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CT Gen Stat § 16-19tt (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 16-19tt - Gas and electric distribution companies' distribution revenue decoupling.

 (a) In any rate case initiated on or after June 4, 2007, and for which a final decision has not been issued prior to July 8, 2013, the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority shall order the state's gas and electric distribution companies to decouple distribution revenues from the volume of natural gas or electricity sales through any of the following strategies, singly or in combination: (1) A mechanism that adjusts actual distribution revenues to allowed distribution revenues, (2) rate design changes that increase the amount of revenue recovered through fixed distribution charges, or (3) a sales adjustment clause, rate design changes that increase the amount of revenue recovered through fixed distribution charges, or both. In making its determination on this matter, the authority shall consider the impact of decoupling on the gas or electric distribution company's return on equity and make necessary adjustments thereto.(b) In any rate case initiated on or after July 8, 2013, or in a pending rate case for which a final decision has not been issued prior to July 8, 2013, the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority shall order the state's gas and electric distribution companies to decouple distribution revenues from the volume of natural gas and electricity sales. For electric distribution companies, the decoupling mechanism shall be the adjustment of actual distribution revenues to allowed distribution revenues. For gas distribution companies, the decoupling mechanism shall be a mechanism that does not remove the incentive to support the expansion of natural gas use pursuant to the 2013 Comprehensive Energy Strategy, such as a mechanism that decouples distribution revenue based on a use-per-customer basis. In making its determination on this matter, the authority shall consider the impact of decoupling on the gas or electric distribution company's return on equity and make any necessary adjustments thereto.(P.A. 07-242, S. 107; P.A. 11-80, S. 1; P.A. 13-298, S. 11.)History: P.A. 07-242 effective June 4, 2007; 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. 13-298 designated existing provisions as Subsec. (a) and amended same by making a technical change and adding “and for which a final decision has not been issued prior to July 8, 2013,” and added Subsec. (b) re decoupling mechanisms for any rate case initiated on or after July 8, 2013, or in a pending rate case for which a final decision has not been issued prior to July 8, 2013, effective July 8, 2013.
CT Gen Stat § 16-19uu (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 16-19uu - Adjustments to competitive transition assessment with respect to economic recovery revenue bonds.

 (a) At such time as economic recovery revenue bonds are issued to fund the economic recovery transfer, the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority shall ensure that the competitive transition assessment charged to customers of each electric distribution company is adjusted to reflect the lower charge to be paid by customers. No electric distribution company may bill any customer an amount for the competitive transition assessment that is in excess of the amount necessary to fund the economic recovery transfer.(b) At such time as the competitive transition assessment charged to customers has allowed full or partial recovery by the financing entity of any economic recovery revenue bonds and full or partial recovery by the electric distribution company of stranded costs not funded with the proceeds of economic recovery revenue bonds, the authority shall ensure that the competitive transition assessment charged to customers of each electric distribution company is adjusted to reflect, in the case of a partial recovery, the lower charge to be paid by customers, and, in the case of a full recovery, the absence of such assessment. No electric distribution company may bill any customer an amount for the competitive transition assessment that is in excess of the amount necessary to fund economic recovery revenue bonds or stranded costs.(P.A. 10-179, S. 138; P.A. 11-80, S. 1; P.A. 14-134, S. 65.)History: P.A. 10-179 effective May 7, 2010; 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 references to electric company, effective June 6, 2014.See Secs. 16-245e to 16-245k re economic recovery revenue bonds.
CT Gen Stat § 16-19vv (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 16-19vv - Public service companies' customer deposits.

 (a) No public service company, other than a telephone company, shall require a deposit from any customer or prospective customer, other than a residential customer or prospective residential customer, in excess of an amount equal to such company's charges for one and one-half months.(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.(P.A. 10-190, S. 2; P.A. 11-80, S. 1.)History: P.A. 10-190 effective June 9, 2010; 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 § 16-19x (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 16-19x - Phase-in of costs of certain large electric generating facilities.

