CUC Energy Service Company. CUC shall encourage the activities of private sector energy service companies and independent power producers. CUC shall have the power and authority to provide energy service company services to its customers. CUC may, subject to the approval of a regulator, place into rate base part or all of its investment in customer premises material and equipment installed as part of an energy service contract. The regulator, as a condition for approval, shall determine the extent to which the effect of the energy service contract investment will reduce CUC’s need to buy oil to provide the same quality of service to the customer. Source: PL 15-23, § 2(8664); amended by PL 15-87 § 2(8664).