleventh year of the program. On or before January 1, 2014, the electric distribution and gas companies shall retain the services of a third-party administrator with expertise in developing, implementing and administering residential lending programs, including credit evaluation, to provide financing for improvement projects by property owners, loan servicing and program administration. The third-party administrator shall, in conjunction with the electric distribution companies and gas companies, develop the program. On and after December 29, 2015, said program shall be amended to provide such residential lending to residential retail end use customers who seek to purchase either an underground or above ground propane fuel tank, including, but not limited to, a propane fuel tank that the residential retail end use customer leases.

(3) The third-party administrator shall be responsible for extending loans and administering the residential furnace or boiler replacement and propane fuel tank purchase program to assist residential retail end use customers in funding heating furnace or boiler equipment replacements and propane fuel tank purchases that meet all of the program requirements. (A) For heating furnace or boiler equipment replacements, the program requirements shall include, but not be limited to, (i) the total projected direct cost savings to the eligible residential retail end use customer resulting from the heating furnace or boiler replacement, calculated on an annual basis commencing from the month that the replacement furnace or boiler is projected to be in service, shall be greater than the total cost of the replacement funds over the term of the program in order to qualify for the program, (ii) the eligible customer shall pay a contribution of not less than ten per cent of the total cost of the replacement or conversion of the heating furnace or boiler and any additional amounts that are required in order to meet the program requirements, (iii) eligible customers shall have six consecutive months of timely utility payments and shall not have any past due balance owed to any electric distribution company or gas company, (iv) the term of the repayment of the replacement funds shall be the lesser of (I) the simple payback period of the replacement funds plus two years, or (II) ten years, and (v) the replacement furnace or boiler shall meet or exceed federal Energy Star standards. (B) For propane fuel tank purchases, the program requirements shall include, but not be limited to, (i) eligible customers shall have six consecutive months of timely utility payments and shall not have any past due balance owed to any electric distribution company, propane seller or gas company, (ii) the term of the repayment of the replacement funds shall be not longer than ten years, and (iii) the loan recipient shall have such propane tank inspected on an annual basis and forward a certificate of inspection to the third-party administrator. In the event that such propane tank is found to need repair as a result of such inspection, any person performing such inspection shall inform the homeowner and the applicable local fire marshal. If the requisite repair is not made in a timely fashion or as otherwise recommended or ordered by the local fire marshal, said fire marshal shall render such propane tank inoperable. Eligible residential retail end use customers may apply to the third-party administrator for participation in the program. The third-party administrator shall screen each applicant to ensure that the applicant meets the eligibility requirements and such program requirements prior to accepting the customer into the program. The third-party administrator shall create awareness of the propane fuel tank purchase provisions of the program by the general public and, in particular, by residential propane purchasers.

(4) Program participants shall repay the furnace or boiler replacement and propane fuel tank purchase funds through a monthly charge on the customer's residential electric or gas utility bill, provided heating fuel customers shall be able to repay such replacement and propane fuel tank purchase funds through a monthly charge on such customer's electric or gas utility bill. Furnace or boiler replacement and propane fuel tank purchase funds provided shall be reflected on the residential retail end use customer's electric service or gas account, as applicable, for the premises on which the replacement heating furnace or boiler equipment or propane fuel tank is located. If the premises are sold, the amount of replacement or propane fuel tank purchase funds remaining to be repaid shall be transferred to subsequent service account holders at such premises, who may become program participants for purposes of the repayment obligation, unless the seller and buyer agree that the loan will not be transferred.

(5) Furnace or boiler replacement and propane fuel tank purchase funds shall be recovered through the systems benefits charge of the respective electric distribution company where the heating furnace or boiler equipment or propane tank is located. Any program costs incurred by the third-party administrator or the propane or gas company and funds not repaid by customers who default on their repayment obligations and other costs associated with the program or customers' failure to repay replacement or propane fuel tank purchase funds to the third-party administrator shall be recovered through the systems benefits charge. All administrative and capital carrying costs of the electric distribution companies associated with the program shall be recovered by the companies through a reconciling component, such as the systems benefits charge as approved by the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority.

(6) On or before January 1, 2016, and on or before January 1, 2018, the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection and the Energy Conservation Management Board shall engage an independent third party to evaluate and submit a report, in accordance with section 11-4a , to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to energy and finance, revenue and bonding on the status of the program. Such report shall also include an evaluation of the program developed pursuant to section 16a-40m . The report shall include, but not be limited to, for each program, a review of (A) cost effectiveness of the program, (B) number of customers served and potential for growth, (C) the customer classes served, and (D) the fuel type of the financed equipment.

(7) The third-party administrator shall be entitled to take all available legal action as may be necessary to secure the furnace or boiler replacement and propane fuel tank purchase funds and repayment of the funds, including, but not limited to, attaching liens and requiring filings to be made on applicable land records or as otherwise necessary or required.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-50o — Connecticut Code / Title 16 / Chapter 277a / Section 16-50o
Sec. 16-50o. Record of hearing. Rights of parties. Administrative notice re electromagnetic fields.
Status: in_force

(b) For an application on a facility described in subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of section 16-50i , the council shall administratively notice completed and ongoing scientific and medical research on electromagnetic fields.

