Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-331dd — Connecticut Code / Title 16 / Chapter 289 / Section 16-331dd
Sec. 16-331dd. Municipal electric utilities' eligibility to be a certified competitive video service provider.
Status: in_force

(b) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, any regulation or any decision of the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority, any municipal electric utility, including its affiliate or subsidiary, may apply to the authority to become a certified competitive video service provider for all purposes, outside of its existing community antenna television company franchise area as of July 1, 2007, if applicable, pursuant to section 16-331e , regardless of the technology or technologies used to provide video programming. Such certificate, if granted, shall not limit the services in addition to video programming that said certified competitive video service provider may offer subscribers within its service area footprint. The requirements of sections 16-331 to 16-333p , inclusive, and of any regulations adopted pursuant to said sections shall not apply unless specifically made applicable to certified competitive video service providers.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-45 — Connecticut Code / Title 16 / Chapter 277 / Section 16-45
Sec. 16-45. Increase or reduction of capital stock by public service companies.
Status: in_force

See Sec. 16-43(b) re issuance and approval of notes, bonds, securities, etc.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-245p — Connecticut Code / Title 16 / Chapter 283 / Section 16-245p
Sec. 16-245p. Information re electric supplier and electric distribution company to be provided to customers.
Status: in_force

(b) The Public Utilities Regulatory Authority shall maintain and make available to customers upon request, a list of electric aggregators and the following information about each electric supplier and each electric distribution company providing standard service or back-up electric generation service, pursuant to section 16-244c : (1) Rates and charges; (2) applicable terms and conditions of a contract for electric generation services; (3) the percentage of the total electric output derived from each of the categories of energy sources, the total emission rates of nitrogen oxides, sulfur oxides, carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, particulates, heavy metals and other wastes the disposal of which is regulated under state or federal law at the facilities operated by or under long-term contract to the electric supplier or providing electric generation services to an electric distribution company providing standard service or back-up electric generation service, pursuant to section 16-244c , and the analysis of the environmental characteristics of each such category of energy source and to the extent such information is unknown, the estimated percentage of the total electric output for which such information is unknown, along with the word “unknown” for that percentage; (4) a record of customer complaints and the disposition of each complaint; and (5) any other information the authority determines will assist customers in making informed decisions when choosing an electric supplier. The authority shall make available to customers the information filed pursuant to subsection (a) of this section not later than thirty days after its receipt. The authority shall put such information in a standard format so that a customer can readily understand and compare the services provided by each electric supplier.

(c) Each electric supplier and electric distribution company shall disclose to customers, in a manner prescribed by the authority and not less than annually, such information as the authority considers relevant. The authority may adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to implement the provisions of this subsection.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-263 — Connecticut Code / Title 16 / Chapter 284 / Section 16-263
Sec. 16-263. Power to construct and operate natural gas pipeline.
Status: in_force

Cited. 138 C. 370. Act held constitutional; taking of temporary interest in land is authorized. Id., 582. Cited. 162 C. 56.

Cited. 5 CA 189.

Cited. 19 CS 11; 20 CS 51.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16a-20 — Connecticut Code / Title 16a / Chapter 296 / Section 16a-20
Sec. 16a-20. Enforcement, civil action privileged, damages, reciprocity.
Status: in_force

(b) Upon the institution of such civil action, the Attorney General shall have the right to take the deposition of any witness the Attorney General believes, or has reason to believe, has information relative to the prosecution of such action, upon application made to the Superior Court, notwithstanding the provisions of other statutes limiting depositions. The Attorney General shall also have the right to take such depositions in other states and to utilize the laws of such other states relative to the taking of depositions where allowed by the laws of such states. The state of Connecticut shall allow similar depositions to be taken within this state on behalf of any governmental agency of another state or any territory or possession of the United States seeking to pursue litigation similar to that permitted under sections 16a-17 to 16a-20 , inclusive, as long as such other state allows the Attorney General to take depositions within its jurisdiction. In so doing, the Superior Court shall enforce the orders of the courts of such other state relative to the deposition requested and issue subpoenas or subpoenas duces tecum, as necessary, as well as enforcing such subpoenas through citations of contempt or other available remedies.

(c) In any case where damages referred to in subsection (a) of this section shall be proven by a fair preponderance of the evidence, the court shall order repayment by any or all defendants of said damages to the applicable parties or businesses through the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.

(d) The court shall also have the right, in its discretion, to assess treble damages against said defendants.

(e) Any such civil action shall be privileged in assignment for trial.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-280f — Connecticut Code / Title 16 / Chapter 284 / Section 16-280f
Sec. 16-280f. Injunction. Enforcement of standards.
Status: in_force

(b) In any proceeding for criminal contempt for violation of an injunction or restraining order issued under this section, which violation also constitutes a violation of the federal act, trial shall be by the court.

(c) Actions under subsection (a) of this section may be brought in the judicial district wherein any act or transaction constituting the violation occurred, or in the judicial district wherein the defendant is found or is an inhabitant or transacts business.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-331z — Connecticut Code / Title 16 / Chapter 289 / Section 16-331z
Sec. 16-331z. Holder of a certificate of cable franchise authority subject to federal and state laws and regulations. Exceptions.
Status: in_force

(b) A company issued a certificate of cable franchise authority shall not be subject to subdivisions (1), (2), (3), (5) and (6) of subsection (d) of section 16-331 , subsections (f) and (h) of section 16-331 , and subsections (e) and (f) of section 16-333 or to any regulations or authority orders implemented or arising from said sections.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16a-22o — Connecticut Code / Title 16a / Chapter 296 / Section 16a-22o
Sec. 16a-22o. Reports re petroleum product storage terminals and pipelines. Petroleum product stocks in regional petroleum administration subdistrict; definition. Powers of commissioner.
Status: in_force

(b) On or before October 1, 2023, any person engaged in the business of operating a petroleum product storage terminal or petroleum product pipeline in the state shall notify the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection, in writing and in such form as prescribed by the commissioner, of information pertaining to the identity and storage or flow capacity of any such terminal or pipeline.

(c) If actual stocks of any petroleum product throughout the regional petroleum administration subdistrict fall below the most recent five-year average, as reported by the United States Energy Information Administration, the commissioner may require any person engaged in the business of operating a petroleum product storage terminal or petroleum product pipeline in the state to report information pertaining to the actual petroleum products inventory or flow of any such terminal or pipeline, on forms prescribed by the commissioner. Such report shall be submitted not later than fifteen days after a request by the commissioner.

(d) Information submitted to the commissioner pursuant to this section shall be exempt from disclosure under section 1-210 .

(e) Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the commissioner's authority under section 16a-22i .
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-262i — Connecticut Code / Title 16 / Chapter 283 / Section 16-262i
Sec. 16-262i. Regulations.
Status: in_force

(b) The authority may adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, setting forth the terms and conditions under which electric distribution, gas, telephone and water companies, electric suppliers, certified telecommunications providers and municipal utilities furnishing electric, gas or water service may be prohibited from terminating service to a residential dwelling on account of nonpayment of a delinquent account in the name of the former spouse or spouse of the individual who occupies the dwelling, if the marriage of such individuals has been dissolved or annulled or such individuals are legally separated or have an action for dissolution or annulment of a marriage or for legal separation pending, pursuant to chapter 815j.

(c) The authority may adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, setting forth the terms and conditions under which electric distribution, gas, telephone and water companies, electric suppliers, certified telecommunications providers and municipal utilities furnishing electric, gas, telecommunications or water service may terminate service for reasons other than nonpayment of a delinquent account.

Cited. 183 C. 85.

Cited. 12 CA 499; 25 CA 226.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16a-16 — Connecticut Code / Title 16a / Chapter 295 / Section 16a-16
Sec. 16a-16. Enforcement; injunctions, damages. Remedies not exclusive.
Status: in_force

(b) The provisions of this section are not exclusive, and the remedies provided for in this section shall be in addition to any other remedy provided for in any other section of the general statutes or available under common law.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16a-31 — Connecticut Code / Title 16a / Chapter 297 / Section 16a-31
Sec. 16a-31. Application of plan.
Status: in_force

(1) The acquisition of real property when the acquisition costs are in excess of two hundred thousand dollars;

(2) The development or improvement of real property when the development costs are in excess of two hundred thousand dollars;

(3) The acquisition of public transportation equipment or facilities when the acquisition costs are in excess of two hundred thousand dollars; and

(4) The authorization of each state grant, any application for which is not pending on July 1, 1991, for an amount in excess of two hundred thousand dollars, for the acquisition or development or improvement of real property or for the acquisition of public transportation equipment or facilities.

