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Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 16 - Public Service Companies › 243 - Construction and Maintenance Standards Governing Traffic Signals Attached to Public Service Company Poles › II. Construction Details › Section 16-243-8 - Clearance requirements for conductors

Current through July 10, 2024
All conductors to span mounted traffic signal lights, when
				  attached to poles of public service companies shall be installed to comply with
				  the clearance requirements of the National Electrical Safety Code (NESC), 1984
				  edition, as may be from time to time amended. In general the following will
				  apply:
(A) All traffic signal
				conductors (except certain interconnect cables) shall be installed 40? minimum
				above communications.
(B)
				Interconnect for a two signal system when attached to poles of a public service
				company, may be either by traffic signal conductor, leased communications
				lines, or according to Paragraph 7 above.
(C) Interconnect for a three or more signal
				system when attached to poles of a public service company, shall be via leased
				communication lines throughout the system, if available, or according to
				Paragraph 7 above.
(D) Span wire or
				messenger carrying conductors shall be attached 12? minimum below secondary if
				running parallel and 6? minimum if running other than parallel. All messenger,
				guys and span wires shall be installed so as to prevent midspan conflicts due
				to unequal sagging of different wires.
(E) Span wire or messenger not carrying
				conductors and insulated according to plate #2 may be installed a minimum of 6?
				above communications.
(F) All
				circuits connected to leased communication lines shall comply with Class 2 or
				Class 3 circuits as outlined in Article 725-31 of the NEC.
(G) Span or support poles shall be installed
				so as to maintain clearance requirements from existing conductors as set forth
				in The National Electrical Safety Code (NESC), 1984 edition, as may be from
				time to time amended. In no case may any such pole be located closer than 10'
				to an existing utility pole.
(H)
				Mastarms and other similar supporting structures must be installed so as to
				pass a minimum of 12? from communications cables.
(I) Any traffic signal equipment installed in
				accordance with these rules and regulations and with less than 40? clearance
				from communications will be subject to temporary relocation, if necessary, to
				allow for communications cable work.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 16 - Public Service Companies › 243 - Construction and Maintenance Standards Governing Traffic Signals Attached to Public Service Company Poles › II. Construction Details › Section 16-243-9 - Field meetings

Current through July 10, 2024
Public Service Companies and the DOT, Towns, Cities, Boroughs
				  and Fire Districts will make every effort to coordinate their departments so
				  that only one field meeting is necessary. At this meeting the necessary pole
				  heights, guying, clearances and stranding shall be worked out and the following
				  information provided to each public service company involved:
(A) The electrical loan characteristics of
				the traffic signals which will affect billing.
(B) A plan showing the existing geometry of
				the intersection and any proposed changes, the final location of all poles and
				the proposed locations of all traffic signal equipment.
(C) The name of the customer to be billed for
				monthly electrical energy costs.
(D) The identity of the party to be billed
				for any construction costs, i.e., DOT, Town, City, Borough, Fire District or
				Contractor.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 16 - Public Service Companies › 243 - Construction and Maintenance Standards Governing Traffic Signals Attached to Public Service Company Poles › II. Construction Details › Section 16-243-10 - NESC-NEC

Current through July 10, 2024
The department of public utility control recognizes the
				  provisions of the National Electrical Safety Code and the National Electrical
				  Code as minimum requirements and recommends the same as a guide to good
				  practice for the installation, maintenance and operation of electrical
				  facilities in all cases not governed by specific department orders and the
				  provisions of this code as contained herein.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 16 - Public Service Companies › 243 - Construction and Maintenance Standards Governing Traffic Signals Attached to Public Service Company Poles › II. Construction Details › Section 16-243-11 - Exceptions

Current through July 10, 2024
The installation procedures set forth in sections
				  16-243-1
				  to
				  16-243-12,
				  inclusive, of the regulations of Connecticut state agencies, shall be followed
				  unless a specific alteration, on a case by case basis, is allowed by the
				  Department of Public Utility Control.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 16 - Public Service Companies › 243 - Construction and Maintenance Standards Governing Traffic Signals Attached to Public Service Company Poles › III. Maintenance Responsibilities › Section 16-243-12 - Maintenance responsibilities

