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CT Gen Stat § 16-8d (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 16 - Public Service Companies|Chapter 277 - Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. Public Utilities Regulatory Authority. Office of Consumer Counsel. Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 16-8d - Recovery of costs, expenses, judgments or attorney's fees for an action brought under section 16-8a.

 (a) No costs, expenses or judgments associated with any action brought under the provisions of section 16-8a may be included in the rates or charge of any public service company, as defined in section 16-1, until such time as the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority or the Labor Department, in a final decision, finds in favor of the company or if such action is appealed, until such time as the court finds, in a final decision, in favor of the company.(b) In any action brought under the provisions of section 16-8a, which results in a judgment in favor of the plaintiff, the court shall award to the plaintiff, in addition to any other relief, costs and a reasonable attorney's fee based on the work reasonably performed by an attorney and not on the amount of recovery, and may award punitive damages.(c) The provisions of subsections (a) and (b) of this section shall only apply to an action brought pursuant to section 16-8a by an employee of a Nuclear Regulatory Commission licensee operating a nuclear power generating facility in this state or by any person, firm, corporation, contractor or subcontractor directly or indirectly providing goods or services to such licensee.(P.A. 91-247, S. 2; P.A. 92-194; P.A. 11-80, S. 1.)History: P.A. 92-194 amended Subsec. (a) prohibiting the inclusion of judgments in the rates or charges of a public service company unless the public utility control department or labor department in a final decision finds in favor of the company and added Subsecs. (b) and (c) authorizing the awarding of attorney's fees and limiting the application of the section to actions brought against nuclear regulatory licensees; (Revisor's note: In 1997 a reference in Subsec. (a) to “Department of Labor” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Labor Department” for consistency with statutory usage); pursuant to P.A. 11-80, “Department of Public Utility Control” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Public Utilities Regulatory Authority” in Subsec. (a), effective July 1, 2011.Section provides a whole set of remedies for a cause of action that General Assembly failed to formulate; to the extent that Sec. 16-8a creates some right of action by a whistle-blower, it is a right against a power company and not against department or the state. 48 CS 188.
CT Gen Stat § 16-9a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 16 - Public Service Companies|Chapter 277 - Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. Public Utilities Regulatory Authority. Office of Consumer Counsel. Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 16-9a - Party status in proceedings before authority.

 In a proceeding before the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority, the authority shall give special consideration to a request for party status from a person whose interests are not otherwise adequately represented by another party to the proceeding and shall not unreasonably deny such request.(P.A. 96-247, S. 2; P.A. 11-80, S. 1.)History: Pursuant to P.A. 11-80, “Department of Public Utility Control” and “department” were changed editorially by the Revisors to “Public Utilities Regulatory Authority” and “authority”, respectively, effective July 1, 2011.
CT Gen Stat § 16-9b (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 16 - Public Service Companies|Chapter 277 - Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. Public Utilities Regulatory Authority. Office of Consumer Counsel. Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 16-9b - Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection to be party to proceedings before authority.

 The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall be a party to each proceeding before the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority and may participate in any such proceeding at said commissioner's discretion.(P.A. 13-298, S. 9.)History: P.A. 13-298 effective July 8, 2013.
CT Gen Stat § 16-10 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 16 - Public Service Companies|Chapter 277 - Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. Public Utilities Regulatory Authority. Office of Consumer Counsel. Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 16-10 - Enforcement of statutes and orders.

 The Superior Court, on application of the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority or of the Attorney General, may enforce, by appropriate decree or process, any provision of this chapter or any order of the authority rendered in pursuance of any statutory provision.(1949 Rev., S. 5400; P.A. 75-486, S. 1, 69; P.A. 77-614, S. 162, 610; P.A. 80-482, S. 47, 348; P.A. 11-80, S. 1.)History: P.A. 75-486 replaced public utilities commission with public utilities control authority; P.A. 77-614 replaced public utilities control authority with division of public utility control within the department of business regulation, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 80-482 made division an independent department and deleted reference to abolished department of business regulation; pursuant to P.A. 11-80, “Department of Public Utility Control” and “department” were changed editorially by the Revisors to “Public Utilities Regulatory Authority” and “authority”, respectively, effective July 1, 2011.Cited. 145 C. 526; 162 C. 51.
CT Gen Stat § 16-12 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 16 - Public Service Companies|Chapter 277 - Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. Public Utilities Regulatory Authority. Office of Consumer Counsel. Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 16-12 - Complaints as to dangerous conditions.

