CT SB00334

Transfers oversight of electric generation service purchasing from the Office of Policy and Management to the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection for state operations and competitive bidding processes.

Expands the purchasing pool to provide electricity to low-income households receiving means-tested state or federal assistance at rates equivalent to state facility rates, using federal and state energy assistance funds.

Increases the payback period threshold for cost-effective energy-savings measures from 15 years to 20 years for comprehensive packages of measures.

Simplifies life-cycle cost analysis requirements by removing specific standards for buildings and equipment while maintaining the requirement for life-cycle cost consideration in major capital projects and state facility planning.

Eliminates provisions requiring specific renewable energy percentages (60%) from trash-to-energy facilities in electric supply contracts and removes municipal participation requirements in the state purchasing pool.