(b) A state agency shall request, and the secretary shall provide, an advisory statement commenting on the extent to which any of the actions specified in subsection (a) of this section conforms to the plan and any agency may request and the secretary shall provide such other advisory reports as the state agency deems advisable.

(c) The secretary shall submit and the State Bond Commission shall consider prior to the allocation of any bond funds for any of the actions specified in subsection (a) an advisory statement commenting on the extent to which such action is in conformity with the plan of conservation and development.

(d) Notwithstanding subsection (b) of this section, The University of Connecticut shall request, and the secretary shall provide, an advisory statement commenting on the extent the projects included in the third phase of UConn 2000, as defined in subdivision (25) of section 10a-109c , conform to the plan and the university may request and the secretary shall provide such other advisory reports as the university deems advisable. Notwithstanding subsection (c) of this section, the secretary shall submit and the State Bond Commission shall consider prior to the approval of the master resolution or indenture for securities for the third phase of UConn 2000, pursuant to subsection (c) of section 10a-109g , the advisory statement prepared under this subsection.

(e) Whenever a state agency is required by state or federal law to prepare a plan, it shall consider the state plan of conservation and development in the preparation of such plan. A draft of such plan shall be submitted to the secretary who shall provide for the preparer of the plan an advisory report commenting on the extent to which the proposed plan conforms to the state plan of conservation and development.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-244y — Connecticut Code / Title 16 / Chapter 283 / Section 16-244y
Sec. 16-244y. Fuel cell electricity generation. Soliciation of proposals to aquire new fuel cell electricity generation projects with associated tariffs.
Status: in_force

(b) On or before August 1, 2021, all electric distribution companies shall jointly file with the authority for approval a proposed tariff for use in the solicitation authorized in subsection (a) of this section. The facilities acquired under this section shall not exceed a total nameplate capacity rating of thirty megawatts in the aggregate apportioned among each electric distribution company in proportion to distribution load. Any proposed projects submitted by an electric distribution company shall include the electric distribution company's full projected costs and shall demonstrate to the authority that such facility is not supported in any form of cross subsidization by affiliated entities, except that the costs associated with those benefits which the authority determines that a proposed fuel cell project confers on the natural gas system may be recovered from all gas customers through the purchased gas adjustment clause established pursuant to section 16-19b and such costs shall be apportioned relative to the revenues of each gas company as reported to the authority pursuant to section 16-49 for the most recent fiscal year.

(c) The authority may approve any such projects for the purpose of (1) providing commercial or industrial electric or gas customers with on-site generation that increases power quality or resilience, as defined in section 16-243y , or reduces energy costs for such customers, (2) providing emergency service facilities or commercial or industrial electric or gas customers with back-up power, or (3) enhancing distribution system reliability, including, but not limited to, electric voltage or frequency improvements, support of microgrids or other measures that support electric or gas system resiliency. The authority shall evaluate any projects submitted pursuant to this section in a manner that is consistent with the provisions of sections 16-19 and 16-19e .

(d) The costs prudently incurred by an electric distribution company under this section shall be recovered from all customers of the electric distribution company through a fully reconciling component of electric rates for all customers of the electric distribution company, until the electric distribution company's next rate case, at which time any costs and investments for new fuel cell generation owned by the electric distribution company pursuant to this section may be recoverable through base distribution rates, as determined by the authority. Nothing in this section shall preclude the resale or other disposition of any energy products, capacity and associated environmental attributes purchased by the electric distribution company, if so ordered by the authority. The electric distribution company may use any energy products, capacity and environmental attributes produced by such facility to meet the needs of customers served pursuant to section 16-244c , and as determined by the authority. Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision (1) of subsection (h) of section 16-244c , certificates issued by the New England Power Pool Generation Information System for any Class I renewable energy source acquired pursuant to this section may be retained by the electric distribution company to meet the requirements of section 16-245a , and as determined by the authority.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-243z — Connecticut Code / Title 16 / Chapter 283 / Section 16-243z
Sec. 16-243z. Geographic information systems data sharing. Disclosure of locations of medical hardship accounts in emergencies.
Status: in_force

(b) Upon the request of the geographic information systems or geospatial information systems analyst or coordinator, or any equivalent official, of any municipality or regional council of governments, an electric distribution company shall provide to such analyst, coordinator or official any geographic information systems or geospatial information systems data for such electric distribution company's service area identifying utility pole data for poles owned or jointly owned by such company in such municipality or the area served by such regional council of governments. Such data shall include pole ownership, identification number, XY coordinate location, pole height, pole classification and wattage size of street lights or post lights.

(c) Upon the request of a municipality for public safety reasons during an emergency, an electric distribution company may provide to such municipality the location of electric service accounts that are coded by such company as medical hardship accounts within such municipality.

(d) Prior to receipt of data from an electric distribution company under this section, a municipality or regional council of governments shall demonstrate to such company that it has implemented appropriate procedures to protect the confidentiality of the information. Any data provided by such company to a municipality or regional council of governments pursuant to this section shall be used by such entity for internal use only, and shall not be publicly disclosed by the municipality or regional council of governments or be subject to any public disclosure requirement without the prior consent of the electric distribution company and shall be exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act, as defined in section 1-200 .
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-331d — Connecticut Code / Title 16 / Chapter 289 / Section 16-331d
Sec. 16-331d. Community antenna television advisory council vacancies and conflict of interest of members.
Status: in_force

(b) No member of a community antenna television advisory council appointed by the chief elected official of a municipality, the board of education or the public libraries shall be an employee of a community antenna television company. For the purposes of this subsection, an employee includes any person working full or part time or performing any subcontracting or consulting services for the company.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-243n — Connecticut Code / Title 16 / Chapter 283 / Section 16-243n
Sec. 16-243n. Time-of-use, mandatory peak, shoulder, off-peak and seasonal rates. Optional interruptible or load response rates.
Status: in_force

(b) Not later than November 1, 2005, each electric distribution company shall submit an application to the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority to implement mandatory seasonal rates for all customers beginning April 1, 2007.

(c) The authority shall hold a hearing that shall be conducted as a contested case, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to approve, reject or modify applications submitted pursuant to subsection (a) or (b) of this section. No application for time-of-use rates shall be approved unless (1) such rates reasonably reflect the cost of service during their respective time-of-use periods, and (2) the costs associated with implementation, the impact on customers and benefits to the utility system justify implementation of such rates, and (3) such rates alter patterns of customer consumption of electricity without undue adverse effect on the customer.

(d) Each electric distribution company shall assist customers to help manage loads and reduce peak consumption through the comprehensive plan developed pursuant to section 16-245m .
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16a-38q — Connecticut Code / Title 16a / Chapter 298 / Section 16a-38q
Sec. 16a-38q. Eligible photovoltaic contractors under solar photovoltaic rebate program.
Status: in_force

(b) Nothing in this section shall exempt the holder of an E-1 or E-2 license issued pursuant to chapter 393 from insurance or inspection requirements of a solar photovoltaic rebate program that is subject to the provisions of subsection (a) of this section.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-18 — Connecticut Code / Title 16 / Chapter 277 / Section 16-18
Sec. 16-18. Powers concerning poles and wires.
Status: in_force

Cited. 103 C. 205; 162 C. 93.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-244i — Connecticut Code / Title 16 / Chapter 283 / Section 16-244i
Sec. 16-244i. Duties of electric distribution companies.
Status: in_force

(b) Each electric distribution company shall have the obligation to connect all customers to the company's distribution system, subject to rates, terms and conditions as may be approved by the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority in accordance with section 16-19 and the principles in subsection (a) of section 16-19e .

(c) Each electric distribution company shall continue to provide metering, billing and collection services, except that, on and after the effective date of the regulations adopted pursuant to section 16-245d , which allow an electric supplier to provide direct billing and collection services for electric generation services and related federally mandated congestion costs that such supplier provides to its customers that use a demand meter or have a maximum demand of not less than five hundred kilowatts and that choose to receive a bill directly from their electric supplier, an electric distribution company shall not provide such billing and collection services for such customers. The authority shall determine billing and metering protocols and any appropriate cost-sharing allocations among electric distribution companies and electric suppliers. Notwithstanding an electric supplier's right, in accordance with the general statutes, to terminate its contract with a customer for the provision of generation service by reason of the customer's nonpayment of the charges directly billed by the supplier to the customer, an electric supplier shall not disconnect electric service to the customer or otherwise terminate the physical delivery of electricity to customers directly billed by the electric supplier.

