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CT Gen Stat § 16-243bb (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 16 - Public Service Companies|Chapter 283 - Telephone, Gas, Power and Water Companies|Section 16-243bb - Adjustment of electric distribution company residential fixed charge.

 (a) As used in this section:(1) “Residential fixed charge” means any fixed fee charged to residential electric customers, including, but not limited to, (A) a fixed charge for distribution basic service, (B) a distribution customer service charge, (C) a customer charge, or (D) a basic service fee which is separate and distinct from any distribution charge per kilowatt-hour.(2) “Electric distribution company” has the same meaning as provided in section 16-1.(b) The Public Utilities Regulatory Authority shall adjust each electric distribution company's residential fixed charge upon such company's filing with the authority an amendment of rate schedules pursuant to section 16-19 to recover only the fixed costs and operation and maintenance expenses directly related to metering, billing, service connections and the provision of customer service.(c) The provisions in subsection (b) of this section shall not permit or enable the authority to cause a cost shift to other rate classes.(d) This section shall not apply to electric customers that subscribe to a residential electric heating service rate class.(June Sp. Sess. P.A. 15-5, S. 105.)History: June Sp. Sess. P.A. 15-5 effective July 1, 2015.
CT Gen Stat § 16-243c (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 16 - Public Service Companies|Chapter 283 - Telephone, Gas, Power and Water Companies|Section 16-243c - Electricity transmission and distribution services for electric cooperatives utilizing cogeneration technology and renewable energy resources.

 The Public Utilities Regulatory Authority may issue orders requiring electric distribution companies to provide, within their service areas, electricity transmission and distribution services between a generating facility operated by an electric cooperative under subsection (b) of section 33-219 and those members of the cooperative operating the facility to whom the cooperative is authorized to furnish electricity under subsection (d) of section 33-221 and governing the rates for the service. The authority may not issue any order under this subsection which would significantly impair the ability of an electric distribution company to perform its responsibilities to the public or would otherwise be contrary to the purposes of this title.(P.A. 81-439, S. 11, 14; P.A. 84-512, S. 15, 30; P.A. 11-80, S. 1; P.A. 14-134, S. 75.)History: P.A. 84-512 deleted reference to repealed Sec. 16a-35; 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 replaced references to electric company with references to electric distribution company, effective June 6, 2014.
CT Gen Stat § 16-243d (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 16 - Public Service Companies|Chapter 283 - Telephone, Gas, Power and Water Companies|Section 16-243d - Project by private power producer deemed “industrial project”.

 A project to be used for the production of electricity by a private power producer, as defined in section 16-243b, shall be deemed an “industrial project” under chapter 579, provided that a portion of such electricity is produced for sale to other persons.(P.A. 81-439, S. 12, 14.)
CT Gen Stat § 16-243f (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 16 - Public Service Companies|Chapter 283 - Telephone, Gas, Power and Water Companies|Section 16-243f - Private power providers. Regulations concerning the purchase and sale of electricity.

 (a) The Public Utilities Regulatory Authority shall adopt regulations, in accordance with chapter 54, which establish procedures to determine the manner in which capacity needs of electric public service companies may be met through the provision of electricity conservation and demand management measures by private power providers, in addition to or in lieu of electricity generation facilities and to determine the monitoring and evaluation plans to be employed in documenting the demand and energy savings achieved, including, where practicable and cost-effective, impact measurement methods implemented through metering arrangements, with appropriate adjustment for weather normalization and other factors influencing usage levels. In adopting and implementing said regulations, the authority shall take into account state energy policy, pursuant to section 16a-35k.(b) A private power provider may offer to provide electricity conservation or demand management measures to an electric public service company pursuant to section 16-243b and this section and the regulations adopted under subsection (a) of this section. The authority shall review and evaluate such proposals based on the factors specified in said regulations, and after notice and a hearing, render a determination as to the feasibility of the proposed electricity conservation and demand management measures. The authority may, in accordance with such regulations, order an electric public service company to enter into an agreement with a private power provider where the private power provider would furnish electricity conservation or demand management measures to the electric public service company or its customers.(P.A. 88-195, S. 2, 3; P.A. 92-122, S. 2; P.A. 11-80, S. 1.)History: P.A. 92-122 amended Subsec. (a) to require department to include in its regulations the determination of monitoring and evaluation plans to be employed in documenting savings; 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 § 16-243g (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 16 - Public Service Companies|Chapter 283 - Telephone, Gas, Power and Water Companies|Section 16-243g - Assignment of electricity purchase agreements.

 Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes or of any special act to the contrary, no electric distribution company, as defined in section 16-1, municipal electric energy cooperative established under chapter 101a or municipal electric utility established under chapter 101 which has entered into a contract to purchase electricity from a private power producer, as defined in section 16-243b, shall refuse or neglect to execute an assignment of an electricity purchase agreement or contract to a trustee as security for or protection of bonds issued to refinance outstanding bonds originally issued or reissued to finance the major portion of the costs of the acquisition, construction and installation of a private power production facility, as defined in section 16-243b.(P.A. 94-92, S. 2; P.A. 14-134, S. 77.)History: P.A. 14-134 replaced “electric company” with “electric distribution company”, effective June 6, 2014.
CT Gen Stat § 16-243i (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 16 - Public Service Companies|Chapter 283 - Telephone, Gas, Power and Water Companies|Section 16-243i - Awards to retail end use electric customers and electric distribution companies re customer-side distributed resources.

 (a) The Public Utilities Regulatory Authority shall, not later than January 1, 2006, establish a program to grant awards to retail end use customers of electric distribution companies to fund the capital costs of obtaining projects of customer-side distributed resources, as defined in section 16-1. Any project shall receive a one-time, nonrecurring award in an amount of not less than two hundred dollars and not more than five hundred dollars per kilowatt of capacity for such customer-side distributed resources, recoverable from federally mandated congestion charges, as defined in section 16-1. No such award may be made unless the projected reduction in federally mandated congestion charges attributed to the project for such distributed resources is greater than the amount of the award. The amount of an award shall depend on the impact that the customer-side distributed resources project has on reducing federally mandated congestion charges, as defined in section 16-1. Not later than October 1, 2005, the authority shall conduct a contested case proceeding, in accordance with chapter 54, to establish additional standards for the amount of such awards and additional criteria and the process for making such awards.(b) The Public Utilities Regulatory Authority shall, not later than January 1, 2006, establish a program to grant to an electric distribution company a one-time, nonrecurring award to educate, assist and promote investments in customer-side distributed resources developed in such company's service territory, which resources the authority determines will reduce federally mandated congestion charges, in accordance with the following: (1) On or before January 1, 2008, two hundred dollars per kilowatt of such resources, (2) on or before January 1, 2009, one hundred fifty dollars per kilowatt of such resources, (3) on or before January 1, 2010, one hundred dollars per kilowatt of such resources, and (4) fifty dollars per kilowatt of such resources thereafter. Payment of the award shall be made at the time each such resource becomes operational. The cost of the award shall be recoverable from federally mandated congestion charges. Revenues from such awards shall not be included in calculating the electric distribution company's earnings for the purpose of determining whether its rates are just and reasonable under sections 16-19, 16-19a and 16-19e.(June Sp. Sess. P.A. 05-1, S. 8; P.A. 11-80, S. 1.)History: June Sp. Sess. P.A. 05-1 effective July 21, 2005; 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 § 16-243j (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 16 - Public Service Companies|Chapter 283 - Telephone, Gas, Power and Water Companies|Section 16-243j - Long-term financing for customer-side distributed resources and advanced power monitoring and metering equipment.

