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Connecticut General Statutes
Title 16
Chapter 277
Conn. Gen. Stat. ch. 277
Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.Public Utilities Regulatory Authority.Office of Consumer Counsel.Miscellaneous Provisions
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16-1
Definitions.
16-1a
Reference to Public Utilities Commission deemed to mean Public Utilities Control Authority.
16-1b
Department of Public Utility Control. Department head.
Repealed
16-2
Public Utilities Regulatory Authority. Utility commissioners. Staff.
16-2a
Office of Consumer Counsel. Office of State Broadband. Consumer Counsel. Staff.
16-2b
Term “Office of Consumer Counsel” deemed to mean Division of Consumer Counsel within the Department of Business Regulation.
Repealed
16-2c
Division of Adjudication.
16-2d
Office of energy efficient businesses.
16-3
Vacancy.
16-3a
Appointment of initial members. Transfer of business between commission and authority.
16-4
Employees of public service companies, certified telecommunications providers and electric suppliers ineligible to serve on authority or in department.
16-5
Removal.
16-6
Office and records.
16-6a
Participation in proceedings before federal agencies and federal courts. Expenses.
16-6b
Regulations.
16-6c
Power to delay implementation of electric suppliers' generation portfolio standards.
Repealed
16-7
Right of entry. Penalty.
16-7a
Power to stop work.
16-8
Examination of witnesses and documents. Hearing officers. Management audits.
16-8a
Protection of employee of public service company, person involved in the transportation of gas, contractor or Nuclear Regulatory Commission from retaliation. Procedures. Regulations.
16-8b
Labor disputes at public service companies. Determination of unreasonable profits during dispute. Refunds.
16-8c
Examination of witnesses and documents. Audits. Relationship between public service companies and subsidiaries.
16-8d
Recovery of costs, expenses, judgments or attorney's fees for an action brought under section 16-8a.
16-9
Orders.
16-9a
Party status in proceedings before authority.
16-9b
Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection to be party to proceedings before authority.
16-9c
Participation by stakeholder groups in proceedings pertaining to a gas, water, pipeline, electric distribution company or electric supplier. Compensation program. Independent evaluation of program.
16-10
Enforcement of statutes and orders.
16-10a
Revocation of franchises. Procedure. Reassignment.
16-11
Safety of public and employees. Powers.
16-11a
Nuclear Energy Advisory Council; composition; duties.
16-12
Complaints as to dangerous conditions.
16-13
Procedure upon complaint.
16-14
Powers concerning electrolysis or escape of electricity.
16-15
Compliance with orders. Penalty.
16-16
Report of accidents. Penalties.
16-17
Duties as to accidents.
16-18
Powers concerning poles and wires.
16-18a
Consultants: Retention, expenses, findings and recommendations.
16-19
Amendment of rate schedule; investigations and findings by authority; hearings; deferral of municipal rate increases; refunds; notice of application for rate amendment, interim rate amendment and reopening of rate proceeding.
16-19a
Periodic review re gas, electric distribution and water companies' rates, services and performance. Approval of performance-based incentives and penalties.
16-19b
Purchased gas adjustment clauses, energy adjustment clauses and transmission rate adjustment clauses.
16-19c
Investigation of fuel cost adjustment and purchased gas adjustment charges.
Repealed
16-19d
Advertising not to be deemed an operating expense for purposes of rate-making. Disclosure of source of payment for advertising.
16-19e
Guidelines for transfer of assets and franchises, plant expansion, internal utility management and rate structures. Public hearing. Policy coordination among state agencies. Parties to rate proceeding.
16-19f
Rate design standards for electric public service companies and municipal electric companies. Determination of appropriateness. Implementation. Electric vehicle charging stations.
16-19g
Penalty for failure to report nuclear incident not an operating expense.
Repealed
16-19h
Reopening of water company rate proceedings.
16-19i
Electric company residential customer service charge indicated on bill.
Repealed
16-19j
Portion of authority staff to be made party to certain rate proceedings.
16-19k
Costs of educational materials or information on water conservation included as operating costs.
16-19l
Authorization of rates that promote water conservation.
16-19m to 16-19q
Decommissioning of nuclear power generating facilities; definitions. Decommissioning financing plan; contents. Decommissioning finance plans; updates; hearing approval. Review of plan; changes. Decommissioning costs; liability.