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) All new,
				relocated or revised attachments to poles owned by a public service company
				shall be accomplished by the electric distribution company, having an interest
				in said pole, or its authorized agent. All revisions involving changes in
				loading on public service company poles shall have prior approval of the
				electric distribution company having an interest in the pole.
(b) All other maintenance functions shall be
				the responsibility of the Department of Transportation, Town, City, Borough or
				Fire District normally performing such maintenance.
(c) All maintenance functions shall be
				performed in accordance with the construction standards outlined in sections
				16-243-1
				to
				16-243-11,
				inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.
(d) The Department of Transportation, Town,
				City, Borough or Fire District shall hold the electric distribution company
				free and harmless from and against any and all demands, claims, suits, costs of
				defense, liabilities and other expenses in any way arising from the above
				mentioned maintenance unless caused by the negligence of the electric
				distribution company or its authorized agents and employees.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 16 - Public Service Companies › 243 - Construction and Maintenance Standards Governing Traffic Signals Attached to Public Service Company Poles › III. Maintenance Responsibilities › Appendix - Appendix

Current through July 10, 2024
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Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 16 - Public Service Companies › 243a - Contract Procedures Pertaining to Electric Public Service Companies for Private Power Producers and Private Power Providers › Section 16-243a-1 - General rule and definitions

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
General
			 Rule
This section and section 16-243a-2 of the Regulations of
				Connecticut State Agencies establish procedures implementing section 16-243a of the
				Connecticut General Statutes concerning the purchase and sale of electricity between
				electric public service companies and private power producers or qualifying
				facilities, and section 16-243f of the Connecticut General Statutes concerning 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. The procedures shall apply to all private power producers,
				all private power providers, and all qualifying facilities. Nothing in this section
				and section 16-243a-2 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies shall be
				construed to preclude or restrain the company's short term management decisions made
				to improve the economics or reliability of its system or fuel mix through wholesale
				or retail supply or demand opportunities made in the operation of its
				franchise.
(b)
Definitions
As used in this section and section 16-243a-2 of the Regulations of
				Connecticut State Agencies:
(1) "Authority"
			 has the same meaning as provided in section 16-1 of the Connecticut General
			 Statutes.
(2) "Electric public service
			 company" means an "electric distribution company" as defined in section 16-1 of the
			 Connecticut General Statutes.
(3)
			 "Private power producer" has the same meaning as provided in section 16-243b of the
			 Connecticut General Statutes.
(4)
			 "Private power production facility" has the same meaning as provided in section
			 16-243b of the Connecticut General Statutes.
(5) "Private power provider" has the same meaning
			 as provided in section 16-243b of the Connecticut General Statutes.
(6) "Electricity conservation or demand management
			 measures" means the provision by an electric public service company, directly or
			 through private power providers, of equipment or services to conserve electricity,
			 measured in British thermal units at the point of use, or to manage electric
			 load.
(7) "PURPA" means the Public
			 Utilities Regulatory Policies Act of 1978,  Public Law 95-617, which is codified at
			  16 USC 824a-3, as amended from time to time, and its implementing regulations,
			 codified at  18 CFR 292, as amended from time to time.
(8) "Qualifying facility" has the same meaning as
			 provided in  18 CFR 292.101(b)(1), as amended from time to time.
(9) "Avoided cost" has the same meaning as
			 provided in section 16-243a of the Connecticut General Statutes.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 16 - Public Service Companies › 243a - Contract Procedures Pertaining to Electric Public Service Companies for Private Power Producers and Private Power Providers › Section 16-243a-2 - Tariffs to be Maintained on File

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Not later than
			 December 31, 2023, each electric public service company shall file with the
			 Authority for review and approval three
pro forma
tariffs for the
			 purchase of energy and capacity from private power producers and eligible qualifying
			 facilities, from whom the electric public service company purchases energy or
			 capacity or both pursuant to section 16-243a of the Connecticut General Statutes or
			  18 CFR 292.303, as amended from time to time. Collectively, the tariffs required
			 under this section shall address each of the following types of transactions: (1)
			 energy-only sales; (2) capacity-only sales; and (3) energy and capacity sales.
(b) Each tariff submitted pursuant to
			 this section shall establish a process by which private power producers or
			 qualifying facilities may elect to be compensated either:
(1) Based on avoided costs calculated at the time
			 of delivery, or
(2) Based on avoided
			 costs forecasted at the time an obligation to purchase arises pursuant to  18 CFR 292.303, as amended from time to time.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 16 - Public Service Companies › 244c - Competitive Bidding Process for Electric Distribution Companies' Procurement of Default and Back-up Electric Generation Services › Section 16-244c-1 - Definitions

