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CT HB05827

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/28/2021

Primary Sponsor

Harry Arora

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Origin

House of Representatives

2021 General Assembly

AI Summary

Bill Summary: HB 5827

  • Decouple the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority from the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection into separate entities.

  • Remove the efficiency program from electric customer rates and transfer it to the Department of Economic and Community Development to operate as a loan program with payback benchmarks.

  • Eliminate all charges assessed against electric customers that currently fund Connecticut Innovations, Incorporated and the Connecticut Green Bank, allowing these entities to access private markets instead.

  • Require electric utility bills to itemize the costs of renewable energy subsidies for wind or solar, including virtual net metering costs and out-of-market purchases by the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.

Legislative Description

An Act Decoupling The Public Utilities Regulatory Authority And The Department Of Energy And Environmental Protection, Removing The Efficiency Program From Electric Rates, Eliminating Certain Charges Assessed Against Electric Customers And Requiring An Articulation Of Certain Charges On Electric Customers' Bills.

Last Action

Referred to Joint Committee on Energy and Technology

1/28/2021

Committee Referrals

Energy and Technology1/28/2021

Full Bill Text

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