Repealed
16-19r to 16-19t
Three Mile Island nuclear power generating facility damage costs prohibited from being placed in rate base or included as operating expenses. Revenues associated with construction of electric company facilities and Millstone 3 and Seabrook 1 nuclear power generating facilities; rate treatment; proceedings on economic viability of Seabrook 1; low power startup decontamination costs of Seabrook 1 not included in rates. Excess construction costs of Millstone 3 nuclear power generating facility not included in rates.
Repealed
16-19u to 16-19w
Monthly reports from nuclear power generating facility licensees re construction costs and progress. Excess construction costs of Seabrook 1 nuclear power generating facility not included in rates. Prohibition on inclusion of certain costs associated with construction of Seabrook 2 nuclear power generating facility in rates.
Repealed
16-19x
Phase-in of costs of certain large electric generating facilities.
16-19y
Rate treatment of enhanced 9-1-1 service costs.
Repealed
16-19z
Rate treatment of land purchased, owned or retained by water companies for water supply protection or future water supply use.
16-19aa
Excess generating capacity. Exclusion of costs associated with. Return on and depreciation of unrecovered investment in generating facilities.
Repealed
16-19bb
Application or refund of electric distribution company rate moderation funds.
16-19cc
Semiannual reports from nuclear generating facility licensees re maintenance, refueling and shutdown schedules. Penalty for shutdown for a significant period of time.
Repealed
16-19dd
Conservation and load management programs for agricultural customers.
16-19ee
Reports from electric distribution companies concerning electrical outages affecting at least two hundred fifty customers.
16-19ff
Submetering. Regulations. Application process.
16-19gg
Factors to be considered during a rate proceeding.
16-19hh
Implementation of flexible pricing and rates. Special contracts for electric service. Exemption from competitive transition assessment. Regulations. Gas rates for certain manufacturers.
16-19ii
Use of electric resistance space heating. Differential rates.
Repealed
16-19jj
Alternative dispute resolution mechanisms. Settlements.
16-19kk
Finding re conservation and load management programs. Rates of return for conservation and load management programs and programs promoting the state's economic development. Considerations in establishing company's authorized return. Performance-based incentives. Consumer Counsel authorized to retain experts. Regulations.
16-19ll
Submittal of legislation re encouraging conservation and load management programs, etc.
Repealed
16-19mm
Consideration of external costs and benefits.
16-19nn
Encouragement of specific end uses of electricity and gas.
16-19oo
Approval of rate amendments for conservation and load management programs or programs promoting the state's economic development in proceedings other than rate proceedings. Approval of rate mechanisms to recover costs of natural gas infrastructure expansion plan in contested proceedings.
16-19pp
Uncontested proceedings before the authority. Participating parties.
16-19qq
Outages of nuclear power generating facilities; rate proceedings; rebuttable presumption of imprudent management.
Repealed
16-19rr
Rates charged by electric distribution companies and electric utilities to veterans' organizations.
16-19ss
Solicitations for the provision of temporary electric generation facilities.
Repealed
16-19tt
Gas and electric distribution companies' distribution revenue decoupling.
16-19uu
Adjustments to competitive transition assessment with respect to economic recovery revenue bonds.
16-19vv
Public service companies' customer deposits.
16-19ww
Natural gas infrastructure expansion plan. Hurdle rate; rate for new customers added pursuant to the plan; rate mechanism for gas companies to recover prudent investments made pursuant to the plan outside a rate proceeding; assignment of nonfirm margin credit.
16-19yy to 16-19ddd
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-19yy to 16-19ddd
Repealed
16-19xx
Deferral of public service company tax expense increase.
16-19yy
Compensation rate recovery for electric distribution companies, gas companies or water companies.
16-19zz
Interim rate decreases, low-income rates and economic development rates for customers of electric distribution companies.
16-19aaa to 16-19ddd
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-19aaa to 16-19ddd
16-19eee
Definitions.
16-19fff
Electric vehicle charging load projections.
16-19ggg
Public electric vehicle charging stations. Parking restrictions.
16-20
Inadequate service or unreasonable rates; petition to authority. Small community water system rates and service.
16-21
Change of rates fixed pursuant to charter or contract.
16-22
Rates; transfer of assets or franchise; burden of proof.
16-23
Regulations and service prescribed by authority deemed reasonable.
16-24
Classification of service.
16-24a
Low-income discounted rates for electric and gas service.
16-24b
Low-income rates for gas and water companies with more than seventy-five thousand customers.