Current through July 10, 2024
As used in sections 16-244c-1 to
				16-244c-14,
				inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies:
(1) "Affiliate" means "generation entity or
			 affiliate" as defined in section
			 16-1 of
			 the Connecticut General Statutes;
(2) "Auction agent" means the department or
			 any person or entity authorized or designated by the department to administer a
			 competitive bidding proceeding pursuant to subsection (b) or (c) of section
			 16-244c
			 of the Connecticut General Statutes or section
			 16-244c-2
			 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies;
(3) "Back-up service" means the electric
			 generation service provided by an electric distribution company to any customer
			 who has entered into a service contract with an electric supplier that fails to
			 provide electric generation services for reasons other than the customer's
			 failure to pay for such services;
(4) "Customer" means any person who is a
			 consumer of electric generation, electric transmission and electric
			 distribution services;
(5) "Default
			 service" means the electric generation service provided by an electric
			 distribution company on and after January 1, 2004, to any customer who does not
			 or is unable to arrange for or maintain electric generation services with an
			 electric supplier;
(6) "Department"
			 or "the DPUC" means the Department of Public Utility Control or its
			 successor;
(7) "Electric
			 distribution company" means "electric distribution company" as defined in
			 section
			 16-1 of
			 the Connecticut General Statutes;
(8) "Electric generation services" means
			 electric energy, electric capacity or generation-related services;
(9) "Electric supplier" means "electric
			 supplier" as defined in section
			 16-1 of
			 the Connecticut General Statutes;
(10) "ISO" means the New England Regional
			 Independent System Operator or its successor; and
(11) "Person" means "person" as defined in
			 section
			 16-1 of
			 the Connecticut General Statutes.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 16 - Public Service Companies › 244c - Competitive Bidding Process for Electric Distribution Companies' Procurement of Default and Back-up Electric Generation Services › Section 16-244c-2 - Competitive bidding required

Current through July 10, 2024
On and after January 1, 2000, each electric distribution
				company shall procure electric generation services for the provision of default
				and back-up services through a competitive bidding process, provided that prior
				to January 1, 2004, an electric distribution company may procure such electric
				generation services from its affiliates in lieu of a competitive bidding
				process.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 16 - Public Service Companies › 244c - Competitive Bidding Process for Electric Distribution Companies' Procurement of Default and Back-up Electric Generation Services › Section 16-244c-3 - Competitive bidding procedure

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) The purpose of
			 the competitive bidding process is to invite competition, guard against
			 favoritism, improvidence, extravagance, fraud and corruption, and secure a
			 reliable electricity supply at the lowest available price for default and
			 back-up service customers in the state.
(b) Any competitive bidding proceeding
			 administered pursuant to subsection (b) or (c) of section
			 16-244c
			 of the Connecticut General Statutes or section
			 16-244c-2
			 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies shall be conducted in
			 accordance with Sections
			 16-244c-1
			 to
			 16-244c-11,
			 inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.
(c) For each competitive bidding proceeding,
			 the department shall:
(1) Determine whether
			 one or more bidders shall be chosen to provide default or back-up service or
			 both;
(2) Determine whether the
			 chosen bidder or bidders shall provide electric generation services to one or
			 more electric distribution companies in the state;
(3) Appoint or designate an auction agent to
			 administer the bidding proceeding; and
(4) Determine the winner selection criteria,
			 which may include but shall not be limited to the following:
(A) A comparison of competing bids in terms
			 of total net present value of the cost of service for the bid period;
(B) A year-to-year comparison of the
			 cumulative annual present value of the cost of service of the competing
			 bids;
(C) A risk analysis of
			 competing bids in relation to price and load forecast uncertainties;
			 and
(D) A comparison of the
			 competing bids in terms of renewable energy resources or portfolios.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 16 - Public Service Companies › 244c - Competitive Bidding Process for Electric Distribution Companies' Procurement of Default and Back-up Electric Generation Services › Section 16-244c-4 - Customer usage information

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) At the
			 department's request, each electric distribution company shall provide to the
			 department the following historical information:
(1) For each customer class in the electric
			 distribution company's service territory:
(A)
			 the number of customers, monthly demand, energy consumption and load shapes for
			 a typical week for back-up service; and
(B) the number of customers, monthly demand,
			 energy consumption and load shapes for a typical week for default service. This
			 information shall reflect actual data during the calendar year immediately
			 prior to the date the information is provided;
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 16 - Public Service Companies › 244c - Competitive Bidding Process for Electric Distribution Companies' Procurement of Default and Back-up Electric Generation Services › Section 16-244c-5 - The department's order for bidding