(c) The applicant shall submit into the record the full text of the terms of any agreement, and a statement of any consideration therefor, if not contained in such agreement, entered into by the applicant and any party to the certification proceeding, or any third party, in connection with the construction or operation of the facility. This provision shall not require the public disclosure of proprietary information or trade secrets.

(d) A copy of the record shall be available at all reasonable times for examination by the public without cost at the principal office of the council. A copy of the transcript of testimony at the hearing shall be filed at an appropriate public office, as determined by the council, in each county in which the facility or any part thereof is proposed to be located.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-330d — Connecticut Code / Title 16 / Chapter 289 / Section 16-330d
Sec. 16-330d. Federal funding opportunities for broadband Internet access service deployment. Notification.
Status: in_force

(b) Not later than ninety days after each such opportunity is listed, each broadband Internet access service provider shall notify the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, in a form and manner prescribed by the department, to the extent permittable under applicable federal law, rules or guidelines, whether such provider applied or intends to apply for such opportunity.

(1) If such provider applied or intends to apply for such opportunity, such provider shall notify the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, in a form and manner prescribed by the department, of the municipalities where broadband deployment would be facilitated. Each broadband Internet access service provider that applies for such funding shall, to the extent permittable under federal law, rules or guidelines, provide the department with a copy of the application. Any application provided by such provider pursuant to this subparagraph shall be deemed a trade secret and exempt from public disclosure pursuant to section 1-210 .

(2) If such provider did not apply or does not intend to apply for such opportunity, such provider shall notify the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, in a form and manner prescribed by the department, of the reasons for such determination to the extent permittable under applicable federal law, rules or guidelines.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16a-37u — Connecticut Code / Title 16a / Chapter 298 / Section 16a-37u
Sec. 16a-37u. Planning and managing energy use in state-owned and leased buildings. Reduction in energy consumption. Connection of state-owned and leased buildings to district heating and cooling systems.
Status: in_force

(b) On or before July 1, 2012, the commissioner, in consultation with the Department of Administrative Services, shall develop a plan to reduce energy use in buildings owned or leased by the state by January 1, 2013, by at least ten per cent from its current consumption and by January 1, 2018, by an additional ten per cent. Such plan shall include, but not be limited to, (1) assessing current energy consumption for all fuels used in state-owned buildings, (2) identifying not less than one hundred such buildings with the highest aggregate energy costs in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2011, (3) establishing targets for conducting energy audits of such buildings, and (4) determining which energy efficiency measures are most cost-effective for such buildings. Such plan shall provide for the financing of such measures through the use of energy-savings performance contracting, pursuant to subsection (c) of this section, bonding or other means.

(c) Any state agency or municipality may enter into an energy-savings performance contract, as defined in section 16a-37x , with a qualified energy service provider, as defined in said section 16a-37x , to produce utility cost savings, as defined in said section 16a-37x , or operation and maintenance cost savings, as defined in said section 16a-37x . Any energy-savings measure, as defined in said section 16a-37x , implemented under such contracts shall comply with state building code and local building requirements. Any state agency or municipality may implement other capital improvements in conjunction with an energy-savings performance contract as long as the measures that are being implemented to achieve utility and operation and maintenance cost savings and other capital improvements are in the aggregate cost effective over the term of the contract.

(d) On or before January 1, 2013, and annually thereafter, the commissioner shall report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a , on the status of its implementation of the plan and provide recommendations regarding energy use in state buildings to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to energy. Any such report may be submitted electronically.

(e) Not later than January fifth, annually, the commissioner shall submit a report to the Governor and the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to energy planning and activities. The report shall (1) indicate the total number of energy audits and technical assistance audits of state-owned and leased buildings, (2) summarize the status of the energy conservation measures recommended by such audits, (3) summarize all energy conservation measures implemented during the preceding twelve months in state-owned and leased buildings which have not had such audits, (4) analyze the availability and allocation of funds to implement the measures recommended under subdivision (2) of this subsection, (5) list each budgeted agency, as defined in section 4-69 , which occupies a state-owned or leased building and has not cooperated with the Commissioner of Administrative Services and the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection in conducting energy and technical assistance audits of such building and implementing operational and maintenance improvements recommended by such audits and any other energy conservation measures required for such building by the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection, in consultation with the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, (6) summarize all life-cycle cost analyses during the preceding twelve months, and summarize agency compliance with the life-cycle cost analyses, and (7) identify any state laws, regulations or procedures that impede innovative energy conservation and load management projects in state buildings. Any such report may be submitted electronically.

(f) The commissioner, in conjunction with the Department of Administrative Services, shall as soon as practicable and where cost-effective connect all state-owned buildings to a district heating and cooling system, where such heating and cooling system currently exists or where one is proposed. The commissioner, in conjunction with the Department of Administrative Services, shall prepare an annual report with the results of the progress in connecting state-owned buildings to such a heating and cooling system, the cost of such connection and any projected energy savings achieved through any such connection. The commissioner shall submit the report to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to energy on or before January 1, 1993, and January first annually thereafter.

