CT SB01531

Electric, gas, pipeline, and water companies with more than 200,000 customers become subject to Connecticut's Freedom of Information Act for PURA-regulated business activities, effective October 1, 2025

Utilities prohibited from recovering through rates costs for: trade association memberships, lobbying, advertising/marketing (unless PURA-approved), executive travel/entertainment/gifts, aircraft use, and investor relations expenses

No entity may control both an electric distribution company and a gas company in Connecticut after January 1, 2026, with mandatory divestiture required and PURA authorized to revoke franchises for non-compliance

PURA prohibited from approving acquisitions where an applicant already controls a gas or electric distribution company in the state, and electric distribution companies cannot earn a rate of return exceeding their weighted average cost of capital

Public hearing notice requirements extended from one week to two weeks, Home Energy Solutions Audit program subject to biennial audits by Auditors of Public Accounts, and state/municipal agencies prohibited from offering right of first refusal on real property sales to public service companies