(d) The authority shall oversee quality and reliability of service for each electric distribution company and ensure that quality and reliability are the same as or better than levels that existed on July 1, 1998.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-26 — Connecticut Code / Title 16 / Chapter 277 / Section 16-26
Sec. 16-26. Public hearing to be held in locality affected.
Status: in_force

(1) An electric distribution company that has a service area of not more than seventeen towns, the authority shall hold hearings on such matter in at least two towns within the service area of such company;

(2) An electric distribution company that has a service area of eighteen or more towns, the authority shall hold hearings on such matter in at least three towns within the service area of such company; or

(3) Any other public service company, the authority shall hold a hearing or hearings on such matter in at least one town within the service area of such company.

(b) The authority shall select each town described in subsection (a) of this section for a hearing to suit as nearly as practicable the convenience of persons affected by the matter. Upon petition of not fewer than twenty-five persons affected by the matter, any such hearing shall be held in the evening. The authority shall have the discretion to hold the remainder of its hearings on a matter, if any, anywhere within the state of Connecticut.

Petitioner did not have the right to have a hearing in a particular town when a whole county was affected. 29 CS 151.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-18a — Connecticut Code / Title 16 / Chapter 277 / Section 16-18a
Sec. 16-18a. Consultants: Retention, expenses, findings and recommendations.
Status: in_force

(b) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, the authority, the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection and the Office of Consumer Counsel shall not retain any consultant under subsection (a) of this section in connection with any proceeding involving telecommunications if such consultant, at the time the consultant would be retained, is serving as a consultant to a certified telecommunications provider or a telephone company that would be affected by such proceeding, unless each party and intervenor to such proceeding agrees in writing to waive the provisions of this subsection.

(c) The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, in consultation with the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority and the Office of Consumer Counsel, may retain consultants to assist its staff by providing expertise in areas in which staff expertise does not currently exist or to supplement staff expertise for any proceeding before or in any negotiation with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, the United States Department of Energy, the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, the Federal Trade Commission, the Federal Communications Commission or the United States Department of Justice. The Public Utilities Regulatory Authority, in consultation with the Office of Consumer Counsel, may retain consultants to assist its staff by providing expertise in areas in which staff expertise does not currently exist or to supplement staff expertise for any proceeding before or in any negotiation with the Federal Communications Commission. All reasonable and proper expenses of any such consultants shall be borne by the public service companies, certified telecommunications providers, holders of a certificate of video franchise authority, electric suppliers or gas registrants affected by the decisions of such proceeding and shall be paid at such times and in such manner as the authority directs, provided such expenses (1) shall be apportioned in proportion to the revenues of each affected entity as reported to the authority pursuant to section 16-49 for the most recent fiscal year, and (2) shall not exceed two and one-half million dollars per calendar year, including any appeals thereof, unless the authority finds good cause for exceeding the limit. The authority shall recognize all such expenses as proper business expenses of the affected entities for ratemaking purposes pursuant to section 16-19e , if applicable.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-331t — Connecticut Code / Title 16 / Chapter 289 / Section 16-331t
Sec. 16-331t. Holder of a certificate of cable franchise authority: Advisory council.
Status: in_force

(b) A company issued a cable franchise authority certificate shall provide funding to the advisory council in the amount of two thousand dollars per year.

(c) Members of the advisory council shall serve without compensation. For the purposes of this section, compensation shall include the receipt of any free or discounted community antenna television service or video service.

(d) The Public Utilities Regulatory Authority shall designate the advisory council as an intervenor in any contested case proceeding before the authority involving the company it advises. Such company shall provide to the chairperson of the advisory council a copy of any report, notice or other document it files with the authority in any applicable proceeding.

(e) Any company issued a certificate of cable franchise authority shall, every six months, provide on bills, bill inserts or letters to subscribers, a notice indicating the name and address of the chairperson of the advisory council and describing the responsibilities of such advisory council. The advisory council shall have an opportunity to review such notice prior to its distribution.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-331ff — Connecticut Code / Title 16 / Chapter 289 / Section 16-331ff
Sec. 16-331ff. Certain third-party nonprofit community access provider requirements re education and government access channels and town-specific community access programming.
Status: in_force

(b) If a third-party nonprofit provider fails to provide written consent within three days, pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority shall, upon a request from a town organization, authority, body or official within the service territory of that third-party nonprofit community access provider serving six municipalities, one of which has a population of more than one hundred thirty thousand, (1) terminate, revoke or rescind such third party nonprofit provider's service agreement to provide public access programming within one hundred eighty days, and (2) reopen the application process to secure a community access provider for each of the towns within the affected service territory.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-3 — Connecticut Code / Title 16 / Chapter 277 / Section 16-3
Sec. 16-3. Vacancy.
Status: in_force

Read together with Sec. 4-1, this section provides that, on failure of General Assembly to act on nomination submitted by the Governor, the incumbent commissioner holds over as a de jure officer. 136 C. 312.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16a-41 — Connecticut Code / Title 16a / Chapter 298 / Section 16a-41
Sec. 16a-41. Applications for and written summaries of energy conservation, energy assistance and renewable resources programs. Regulations. Needs of persons residing in rental housing and persons of poverty status.
Status: in_force

(b) Any state agency which administers or funds an energy assistance program, an energy conservation loan, grant, audit, or service program or a renewable resources loan, grant or service program shall adopt regulations in accordance with chapter 54 for such program in order to protect the due process rights of the applicants. The regulations shall include, but not be limited to, the following, where applicable: (1) Procedures for applications and their disposition, including record-keeping; (2) procedures for the immediate provision of appropriate assistance to eligible applicants who are without or in imminent danger of being without heat, hot water or utilities; (3) standards of assistance, including eligibility and benefits; (4) procedures for assisting persons who are elderly, persons with disabilities, bilingual persons and other persons who are unable to file such applications without assistance; (5) procedures for assisting applicants in obtaining other forms of assistance; (6) procedures for written notice to applicants of the disposition of their applications and the basis for each full or partial denial of assistance; and (7) administrative appeal procedures, including notice to applicants of the availability of such procedures.

(c) The regulations adopted under subsection (a) or (b) of this section shall not require an applicant for assistance to be without fuel or utility service before an agency may accept his application or as a condition of eligibility.

(d) The Public Utilities Regulatory Authority shall assure: (1) That any energy assistance program, energy conservation loan, grant, audit or service program or renewable resources loan, grant or service program concerning residential dwellings, funded or administered by a public service company or municipal utility, shall include provisions to address the needs of persons residing in rental housing and persons of poverty status; and (2) that the audit report on any audit conducted on a dwelling occupied by persons of poverty status, under a conservation audit program funded or administered by a public service company or municipal utility, include a section which excerpts from the audit report the results of those audit procedures required under weatherization or conservation programs available to such persons.

(e) As used in this section, “applicant” means a natural person or a household seeking assistance under any program referred to in this section.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-333l — Connecticut Code / Title 16 / Chapter 289 / Section 16-333l
Sec. 16-333l. Company offerings and charges. Billing and billing dispute procedures.
Status: in_force

(b) Each such company shall provide each subscriber with a description of the company's billing practices at the time of the initial subscription and at least annually thereafter. Such description shall include billing period and frequency, security deposit requirements, late payment charges, returned check charges, credits for service outages, pay-per-view billing procedures, charges and billing procedures for the use of addressable converters, traps or other devices or services which enable subscribers to voluntarily block transmission of specific programming to their homes or places of business and such other items as the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority may require. Each company shall file a copy of its billing practices with the authority and shall give notice to the authority and each subscriber not less than forty-five days prior to implementing any changes in such practices. Every bill to subscribers of a community antenna television service shall contain (1) the date on which any individually chargeable service is rendered, (2) each rate or charge levied, (3) the amount due for the current billing period separate from any prior balance due, (4) the specific date by which payment is due, (5) such other items as the authority may require, (6) the company's telephone numbers, including any toll-free numbers, (7) the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority's consumer assistance telephone number, and (8) the mailing address of the company's advisory council. Each company shall provide each subscriber, quarterly, with a summary of the procedures for resolving subscriber complaints and for providing refund or credit for service interruptions, pursuant to section 16-333e , and a notice indicating that, pursuant to subsection (b) of section 16-333i , the company is required to restore interrupted service not later than twenty-four hours after being notified by a subscriber that service has been interrupted. Each bill insert or letter to subscribers, other than promotional material, shall contain the company's telephone numbers, including any toll-free numbers or any other free calling option, as approved by the authority and the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority's consumer assistance telephone number. Each advisory council, in conjunction with the company, shall notify subscribers of the time and place of any upcoming advisory council meeting, of any vacancies that may exist on the advisory council and of the name of the council chairperson and address of the advisory council. The notification may be provided via the community antenna television system at a sufficient frequency that subscribers may reasonably be expected to become aware of the meeting or by publishing on a quarterly basis the information in a newspaper having general circulation within each municipality in the franchise area.