(g) The commissioner shall require each state agency to maximize its use of public service companies' energy conservation and load management programs and to provide sites in its facilities for demonstration projects of highly energy efficient equipment, provided no such demonstration project impairs the functioning of the facility.

(h) The commissioner, in consultation with the Department of Administrative Services, shall establish energy efficiency standards for building space leased by the state on or after January 1, 2013.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16a-11 — Connecticut Code / Title 16a / Chapter 295 / Section 16a-11
Sec. 16a-11. Governor's proclamation of energy emergency. Order implementing plan. Review and disapproval. Termination.
Status: in_force

(b) Any proclamation may be disapproved by the joint legislative committee established under section 16a-10 at a meeting which shall be held within seventy-two hours after the filing of such proclamation in the office of the Secretary of the State. Such disapproval shall be by a majority vote, provided at least one of the minority leaders shall vote for such disapproval. Notwithstanding such disapproval, such proclamation and any order pursuant to this section shall be valid and effective from the time the Governor files such proclamation until such time as said committee files its disapproval in the office of the Secretary of the State. Any proclamation not disapproved shall remain in effect until the Governor proclaims the end of the energy emergency or until three hundred days after the date of the proclamation of the energy emergency. The joint legislative committee shall meet to review the proclamation of an energy emergency every sixty days until such emergency ends and may disapprove such proclamation by a simple majority vote. Any order or designation shall remain in effect until termination by further order by the Governor, which termination shall become effective upon filing such order in the office of the Secretary of the State. Such order shall be published in full at least once in a newspaper having general circulation in each county, provided failure to publish shall not impair the validity of such order.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16a-3i — Connecticut Code / Title 16a / Chapter 295 / Section 16a-3i
Sec. 16a-3i. Determination of adequacy of Class I renewable energy sources. Solicitation re Class I renewable energy sources. Use of large-scale hydropower in renewable portfolio standards.
Status: in_force

(b) In the event there is a presumption of insufficient supply of Class I renewable energy sources pursuant to subsection (a) of this section for the calendar year the alternative compliance payments are made, the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection may determine whether such payments resulted from a material shortage of Class I renewable energy sources. In making this determination, the commissioner shall consider whether such payments resulted from intentional or negligent action by an electric supplier or electric distribution company not to purchase renewable energy credits available in the New England Power Pool Generation Information System market.

(c) In the event there is such a presumption pursuant to subsection (a) of this section and the commissioner finds that the alternative compliance payments were due to a material shortage of Class I renewable energy sources pursuant to subsection (b) of this section, the commissioner shall determine the adequacy, or potential adequacy, of Class I renewable energy sources to meet the succeeding years' renewable portfolio standard. In making this determination, the commissioner may consider (1) future cost and availability of certificates issued by the New England Power Pool Generation Information System based on the status of projects under development in the region, (2) future requirements of certificates issued by the New England Power Pool Generation Information System in other states, and (3) the projected compliance costs of Class I renewable energy sources.

(d) In the event there is such a presumption pursuant to subsection (a) of this section and the commissioner finds a material shortage of Class I renewable energy sources pursuant to subsection (b) of this section, and in addition to determining the adequacy pursuant to subsection (c) of this section, the commissioner shall, in consultation with the procurement manager identified in subsection (l) of section 16-2 , the Office of Consumer Counsel and the Attorney General, solicit proposals from providers of Class I renewable energy sources, as defined in section 16-1 , operational as of the date that such solicitation is issued. If the commissioner, in consultation with the procurement manager identified in subsection (l) of section 16-2 , finds such proposals to be in the interest of ratepayers including, but not limited to, the delivered price of such sources, and consistent with the requirements to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in accordance with section 22a-200a , and in accordance with the policy goals outlined in the Comprehensive Energy Strategy, adopted pursuant to section 16a-3d , the commissioner, in consultation with the procurement manager identified in subsection (l) of section 16-2 , may select proposals from such sources to meet up to the amount necessary to ensure an adequate incremental supply of Class I renewable energy sources to rectify any projected shortage of Class I renewable energy supply identified pursuant to subsection (c) of this section. The commissioner shall direct the electric distribution companies to enter into power purchase agreements for energy, capacity and environmental attributes, or any combination thereof, from such selected proposals for periods of not more than ten years. Certificates issued by the New England Power Pool Generation Information System for any Class I renewable energy sources procured under this section shall be sold in the New England Power Pool Generation Information System renewable energy credit market to be used by any electric supplier or electric distribution company to meet the requirements of section 16-245a . Any such agreement shall be subject to review and approval by the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority, which review shall commence upon the filing of the signed power purchase agreement with the authority. The authority shall issue a decision on such agreement not later than thirty days after such filing. In the event the authority does not issue a decision within thirty days after such agreement is filed with the authority, the agreement shall be deemed approved. The net costs of any such agreement, including costs incurred by the electric distribution companies under the agreement and reasonable costs incurred by the electric distribution companies in connection with the agreement, shall be recovered through a fully reconciling component of electric rates for all customers of electric distribution companies.

