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CT HB05827
Bill
Status
1/28/2021
Primary Sponsor
Harry Arora
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AI Summary
Bill Summary: HB 5827
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Decouple the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority from the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection into separate entities.
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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.
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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.
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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