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
			 Prior to the commencement of a competitive bidding process for default or back
			 up services, the department shall issue an Order for Bidding.
(b) The department's Order for Bidding shall
			 be sent to the affected electric distribution companies and the auction agent
			 selected by the department, published at least once in such newspaper as will
			 serve to substantially inform the public of such Order, and placed on the
			 department's internet web site for a period of not less than 30 days from the
			 date of the Order. Such Order shall contain, at minimum, the following
			 information:
(1) The name, address and
			 telephone number of the auction agent to administer the competitive bidding
			 proceeding;
(2) Information
			 concerning whether the winning bidder is expected to provide default or back-up
			 service or both;
(3) Information
			 about the electric distribution companies to which the winning bidder would be
			 expected to provide electric generation services;
(4) The dates on which the default and
			 back-up services are scheduled to begin;
(5) The winner selection criteria;
			 and
(6) The guidelines,
			 specifications or formula for the bid price.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 16 - Public Service Companies › 244c - Competitive Bidding Process for Electric Distribution Companies' Procurement of Default and Back-up Electric Generation Services › Section 16-244c-6 - Request for proposals

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) No later than
			 ten days after the date of the department's Order for Bidding pursuant to
			 section
			 16-244c-5
			 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, the auction agent shall issue
			 a Request for Proposals. Such Request shall be sent by first-class mail to
			 every electric supplier in this state, published at least once in such
			 newspapers as will serve to substantially inform the public of such Request,
			 and placed on the auction agent's internet web site for a period of not less
			 than 30 days. Each Request shall contain, at minimum, the following
			 information:
(1) The deadline for submitting a
			 bid which shall not be less than 45 days after the date of the Request for
			 Bids;
(2) The bid selection date
			 which shall not be less than 60 days after the date of the Request for
			 Bids;
(3) The procedure and
			 information required for filing a bid with the auction agent;
(4) A contact person at the auction
			 agent;
(5) All the information
			 provided in the department's Order for Bidding pursuant to section
			 16-244c-5
			 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies; and
(6) Any other information required by the
			 department.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 16 - Public Service Companies › 244c - Competitive Bidding Process for Electric Distribution Companies' Procurement of Default and Back-up Electric Generation Services › Section 16-244c-7 - Submission of bids

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Bids may be
			 amended or withdrawn at any time prior to the submission deadline. On and after
			 the submission deadline, bids may not be amended but may be
			 withdrawn.
(b) When a bid is
			 submitted, the auction agent shall immediately review it for format and
			 content. The auction agent may reject and return any bid that is incomplete or
			 submitted after the submission deadline.
(c) The auction agent shall keep all
			 submitted bids sealed and confidential from public view at all times, provided
			 however, that the auction agent may maintain, publish and make available to the
			 public a list of the names of the bidders.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 16 - Public Service Companies › 244c - Competitive Bidding Process for Electric Distribution Companies' Procurement of Default and Back-up Electric Generation Services › Section 16-244c-8 - Content and format of bids

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Each bidder
			 shall use all reasonable efforts to conform and comply with any bid format
			 specified or required by the department or the auction agent.
(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this
			 section, each bid shall contain, at minimum, the following:
(1) The bidder's name and address;
(2) A bond, letter of credit or corporate
			 guarantee for funding of replacement generation service in the event that the
			 bidder fails to provide service. The proceeds of such bond, letter of credit or
			 corporate guarantee shall be equal to ten percent of the dollar value of the
			 bid and payable to the electric distribution company or companies to whom the
			 bidder would be obligated to provide service;
(3) Information concerning the bidder's
			 capacity and ability to coordinate with the billing agent and the affected
			 electric distribution companies;
(4) The bid parameters, including but not
			 limited to the following:
(A) whether the bid
			 is for default or back-up service or both;
(B) the name of the electric distribution
			 companies that the bidder wishes to serve;
(C) the types and amounts of electricity
			 services that the bidder wishes to provide;
(D) the proposed service period, which shall
			 not be more than 5 years;
(E) the
			 bid price, in accordance with the guidelines, specifications or formula set
			 forth by the department pursuant to section
			 16-244c-5(b)(6)
			 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies; and
(F) any fixed or minimum charges;
			 and
(5) Any other
			 information required by the department.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 16 - Public Service Companies › 244c - Competitive Bidding Process for Electric Distribution Companies' Procurement of Default and Back-up Electric Generation Services › Section 16-244c-9 - Selection of the winning bidders