 Any person or any town, city or borough may make complaint, in writing, to the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority, of any defects in any portion of the plant or equipment of any public service company or electric supplier, or of the manner of operating such plant, by reason of which the public safety or the health or safety of employees is endangered; and, if he or it so requests, the name of the complainant shall not be divulged unless in the opinion of the authority the complaint is such that publicity is demanded.(1949 Rev., S. 5402; P.A. 75-486, S. 1, 69; P.A. 77-614, S. 162, 610; P.A. 80-482, S. 49, 348; P.A. 98-28, S. 84, 117; P.A. 11-80, S. 1.)History: P.A. 75-486 replaced public utilities commission with public utilities control authority; P.A. 77-614 replaced public utilities control authority with division of public utility control within the department of business regulation, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 80-482 made division an independent department and deleted reference to abolished department of business regulation; P.A. 98-28 added electric suppliers, effective July 1, 1998; pursuant to P.A. 11-80, “Department of Public Utility Control” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Public Utilities Regulatory Authority”, effective July 1, 2011.
CT Gen Stat § 16-13 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 16 - Public Service Companies|Chapter 277 - Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. Public Utilities Regulatory Authority. Office of Consumer Counsel. Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 16-13 - Procedure upon complaint.

 Upon receipt of such complaint, the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority shall fix a time and place for hearing thereon and shall give notice thereof to all parties in interest, and shall make such further investigation into the alleged conditions as it deems necessary. If, upon such hearing, the authority finds the conditions to be dangerous to public safety or to the safety of employees, it shall make such order as may be necessary to remedy the same and shall furnish a copy of such order to the complainant, upon request. If the authority finds that the complaint is not justified, it shall so notify the complainant in writing, by registered or certified letter, specifying the reasons for such finding, and shall file a copy of such notification in the office of the authority.(1949 Rev., S. 5403; P.A. 75-486, S. 1, 69; P.A. 77-614, S. 162, 610; P.A. 80-482, S. 4, 40, 345, 348; P.A. 11-80, S. 1.)History: P.A. 75-486 replaced public utilities commission with public utilities control authority; P.A. 77-614 replaced public utilities control authority with division of public utility control within the department of business regulation, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 80-482 made division an independent department and deleted reference to abolished department of business regulation; pursuant to P.A. 11-80, “Department of Public Utility Control” and “department” were changed editorially by the Revisors to “Public Utilities Regulatory Authority” and “authority”, respectively, effective July 1, 2011.Cited. 169 C. 344.
CT Gen Stat § 16-14 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 16 - Public Service Companies|Chapter 277 - Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. Public Utilities Regulatory Authority. Office of Consumer Counsel. Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 16-14 - Powers concerning electrolysis or escape of electricity.

 Any town, city or borough, or any person or corporation maintaining pipes, conductors or other structures under or above ground in the streets or highways, or owning cattle, as defined in section 22-381, may make complaint in writing to the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority of conditions resulting in injury to or destruction of such pipes, conductors, structures or cattle by electrolysis or by reason of the escape of electricity of any public service company or electric supplier. Proceedings shall be had upon such complaint as provided in sections 16-12 and 16-13. After hearing, as therein provided, said authority may make such order as may be necessary to prevent such injury or destruction, and said authority may, at any time thereafter, for cause shown, upon hearing, after notice to all parties in interest, alter any such decision or order. Neither the provisions of this section nor compliance with any order passed pursuant to the provisions hereof shall constitute a defense in an action for damages resulting from electrolysis.(1949 Rev., S. 5404; P.A. 75-486, S. 1, 69; P.A. 77-614, S. 162, 610; P.A. 80-482, S. 50, 348; P.A. 94-242, S. 8; P.A. 98-28, S. 85, 117; P.A. 11-80, S. 1.)History: P.A. 75-486 replaced public utilities commission with public utilities control authority; P.A. 77-614 replaced public utilities control authority with division of public utility control within the department of business regulation, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 80-482 made division an independent department and deleted reference to abolished department of business regulation; P.A. 94-242 expanded applicability to owners of cattle; P.A. 98-28 added electric suppliers, effective July 1, 1998; pursuant to P.A. 11-80, “Department of Public Utility Control” and “department” were changed editorially by the Revisors to “Public Utilities Regulatory Authority” and “authority”, respectively, effective July 1, 2011.
CT Gen Stat § 16-15 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 16 - Public Service Companies|Chapter 277 - Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. Public Utilities Regulatory Authority. Office of Consumer Counsel. Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 16-15 - Compliance with orders. Penalty.

 Each public service company and electric supplier shall comply immediately with any order of the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority made in accordance with the provisions of sections 16-13 and 16-14, and any company failing to comply with any such order shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars for each offense and shall be liable in double damages for any injury or damage resulting to any person from such failure.(1949 Rev., S. 5405; P.A. 75-486, S. 1, 69; P.A. 77-614, S. 162, 610; P.A. 80-482, S. 51, 348; P.A. 98-28, S. 86, 117; P.A. 11-80, S. 1.)History: P.A. 75-486 replaced public utilities commission with public utilities control authority; P.A. 77-614 replaced public utilities control authority with division of public utility control within the department of business regulation, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 80-482 made division an independent department and deleted reference to abolished department of business regulation; P.A. 98-28 added electric suppliers, effective July 1, 1998; pursuant to P.A. 11-80, “Department of Public Utility Control” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Public Utilities Regulatory Authority”, effective July 1, 2011.
CT Gen Stat § 16-16 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 16 - Public Service Companies|Chapter 277 - Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. Public Utilities Regulatory Authority. Office of Consumer Counsel. Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 16-16 - Report of accidents.