(c) No community antenna television company shall issue a bill which contains a statement that payment is due upon receipt. The payment due date of any subscriber's bill shall be no earlier than twenty-five days after the issue date of such bill. No community antenna television subscriber's account shall be considered delinquent until at least twenty-five days have elapsed from the billing date contained in the subscriber's bill. No community antenna television company may impose a late charge or terminate service on account of nonpayment of a delinquent account less than forty-five days from the original billing date. In order to terminate service, a company shall first give notice of such delinquency and impending termination at least fifteen days prior to the imposition of the proposed late charge or the termination, by first class mail addressed to the subscriber. The fifteen-day period shall commence from the date the notice is mailed, provided no notice may be mailed until at least thirty days have elapsed from the billing date contained in the subscriber's bill. No such company may impose a late charge greater than eight per cent of the balance due or any such rate as determined by the authority. Any returned check charge imposed by such company shall be reasonably related to the company's actual cost of processing returned checks.

(d) Any community antenna television subscriber shall have not less than forty-five days from the billing date contained in the subscriber's bill in which to register a complaint with a community antenna television company with respect to any billing error or dispute. A billing complaint may be registered in person at the company's business office, by telephone or by mail. The company shall promptly investigate the billing complaint, shall provide an initial response to the subscriber not later than three days after receipt thereof and shall provide a written proposal of the disposition of the complaint to the subscriber not later than fifteen business days following the company's receipt of the complaint. The subscriber, after receiving the company's proposed disposition of the complaint, shall have ten days to contest the disposition and may present the company with additional information concerning the complaint. In the event the subscriber contests the proposed disposition, the company shall review any additional information, if provided, and shall notify the subscriber of the company's final disposition within fifteen days. No community antenna television company may effect termination of service to the subscriber for nonpayment of disputed bills during the pendency of any billing complaint, provided the subscriber shall pay current and undisputed bill amounts during the pendency of the complaint. The Public Utilities Regulatory Authority, upon the written request of the subscriber, may review the company's disposition of a billing complaint in accordance with such procedures as the authority shall prescribe and make such orders as the authority deems reasonable and necessary to finally resolve the complaint.

(e) The Public Utilities Regulatory Authority shall adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to administer the provisions of this section.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-280a — Connecticut Code / Title 16 / Chapter 284 / Section 16-280a
Sec. 16-280a. Definitions.
Status: in_force

(1) “Person” means any individual, firm, joint venture, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, association, municipality or cooperative association, and includes any trustee, receiver, assignee or personal representative thereof;

(2) “Gas” means natural gas, flammable gas or gas which is toxic or corrosive;

(3) “Transportation of gas” means the gathering, transmission or distribution of gas by pipeline or its storage;

(4) “Pipeline facilities” includes, without limitation, new and existing pipe rights-of-way and any equipment, facility or building used in the transportation of gas or the treatment of gas during the course of transportation;

(5) “Municipality” means a city, county, or any other political subdivision of the state;

(6) “Authority” means the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority;

(7) “Federal act” means 49 USC Chapter 601.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-331p — Connecticut Code / Title 16 / Chapter 289 / Section 16-331p
Sec. 16-331p. Certificate of cable franchise authority in franchise areas in which certified competitive video service providers are offering video service.
Status: in_force

(b) A certificate of cable franchise authority issued by the authority pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall become effective immediately upon issuance by the authority.

(c) A community antenna television company seeking a certificate of cable franchise authority shall file an application with the authority. Such application shall include the information required in this section and shall be accompanied by a fee of one thousand dollars.

(d) Said application shall include a completed affidavit submitted by the applicant and signed by an officer or general partner of the applicant, affirming: (1) The location of the applicant's principal place of business and the names of the applicant's principal executive officers; (2) that the applicant has filed or will timely file with the Federal Communications Commission all forms required by said commission in advance of offering community antenna television service or video service in such franchise area; (3) that the applicant agrees to comply with all applicable federal and state statutes and regulations and with all authority orders applicable to community antenna television companies, except as exempted by sections 16-331q to 16-331aa , inclusive; and (4) that the applicant agrees to comply with the requirements of sections 16-331q to 16-331aa , inclusive. The affidavit shall also include a description of the community antenna television company's current franchise area and a general description of the type or types of technologies the community antenna television company is using and intends to use in providing community antenna television programming or video service in the franchise area, which may include wireline, satellite or any other alternative technology.

(e) The authority shall notify the applicant whether the applicant's application is complete or incomplete on or before the fifteenth calendar day after the applicant submits the application. The authority's review of the completeness of the application is limited to whether the application complies with the requirements set forth in subsection (d) of this section. In reviewing the application, the authority shall not conduct a hearing or a contested case proceeding pursuant to chapter 54. The authority may submit written questions to the applicant and require written answers regarding the information provided and may accept written comments and reply comments from the applicant, the Office of Consumer Counsel, the Attorney General and other interested persons.

(f) The authority shall issue a certificate of cable franchise authority not later than thirty calendar days from finding the application complies with the requirements of subsection (d) of this section. The certificate issued by the authority shall provide: (1) A grant of authority to provide community antenna television service or video service as requested in the application; (2) a grant of authority to own, lease, maintain, operate, manage or control facilities in, under or over any public highway in the delivery of such service, subject to the laws of the state; and (3) a statement that the grant of authority is subject to lawful operation of the community antenna television service or video service by the applicant or its interest.

(g) If the authority finds that the applicant's application is incomplete, it shall specify with particularity the items in the application that are incomplete and permit the applicant to amend the application to cure any deficiency. The authority shall issue a certificate of cable franchise authority not later than thirty calendar days from its receipt of the amended and completed application.

(h) The failure of the authority to notify the applicant of the completeness or incompleteness of the application within the timeframes set forth above shall be deemed to constitute issuance of the certificate of cable franchise authority.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16a-38e — Connecticut Code / Title 16a / Chapter 298 / Section 16a-38e
Sec. 16a-38e. Designation of priority energy projects. Regulations. Criteria. Report.
Status: in_force

(b) In determining whether to make such designation, the commissioner shall consider among other things the extent to which such project would conserve energy, the time that would normally be required to obtain all necessary agency decisions, the adverse effects of delay in the completion of such project, comments received concerning such project and the extent to which the project has been assessed in terms of cost effectiveness and energy efficiency.

(c) On or before February 1, 1992, each commissioner of a state agency, as defined in section 4-166 , shall submit a report to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to energy and public utilities listing the projects initiated pursuant to subsection (a) of this section.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-245i — Connecticut Code / Title 16 / Chapter 283 / Section 16-245i
Sec. 16-245i. Financing orders re the economic recovery transfer, the Energy Conservation and Load Management Fund, the Clean Energy Fund and stranded costs.
Status: in_force

(b) (1) Notwithstanding any general or special law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, except as otherwise provided in this subsection with respect to transition property that has been made the basis for the issuance of rate reduction bonds, the financing orders and the competitive transition assessment shall be irrevocable and the authority shall not have authority either by rescinding, altering, or amending the financing order or otherwise, to revalue or revise for rate-making purposes the stranded costs, or the costs of providing, recovering, financing, or refinancing the stranded costs, the amount of the economic recovery transfer or the amount of disbursements to the General Fund from proceeds of rate reduction bonds substituted for such disbursements in furtherance of the Conservation and Load Management Plan established by section 16-245m and from the Clean Energy Fund established by section 16-245n , determine that the competitive transition assessment is unjust or unreasonable, or in any way reduce or impair the value of transition property either directly or indirectly by taking the competitive transition assessment into account when setting other rates for the electric distribution company; nor shall the amount of revenues arising with respect thereto be subject to reduction, impairment, postponement, or termination.

(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, the authority shall approve the adjustments to the competitive transition assessment as may be necessary to ensure timely recovery of all stranded costs that are the subject of the pertinent financing order, and the costs of capital associated with the provision, recovery, financing, or refinancing thereof, including the costs of issuing, servicing, and retiring the rate reduction bonds issued to recover stranded costs contemplated by the financing order and to ensure timely recovery of the costs of issuing, servicing, and retiring the rate reduction bonds issued to sustain funding of conservation and load management and renewable energy investment programs contemplated by the financing order, and to ensure timely recovery of the costs of issuing, servicing and retiring the economic recovery revenue bonds issued to fund the economic recovery transfer contemplated by the financing order.

