CT HB05537

Establishes a two-year municipal airport shared solar pilot program administered by the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection, with a request for proposals due by July 1, 2019 targeting municipalities with populations between 128,000 and 135,000.

Defines municipal airport shared solar facilities as Class I renewable energy sources with nameplate capacity of two megawatts or less, requiring at least two subscribers and location on a municipal airport within the same electric distribution company service territory.

Allows subscribers to receive monthly bill credits calculated by multiplying kilowatt hours allocated to them by the municipal airport shared solar facility credit (the retail cost per kilowatt hour they would otherwise pay), minus agreed-upon operations and maintenance deductions held in escrow.

Requires subscriber organizations to comply with consumer protection and securities laws, provide quarterly subscriber information to electric distribution companies, and prohibits selling subscriptions exceeding 100 percent of facility electricity production.

Restricts individual subscribers from purchasing subscriptions exceeding 100 percent of their own annual electric consumption and prohibits subscriber organizations from owning or operating electric distribution services.

Modifies section 15-120j to require closure of Runway 14-32 at a municipal airport, effective October 1, 2018.