CT HB06928

Municipalities (individually or jointly) may establish public aggregators to procure electric supply, community distributed generation, and demand response on behalf of residential and commercial customers, effective October 1, 2025

Eligible customers receiving standard utility service are automatically enrolled unless they opt out; excluded from auto-enrollment are customers with existing supplier contracts, hardship cases, those receiving utility financial assistance, or those protected from shutoff

Municipal aggregation plans require a 30-day public review period, at least one public hearing, legislative body approval, and Public Utilities Regulatory Authority review of customer communications within 120 days

Participants may opt out without penalty within 180 days of enrollment and return to standard service or choose another supplier; aggregators must provide advance written notice of automatic enrollment and any rate or product changes

Violations by consultants, program suppliers, or public aggregators are subject to fines up to $10,000 per offense (or $40,000 for failure to comply with PURA orders), and violators may be prohibited from providing further aggregation services