(3) Notwithstanding any general or special law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, any requirement under sections 16-245e to 16-245k , inclusive, or a financing order that the authority take action with respect to the subject matter of a financing order shall be binding upon the authority, as it may be constituted from time to time, and any successor agency exercising functions similar to the authority and the authority shall have no authority to rescind, alter, or amend that requirement in a financing order. Section 16-43 shall not apply to any sale, assignment, or other transfer of or grant of a security interest in any transition property or the issuance of rate reduction bonds under sections 16-245e to 16-245k , inclusive.

(c) The authority shall provide in any financing order for a procedure for the timely approval by the authority of periodic adjustments to the competitive transition assessment that is the subject of the pertinent financing order, as required by subdivision (2) of subsection (b) of this section. The procedure shall require the authority to determine whether the adjustments are required on each anniversary of the issuance of the financing order, and at the additional intervals as may be provided for in the financing order, and for the adjustments, if required, to be approved within ninety days of each anniversary of the issuance of the financing order, or of each additional interval provided for in the financing order.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16a-23v — Connecticut Code / Title 16a / Chapter 296a / Section 16a-23v
Sec. 16a-23v. Prepaid guaranteed price plan offering restrictions. Exception. Statement re payment by credit card.
Status: in_force

(b) A heating fuel dealer shall, prior to entering into a prepaid guaranteed price plan contract with a consumer, provide the consumer with a conspicuous statement, printed in no less than twelve-point boldface type of uniform font, in substantially the following form:

“DISCLOSURE NOTICE CONCERNING CREDIT CARD PAYMENT OPTION. If you pay by credit card for a prepaid guaranteed heating fuel price plan contract, you may be entitled to recovery payments pursuant to the federal Fair Credit Billing Act or your credit card company's terms and conditions if heating fuel is not delivered to you in accordance with the contract.”.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16a-13b — Connecticut Code / Title 16a / Chapter 295 / Section 16a-13b
Sec. 16a-13b. Responsibilities of the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection in energy emergency activities.
Status: in_force

(b) In exercising the responsibilities under subsection (a) of this section, the commissioner shall consult with the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection, the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority, the Department of Transportation and such other state agencies as the commissioner deems appropriate. Each state agency shall assist the commissioner in carrying out the responsibilities assigned by sections 16a-9 to 16a-13d , inclusive.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-32c — Connecticut Code / Title 16 / Chapter 277 / Section 16-32c
Sec. 16-32c. Water company rate adjustments. Application. Notice to customers.
Status: in_force

(b) A company applying to the authority for an adjustment of rates pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall include in its application (1) the amount by which each of the expenses set forth in subsection (a) of this section shall increase or decrease, (2) the basis for each such increase or decrease, (3) the total amount of the proposed adjustment of rates, (4) the proposed amount by which each class of customers' rates will increase or decrease, (5) the date the proposed adjusted rates will be in effect, (6) a sworn statement which attests to the accuracy of the figures and calculations upon which any proposed adjustment of rates is based and which states that the proposed adjustment will not cause the company to exceed the return on equity authorized in the company's most recent proceeding for an amendment of rates pursuant to section 16-19 , and (7) a copy of the notice the company provided pursuant to subsection (c) of this section to all affected customers advising them of the proposed adjustment of rates. The authority may hold a public hearing not more than forty-five days after receiving an application for an adjustment of rates to verify the accuracy of the figures and calculations submitted to the authority by the company and to determine that such an adjustment shall not cause the company to exceed the return on equity authorized in the company's most recent proceeding for an amendment of rates pursuant to section 16-19 . The authority shall review the complete application to determine whether the proposed adjustment of rates reflects prudent and efficient management of the company's operations in accordance with the criteria set forth in section 16-19e . The authority shall issue a decision on an application for an adjustment of rates not more than ninety days after the filing of the complete application. If, within fifteen months after the filing of a company's annual audit report, as required by section 16-32 , the authority finds that the company exceeded the return on equity authorized in the company's most recent proceeding for an amendment of rates pursuant to section 16-19 because of an adjustment of rates made pursuant to this section, the authority shall order the company to refund, with interest and on an equitable basis, the amount realized by the company in excess of its return on equity authorized in the company's most recent proceeding for an amendment of rates pursuant to section 16-19 to its rate-paying customers and to adjust its rates as determined by the authority to be necessary to prevent the company from further exceeding its authorized rate of return.

(c) Before a company applies for an adjustment of rates pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, the company shall notify each customer who would be affected by the proposed adjustment, by mail, that the company is applying for an adjustment of rates, the total amount of the proposed adjustment, the amount by which each class of customers' rates would increase or decrease and the date the proposed adjusted rates would go into effect.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-50n — Connecticut Code / Title 16 / Chapter 277a / Section 16-50n
Sec. 16-50n. Parties to a certification or amendment proceeding or a declaratory ruling. Grouping of parties. Intervenors. Counsel and consultant to council. Limited appearances.
Status: in_force

(b) The council may permit any person to participate as an intervenor, in accordance with the provisions of section 4-177a , in a certification or amendment proceeding or a declaratory ruling proceeding. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 4-177a , for any proceeding pursuant to section 16-50k concerning a facility described in subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of section 16-50i , the council shall grant any person status as an intervenor in such proceeding if such person: (1) Submits a written petition to the council; and (2) is the owner of any property that abuts the proposed facility, or that abuts a right-of-way in which the proposed facility is to be located.

(c) The council in its discretion may provide for the grouping of parties and intervenors with the same interests. If such a group does not designate an agent for the service of notice and documents, the council shall designate such an agent, and notice and documents need be served only on the designated agent. Notwithstanding the provisions of this subsection, any party or intervenor who has been included in a group may, at any time by oral or written notice to the council, elect not to be a member of the group to the extent specified in such notice.

(d) The Attorney General shall appoint an assistant attorney general or a special assistant attorney general to act as counsel for the Connecticut Siting Council.

(e) Upon receipt of the application, the council may employ one or more independent consultants to study and measure the consequences of the proposed facility on the environment. The council shall direct such consultant or consultants to study any matter that the council deems important to an adequate appraisal of the application. Any such study and any report issued as a result thereof shall be part of the record of the proceeding.

(f) Any person may make a limited appearance at a hearing held pursuant to the provisions of section 16-50m , prior thereto or within thirty days thereafter, entitling such person to file a statement in writing. At the discretion of the council any person may make a limited appearance at any such hearing to present an oral statement under oath. All papers and matters filed by a person making a limited appearance shall become part of the record. No person making a limited appearance, and not otherwise entitled to be a party, shall be a party or shall have the right to cross-examine witnesses, parties or intervenors.

Cited. 177 C. 623.

Cited. 20 CA 474.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16a-21b — Connecticut Code / Title 16a / Chapter 296 / Section 16a-21b
Sec. 16a-21b. Low-carbon fuel blend requirement for heating oil. Restriction on effective dates of provisions. Standards. Temporary waiver of requirements. Regulations.
Status: in_force

(1) “Heating oil” means heating fuel that meets the American Society of Testing Materials or “ASTM” standard D396 or the “ASTM” standard D6751;

(2) “Low-carbon fuel blend” means a fuel meeting the standards for advanced biofuels under the federal Renewable Fuel Standard Program, requiring a fifty per cent reduction in lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions, including, but not limited to, qualifying biodiesel meeting the most recent version of ASTM International designation D6751; and

(3) “Sold” means the wholesale sale made to a retailer or the retail sale made to an end-user consumer.

(b) Subject to the provisions of subsection (d) of this section, (1) not later than July 1, 2022, all heating oil sold in this state shall be a low-carbon fuel blend containing not less than five per cent biodiesel, (2) not later than July 1, 2025, all heating oil sold in this state shall be a low-carbon fuel blend containing not less than ten per cent biodiesel, (3) not later than July 1, 2030, all heating oil sold in this state shall be a low-carbon fuel blend containing not less than fifteen per cent biodiesel, (4) not later than July 1, 2034, all heating oil sold in this state shall be a low-carbon fuel blend containing not less than twenty per cent biodiesel, and (5) not later than July 1, 2035, all heating oil sold in this state shall be a low-carbon fuel blend containing not less than fifty per cent biodiesel.