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) On the
			 selection date specified in the Request for Proposals, the auction agent shall
			 select a winning bidder in accordance with the selection criteria set forth by
			 the department pursuant to section
			 16-244c-3(c)(4)
			 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies. No later than two business
			 days after the selection date, the auction agent shall submit the results of
			 the proceeding to the department for approval.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provisions of
			 this section, the auction agent may select as many winning bidders as the
			 department or auction agent determines to be in the best interest of
			 ratepayers. With the department's prior approval, the auction agent shall have
			 the right to negotiate modifications to any bid at any time prior to or after
			 selecting a winner.
(c) The
			 department shall notify all the bidders of the results of the bidding
			 proceeding. The notification to the winning bidder or bidders shall describe
			 and specify the terms of the engagement or services awarded.
(d) No later than five business days after
			 the selection date, the auction agent shall deliver to the department copies of
			 all the materials received, produced, copied or replicated during the bidding
			 process, and shall certify to the department that it no longer possesses any
			 such materials. The department may issue a protective order or orders to
			 protect such information exempt from public disclosure as provided under
			 section
			 1-210(b)
			 of the Connecticut General Statutes or any regulations adopted pursuant to
			 section
			 4-167
			 of the Connecticut General Statutes.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 16 - Public Service Companies › 244c - Competitive Bidding Process for Electric Distribution Companies' Procurement of Default and Back-up Electric Generation Services › Section 16-244c-10 - Obligations of the winning bidders

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) No later than
			 fifteen days after receipt of the department's notice pursuant to section
			 16-244c-9(c)
			 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, each winning bidder shall
			 execute a contract with each electric distribution company to whom such bidder
			 would be obligated to provide service. Any winning bidder who fails to enter
			 into such contract may be deemed to be (1) in breach of its default or backup
			 service engagement or agreement, and (2) subject to subsection (b) of this
			 section.
(b) The department may
			 cause payments to be made under a winning bidder's bond, letter of credit or
			 corporate guarantee provided pursuant to section
			 16-244c-8(b)(2)
			 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies to defray any costs incurred
			 by the department, electric distribution companies or customers due to such
			 bidder's material breach of its default or back-up service engagement or
			 agreement.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 16 - Public Service Companies › 244c - Competitive Bidding Process for Electric Distribution Companies' Procurement of Default and Back-up Electric Generation Services › Section 16-244c-11 - Electric distribution company as auction agent

Current through July 10, 2024
If the department designates an electric distribution company
				as the auction agent in a competitive proceeding pursuant to subsection (b) or
				(c) of section
				16-244c
				of the Connecticut General Statutes or section
				16-244c-2
				of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, such electric distribution
				company shall strictly observe the code of conduct as set forth in section
				16-244h
				of the Connecticut General Statutes and any regulations adopted pursuant to
				said section. Such competitive bidding process shall be considered
				communications necessary for back-up and default services. No electric
				distribution company or its affiliates shall use such competitive bidding
				process to circumvent the provisions or goals of section
				16-244h
				of the Connecticut General Statutes or any regulations adopted pursuant to said
				section. Any violations of this section shall be subject to investigation and
				enforcement consistent with section
				16-244h
				of the Connecticut General Statutes or any regulations adopted pursuant to said
				section.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 16 - Public Service Companies › 244c - Competitive Bidding Process for Electric Distribution Companies' Procurement of Default and Back-up Electric Generation Services › Section 16-244c-12 - Notice by electric supplier on cessation of business