 If the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority finds that a public service company, as defined in section 16-1, plans to begin operation of a new electric generating facility having a capacity of one hundred megawatts or more and operation of the facility would increase the company's revenue requirements by ten per cent or more if all costs associated with construction of the facility were to be included in determining the rates to be charged by the company when the facility becomes commercially operational, the authority shall include such costs as it deems appropriate in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, over a period (A) beginning on the date the facility begins commercial operation, and (B) having a duration of not less than three nor more than ten years, in approximately equal installments, in a manner which will provide optimal short-term and long-term benefits to customers of the company.(P.A. 84-343, S. 1; P.A. 85-519, S. 1; P.A. 11-80, S. 1.)History: P.A. 85-519 required department to phase-in construction costs if conditions met instead of considering phase-in of such costs, changed conditions for phase-in, required such costs as department deems appropriate in accordance with chapter 277 to be included in rates and required phase-in to begin on date facility begins commercial operation, to be in approximately equal installments and to be in a manner providing optimal short-term and long-term benefits to customers; 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 § 16-19xx (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 16-19xx - Deferral of public service company tax expense increase.

 Any public service company, as defined in section 16-1, shall be permitted to defer for recovery in its next general rate case any increase in tax expense, pursuant to public act 15-244*, which is not currently authorized in such company's rates.(June Sp. Sess. P.A. 15-5, S. 468.)*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.)History: June Sp. Sess. P.A. 15-5 effective July 1, 2015.
CT Gen Stat § 16-19y (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 16-19y - Rate treatment of enhanced 9-1-1 service costs.

 Section 16-19y is repealed, effective May 31, 1996.(P.A. 84-416, S. 9, 15; P.A. 96-150, S. 4, 5.)
CT Gen Stat § 16-19yy (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 16-19yy - Compensation rate recovery for electric distribution companies, gas companies or water companies.

 Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, in exercising its discretion regarding whether to allow the recovery through rates of any portion of the compensation package for executives or officers or of any portion of any incentive compensation for employees of any electric distribution company, gas company or water company, as defined in section 16-1, the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority shall consider whether to require that any such compensation that is recoverable through rates be dependent upon the achievement of performance targets established pursuant to section 16-244aa.(Sept. Sp. Sess. P.A. 20-5, S. 4.)History: Sept. Sp. Sess. P.A. 20-5 effective October 2, 2020.
CT Gen Stat § 16-19z (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 16-19z - Rate treatment of land purchased, owned or retained by water companies for water supply protection or future water supply use.

 In any proceeding pursuant to section 16-19 on a rate amendment proposed by a water company, as defined in section 16-1, the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority shall consider including the cost to the company of purchasing, owning or retaining land for water supply protection or future water supply use in the current rate base of the company, subject to the following conditions: (1) The land shall be included in a water supply plan filed and approved pursuant to section 25-32d or shall otherwise be approved by the Commissioner of Public Health pursuant to the general statutes or regulations adopted under the general statutes; (2) the land shall include (A) an area necessary for surface and groundwater supply protection, (B) the impoundment area, (C) a well site, or (D) other appropriate appurtenances such as a tank site or filtration plant site or other necessary facilities; and (3) the purchase, ownership or retention of the land is found by the authority to be prudent considering cost, availability and need. The authority may not require any such company to sell any such land owned by such company as of October 1, 1997, except as provided in section 16-262n.(P.A. 85-315; P.A. 88-354, S. 9; P.A. 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58; P.A. 97-314, S. 1; P.A. 11-80, S. 1.)History: P.A. 88-354 deleted provision requiring that sale of land “be used for the net economic benefit of consumers of the water company”; P.A. 93-381 replaced commissioner of health services with commissioner of public health and addiction services, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 95-257 replaced Commissioner and Department of Public Health and Addiction Services with Commissioner and Department of Public Health, effective July 1, 1995; P.A. 97-314 added water supply protection as a reason why a company may retain land under this section and prohibited the department from requiring companies from selling land owned as of October 1, 1997, except as provided in Sec. 16-262n; 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 § 16-19zz (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 16-19zz - Interim rate decreases, low-income rates and economic development rates for customers of electric distribution companies.

 Not later than November 1, 2020, the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority may initiate a proceeding or proceedings to consider the implementation of an interim rate decrease, low-income rates and economic development rates for customers of electric distribution companies, pursuant to its authority in subsection (g) of section 16-19 and sections 16-19e and 16-19oo.(Sept. Sp. Sess. P.A. 20-5, S. 5.)History: Sept. Sp. Sess. P.A. 20-5 effective October 2, 2020.
CT Gen Stat § 16-21 (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 16-21 - Change of rates fixed pursuant to charter or contract.