(c) Unless the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection waives the requirements of subsection (b) of this section pursuant to subsection (d) of this section, any low-carbon fuel blended with heating oil shall be produced in accordance with industry-accepted quality control standards. A certificate of analysis that verifies conformity with the critical specifications of designation D6751 of ASTM International, as defined by the National Biodiesel Accreditation Program, or other applicable ASTM specification for low-carbon fuel blends, shall be provided by the marketers or producers of any such low-carbon fuel prior to the blending of such low-carbon fuel with heating oil.

(d) The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection may temporarily waive the requirements of subsection (b) of this section if the commissioner determines that, at any time, such requirements (1) are not feasible due to a lack of adequate supply of biodiesel, or (2) would result in a financial hardship to consumers.

(e) Not later than July 1, 2022, the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection may adopt regulations, in accordance with chapter 54, concerning the requirement of retailers of heating oil to disclose the percentage of low-carbon fuel blend contained in the home heating oil delivered to consumers or an approximate range of such percentage.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16a-21a — Connecticut Code / Title 16a / Chapter 296 / Section 16a-21a
Sec. 16a-21a. Sulfur content of home heating oil and off-road diesel fuel. Suspension of requirements for emergency. Enforcement.
Status: in_force

(2) Notwithstanding subdivision (1) of this subsection, the amount of sulfur content of number two heating oil sold, offered for sale, distributed or used in this state shall not exceed the following percentages by weight: (A) For the period beginning July 1, 2014, and ending June 30, 2018, five hundred parts per million, and (B) on and after July 1, 2018, fifteen parts per million.

(b) The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection may suspend the requirements of subsection (a) of this section if the commissioner finds that the physical availability of fuel which complies with such requirements is inadequate to meet the needs of residential, commercial or industrial users in this state and that such inadequate physical availability constitutes an emergency provided the commissioner shall specify in writing the period of time such suspension shall be in effect.

(c) The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection may enforce the provisions of subsections (a) and (b) of this section utilizing the methodologies and standards specified in section 22a-174-19b of the regulations of Connecticut state agencies.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16a-40f — Connecticut Code / Title 16a / Chapter 298 / Section 16a-40f
Sec. 16a-40f. Green Connecticut Loan Guaranty Fund program.
Status: in_force

(1) “Participating qualified nonprofit organizations” means individuals, nonprofit organizations and small businesses;

(2) “Small business” means a business entity employing not more than fifty full-time employees;

(3) “Eligible energy conservation project” means an energy conservation project meeting the criteria identified, as provided in subsection (d) of this section;

(4) “Participating lending institution” means any bank, trust company, savings bank, savings and loan association or credit union, whether chartered by the United States of America or this state, or any insurance company authorized to do business in this state that participates in the Green Connecticut Loan Guaranty Fund program; and

(5) “Bank” means the Connecticut Green Bank.

(b) The bank shall establish the Green Connecticut Loan Guaranty Fund program from the proceeds of the bonds issued pursuant to section 16a-40d for the purpose of guaranteeing loans made by participating lending institutions to a participating qualified nonprofit organization for eligible energy conservation projects, including for two or more joint eligible energy conservation projects. In carrying out the purposes of this section, the bank shall have and may exercise the powers provided in subsection (d) of section 16-245n .

(c) Participating qualified nonprofit organizations may borrow money from a participating lending institution for any energy conservation project for which the bank provides guaranties pursuant to this section. In connection with the provision of such a guaranty by the bank, (1) a participating qualified nonprofit organization shall enter into any loan or other agreement and make such covenants, representations and indemnities as a participating lending institution deems necessary or appropriate; and (2) a participating lending institution shall enter into a guaranty agreement with the bank, pursuant to which the bank has agreed to provide a first loss guaranty of an agreed percentage of the original principal amount of loans for eligible energy conservation projects.

(d) In consultation with the Energy Conservation Management Board and the Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority, the Connecticut Green Bank shall identify types of projects that qualify as eligible energy conservation projects, including, but not limited to, the purchase and installation of insulation, alternative energy devices, energy conservation materials, replacement furnaces and boilers, and technologically advanced energy-conserving equipment. The bank, in consultation with said entities, shall establish priorities for financing eligible energy conservation projects based on need and quality determinants. The bank shall adopt procedures, in accordance with the provisions of section 1-121 , to implement the provisions of this section.

(e) The bank shall, in consultation with the Energy Conservation Management Board and the Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority, (1) ensure that the program established pursuant to this section integrates with existing state energy efficiency and renewable energy programs; (2) establish performance targets for the program to ensure that the program in coordination with existing financing programs will enable efficiency improvements for at least fifteen per cent of single family homes in the state by 2020; (3) enter into agreements with participating lending institutions that provide loan origination services; and (4) exercise such other powers as are necessary for the proper administration of the program.

(f) Financial assistance provided by participating lending institutions pursuant to this section shall be subject to the following terms:

(1) Eligible energy conservation projects shall meet cost-effectiveness standards adopted by the bank in consultation with the Energy Conservation Management Board and the Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority.

(2) Loans shall be at interest rates determined by the bank to be no higher than necessary to result in the participation of participating lending institutions in the program.

(3) The amount of a fee paid for an energy audit provided pursuant to this program may be added to the amount of a loan to finance the cost of an eligible project conducted in response to such energy audit. In such cases, the amount of the fee may be reimbursed from the fund to the borrower.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16a-2 — Connecticut Code / Title 16a / Chapter 295 / Section 16a-2
Sec. 16a-2. Definitions.
Status: in_force

(1) “Department” means the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection;

(2) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection;

(3) “Energy” means work or heat that is, or may be, produced from any fuel or source whatsoever;

(4) “Energy emergency” means a situation where the health, safety or welfare of the citizens of the state is threatened by an actual or impending acute shortage in usable energy resources;

(5) “Energy resource” means natural gas, petroleum products, coal and coal products, wood fuels, geothermal sources, radioactive materials and any other resource yielding energy;

(6) “Person” means any individual, firm, partnership, association, syndicate, company, trust, corporation, limited liability company, municipality, agency or political or administrative subdivision of the state, or other legal entity of any kind;

(7) “Service area” means any geographic area serviced by the same energy-producing public service company, as defined in section 16-1 ;

(8) “Renewable resource” means solar, wind, water, wood or other biomass source of energy and geothermal energy;

(9) “Energy-related products” means (A) energy systems and equipment that utilize renewable resources to provide space heating or cooling, water heating, electricity or other useful energy, (B) insulation materials, and (C) equipment designed to conserve energy or increase the efficiency of its use, including that used for residential, commercial, industrial and transportation purposes;

(10) “Energy-related services” means (A) the design, construction, installation, inspection, maintenance, adjustment or repair of energy-related products, (B) inspection, adjustment, maintenance or repair of any conventional energy system, (C) the performance of energy audits or the provision of energy management consulting services, and (D) weatherization activities carried out under any federal, state or municipal program;

(11) “Conventional energy system” means any system for supplying space heating or cooling, ventilation or domestic or commercial hot water which is not included in subparagraph (A) of subdivision (9) of this section;

(12) “Energy supply” means any energy resource capable of being used to perform useful work and any form of energy such as electricity produced or derived from energy resources which may be so used; and

(13) “Energy facility” means a structure that generates, transmits or stores electricity, natural gas, refined petroleum products, renewable fuels, coal and coal products, wood fuels, geothermal sources, radioactive material and other resources yielding energy.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-352 — Connecticut Code / Title 16 / Chapter 293 / Section 16-352
Sec. 16-352. Emergency excavation, demolition or discharge of explosives.
Status: in_force

(b) In case of an emergency involving an immediate and substantial danger of death or serious personal injury, explosives may be discharged if notice thereof is given at any time before discharge.

See Sec. 16-356 re penalty for failure to give required notice.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-331f — Connecticut Code / Title 16 / Chapter 289 / Section 16-331f
Sec. 16-331f. Certified competitive video service provider build-out requirements, rate regulation and service to multiunit residential buildings.
Status: in_force

(b) The authority shall not impose any provision regulating rates charged by certified competitive video service providers, or impose any other requirements or conditions, except as set forth in sections 16-331e to 16-331o , inclusive.