 Each public service company and electric supplier subject to regulation by the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority shall, in the event of any accident attended with personal injury or involving public safety, which was or may have been connected with or due to the operation of its or his property, or caused by contact with the wires of any public service company or electric supplier, notify the authority thereof, by telephone or otherwise, as soon as may be reasonably possible after the occurrence of such accident, unless such accident is a minor accident, as defined by regulations of the authority. Each such person, company or electric supplier shall report such minor accidents to the authority in writing, in summary form, once each month. If notice of such accident, other than a minor accident, is given otherwise than in writing, it shall be confirmed in writing within five days after the occurrence of such accident. Any person, company or electric supplier failing to comply with the provisions of this section shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars for each offense.(1949 Rev., S. 5406; P.A. 75-486, S. 1, 69; P.A. 77-254; 77-614, S. 162, 610; P.A. 79-610, S. 42; P.A. 80-482, S. 52, 348; P.A. 94-242, S. 1, 9; P.A. 98-28, S. 87, 117; P.A. 11-80, S. 1.)History: P.A. 75-486 replaced public utilities commission with public utilities control authority; P.A. 77-254 added special provisions for reporting minor accidents; P.A. 77-614 replaced public utilities control authority with division of public utility control within the department of business regulation, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 79-610 deleted reference to companies operating motor buses or taxicabs; P.A. 80-482 made division of public utility control an independent department and deleted reference to abolished department of business regulation; P.A. 94-242 deleted references to persons or companies operating motor vehicles in livery service and motor common or contract carriers of property for hire, effective June 2, 1994; P.A. 98-28 added electric suppliers, effective July 1, 1998; pursuant to P.A. 11-80, “Department of Public Utility Control” and “department” were changed editorially by the Revisors to “Public Utilities Regulatory Authority” and “authority”, respectively, effective July 1, 2011.
CT Gen Stat § 16-17 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 16 - Public Service Companies|Chapter 277 - Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. Public Utilities Regulatory Authority. Office of Consumer Counsel. Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 16-17 - Duties as to accidents.

 The Public Utilities Regulatory Authority shall examine the causes of, and the circumstances connected with, all fatal accidents occurring in the operation of the plant or equipment of any public service company or electric supplier, and such other accidents, whether resulting in personal injury or not, as, in its judgment, require investigation. The authority shall make a record of the causes, facts and circumstances of each accident, within three months thereafter, and as a part of such record shall suggest means, if possible, whereby similar accidents may be avoided in the future. Such record shall be open to public inspection at the office of the authority and a copy thereof shall be mailed to the public service company or electric supplier affected thereby. The authority may by written order extend the deadline for completion of its record in cases where it is not possible to conclude an investigation within the three-month period because of circumstances beyond its control.(1949 Rev., S. 5407; 1971, P.A. 221; P.A. 75-486, S. 1, 69; P.A. 77-614, S. 162, 610; P.A. 80-482, S. 53, 348; P.A. 82-150, S. 3; P.A. 90-51, S. 1; P.A. 98-28, S. 88, 117; P.A. 11-80, S. 1.)History: 1971 act required that record of accident be made within three months rather than one month; P.A. 75-486 replaced public utilities commission with public utilities control authority; P.A. 77-614 replaced the authority with division of public utility control within the department of business regulation, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 80-482 made division of public utility control an independent department and deleted reference to abolished department of business regulation; P.A. 82-150 made technical grammatical change; P.A. 90-51 added provision allowing department to extend deadline for completion of its record; P.A. 98-28 added electric suppliers and made a technical change, effective July 1, 1998; pursuant to P.A. 11-80, “Department of Public Utility Control” and “department” were changed editorially by the Revisors to “Public Utilities Regulatory Authority” and “authority”, respectively, effective July 1, 2011.Cited. 162 C. 53.
CT Gen Stat § 16-18 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 16 - Public Service Companies|Chapter 277 - Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. Public Utilities Regulatory Authority. Office of Consumer Counsel. Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 16-18 - Powers concerning poles and wires.