(e) Notwithstanding subdivision (1) of subsection (b) of section 16-245a , in the event that (1) for any calendar year commencing on or after January 1, 2014, there is such a presumption pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, (2) the commissioner finds material shortage of Class I renewable energy sources pursuant to subsection (b) of this section, (3) there is a determination of inadequacy pursuant to subsection (c) of this section, and (4) any contracts for Class I renewable energy sources approved by the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority pursuant to subsection (d) of this section yield an amount of Class I renewable energy sources that is insufficient to rectify any projected shortage pursuant to subsection (c) of this section, then commencing on or after October 1, 2023, the commissioner may allow not more than two and one-half percentage points of the Class I renewable portfolio standards established pursuant to section 16-245a effective for the succeeding and subsequent calendar years to be satisfied by large-scale hydropower procured pursuant to section 16a-3g . The requirements applicable to electric suppliers and electric distribution companies pursuant to section 16-245a shall consequently be reduced by not more than two and one-half percentage points in proportion to the commissioner's action, provided (A) the commissioner shall not allow a total of more than five percentage points of the Class I renewable portfolio standard to be met by large-scale hydropower on and after October 1, 2023, and (B) no such large-scale hydropower shall be eligible to trade in the New England Power Pool Generation Information System renewable energy credit market.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16a-22c — Connecticut Code / Title 16a / Chapter 296 / Section 16a-22c
Sec. 16a-22c. Registration of petroleum product dealers. Definitions. Regulations.
Status: in_force

(1) “Company” means any corporation, partnership, proprietorship or any other business, firm or commercial entity;

(2) “Petroleum products” means middle distillate, residual fuel oil, liquefied petroleum gas, motor gasoline, aviation gasoline or aviation turbine fuel, as defined in regulations which the commissioner shall adopt in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54. Notwithstanding any provision of this subdivision to the contrary, “petroleum products” shall not include gasoline other than aviation gasoline, which is sold at retail in accordance with the provisions of chapter 250;

(3) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection, or the commissioner's designee.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16a-40g — Connecticut Code / Title 16a / Chapter 298 / Section 16a-40g
Sec. 16a-40g. Commercial sustainable energy program.
Status: in_force

(1) “Zero-emission vehicle” has the same meaning as provided in section 4a-67d ;

(2) “Resilience” has the same meaning as provided in section 16-244aa ;

(3) “Energy improvements” means (A) participation in a district heating and cooling system by qualifying commercial real property, (B) participation in a microgrid, as defined in section 16-243y , including any related infrastructure for such microgrid, by qualifying commercial real property, provided such microgrid and any related infrastructure incorporate clean energy, as defined in section 16-245n , (C) any improvement, renovation or retrofitting of qualifying commercial real property to reduce energy consumption or improve energy efficiency, (D) installation of a renewable energy system to service qualifying commercial real property, (E) installation of a solar thermal or geothermal system to service qualifying commercial real property, (F) installation of refueling infrastructure for zero-emission vehicles to a qualifying commercial real property, or (G) installation of resilience improvements to a qualifying commercial real property, provided such renovation, retrofit or installation described in subparagraphs (C) to (G), inclusive, of this subdivision is permanently fixed to such qualifying commercial real property;

(4) “District heating and cooling system” means a local system consisting of a pipeline or network providing hot water, chilled water or steam from one or more sources to multiple buildings;

(5) “Qualifying commercial real property” means any commercial or industrial property, regardless of ownership, that meets the qualifications established for the commercial sustainable energy program;

(6) “Commercial or industrial property” means any real property other than a residential dwelling containing less than five dwelling units;

(7) “Benefited property owner” means an owner of qualifying commercial real property who desires to install energy improvements and provides free and willing consent to the benefit assessment against the qualifying commercial real property;

(8) “Commercial sustainable energy program” means a program that facilitates energy improvements and utilizes the benefit assessments authorized by this section as security for the financing of the energy improvements;

(9) “Municipality” means a municipality, as defined in section 7-369 ;

(10) “Benefit assessment” means the assessment authorized by this section;

(11) “Participating municipality” means a municipality that has entered into a written agreement, as approved by its legislative body, with the bank pursuant to which the municipality has agreed to assess, collect, remit and assign, benefit assessments to the bank in return for energy improvements for benefited property owners within such municipality and costs reasonably incurred in performing such duties;

(12) “Bank” means the Connecticut Green Bank; and

(13) “Third-party capital provider” means an entity, other than the bank, that provides financing, leases or power purchase agreements directly to benefited property owners for energy improvements.

(b) (1) The bank shall establish a commercial sustainable energy program in the state, and in furtherance thereof, is authorized to make appropriations for and issue bonds, notes or other obligations for the purpose of financing, (A) energy improvements; (B) related energy audits; (C) renewable energy system feasibility studies; and (D) verification reports of the installation and effectiveness of such improvements. The bonds, notes or other obligations shall be issued in accordance with legislation authorizing the bank to issue bonds, notes or other obligations generally. Such bonds, notes or other obligations may be secured as to both principal and interest by a pledge of revenues to be derived from the commercial sustainable energy program, including revenues from benefit assessments on qualifying commercial real property, as authorized in this section.