(c) The rights and responsibilities under section 16-333a regarding service and wiring to multiunit residential buildings shall apply to a certified competitive video service provider.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16a-41b — Connecticut Code / Title 16a / Chapter 298 / Section 16a-41b
Sec. 16a-41b. Low-Income Energy and Water Advisory Board.
Status: in_force

(b) The Low-Income Energy and Water Advisory Board shall advise and assist the Office of Policy and Management and the Department of Social Services in the planning, development, implementation and coordination of energy-assistance-related programs and policies and low-income weatherization assistance programs and policies, shall advise the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection regarding the impact of utility rates and policies, and shall make recommendations to the General Assembly regarding (1) legislation and plans subject to legislative approval, and (2) administration of the block grant program authorized under the Low-Income Energy Assistance Act, as described in section 16a-41a , to ensure affordable access to residential energy services to low-income state residents.

(c) The Low-Income Energy and Water Advisory Board may advise and assist the Office of Policy and Management, the Department of Social Services and the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection in the planning, development, implementation and coordination of water-assistance-related programs and policies, including programs and policies to alleviate the impact of utility rates, and shall make recommendations to the General Assembly regarding the availability and implementation of heating and water assistance programs that benefit low-income and moderate-income households, including, but not limited to, the Connecticut Low Income Household Water Assistance Program.

(d) The board shall elect a chairperson and a vice-chairperson from among its voting members.

(e) The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection, or his or her designee, shall provide notice of meetings to the members of the Low-Income Energy and Water Advisory Board, provide space for such meetings, maintain minutes and publish reports of the board.

(f) The Low-Income Energy and Water Advisory Board shall convene and devise recommendations to improve the availability, administration and implementation of heating and water assistance programs, particularly those created to benefit low-income households, through coordination and optimization of existing energy efficiency, water conservation and energy assistance programs. Not later than October 15, 2024, and biennially thereafter, the Low-Income Energy and Water Advisory Board shall report such recommendations, in accordance with section 11-4a , to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to energy, appropriations and human services.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-19vv — Connecticut Code / Title 16 / Chapter 277 / Section 16-19vv
Sec. 16-19vv. Public service companies' customer deposits.
Status: in_force

(b) The Public Utilities Regulatory Authority shall initiate a proceeding to examine the collection of deposits by public service companies, other than telephone companies, from any customer or prospective customer, other than a residential customer or prospective residential customer. Such examination shall include, but not be limited to, consideration of (1) criteria used to determine creditworthiness of such customers, (2) criteria for when the public service company shall return the deposit plus interest, and (3) provisions for collecting deposits from such customers moving from one location to another within the same service area of the same company. On or before January 1, 2011, the authority shall report, in accordance with section 11-4a , the results of such proceeding to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to energy.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-19xx — Connecticut Code / Title 16 / Chapter 277 / Section 16-19xx
Sec. 16-19xx. Deferral of public service company tax expense increase.
Status: repealed

*Note: Public act 15-244 is entitled “An Act Concerning the State Budget for the Biennium Ending June 30, 2017, and Making Appropriations Therefor, and Other Provisions Related to Revenue, Deficiency Appropriations and Tax Fairness and Economic Development”. (See Reference Table captioned “Public Acts of 2015” in Volume 16 which lists the sections amended, created or repealed by the act.)
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-280e — Connecticut Code / Title 16 / Chapter 284 / Section 16-280e
Sec. 16-280e. Penalties.
Status: in_force

(b) Any such civil penalty may be compromised by the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority. In determining the amount of such penalty, or the amount agreed upon in compromise, the authority shall consider the criteria set forth in 49 USC 60122(b), as amended.

(c) Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the penalties available under section 16-33 .
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-11 — Connecticut Code / Title 16 / Chapter 277 / Section 16-11
Sec. 16-11. Safety of public and employees. Powers.
Status: in_force

In case of conflict of powers between commission and local authorities, latter yield. 66 C. 211; 103 C. 212. Duties are administrative rather than judicial. 43 C. 382; 75 C. 471; 78 C. 306; 80 C. 640; 86 C. 36; 88 C. 471; 89 C. 537; 97 C. 458; Id., 733. Have no powers of arbitration; conditional decrees. 41 C. 355; 104 U.S. 1. Except for local regulations, such as traffic rules, municipalities have no power to regulate street railways. 103 C. 212. Cited. 140 C. 650; 144 C. 516. Contract of public utility company affecting its service and the public interest is subject to scrutiny of commission. 145 C. 526. Does not provide that a transfer of control under Sec. 16-47 can be made only to inhabitants of franchise area. 146 C. 1. Dispute concerning private property rights of various riparian owners, including defendant water company, does not fall within administrative process of commission and was properly brought before Superior Court. 155 C. 477. Within their scope, the regulations of commission have the force of statutes and a violation of a valid regulation is negligence per se; defendant electric utility exercised every reasonable precaution to safeguard the public against live wires in a severe storm and could plead and prove contributory negligence by plaintiff. 158 C. 600. Cited. 162 C. 93; 219 C. 121.

Cited. 43 CA 196.

Cited. 30 CS 36; 40 CS 520.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16a-22a — Connecticut Code / Title 16a / Chapter 296 / Section 16a-22a
Sec. 16a-22a. Heating fuel dealers prohibited from requiring minimum delivery of fuel. Fines.
Status: in_force

(b) Any heating fuel dealer who violates the provisions of this section shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars for the first offense, not more than seven hundred fifty dollars for a second offense occurring not more than three years after a prior offense and not more than one thousand five hundred dollars for a third or subsequent offense occurring not more than three years after a prior offense.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16a-47a — Connecticut Code / Title 16a / Chapter 298 / Section 16a-47a
Sec. 16a-47a. State-wide energy efficiency and outreach marketing campaign.
Status: in_force

(b) The goals of the campaign established pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall include, but not be limited to, educating electric consumers regarding (1) the benefits of pursuing strategies that increase energy efficiency, including information on the Connecticut electric efficiency partner program established pursuant to section 16a-46e and combined heat and power technologies, (2) the real-time energy reports developed pursuant to section 16a-47b and the real-time energy electronic mail and cellular phone alert system developed pursuant to section 16a-47d , and (3) the option of choosing a participating electric supplier, as defined in subsection (i) of section 16-244c .

(c) On or before December 1, 2007, the authority shall develop and approve a plan that meets the goals of said campaign pursuant to subsection (b) of this section. Said plan shall include a coordinated range of marketing activities and outreach strategies, including, but not limited to, inserts in customers' utility bills; television, radio and newspaper advertisements; printed educational materials; events; a comprehensive web site resource serving all sectors; an electronic newsletter; planning forums and meetings throughout the state; and partnerships with businesses, government entities and nonprofit organizations. Said utility bill inserts shall include, but not be limited to, information that can assist consumers in evaluating options regarding energy efficiency. Said web site shall be maintained and updated regularly and shall include, but not be limited to, current rate and contact information for participating electric suppliers. Such current rate information shall be on said web site with date and time of update displayed prominently. The authority shall begin the implementation of said plan on or before March 1, 2008.

(d) The authority may retain the services of third-party entities to assist in the development and implementation of the state-wide energy efficiency and marketing campaign established pursuant to this section.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-333i — Connecticut Code / Title 16 / Chapter 289 / Section 16-333i
Sec. 16-333i. Procedures for restoring interrupted service and improving substandard service.
Status: in_force

(b) Each such company shall restore interrupted service not later than twenty-four hours after being notified by a subscriber that service has been interrupted, unless (1) service cannot be restored until another public service company, as defined in section 16-1 , repairs facilities owned by such public service company and leased to, or required for the operation of, the community antenna television company, (2) the interruption was caused by an act of God, or (3) the community antenna television company is unable to restore service within twenty-four hours due to extenuating circumstances. In the event of such extenuating circumstances, the company shall restore service as soon as feasible and then submit a written notice to the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority indicating that service has been restored and explaining the nature of the extenuating circumstances.

(c) As used in this section, “interrupted service” means the loss of premium or basic monthly community antenna service or any portion of such service.

(d) The Public Utilities Regulatory Authority, not later than November 1, 1984, shall adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, defining “substandard service” for the purposes of this section.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16a-35d — Connecticut Code / Title 16a / Chapter 297a / Section 16a-35d
Sec. 16a-35d. Funding of growth-related projects. Exceptions.
Status: in_force

(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, the head of a state department, agency or institution, with the approval of the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, may provide funding for a growth-related project that is not located in a priority funding area upon determination that such project is consistent with the plan of conservation and development, adopted under section 8-23 , of the municipality in which such project is located and that such project (1) enhances other activities targeted by state agencies, departments and institutions to a municipality within the priority funding area, (2) is located in a distressed municipality, as defined in section 32-9 , targeted investment community, as defined in section 32-222 , or public investment community, as defined in section 7-545 , (3) supports existing neighborhoods or communities, (4) promotes the use of mass transit, (5) provides for compact, transit accessible, pedestrian-oriented mixed use development patterns and land reuse and promotes such development patterns and land reuse, (6) creates an extreme inequity, hardship or disadvantage that clearly outweighs the benefits of locating the project in a priority funding area if such project were not funded, (7) has no reasonable alternative for the project in a priority funding area in another location, (8) must be located away from other developments due to its operation or physical characteristics, or (9) is for the reuse or redevelopment of an existing site.

