Title 16 — Title 16: Public Service Companies

Sec. 16-19ss. Solicitations for the provision of temporary electric generation facilities. Section 16-19ss is repealed, effective May 8, 2013. (P.A. 03-135, S. 17; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 05-1, S. 3; P.A. 07-242, S. 64; P.A. 11-80, S. 38; P.A. 13-5, S. 52.)

Sec. 16-19tt. Gas and electric distribution companies' distribution revenue decoupling. (a) In any rate case initiated on or after June 4, 2007, and for which a final decision has not been issued prior to July 8, 2013, the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority shall order the sta…

Secs. 16-19u to 16-19w. Monthly reports from nuclear power generating facility licensees re construction costs and progress. Excess construction costs of Seabrook 1 nuclear power generating facility not included in rates. Prohibition on inclusion of certain costs associated with …

Sec. 16-19uu. Adjustments to competitive transition assessment with respect to economic recovery revenue bonds. (a) At such time as economic recovery revenue bonds are issued to fund the economic recovery transfer, the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority shall ensure that the c…

Sec. 16-19vv. Public service companies' customer deposits. (a) No public service company, other than a telephone company, shall require a deposit from any customer or prospective customer, other than a residential customer or prospective residential customer, in excess of an amou…

Sec. 16-19ww. Natural gas infrastructure expansion plan. Hurdle rate; rate for new customers added pursuant to the plan; rate mechanism for gas companies to recover prudent investments made pursuant to the plan outside a rate proceeding; assignment of nonfirm margin credit. (a) O…

Sec. 16-19x. Phase-in of costs of certain large electric generating facilities. If the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority finds that a public service company, as defined in section 16-1, plans to begin operation of a new electric generating facility having a capacity of one hu…

Sec. 16-19xx. Deferral of public service company tax expense increase. Any public service company, as defined in section 16-1, shall be permitted to defer for recovery in its next general rate case any increase in tax expense, pursuant to public act 15-244*, which is not currentl…

Sec. 16-19y. Rate treatment of enhanced 9-1-1 service costs. Section 16-19y is repealed, effective May 31, 1996. (P.A. 84-416, S. 9, 15; P.A. 96-150, S. 4, 5.)

Sec. 16-19yy. Compensation rate recovery for electric distribution companies, gas companies or water companies. Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, in exercising its discretion regarding whether to allow the recovery through rates of any portion of the compensa…

Sec. 16-19z. Rate treatment of land purchased, owned or retained by water companies for water supply protection or future water supply use. In any proceeding pursuant to section 16-19 on a rate amendment proposed by a water company, as defined in section 16-1, the Public Utilitie…

Sec. 16-19zz. Interim rate decreases, low-income rates and economic development rates for customers of electric distribution companies. Not later than November 1, 2020, the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority may initiate a proceeding or proceedings to consider the implementati…

Sec. 16-1a. Reference to Public Utilities Commission deemed to mean Public Utilities Control Authority. Obsolete. (P.A. 75-486, S. 1, 69.)

Sec. 16-1b. Department of Public Utility Control. Department head. Section 16-1b is repealed, effective July 1, 2011. (P.A. 77-614, S. 162, 610; P.A. 78-303, S. 79, 136; P.A. 80-482, S. 40, 348; P.A. 84-342, S. 3, 13; P.A. 11-80, S. 140.)

Sec. 16-2. Public Utilities Regulatory Authority. Utility commissioners. Staff. (a) There shall continue to be a Public Utilities Regulatory Authority within the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, which shall consist of five electors of this state, appointed by th…

Sec. 16-20. Inadequate service or unreasonable rates; petition to authority. Small community water system rates and service. (a) As used in this section, “private water company” means a corporation, company, association, joint stock association, partnership, other entity or perso…

Sec. 16-21. Change of rates fixed pursuant to charter or contract. Whenever any rate of any public service company chartered by or organized under the laws of this state exists or is charged pursuant to charter, contract or any agreement or understanding, and is in whole or in an…

Sec. 16-22. Rates; transfer of assets or franchise; burden of proof. At any hearing involving a rate or the transfer of ownership of assets or a franchise of a public service company, the burden of proving that said rate under consideration is just and reasonable or that said tra…

Sec. 16-23. Regulations and service prescribed by authority deemed reasonable. All regulations, practices and service prescribed by the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority shall be in force and prima facie reasonable, unless suspended or found otherwise in an action brought for…

Sec. 16-24. Classification of service. The Public Utilities Regulatory Authority shall have power to require each public service company furnishing gas or electricity to establish classifications of service based upon the quantity used, the time when used, the purpose for which u…

Sec. 16-24a. Low-income discounted rates for electric and gas service. (a) On or before June 30, 2012, the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection shall conduct a proceeding regarding development of low-income discounted rates for service provided by electric distributi…

Sec. 16-24b. Low-income rates for gas and water companies with more than seventy-five thousand customers. At the next general rate proceeding of each gas company and water company, as such terms are defined in section 16-1, with more than seventy-five thousand customers commencin…

Sec. 16-25. Time and place of hearings. Notice. The Public Utilities Regulatory Authority shall fix a time and place for all hearings and shall mail notice thereof to such parties in interest as the authority deems necessary and give public notice thereof at least one week prior …

Sec. 16-25a. Hearings on Office of Consumer Counsel petitions. If the Office of Consumer Counsel files a petition with the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority concerning matters affecting utility services for consumers in the state, the authority shall, not later than thirty da…