 Whenever any rate of any public service company chartered by or organized under the laws of this state exists or is charged pursuant to charter, contract or any agreement or understanding, and is in whole or in any respect discriminatory or more or less than just, reasonable and adequate to provide properly for the public convenience, necessity and welfare, such company or any town, city or borough within which, or between which and any other town, city or borough in this state, any such company is furnishing service, or any ten patrons of any such company, may bring a written petition to the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority alleging that such rate is discriminatory or more or less than just, reasonable and adequate. Thereupon, the authority shall fix a time and place for a hearing upon such petition and shall mail notice thereof to the parties in interest and give public notice thereof at least one week prior to such hearing. Upon such hearing, the authority may, if it finds such rate to be discriminatory or more or less than just, reasonable and adequate to enable such company to provide properly for the public convenience, necessity and welfare, determine and prescribe just and reasonable maximum rates or charges to be thereafter made by such company.(1949 Rev., S. 5411; P.A. 75-486, S. 1, 69; P.A. 77-614, S. 162, 610; P.A. 80-482, S. 61, 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.Is declaratory of power already possessed by commission; power to make rates includes power to modify rate-fixing contracts; municipal charter held to give no power to fix rates on water. 101 C. 156. Application to contracts between water company and city fixing rates. 106 C. 577. Company may increase rates above those specified in contract only by petition to commission and on its finding and order. 132 C. 496. Cited. 169 C. 344.
CT Gen Stat § 16-22 (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 16-22 - Rates; transfer of assets or franchise; burden of proof.

 At any hearing involving a rate or the transfer of ownership of assets or a franchise of a public service company, the burden of proving that said rate under consideration is just and reasonable or that said transfer of assets or franchise is in the public interest shall be on the public service company. The provisions of this section shall not apply to the regulation of a telecommunications service which is a competitive service, as defined in section 16-247a.(1949 Rev., S. 5412; P.A. 75-486, S. 13, 69; P.A. 94-83, S. 14, 16.)History: P.A. 75-486 made section applicable to transfers of asset ownership or franchise; P.A. 94-83 added provision re applicability to competitive telecommunications service, effective July 1, 1994.Cited. 158 C. 626; 183 C. 128.Cited. 24 CS 446; 29 CS 253; Id., 379; 30 CS 36; Id., 149.
CT Gen Stat § 16-23 (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 16-23 - Regulations and service prescribed by authority deemed reasonable.

 All regulations, practices and service prescribed by the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority shall be in force and prima facie reasonable, unless suspended or found otherwise in an action brought for that purpose or until changed or modified by the authority.(1949 Rev., S. 5413; P.A. 75-486, S. 1, 69; P.A. 77-614, S. 162, 610; P.A. 80-482, S. 62, 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” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Public Utilities Regulatory Authority”, effective July 1, 2011.
CT Gen Stat § 16-24 (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 16-24 - Classification of service.

 The Public Utilities Regulatory Authority shall have power to require each public service company furnishing gas or electricity to establish classifications of service based upon the quantity used, the time when used, the purpose for which used, the duration of use and any other reasonable consideration, and to establish all relevant factors, including rates and charges, that take into consideration competition from alternative services and the interest of all parties concerned.(1949 Rev., S. 5414; P.A. 75-486, S. 1, 69; P.A. 77-614, S. 162, 610; P.A. 80-482, S. 63, 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” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Public Utilities Regulatory Authority”, effective July 1, 2011.
CT Gen Stat § 16-25 (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 16-25 - Time and place of hearings. Notice.

 The Public Utilities Regulatory Authority shall fix a time and place for all hearings and shall mail notice thereof to such parties in interest as the authority deems necessary and give public notice thereof at least one week prior to any such hearing.(1949 Rev., S. 5415; P.A. 75-486, S. 1, 69; P.A. 77-614, S. 162, 610; P.A. 80-482, S. 64, 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” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Public Utilities Regulatory Authority”, effective July 1, 2011.Cited. 162 C. 51.
CT Gen Stat § 16-25a (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 16-25a - Hearings on Office of Consumer Counsel petitions.

 If the Office of Consumer Counsel files a petition with the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority concerning matters affecting utility services for consumers in the state, the authority shall, not later than thirty days after receiving the petition, notify the Office of Consumer Counsel whether it will hold a hearing on the petition. If the authority so notifies the Office of Consumer Counsel, it shall hold the hearing not later than ninety days after providing such notice.(P.A. 83-37; P.A. 88-22, S. 3; P.A. 11-80, S. 1.)History: P.A. 88-22 substituted office of consumer counsel for the division of consumer counsel; 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.