 (a) Not later than January 1, 2006, the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority shall select, pursuant to a competitive bid process, one or more persons to provide long-term financing for customer-side distributed resources, as defined in section 16-1, and advanced power monitoring and metering equipment purchased or leased by customers of electric distribution companies. Such person may not be an electric distribution company, as defined in said section 16-1, but may be a generation affiliate of such company. The authority may retain a consultant to assist it in selecting such person or persons.(b) A successful bidder pursuant to this section shall give preference for such long-term financing to projects of customer-side distributed resources and monitoring and metering equipment that maximize the reduction of the federally mandated congestion charges. Costs eligible for such financing shall include, but not be limited to, the capital costs of projects of customer-side distributed resources and advanced power monitoring and metering equipment. For financing provided by a successful bidder pursuant to this section, the authority shall implement a buydown mechanism to reduce the effective annual interest rate to the person receiving the financing to a level that is no greater than the prime rate in effect on the date that the buydown begins for the person receiving the financing.(c) A person providing financing pursuant to this section shall, after receiving approval from the authority, enter into an agreement with an electric distribution company, as defined in section 16-1, for such company to provide billing services with respect to the payments due to the financing entity from the person receiving financing. The electric distribution company, as defined in said section 16-1, shall recover all reasonable costs incurred in implementing this section, including costs associated with the buydown pursuant to subsection (b) of this section, as federally mandated congestion charges, as defined in section 16-1.(June Sp. Sess. P.A. 05-1, S. 9; P.A. 11-80, S. 1.)History: June Sp. Sess. P.A. 05-1 effective July 21, 2005; 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 § 16-243k (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 16 - Public Service Companies|Chapter 283 - Telephone, Gas, Power and Water Companies|Section 16-243k - Assessment of customer-side and grid-side distributed resources, effectiveness of award program.

 Not later than January 1, 2007, and annually thereafter, the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority shall assess the number and types of customer-side and grid-side distributed resources, as defined in section 16-1, projects financed pursuant to the provisions of public act 05-1 of the June special session* and such projects' contributions to achieving fuel diversity, transmission support, and energy independence in the state. Not later than January 1, 2007, and biennially thereafter, the authority shall collect the information in such annual assessments and report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a, on the effectiveness of the award program established in section 16-243i and on its findings to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to energy.(June Sp. Sess. P.A. 05-1, S. 10; P.A. 11-80, S. 1.)*Note: Public act 05-1 of the June special session is entitled “An Act Concerning Energy Independence”. (See Reference Table entitled “Public Acts of June, 2005” in Volume 16 which lists the sections amended, created or repealed by the act.)History: June Sp. Sess. P.A. 05-1 effective July 21, 2005; 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 § 16-243l (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 16 - Public Service Companies|Chapter 283 - Telephone, Gas, Power and Water Companies|Section 16-243l - Rebate for customer-side distributed resource projects that use natural gas.

 On or before January 1, 2006, each electric distribution company shall institute a program to rebate to its customers with projects that use natural gas, which projects are customer-side distributed resources, as defined in section 16-1, an amount equivalent to the customer's retail delivery charge for transporting natural gas from the customer's local gas company to such customer's project of customer-side distributed resources. Costs of such a rebate shall be recoverable by the electric distribution company from the federally mandated congestion charges, as defined in section 16-1. The authority may adopt regulations, in accordance with chapter 54, to implement the provisions of this section.(June Sp. Sess. P.A. 05-1, S. 11; P.A. 13-5, S. 8.)History: June Sp. Sess. P.A. 05-1 effective July 21, 2005; P.A. 13-5 replaced “department” with “authority”, effective May 8, 2013.
CT Gen Stat § 16-243n (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 16 - Public Service Companies|Chapter 283 - Telephone, Gas, Power and Water Companies|Section 16-243n - Time-of-use, mandatory peak, shoulder, off-peak and seasonal rates. Optional interruptible or load response rates.

 (a) Not later than October 1, 2005, each electric distribution company, as defined in section 16-1, shall submit an application to the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority to (1) on or before January 1, 2007, implement time-of-use rates for customers that have a maximum demand of not less than three hundred fifty kilowatts that may include, but not be limited to, mandatory peak, shoulder and off-peak time-of-use rates, and (2) on or before June 1, 2006, offer optional interruptible or load response rates for customers that have a maximum demand of not less than three hundred fifty kilowatts and offer optional seasonal and time-of-use rates for all customers. The application shall propose to establish time-of-use rates through a procurement plan, revenue neutral adjustments to delivery rates, or both.(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.(June Sp. Sess. P.A. 05-1, S. 13; P.A. 07-242, S. 85; P.A. 11-80, S. 1; P.A. 14-134, S. 9.)History: June Sp. Sess. P.A. 05-1 effective July 21, 2005; P.A. 07-242 amended Subsec. (a)(1) to require implementation of time-of-use rates that may include mandatory peak, shoulder and off-peak time-of-use rates and amended Subsec. (e)(1) to make a conforming change, effective June 4, 2007; 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; P.A. 14-134 deleted former Subsecs. (b) and (d) re issuance of comparative analyses to certain customers, deleted former Subsec. (g) re authority to conduct a contested case to determine exemption standards for certain customers and redesignated existing Subsecs. (c), (e) and (f) as Subsecs. (b), (c) and (d), respectively, effective June 6, 2014.
CT Gen Stat § 16-243o (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 16 - Public Service Companies|Chapter 283 - Telephone, Gas, Power and Water Companies|Section 16-243o - Waiver of back-up power rates.