Sec. 16-26. Public hearing to be held in locality affected. (a) In any matter within the jurisdiction of the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority involving rates, charges or accommodation of the public, which concerns: (1) An electric distribution company that has a service area…

Sec. 16-27. Returns from public service companies. Reports from community antenna television companies. Penalty. Form 8-K reports. (a) The Public Utilities Regulatory Authority shall, on or before December thirty-first, annually, furnish to each public service company, except com…

Sec. 16-28. Correction of returns and reports. When a report filed by a public service company under subsection (a) of section 16-27 or an annual report filed by a community antenna television company under subsection (b) of said section seems to the Public Utilities Regulatory A…

Sec. 16-29. Reports from municipalities. The Public Utilities Regulatory Authority shall, annually, on or before December thirty-first, or June thirtieth in a municipality which has adopted a uniform fiscal year, furnish to every municipality or department thereof owning, leasing…

Sec. 16-2a. Office of Consumer Counsel. Office of State Broadband. Consumer Counsel. Staff. (a) There shall be an independent Office of Consumer Counsel, within the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, for administrative purposes only, to act as the advocate for con…

Sec. 16-2b. Term “Office of Consumer Counsel” deemed to mean Division of Consumer Counsel within the Department of Business Regulation. Section 16-2b is repealed. (P.A. 77-614, S. 164, 610; P.A. 80-482, S. 346, 348.)

Sec. 16-2c. Division of Adjudication. There is established a Division of Adjudication within the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority. The staff of the division shall include, but not be limited to, hearing officers appointed pursuant to subsection (c) of section 16-2. The respo…

Sec. 16-2d. Office of energy efficient businesses. There is established within the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, within available appropriations, an office of energy efficient businesses. The office shall provide in-state businesses (1) a single point of cont…

Sec. 16-3. Vacancy. If any vacancy of a utility commissioner occurs in the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority at any time when the General Assembly is not in session, the Governor shall appoint a utility commissioner to fill such vacancy until such vacancy is filled at the nex…

Sec. 16-30. Returns from motor bus companies. Penalty. Section 16-30 is repealed, effective June 29, 1993. (1949 Rev., S. 5421; P.A. 73-334; P.A. 75-486, S. 1, 69; P.A. 77-614, S. 162, 610; P.A. 79-610, S. 8, 43; P.A. 93-307, S. 32, 34.)

Sec. 16-31. Remission of forfeitures by the Attorney General. Section 16-31 is repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 5145; P.A. 90-221, S. 14, 15.)

Sec. 16-32. Annual audit report. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, each public service company shall have an annual comprehensive audit and report made of its accounts and operations by independent public accountants satisfactory to the Public Utilities Re…

Sec. 16-32a. Filing re procurement practices. Public hearing. Regulations re competitive bidding. The Public Utilities Regulatory Authority shall by regulation require public service companies to file statements of their procurement policies and practices whenever there is a mate…

Sec. 16-32b. Regional water authority or water district to submit annual report. Each regional water authority and each regional water district shall, annually, submit to the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority, on or before May thirty-first, its annual report for the preceding…

Sec. 16-32c. Water company rate adjustments. Application. Notice to customers. (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 16-19, a water company, as defined in section 16-1, may charge rates in excess of or less than those approved by the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority,…

Sec. 16-32d. Reserved for future use.

Sec. 16-32e. Emergency plans to be filed by public service companies, telecommunications companies, voice over Internet protocol service providers and municipal utilities. Hearings. Revisions. Staffing of electric distribution companies' emergency operations centers. (a) As used …

Sec. 16-32f. Gas company supply and demand forecast reports. On or before October first of each even-numbered year, a gas company, as defined in section 16-1, shall furnish a report to the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority containing a five-year forecast of loads and resource…

Sec. 16-32g. Electric wire maintenance plans. Regulations. Not later than January 1, 2008, and annually thereafter, each electric distribution company shall submit to the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority a plan for the maintenance of poles, wires, conduits or other fixtures,…

Sec. 16-32h. Performance standards for electric distribution companies and gas companies in emergencies. Emergency response report. (a) As used in this section, “utility” means any electric distribution company or gas company, as those terms are defined in section 16-1, and “emer…

Sec. 16-32i. Performance review of electric distribution companies and gas companies after emergencies. Hearing. Penalty. The Public Utilities Regulatory Authority shall review the performance of each electric distribution company and gas company, as those terms are defined in se…

Sec. 16-32j. Procedures for expedited road clearing after emergencies. On or before January 1, 2013, the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, in coordination and consultation with each public service company, as defined in section 16-1, the Department of Transportat…

Sec. 16-32k. Vegetation management practices review. Report. On and after June 6, 2014, the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection shall review the vegetation management practices of each electric distribution company. Not later than one year after the final decision h…

Sec. 16-32l. Residential customer credits for distribution-system service outage. Recovery of costs. Waiver of requirements. (a) For the purposes of this section: (1) “Emergency” means any hurricane, tornado, storm, flood, high water, wind-driven water, tidal wave, earthquake, la…

Sec. 16-32m. Residential customer compensation for expiration of medicine and food due to distribution-system service outage. Recovery of costs. Waiver of requirements. (a) For the purposes of this section: (1) “Emergency” means any hurricane, tornado, storm, flood, high water, w…

Sec. 16-32n. Cost-benefit analysis concerning resources expended and existing staffing levels during storm events. Minimum staffing levels and acceptable performance standards for electric distribution companies. Penalties. (a) As used in this section, “electric distribution comp…