(c) Not more than one year after the designation of priority funding areas, and annually thereafter, each department, agency or institution shall prepare a report that describes grants made under subsection (b) of this section and the reasons therefor.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-32l — Connecticut Code / Title 16 / Chapter 277 / Section 16-32l
Sec. 16-32l. Residential customer credits for distribution-system service outage. Recovery of costs. Waiver of requirements.
Status: in_force

(1) “Emergency” means any hurricane, tornado, storm, flood, high water, wind-driven water, tidal wave, earthquake, landslide, mudslide, snowstorm, drought or fire explosion that results in sixty-nine per cent or less of the electric distribution company's customers experiencing an outage at the period of peak electrical demand;

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

(3) “After the occurrence of an emergency” means the conclusion of the emergency, as determined by the authority in its discretion, through a review of the following: (A) The time when the electric distribution company could first deploy resources safely in its service territory; (B) the first of any official declarations concerning the end of the emergency; or (C) the expiration of the first of any National Weather Service warning applicable to the service territory.

(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of the general statutes, on and after July 1, 2021, each electric distribution company shall provide to residential customers of such company a credit of twenty-five dollars, on the balance of such customer's account, for each day of distribution-system service outage that occurs for such customers for more than ninety-six consecutive hours after the occurrence of an emergency.

(c) Any costs incurred by an electric distribution company pursuant to this section shall not be recoverable.

(d) Not later than fourteen calendar days after the occurrence of an emergency, an electric distribution company may petition the authority for a waiver of the requirements of this section. Any petition for a waiver made under this subsection shall include the severity of the emergency, line and restoration crew safety issues and conditions on the ground, and shall be conducted as a contested case proceeding. The burden of proving that such waiver is reasonable and warranted shall be on the electric distribution company. In determining whether to grant such waiver, the authority shall consider whether the electric distribution company received approval and reasonable funding allowances, as determined by the authority, to meet infrastructure resiliency efforts to improve such company's performance.

(e) On or before January 1, 2021, the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority shall initiate a proceeding to consider the implementation of the residential customer credit and waiver provisions of this section and establish circumstances, standards and methodologies applicable to each electric distribution company and necessary to implement the provisions of this section, including any modifications to the ninety-six-consecutive-hour standard in subsection (b) of this section. The authority shall issue a final decision in such proceeding on or before July 1, 2021.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16a-22d — Connecticut Code / Title 16a / Chapter 296 / Section 16a-22d
Sec. 16a-22d. Registration requirements. Affiliated companies.
Status: in_force

(2) Any person that is engaged in the wholesale or retail sale, or both, of petroleum products in this state or in the wholesale sale of petroleum products for consumption in this state and that sells at least five thousand but less than one million gallons of such products annually shall register with the commissioner, if so requested by the commissioner, not more than thirty days after such request. The commissioner shall not require such registration more than once in any twelve-month period.

(3) Such registration shall be on a form prescribed or furnished by the commissioner and shall require the registrant, subject to the penalty for false statement under section 53a-157b , to provide the following information: (A) The name, mailing address and telephone number of the registrant; (B) the name, mailing address and telephone number of any company with which the registrant is affiliated, and whether any such affiliated company is engaged in the wholesale or retail sale, or both, or the delivery into or storage of petroleum products in this state or another state, or both; (C) whether the registrant engages in wholesale operations, retail operations, or both, or the delivery into or storage of petroleum products and whether the registrant engages in sales to residential customers; (D) any other names and places of business used by the registrant to conduct business; and (E) any further information which the commissioner may request pursuant to this title.

(b) For the purposes of this section, “affiliated” means the existence of one or more of the following relationships between the registrant and any other company: (1) The registrant owns or is owned by, in whole or in part, another company; (2) the registrant has one or more common officers or directors with another company; (3) the registrant owns facilities or equipment in common with another company; (4) the registrant engages in common operations or joint ventures with another company; or (5) the registrant controls the activities of another company, or the activities of the registrant are controlled by another company.

See Sec. 16a-6 for applicability of section to persons applying for license under Sec. 14-319.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-50t — Connecticut Code / Title 16 / Chapter 277a / Section 16-50t
Sec. 16-50t. Regulations and standards. Hearing. Certain expenditures excluded in computation of fair net return.
Status: in_force

(b) The council may adopt regulations or standards in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, with respect to subdivisions (1) and (2) of subsection (a) of this section. Such regulations or standards shall be in addition to and not in lieu of any regulation or standard adopted by any other state or local agency or instrumentality. No such regulation or standard shall be adopted by the council without one or more public hearings at which members of the public are given adequate opportunity to be heard.

(c) The council shall adopt, and revise as the council deems necessary, standards for best management practices for electric and magnetic fields for electric transmission lines. Such standards shall be based on the latest completed and ongoing scientific and medical research on electromagnetic fields and shall require individual, project-specific assessments of electromagnetic fields, taking into consideration design techniques including, but not limited to, compact spacing, optimum phasing of conductors, and applicable and appropriate new field management technologies. Such standards shall not be regulations for purposes of chapter 54.

(d) Expenditures by a utility shall not be considered a necessary and proper expense for the purpose of computing fair net return on invested capital, if such expenditures were incurred (1) for fines, forfeitures and other penalties, including legal fees and other expenses incurred in connection therewith, imposed for failure to comply with any state or federal environmental or pollution standard or (2) in connection with any action described in subsection (a) of section 16-50k prior to issuance of a certificate therefor.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16a-46j — Connecticut Code / Title 16a / Chapter 298 / Section 16a-46j
Sec. 16a-46j. Energy efficiency fuel oil furnace and boiler replacement, upgrade and repair program.
Status: repealed

(b) On or before December 1, 2011, the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority shall provide the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection a list of housing authorities in the state that own dwelling units that are heated with a fuel oil furnace or boiler.

(c) (1) On or before January 1, 2012, the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall (A) develop a process for identifying and notifying each nonprofit organization and housing authority that may be eligible for the program, and (B) implement a method to process applications for a replacement furnace or boiler or repairs or upgrades to existing furnaces or boilers pursuant to this section.

(2) As a condition of eligibility for the program, each nonprofit organization or housing authority applying for the program pursuant to subdivision (1) of this subsection shall, at the time of submission of its application, verify that it (A) has applied for, and (B) agrees to accept the services of any available conservation program administered pursuant to section 7-233y or 16-245m .

(3) The commissioner shall act on completed applications in the order received, except that the commissioner may act immediately in emergencies where the nonprofit organization has no heat or has a furnace or boiler that is unsafe or inoperable, or the housing authority owns a dwelling unit that has no heat or such dwelling unit's furnace or boiler is unsafe or inoperable.

(d) The Connecticut Energy Conservation Management Board, shall (1) establish criteria for determining (A) the condition of a nonprofit organization's oil furnace or boiler and fuel oil tank, or the condition of an oil furnace or boiler and fuel oil tank in a dwelling unit owned by a housing authority, and (B) whether such furnace, boiler or tank is inoperable or unsafe, or whether such furnace or boiler has an efficiency rating of less than sixty-five per cent, and (2) if the unsafe or inoperability circumstances of an oil furnace or boiler involve oil tank replacement, determine on the basis of a five-year payback whether it would be more cost effective for such applicant to connect to a natural gas pipeline, if available. If it is determined that it is not cost effective for such applicant to connect to a natural gas pipeline, or if no pipeline is available, the board may elect to replace the applicant's oil tank. When the board elects to replace an oil furnace or boiler with a gas furnace or boiler, such gas furnace shall have not less than a ninety-five per cent annual fuel utilization efficiency and such gas boiler shall have not less than a ninety per cent annual fuel utilization efficiency.

(e) The commissioner shall issue a request for proposals for the anticipated furnaces, boilers and equipment needed to meet the obligations of the program established under this section.

*Note: Section 49 of public act 11-1 of the October special session was repealed effective July 1, 2016, by section 126 of public act 16-4 of the May special session.