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) No later than sixty days prior to
			 cessation of Connecticut business operations or any portion thereof, an
			 electric supplier shall issue a public notice announcing the cessation of its
			 business operations. Such notice shall be (1) sent by first-class mail to (A)
			 the department, (B) every electric distribution company that serves such
			 electric supplier's Connecticut customers, and (C) every Connecticut customer
			 who will be affected by such cessation of business operations; (2) published as
			 a public notice once a week for six consecutive weeks in such newspapers as
			 will serve to substantially inform such electric supplier's Connecticut
			 customers; and (3) placed on such electric supplier's internet web site for a
			 period of not less than 30 days.
(b) Any notice provided pursuant to
			 subsection (a) of this section shall contain, at minimum, the following
			 information:
(1) the electric supplier's name
			 and current business address;
(2)
			 the name, address, and toll-free telephone number of a contact person to whom
			 questions can be directed;
(3) the
			 electric supplier's last date of operation; and
(4) a business address to which
			 correspondence can be forwarded after the last date of operation.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 16 - Public Service Companies › 244c - Competitive Bidding Process for Electric Distribution Companies' Procurement of Default and Back-up Electric Generation Services › Section 16-244c-13 - Notice by electric supplier on termination proceedings

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) No later than fifteen days after ISO
			 initiates a termination proceeding against an electric supplier, such electric
			 supplier shall notify the department, the electric distribution companies and
			 the Connecticut customers of such termination proceeding.
(b) No later than fifteen days after the
			 department initiates a proceeding to terminate or revoke an electric supplier's
			 license, such electric supplier shall notify the electric distribution
			 companies and the Connecticut customers of such proceeding.
(c) Any notice provided pursuant to
			 subsection (a) or (b) of this section shall be (1) sent by first-class mail to
			 (A) the department, if applicable; (B) every electric distribution company that
			 serves the electric supplier's Connecticut customers; and (C) every Connecticut
			 customer with whom the electric supplier has contracted to provide electric
			 generation services; (2) published as a public notice once a week for six
			 consecutive weeks in such newspapers as will serve to substantially inform such
			 electric supplier's Connecticut customers; and (3) placed on such electric
			 supplier's internet web site for a period of not less than 30 days.
(d) Any notice provided pursuant to
			 subsection (a) or (b) of this section shall contain, at minimum, the following
			 information:
(1) the electric supplier's name
			 and current business address;
(2)
			 the name, address and toll-free telephone number of a contact person to whom
			 questions can be directed;
(3) the
			 reason for the termination or revocation proceeding and a description of such
			 proceeding; and
(4) the date on
			 which the termination or revocation proceeding was initiated and the date by
			 which such termination proceeding is expected to be resolved.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 16 - Public Service Companies › 244c - Competitive Bidding Process for Electric Distribution Companies' Procurement of Default and Back-up Electric Generation Services › Section 16-244c-14 - Notice by electric distribution company

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) An electric
			 distribution company shall be required to provide notice pursuant to this
			 section only if an electric supplier fails to provide notice in accordance with
			 section
			 16-244c-12
			 or
			 16-244c-13
			 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.
(b) No later than 10 days after an electric
			 distribution company has knowledge of an electric supplier's violation of
			 noncompliance with section
			 16-244c-12
			 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, such electric distribution
			 company shall notify the public, the department and the customers of such
			 violation or noncompliance. Such notice shall be provided in accordance with
			 section
			 16-244c-12
			 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.
(c) No later than thirty days after ISO
			 initiates a termination proceeding against an electric supplier, each electric
			 distribution company serving such electric supplier's Connecticut customers
			 shall notify the public, the department and the customers of such termination
			 proceeding. Such notice shall be provided in accordance with subsections (c) to
			 (e), inclusive, of section
			 16-244c-13
			 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.
(d) For each customer on back-up service, the
			 electric distribution company responsible for customer billing shall provide
			 the following information with each such customer's bill:
(1) The date the customer was placed on
			 back-up service and the rate of such back-up service, both shown as separate
			 line items and in bold print on the customer's bill; and
(2) The terms and conditions of the back-up
			 service as a bill insert.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 16 - Public Service Companies › 244h - Code of Conduct For Electric Distribution Companies › Section 16-244h-1 - Definitions