 The Public Utilities Regulatory Authority shall have power, after notice to the companies interested and public hearing, to require any public service company or certified telecommunications provider maintaining a line or lines of poles and wires in this state to change the location of such poles and wires in the public highways whenever public convenience or necessity requires such change and, if two or more companies, persons, firms or corporations are using or maintaining lines of poles or wires in the same street, to require the wires of such companies, persons, firms and corporations to be strung upon one or more lines of poles to be owned and maintained by the companies, persons, firms or corporations using the same as said authority determines.(1949 Rev., S. 5408; P.A. 75-486, S. 1, 69; P.A. 77-614, S. 162, 610; P.A. 80-482, S. 54, 348; P.A. 94-74, S. 4, 11; P.A. 99-286, S. 6, 19; P.A. 11-80, S. 1.)History: P.A. 75-486 replaced public utilities commission with public utilities control authority; P.A. 77-614 replaced public utilities control authority with division of public utility control within the department of business regulation, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 80-482 made division an independent department and deleted reference to abolished department of business regulation; P.A. 94-74 added provisions re persons, firms or corporations certified to provide intrastate telecommunication services, effective July 1, 1994; P.A. 99-286 changed reference to person, firm or corporation certified to provide telecommunications service to “certified telecommunications provider”, effective July 19, 1999; pursuant to P.A. 11-80, “Department of Public Utility Control” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Public Utilities Regulatory Authority”, effective July 1, 2011.Cited. 103 C. 205; 162 C. 93.
CT Gen Stat § 16-19aa (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 16 - Public Service Companies|Chapter 277 - Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. Public Utilities Regulatory Authority. Office of Consumer Counsel. Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 16-19aa - Excess generating capacity. Exclusion of costs associated with. Return on and depreciation of unrecovered investment in generating facilities.

 Section 16-19aa is repealed, effective May 8, 2013.(P.A. 88-220, S. 10, 11; P.A. 91-248, S. 7, 13; P.A. 11-80, S. 1; P.A. 13-5, S. 52.)
CT Gen Stat § 16-19bb (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 16 - Public Service Companies|Chapter 277 - Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. Public Utilities Regulatory Authority. Office of Consumer Counsel. Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 16-19bb - Application or refund of electric distribution company rate moderation funds.

 The Public Utilities Regulatory Authority shall require that any funds held by an electric distribution company in excess of the company's authorized return on equity, which funds are intended by the authority to offset future rate increases in lieu of a present rate decrease, shall be applied to such rate increases or shall be refunded to the company's customers within one year of receipt.(P.A. 87-331, S. 3, 4; P.A. 98-28, S. 93, 117; P.A. 11-80, S. 1; P.A. 14-134, S. 58.)History: P.A. 98-28 added electric distribution companies and made a technical change, effective July 1, 1998; pursuant to P.A. 11-80, “Department of Public Utility Control” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Public Utilities Regulatory Authority”, effective July 1, 2011; P.A. 14-134 deleted reference to electric company, deleted “not later than July 1, 1988” and deleted provision re funds collected after July 1, 1988, effective June 6, 2014.
CT Gen Stat § 16-19c (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 16 - Public Service Companies|Chapter 277 - Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. Public Utilities Regulatory Authority. Office of Consumer Counsel. Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 16-19c - Investigation of fuel cost adjustment and purchased gas adjustment charges.

 Section 16-19c is repealed.(P.A. 74-216, S. 5, 8; P.A. 75-486, S. 68, 69.)
CT Gen Stat § 16-19cc (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 16 - Public Service Companies|Chapter 277 - Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. Public Utilities Regulatory Authority. Office of Consumer Counsel. Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 16-19cc - Semiannual reports from nuclear generating facility licensees re maintenance, refueling and shutdown schedules. Penalty for shutdown for a significant period of time.

 Section 16-19cc is repealed, effective May 8, 2013.(P.A. 88-220, S. 9, 11; P.A. 96-180, S. 44, 166; P.A. 11-80, S. 1; P.A. 13-5, S. 52.)
CT Gen Stat § 16-19dd (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 16 - Public Service Companies|Chapter 277 - Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. Public Utilities Regulatory Authority. Office of Consumer Counsel. Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 16-19dd - Conservation and load management programs for agricultural customers.

 All electric public service companies shall implement conservation and load management programs for agricultural customers.(P.A. 88-93, S. 1, 2; P.A. 94-242, S. 4, 9; P.A. 11-80, S. 1; P.A. 14-134, S. 7.)History: P.A. 94-242 deleted former Subsec. (b) re study of the impact on agriculture of the change in electric utility rates from residential to demand rate billing and relettered Subsec. (c) as (b), effective June 2, 1994; pursuant to P.A. 11-80, “Department of Public Utility Control” and “department” were changed editorially by the Revisors to “Public Utilities Regulatory Authority” and “authority”, respectively, in Subsec. (a), effective July 1, 2011; P.A. 14-134 deleted former Subsec. (a) re moratorium on changing agricultural rates and deleted Subsec. (b) designator, effective June 6, 2014.