(2) When the bank has made appropriations for energy improvements for qualifying commercial real property or other costs of the commercial sustainable energy program, including interest costs and other costs related to the issuance of bonds, notes or other obligations to finance the appropriation, the bank may require the participating municipality in which the qualifying commercial real property is located to levy a benefit assessment against the qualifying commercial real property especially benefited thereby.

(3) The bank (A) shall develop program guidelines governing the terms and conditions under which state and third-party capital provider financing may be made available to the commercial sustainable energy program, including, in consultation with representatives from the banking industry, municipalities and property owners, developing the parameters for consent by existing mortgage holders and may serve as an aggregating entity for the purpose of securing state or private third-party capital provider financing for energy improvements pursuant to this section, (B) shall establish the position of commercial sustainable energy program liaison within the bank, (C) may establish a loan loss reserve or other credit enhancement program for qualifying commercial real property, (D) may use the services of one or more private, public or quasi-public third-party administrators to administer, provide support or obtain financing for the commercial sustainable energy program, (E) shall adopt standards to determine whether the combined projected energy cost savings and other associated savings of the energy improvements over the useful life of such improvements exceed the costs of such improvements, except that such standards shall not apply to the installation of refueling infrastructure for zero-emission vehicles, resilience improvements adopted under this section or expansions or upgrades to an existing renewable energy system, and (F) may encourage third-party capital providers to provide financing, leases and power purchase agreements directly to benefited property owners in lieu of or in addition to the bank providing such loans.

(4) The bank shall consult with the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection and the Connecticut Institute for Resilience and Climate Adaptation to develop program eligibility criteria for financing of resilience improvements, consistent with state environmental resource protection and community resilience goals.

(c) Before establishing a commercial sustainable energy program under this section, the bank shall provide notice to the electric distribution company, as defined in section 16-1 , that services the participating municipality.

(d) If a benefited property owner requests financing from the bank or a third-party capital provider for energy improvements under this section, the bank shall:

(1) Require performance of an energy audit, renewable energy system feasibility analysis, or resilience study on the qualifying commercial real property that assesses the expected energy or resilience cost savings of the energy or resilience improvements over the useful life of such improvements before approving such financing;

(2) If financing is approved, either by the bank or the third-party capital provider, require the participating municipality to levy a benefit assessment on the qualifying commercial real property with the property owner in a principal amount sufficient to pay the costs of the energy improvements and any associated costs the bank or the third-party capital provider determines will benefit the qualifying commercial real property;

(3) Impose requirements and criteria to ensure that the proposed energy improvements are consistent with the purpose of the commercial sustainable energy program;

(4) Impose requirements and conditions on the financing to ensure timely repayment, including, but not limited to, procedures for placing a benefit assessment lien on a property as security for the repayment of the benefit assessment; and

(5) Require that the property owner provide written notice, not less than thirty days prior to the recording of any benefit assessment lien securing a benefit assessment for energy improvements for such property, to any existing mortgage holder of such property, of the property owner's intent to finance such energy improvements pursuant to this section.

(e) (1) The bank or the third-party capital provider may enter into a financing agreement with the property owner of qualifying commercial real property. After such agreement is entered into, and upon notice from the bank, the participating municipality shall (A) place a caveat on the land records indicating that a benefit assessment and a benefit assessment lien are anticipated upon completion of energy improvements for such property, or (B) at the direction of the bank, levy the benefit assessment and file a benefit assessment lien on the land records based on the estimated costs of the energy improvements prior to the completion or upon the completion of such improvements.

(2) The bank or the third-party capital provider shall disclose to the property owner the costs and risks associated with participating in the commercial sustainable energy program established by this section, including risks related to the failure of the property owner to pay the benefit assessment. The bank or the third-party capital provider shall disclose to the property owner the effective interest rate of the benefit assessment, including fees charged by the bank or the third-party capital provider to administer the program, and the risks associated with variable interest rate financing. The bank or the third-party capital provider shall notify the property owner that such owner may rescind any financing agreement entered into pursuant to this section not later than three business days after such agreement.

(f) The bank or the third-party capital provider shall set a fixed or variable rate of interest for the repayment of the benefit assessment amount at the time the benefit assessment is made. Such interest rate, as may be supplemented with state or federal funding as may become available, shall be sufficient to pay the bank's financing and administrative costs of the commercial sustainable energy program, including delinquencies.