Current through July 10, 2024
As used in Section 16-244h-1 to Section
				16-244h-7,
				inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies:
(1) "Customer" means any person, as defined
			 in Section
			 16-1 of
			 the Connecticut General Statutes, that is the ultimate consumer of electric
			 generation services, electric transmission services or electric distribution
			 services, and any municipality that purchases electric generation services,
			 electric transmission services or electric distribution services from an
			 electric distribution company for its own end use;
(2) "Customer Information" means
			 customer-specific information which the electric distribution company or its
			 predecessor electric company acquired or developed in the course of providing
			 electric distribution services and includes, but is not limited to, information
			 that relates to the quantity, time of use, type and destination of electric
			 service, information contained in electric service bills and other data
			 specific to an electric distribution company customer;
(3) "Department" means the department of
			 public utility control or its succeeding state regulatory body;
(4) "Electric distribution company" means
			 "electric distribution company" as defined in section
			 16-1 of
			 the Connecticut General Statutes;
(5) "Electric supplier" means "electric
			 supplier" as defined in section
			 16-1 of
			 the Connecticut General Statutes;
(6) "Embedded Cost" means the direct cost of
			 goods or services plus all applicable indirect charges and overheads;
(7) "FERC" means the Federal Energy
			 Regulatory Commission;
(8)
			 "Generation entity or affiliate" means "generation entity or affiliate" as
			 defined in section
			 16-1 of
			 the Connecticut General Statutes; and
(9) "Municipality" means any town, city, or
			 borough, or other political subdivision of the state.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 16 - Public Service Companies › 244h - Code of Conduct For Electric Distribution Companies › Section 16-244h-2 - Applicability

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Sections
			 16-244h-1
			 to
			 16-244h-7,
			 inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies shall apply to
			 electric distribution companies subject to regulation by the department, their
			 generation entities or affiliates, and all electric distribution company
			 interactions with generation entities or affiliates. Sections
			 16-244h-1
			 to
			 16-244h-7,
			 inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies shall not apply to
			 any department-regulated subsidiary of an electric distribution company, the
			 revenues and expenses of which are subject to regulation by the department and
			 are included by the department in establishing rates for the electric
			 distribution company. However, sections
			 16-244h-1
			 to
			 16-244h-7,
			 inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies shall apply to all
			 interactions any regulated subsidiary has with other generation entities or
			 affiliates covered by those sections.
(b) Nothing in sections
			 16-244h-1
			 to
			 16-244h-7,
			 inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies shall prohibit
			 communications between an electric distribution company and its generation
			 entities or affiliates necessary to:
(1)
			 Provide standard offer service pursuant to section
			 16-244c
			 of the Connecticut General Statutes;
(2) Restore service or to prevent or respond
			 to emergency conditions;
(3)
			 Provide electric generation services to any customer who does not or is unable
			 to arrange for or maintain electric generation services with an electric
			 supplier; or
(4) Provide electric
			 generation services to any customer who has entered into a service contract
			 with an electric supplier that fails to provide electric generation services
			 for reasons other than the customer's failure to pay for such
			 services.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 16 - Public Service Companies › 244h - Code of Conduct For Electric Distribution Companies › Section 16-244h-3 - Nondiscrimination

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
No Preferential Treatment Regarding
			 Services Provided by the Electric Distribution Company:
Unless otherwise
			 authorized by the department or the FERC, or permitted by sections
			 16-244h-1
			 to
			 16-244h-7,
			 inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, an electric
			 distribution company shall not:
(1) Provide
			 its generation entities or affiliates, or customers of its generation entities
			 or affiliates, any preference (including but not limited to terms and
			 conditions, pricing, or timing) over unaffiliated electric suppliers or their
			 customers in the provision of services provided by the electric distribution
			 company, or allow an employee, officer, director or agent of a generating
			 entity or affiliate preferential access to information concerning the electric
			 distribution company's customers or distribution system that is not available
			 on an equivalent basis to unaffiliated electric suppliers; or
(2) Allow an employee, officer, director or
			 agent of a generating entity or affiliate to conduct distribution system
			 operations or have access to system control centers or similar facilities used
			 by distribution operations in any way that differs from the access available to
			 employees of unaffiliated electric suppliers.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 16 - Public Service Companies › 244h - Code of Conduct For Electric Distribution Companies › Section 16-244h-4 - Disclosure and information