 (a) If a customer of an electric distribution company implements customer-side distributed resource capacity after January 1, 2006, and such capacity is less than the customer's maximum metered peak load, the customer shall not be required to pay back-up power rates if the customer's distributed resources are available during system peak periods, provided the customer shall continue to be required to pay otherwise applicable charges for electricity provided by the electric distribution company.(b) The costs that a customer is not required to pay pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall be recoverable through federally mandated congestion charges by the electric distribution companies.(June Sp. Sess. P.A. 05-1, S. 14.)History: June Sp. Sess. P.A. 05-1 effective July 21, 2005.
CT Gen Stat § 16-243p (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 16 - Public Service Companies|Chapter 283 - Telephone, Gas, Power and Water Companies|Section 16-243p - Recovery of costs, investments and lost revenues by an electric distribution company.

 (a) An electric distribution company may recover its costs and investments that have been prudently incurred as well as its revenues lost resulting from the provisions of sections 16-1, 16-19ff, 16-50k, 16-50x, 16-243h to 16-243q, inclusive, 16-244c, 16-244u, 16-244x, 16-245d, 16-245m, 16-245n, 16-245z, 16-262i, 16a-40l and 16a-40m and section 21 of public act 05-1 of the June special session*. The Public Utilities Regulatory Authority shall, after a hearing held pursuant to the provisions of chapter 54, determine the appropriate mechanism to obtain such recovery in a timely manner which mechanism may be one or more of the following: (1) Approval of rates as provided in sections 16-19 and 16-19e; (2) the energy adjustment clause as provided in section 16-19b; or (3) the federally mandated congestion charges, as defined in section 16-1.(b) No electric distribution company shall recover its costs associated with its attendance or participation in any rate-making hearing before the authority.(c) Electric distribution companies shall be authorized to earn an incentive, as provided in section 16-19kk, for costs prudently incurred by such companies pursuant to this section.(June Sp. Sess. P.A. 05-1, S. 15; P.A. 11-80, S. 1; P.A. 13-5, S. 35; 13-298, S. 66; P.A. 14-94, S. 31; 14-134, S. 121; P.A. 16-116, S. 1; Sept. Sp. Sess. P.A. 20-5, S. 8.)*Note: Section 21 of public act 05-1 of the June special session is special in nature and therefore has not been codified but remains in full force and effect according to its terms.History: June Sp. Sess. P.A. 05-1 effective July 21, 2005; 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; P.A. 13-5 amended Subsec. (a) to make technical changes, effective May 8, 2013; P.A. 13-298 amended Subsec. (a) to add provision re recovery of revenues lost and make a technical change, to replace reference to Sec. 16-243i with reference to Sec. 16-243h, to add reference to Sec. 16-244u and to delete provision re recovery of earnings by electric distribution company earning return on equity below return authorized by the authority for 6 consecutive months, effective July 8, 2013; P.A. 14-94 amended Subsec. (a) by adding reference to Secs. 16a-40l and 16a-40m re revenues lost, effective June 6, 2014; P.A. 14-134 amended Subsec. (a) by deleting reference to Sec. 16-244e, effective June 6, 2014; P.A. 16-116 amended Subsec. (a) by adding reference to Sec. 16-244x, effective May 31, 2016; Sept. Sp. Sess. P.A. 20-5 added new Subsec. (b) preventing electric distribution companies from recovering costs associated with rate-making hearings and redesignated existing Subsec. (b) as Subsec. (c), effective November 1, 2020.