(g) Benefit assessments levied and filed pursuant to this section and the interest, fees and any penalties thereon shall constitute a lien against the qualifying commercial real property on which they are made until they are paid. Such benefit assessment lien, shall be paid in installments and each installment payment shall be collected in the same manner as the property taxes of the participating municipality on real property, including, in the event of default or delinquency, with respect to any penalties, fees and remedies. Each such benefit assessment lien may be recorded and released in the manner provided for property tax liens and shall take precedence over all other liens or encumbrances except a lien for taxes of the municipality on real property, which lien for taxes shall have priority over such benefit assessment lien, and provided that the precedence of such benefit assessment lien over any lien held by an existing mortgage holder shall be subject to the written consent of such existing mortgage holder. To the extent any benefit assessment lien installment is not paid when due, the benefit assessment lien may be foreclosed to the extent of any unpaid installment payments due and owing and any penalties, interest and fees related thereto. In the event a benefit assessment lien is foreclosed or a lien for taxes of the municipality on real property is foreclosed or enforced by levy and sale in accordance with chapter 204, the benefit assessment lien shall be extinguished solely with regard to any installments that were due and owing on the date of the judgment of such foreclosure or levy and sale and the benefit assessment lien shall otherwise survive such judgment or levy and sale to the extent of any unpaid installment payments of the benefit assessment secured by such benefit assessment lien that are due after the date of such judgment or levy and sale.

(h) Any participating municipality may assign to the bank any and all benefit assessment liens filed by the participating municipality, as provided in the written agreement between the participating municipality and the bank. The bank may sell or assign, for consideration, any and all benefit assessment liens received from the participating municipality. The consideration received by the bank shall be negotiated between the bank and the assignee. The assignee or assignees of such benefit assessment liens shall have and possess the same powers and rights at law or in equity as the bank and the participating municipality and its tax collector would have had if the benefit assessment lien had not been assigned with regard to the precedence and priority of such benefit assessment lien, the accrual of interest and the fees and expenses of collection. The assignee shall have the same rights to enforce such benefit assessment liens as any private party holding a lien on real property, including, but not limited to, foreclosure and a suit on the debt. Costs and reasonable attorneys' fees incurred by the assignee as a result of any foreclosure action or other legal proceeding brought pursuant to this section and directly related to the proceeding shall be taxed in any such proceeding against each person having title to any property subject to the proceedings. Such costs and fees may be collected by the assignee at any time after demand for payment has been made by the assignee.

See Sec. 7-121n re municipal sustainable energy program.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-245d — Connecticut Code / Title 16 / Chapter 283 / Section 16-245d
Sec. 16-245d. Billing of electric service. Standard format. Contents. Bill inserts and mailings. Electronic bill payment confirmation.
Status: in_force

(2) On or before July 1, 2014, the authority shall initiate a docket to redesign (A) the standard billing format for residential customers implemented pursuant to subdivision (1) of this subsection to better enable such residential customers to compare pricing policies and charges among electric suppliers, and (B) the account summary page of a residential customer located on the electric distribution company's Internet web site. The authority shall issue a final decision on such docket not later than six months after its initiation. Such final decision shall include the placement of the following items on the first page of each bill for each residential customer receiving electric generation service from an electric supplier: (i) The electric generation service rate; (ii) the term and expiration date of such rate; (iii) any change to such rate effective for the next billing cycle; (iv) the cancellation fee, if applicable, provided there is such a change; (v) notification that such rate is variable, if applicable; (vi) the standard service rate; (vii) the term and expiration date of the standard service rate; (viii) the dollar amount that would have been billed for the electric generation services component had the customer been receiving standard service; and (ix) an electronic link or Internet web site address to the rate board Internet web site described in section 16-244d and the toll-free telephone number and other information necessary to enable the customer to obtain standard service. Such final decision shall also include the feasibility of (I) an electric distribution company transferring a residential customer receiving electric generation service from an electric supplier to a different electric supplier in a timely manner and ensuring that the electric distribution company and the relevant electric suppliers provide timely information to each other to facilitate such transfer, and (II) allowing residential customers to choose how to receive information related to bill notices, including United States mail, electronic mail, text message, an application on a cellular telephone or a third-party notification service approved by the authority. On or before July 1, 2020, and every five years thereafter, the authority shall reopen such docket to ensure the standard billing format and Internet web site for a customer's account summary remains a useful tool for customers to compare pricing policies and charges among electric suppliers.

(3) Not later than August 1, 2023, each electric distribution company shall use a total of four categories as part of the standard billing format for all residential customers, one of which shall relate to charges for generation of electricity, one of which shall relate to charges for local distribution of electricity, one of which shall relate to charges for transmission of electricity, and one of which shall relate to system benefits and the subset of federally mandated congesting charges approved by the authority pursuant to any provision of the general statutes, public act or special act. The authority shall require that each electric distribution company's standard billing format for residential customers identify each charge and the corresponding category in accordance with the authority's determinations. The authority, in a docket reopened pursuant to subdivision (2) of this subsection, may modify the categories described in this subdivision if the authority finds that such modification improves customer understanding of the components of the electric bill or customer understanding of what costs are causing increases to the total amount of a customer's bill.