16-25
Time and place of hearings. Notice.
16-25a
Hearings on Office of Consumer Counsel petitions.
16-26
Public hearing to be held in locality affected.
16-27
Returns from public service companies. Reports from community antenna television companies. Penalty. Form 8-K reports.
16-28
Correction of returns and reports.
16-29
Reports from municipalities.
16-30
Returns from motor bus companies. Penalty.
Repealed
16-31
Remission of forfeitures by the Attorney General.
Repealed
16-32
Annual audit report.
16-32a
Filing re procurement practices. Public hearing. Regulations re competitive bidding.
16-32b
Regional water authority or water district to submit annual report.
16-32c
Water company rate adjustments. Application. Notice to customers.
16-32d
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-32d
16-32e
Emergency plans to be filed by public service companies, telecommunications companies, voice over Internet protocol service providers and municipal utilities. Hearings. Revisions. Staffing of electric distribution companies' emergency operations centers.
16-32f
Gas company supply and demand forecast reports.
16-32g
Electric wire maintenance plans. Regulations.
16-32h
Performance standards for electric distribution companies and gas companies in emergencies. Emergency response report.
16-32i
Performance review of electric distribution companies and gas companies after emergencies. Hearing. Penalty.
16-32j
Procedures for expedited road clearing after emergencies.
16-32k
Vegetation management practices review. Report.
16-32l
Residential customer credits for distribution-system service outage. Recovery of costs. Waiver of requirements.
16-32m
Residential customer compensation for expiration of medicine and food due to distribution-system service outage. Recovery of costs. Waiver of requirements.
16-32n
Cost-benefit analysis concerning resources expended and existing staffing levels during storm events. Minimum staffing levels and acceptable performance standards for electric distribution companies. Penalties.
16-33
Obstructing authority; false entries and returns to; penalty.
16-34
Annual reports to Governor.
Repealed
16-34a
Annual report re lost and unaccounted for gas. Docket to investigate.
16-35
Appeals to Superior Court. Uncontested proceedings re acquiring electricity products or services. Stays of orders of authority.
16-36 to 16-39
Venue. Procedure on appeal. Notice when parties are numerous. Supersedeas.
Repealed
16-40
Rights and duties of trustees and receivers.
16-41
Imposition of civil penalties by authority.
16-42
Not to affect labor contracts.
16-43
Merger or sale of public service companies. Issuance and approval of securities. Net proceeds from sale of water company land. Allocation of economic benefits of sale of water company land.
16-43a
Validity of securities issued pursuant to order of authority.
16-43b
Definitions applicable to apportionment of land sales benefits.
16-43c
Sale of water company land to certain municipal corporations for construction of a school.
16-43d
Sale of existing electric generation plants.
16-44
Notice of formation, consolidation or discontinuance of public service companies; change of name. Penalty.
16-44a
Disclosure of salaries of directors and officers of public service companies.
16-45
Increase or reduction of capital stock by public service companies.
16-46
Dissolution or termination of public service company. Cessation of public service operations.
16-47
Holding companies. Approval of authority re exercise of control. Investigation and hearing. Annual reports. Injunctive relief. Exemption.
16-47a
Code of conduct for gas company transactions with affiliates.
16-48
Electricity and gas; transmission between this state and other states.
16-48a
Consumer Counsel and Public Utility Control Fund established.
16-49
Expenses of the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection's Bureau of Energy and Technology, the Office of Consumer Counsel, the Office of Policy and Management and the operations of the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority. Assessment of regulated companies.
16-49a to 16-49c
Appropriation. Council on water company lands established. Moratorium on sale of water company lands; duties of council.
Repealed
16-49d
Applications for sales of water company lands submitted prior to June 25, 1975.
Repealed
16-49e
Public service company may request identification from person opening an account. Telecommunications company may request identification prior to providing service.
16-49f
Verification of Social Security number prior to opening new account. Minor not liable for services fraudulently obtained using minor's Social Security number.
16-50
Employees. Consultants.
Repealed
16-50a
Local filing of maps on acquisition of property.
16-50b
Declaration of policy.
16-50c
Notification of intent to dispose of unimproved real property. Approval or disapproval by authority. Hearing.
16-50d
Action to acquire property.
16-50e
Notices to town clerk.
16-50f
Solicitation of insurance applications from employees of public service companies. Payroll deductions.