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
Customer-Specific Information:
(1) Unless the electric distribution company
			 has received a form from a customer requesting that the customer's name,
			 address, telephone number and rate class not be released, the electric
			 distribution company may release such information to its generation entities or
			 affiliates without customer consent, so long as such information is released
			 only on a strictly non-discriminatory basis pursuant to the provisions of
			 section
			 16-245o(d)
			 of the Connecticut General Statutes. Customer consent is not required for an
			 electric distribution company to provide load data concerning existing
			 customers of its generation entities or affiliates necessary for customer
			 billing and load reporting to the regional independent system operator, as that
			 term is defined in section
			 16-1 of
			 the Connecticut General Statutes.
(2) An electric distribution company shall
			 receive prior affirmative written customer consent before releasing any
			 customer information not referenced in subdivision (1) of this subsection. If
			 an electric distribution company releases customer specific information not
			 referenced in subdivision (1) of this subsection to its generation entity or
			 affiliate, it shall make similar customer specific information available to
			 other electric suppliers on a strictly non-discriminatory basis and on the same
			 terms and conditions.
(3) If an
			 electric distribution company releases customer information to its generation
			 entities or affiliates for which no tariff or standard fee applies, within 24
			 hours of the time at which an electric distribution company releases such
			 customer information, the electric distribution company shall post, either
			 directly on or directly linked to the discount page required pursuant to
			 section
			 16-244h-3(f)
			 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, a notice providing the terms
			 and conditions of such release of information. The notice shall include, but is
			 not limited to:
(A) The name of the generation
			 entity or affiliate receiving the information;
(B) The number of names provided;
(C) The type of information provided (e.g.,
			 customer specific load profiles);
(D) The price charged to the generation
			 entity or affiliate; and
(E) The
			 electronic form in which the information was provided.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 16 - Public Service Companies › 244h - Code of Conduct For Electric Distribution Companies › Section 16-244h-5 - Separation

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
Corporate Entities:
An
			 electric distribution company and its generation entities or affiliates shall
			 be legally separate corporate entities, except that a generation entity or
			 affiliate to which generation assets are transferred pursuant to section
			 16-244e(a)(3)
			 of the Connecticut General Statutes may, if required to comply with rules,
			 regulations or licensing requirements of the United States Nuclear Regulatory
			 Commission, be a division that is structurally separate from the electric
			 distribution company.
(b)
Books and Records:
An electric distribution company and its
			 generation entities or affiliates shall keep separate books and records.
(1) Electric distribution company books and
			 records shall be recorded in accordance with applicable Uniform System of
			 Accounts (USOA) and Generally Accepted Accounting Procedures (GAAP).
(2) The books and records of generation
			 entities or affiliates, including vouchers, memoranda, documents, letters,
			 contracts or other papers, shall be open for examination by the department and
			 its staff with respect to transactions between the holding company and
			 generation entities or affiliates and transactions between the electric
			 distribution company and generation entities or affiliates. In any enforcement
			 proceeding held pursuant to section
			 16-244h-7
			 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, the department may summon and
			 examine under oath such witnesses as it deems advisable, and cause to be
			 produced such books, records, vouchers, memoranda, documents, letters,
			 contracts or other papers as it deems advisable.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 16 - Public Service Companies › 244h - Code of Conduct For Electric Distribution Companies › Section 16-244h-6 - Generation entity or affiliate relationships

Current through July 10, 2024
No electric distribution company or generation entity or
				affiliate shall utilize its business relationships with unaffiliated entities
				to circumvent the provisions or goals of sections
				16-244h-1
				to
				16-244h-7,
				inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 16 - Public Service Companies › 244h - Code of Conduct For Electric Distribution Companies › Section 16-244h-7 - Compliance plan filing requirements

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
Compliance Plans:
No later than October 1, 1999, each electric
			 distribution company shall file with the department, for review and approval, a
			 compliance plan demonstrating to the department that there are adequate
			 procedures in place that will preclude the sharing of information with its
			 generation entities or affiliates that is prohibited by sections
			 16-244h-1
			 to 16244h-7, inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies and
			 further demonstrating that access to its transmission and distribution
			 facilities is provided on a nondiscriminatory basis. The compliance plan shall
			 be in effect from filing but may be modified, as determined by the department.
			 Each electric distribution company shall file a subsequent compliance plan no
			 later than July 1, 2000 and annually thereafter.
(1) In its compliance plan filed pursuant to
			 this subsection, the electric distribution company shall demonstrate both the
			 specific mechanisms and procedures that the electric distribution company and
			 holding company have in place to ensure that the electric distribution company
			 is not utilizing the holding company or any of its affiliates not covered by
			 sections
			 16-244h-1
			 to 16-244h-7, inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies as a
			 means to circumvent any of those sections. Examples include, but are not
			 limited to, specific mechanisms and procedures to assure the department that
			 the electric distribution company will not use the holding company or another
			 electric distribution company affiliate not covered by sections
			 16-244h-1
			 to 16-244h-7, inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies as a
			 means to circumvent the purposes and goals of those sections relating to:
(A) Access of information;
(B) Provision of services; or
(C) Access to or employment of electric
			 distribution company employees.