(4) An electric supplier that chooses to provide billing and collection services shall, in accordance with the billing format developed by the authority, include the following information in each customer's bill: (A) The total amount owed by the customer, which shall be itemized to show (i) the electric generation services component and any additional charges imposed by the electric supplier, and (ii) federally mandated congestion charges applicable to the generation services; (B) any unpaid amounts from previous bills, which shall be listed separately from current charges; (C) the rate and usage for the current month and each of the previous twelve months in bar graph form or other visual format; (D) the payment due date; (E) the interest rate applicable to any unpaid amount; (F) the toll-free telephone number of the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority for questions or complaints; and (G) the toll-free telephone number and address of the electric supplier. On or before October 1, 2013, the authority shall conduct a review of the costs and benefits of suppliers billing for all components of electric service, and report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a , to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to energy regarding the results of such review. Any such report may be submitted electronically.

(5) An electric distribution company shall, in accordance with the billing format developed by the authority, include the following information in each customer's bill: (A) The total amount owed by the customer, which shall be itemized using the categories described in subdivision (3) of this subsection; (B) any unpaid amounts from previous bills which shall be listed separately from current charges; (C) except for customers subject to a demand charge, the rate and usage for the current month and each of the previous twelve months in the form of a bar graph or other visual form; (D) the payment due date; (E) the interest rate applicable to any unpaid amount; (F) the toll-free telephone number of the electric distribution company to report power losses; (G) the toll-free telephone number of the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority for questions or complaints; and (H) if a customer has a demand of five hundred kilowatts or less during the preceding twelve months, a statement about the availability of information concerning electric suppliers pursuant to section 16-245p .

(6) The chairperson of the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority shall conduct a study that analyzes the components of the delivery portion of the electric bill for customers of each electric distribution company. Such study shall consider what additional informational items should be available to customers on a state-run Internet web site, on an Internet web site of an electric distribution company or at other locations that aim to increase transparency concerning the costs and benefits of programs funded through certain charges on a customer's electric bill. Such study may include recommendations for a detailed plan aimed at educating customers regarding how to access programs funded through such charges. Not later than January 15, 2025, the chairperson shall submit a report to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to energy, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a , that contains the chairperson's analysis and recommendations.

(b) An electric distribution company that provides billing services for an electric supplier shall be entitled to recover from the electric supplier all reasonable transaction costs to provide such billing services as well as a reasonable rate of return, in accordance with the principles in subsection (a) of section 16-19e .

(c) From June 3, 2014, and until one year after June 3, 2014, inclusive, each electric distribution company shall, on a quarterly basis, include the following items in a bill insert to each residential customer who obtains standard service or electric generation service from an electric supplier: (1) The standard service rate; (2) the term and expiration date of such rate; (3) any change to the standard service rate not later than forty-five days before the standard service rate is effective; and (4) before any reference to the term “standard service”, the name of the electric distribution company.

(d) From June 3, 2014, and until one year after June 3, 2014, inclusive, each electric supplier shall, on a quarterly basis, include the following items in a mailing to each residential customer receiving electric generation service from such supplier: (1) The electric generation service rate; (2) the term and expiration date of such rate; (3) any change to such rate effective for the next billing cycle; (4) the cancellation fee, if applicable, provided there is such a change; (5) notification that such rate is variable, if applicable; (6) the standard service rate; (7) the term and expiration date of the standard service rate; and (8) the dollar amount that would have been billed for the electric generation services component had the customer been receiving standard service.

(e) On and after July 1, 2015, if a residential customer is enrolled in automatic electronic bill payments and does not receive a bill through United States mail, an electric distribution company shall send such customer a link to such customer's bill in electronic mail with confirmation of bill payment.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-343 — Connecticut Code / Title 16 / Chapter 292 / Section 16-343
Sec. 16-343. Connecticut-New York Railroad Passenger Transportation Compact.
Status: in_force

ARTICLE I

For the purpose of continuing and improving the railroad passenger service of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad (and its successors) between the city of New Haven in the state of Connecticut and the city of New York in the state of New York, including branch lines which are tributary to the main line of that railroad; Metropolitan Transportation Authority, a governmental corporation of the state of New York, and Connecticut Department of Transportation, an agency of the state of Connecticut, acting individually, but in cooperation with each other, or as coventurers where they deem it advisable and practical, are hereby authorized to do the following where permissible under the enabling laws of their respective states:

(a) To acquire through eminent domain proceedings, or by gift, purchase, lease or otherwise, the ownership interest in or the right to the use of all those assets of the said railroad (or of any successor in interest to such assets), be they real property, personal property or a combination of the two (including rights arising out of contract, franchise or otherwise), which are or may reasonably be expected to become necessary, convenient or desirable for the continuation or improvement of such service;

(b) To repair and rehabilitate such assets, or to acquire by gift, purchase, lease or otherwise, such new or additional assets and rights as they deem necessary, convenient or desirable for such continuation or improvement;

(c) To dispose of any such assets, new and additional assets and rights, or of the right to the use of the same, by conveyance, lease or otherwise (including, without limitation, the grant of trackage rights) when and to the extent that they are not needed for such service by the said agencies; and to abandon or discontinue portions of such service when advisable; and/or

(d) To operate such service, or to contract for the operation of the whole or any part of such service by others.

To accomplish the foregoing objectives, the said agencies are authorized, individually and jointly, to apply for aid, federal, state or local, to supplement those funds appropriated or otherwise made available to them under the laws of the party states.

ARTICLE II

The provisions of this compact shall be construed liberally to effectuate the purposes thereof. Amendments and supplements to this compact to implement the purposes thereof may be adopted by concurrent legislation of the party states.

ARTICLE III

This compact shall be of no force and effect unless and until the Congress of the United States of America, on or before December thirty-first, nineteen hundred sixty-nine, has consented thereto.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-331gg — Connecticut Code / Title 16 / Chapter 289 / Section 16-331gg
Sec. 16-331gg. Funds for development of town-specific education and government community access programming. Distribution of funds. Report re disbursement of funds.
Status: in_force

(b) A community antenna television advisory council that receives funds pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall distribute said funds in their entirety to a town organization, authority, body or official in the service territory of a third-party nonprofit community access provider serving six municipalities, one of which has a population of more than one hundred thirty thousand, to support the development of production and programming capabilities for town-specific education and government public access programming, pursuant to grant procedures and processes established by said council.

(c) Any community antenna television advisory council that receives funds pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall report annually to the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority all completed or planned disbursements of funds and certify that said funds were spent in their entirety and used for the public good in the creation of town-specific education and government public access programming for at least one of the towns in its service territory.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-19gg — Connecticut Code / Title 16 / Chapter 277 / Section 16-19gg
Sec. 16-19gg. Factors to be considered during a rate proceeding.
Status: in_force

(b) During each proceeding on a rate amendment under section 16-19 proposed by an electric distribution company, gas company or water company, the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority shall consider the following factors in determining a reasonable rate of return: (1) Macroeconomic conditions at the time the rate amendment is pending before the authority; (2) the company's compliance with state law, regulations and the decisions and policies of the authority and the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection; (3) the burden of the public service company's costs on residential ratepayers, measured as a percentage of household income, under the current and proposed rate; (4) trends in the company's accrual of bad debt; (5) the rate impact on all residential and nonresidential customers; and (6) any other issue deemed relevant by the authority.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-19tt — Connecticut Code / Title 16 / Chapter 277 / Section 16-19tt
Sec. 16-19tt. Gas and electric distribution companies' distribution revenue decoupling.
Status: in_force

(b) In any rate case initiated on or after October 1, 2023, or in a pending rate case for which a final decision has not been issued prior to October 1, 2023, the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority shall order the state's gas and electric distribution companies to decouple distribution revenues from the volume of natural gas and electricity sales. The authority shall have the discretion to determine the decoupling mechanism and methodology used in decoupling orders made pursuant to this subsection, subject to the principles set forth in subsection (m) of section 16-2 . In making such determination, the authority shall consider factors, including, but not limited to, (1) whether the decoupling mechanism and methodology is in the best interest of ratepayers, (2) whether such mechanism and methodology adequately accounts for distribution system service outages, and (3) whether such mechanism and methodology adequately addresses the disincentive for utilities to engage in conservation and energy efficiency measures.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-244aa — Connecticut Code / Title 16 / Chapter 283 / Section 16-244aa
Sec. 16-244aa. Performance-based regulation of electric distribution companies.
Status: in_force

(2) “Resilience” means the ability to prepare for and adapt to changing conditions and withstand and recover rapidly from deliberate attacks, accidents or naturally occurring threats or incidents, including, but not limited to, threats or incidents associated with the impacts of climate change.

(b) Not later than June 1, 2021, the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority shall initiate a proceeding to investigate, develop and adopt a framework for implementing performance-based regulation of each electric distribution company. Such framework adopted by the authority shall: (1) Establish standards and metrics for measuring such electric distribution company's performance of objectives that are in the interest of ratepayers or benefit the public, which may include, but not be limited to, safety, reliability, emergency response, cost efficiency, affordability, equity, customer satisfaction, municipal engagement, resilience and advancing the state's environmental and policy goals, including, but not limited to, those goals established in section 22a-200a , in the Integrated Resources Plan approved pursuant to section 16a-3a and in the Comprehensive Energy Strategy prepared pursuant to section 16a-3d ; (2) identify the manner, including the timeframe and extent, in which such standards and metrics shall be used to apply the principles and guidelines set forth in section 16-19e and to determine the relative adequacy of the company's service and the reasonableness and adequacy of rates proposed and considered pursuant to section 16-19a ; and (3) identify specific mechanisms to be implemented to align utility performance with the standards and metrics adopted pursuant to this section and subsection (b) of section 16-19a , including, but not limited to, reviewing the effectiveness of the electric distribution company's revenue decoupling mechanism. The authority may also initiate a proceeding to investigate, develop and adopt a framework for implementation of performance-based regulation for gas and water companies, as defined by section 16-1 , consistent with the requirements and provisions of this section.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16a-47b — Connecticut Code / Title 16a / Chapter 298 / Section 16a-47b
Sec. 16a-47b. Real-time energy reports.
Status: in_force

(b) The authority may obtain the information needed to develop the real-time energy reports established pursuant to subsection (a) of this section from the regional independent system operator and the state's electric distribution companies.