(a) Each electric distribution company shall solicit proposals to acquire new fuel cell electricity generation projects that began operation on or after July 1, 2021. All such projects shall be selected utilizing a competitive process that gives preference to fuel cell electricity generation projects that utilize equipment manufactured in the state or sited on brownfields, as defined in section 32-760, or landfills. On or before January 1, 2022, each electric distribution company shall submit the selected projects and associated tariffs to the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority for approval.
(b) On or before August 1, 2021, all electric distribution companies shall jointly file with the authority for approval a proposed tariff for use in the solicitation authorized in subsection (a) of this section. The facilities acquired under this section shall not exceed a total nameplate capacity rating of thirty megawatts in the aggregate apportioned among each electric distribution company in proportion to distribution load. Any proposed projects submitted by an electric distribution company shall include the electric distribution company's full projected costs and shall demonstrate to the authority that such facility is not supported in any form of cross subsidization by affiliated entities, except that the costs associated with those benefits which the authority determines that a proposed fuel cell project confers on the natural gas system may be recovered from all gas customers through the purchased gas adjustment clause established pursuant to section 16-19b and such costs shall be apportioned relative to the revenues of each gas company as reported to the authority pursuant to section 16-49 for the most recent fiscal year.
(c) The authority may approve any such projects for the purpose of (1) providing commercial or industrial electric or gas customers with on-site generation that increases power quality or resilience, as defined in section 16-243y, or reduces energy costs for such customers, (2) providing emergency service facilities or commercial or industrial electric or gas customers with back-up power, or (3) enhancing distribution system reliability, including, but not limited to, electric voltage or frequency improvements, support of microgrids or other measures that support electric or gas system resiliency. The authority shall evaluate any projects submitted pursuant to this section in a manner that is consistent with the provisions of sections 16-19 and 16-19e.
(d) The costs prudently incurred by an electric distribution company under this section shall be recovered from all customers of the electric distribution company through a fully reconciling component of electric rates for all customers of the electric distribution company, until the electric distribution company's next rate case, at which time any costs and investments for new fuel cell generation owned by the electric distribution company pursuant to this section may be recoverable through base distribution rates, as determined by the authority. Nothing in this section shall preclude the resale or other disposition of any energy products, capacity and associated environmental attributes purchased by the electric distribution company, if so ordered by the authority. The electric distribution company may use any energy products, capacity and environmental attributes produced by such facility to meet the needs of customers served pursuant to section 16-244c, and as determined by the authority. Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision (1) of subsection (h) of section 16-244c, certificates issued by the New England Power Pool Generation Information System for any Class I renewable energy source acquired pursuant to this section may be retained by the electric distribution company to meet the requirements of section 16-245a, and as determined by the authority.
(P.A. 17-144, S. 1; P.A. 21-162, S. 1.)
History: P.A. 17-144 effective July 1, 2017; P.A. 21-162 deleted provisions re proposals to acquire, enter into power purchase agreements or provide financial incentives re fuel cell generation, added Subsec. (a) re solicitation of new fuel cell electricity generation projects, added Subsec. (b) re approval for proposed tariffs for use in solicitation of such projects, added Subsec. (c) re Public Utilities Regulatory Authority's approval criteria for such projects, and designated existing provisions re costs incurred by electric distribution company as Subsec. (d) and amended same by adding “prudently” to costs recoverable by electric distribution companies, replacing “shall” with “may”, deleting provisions re net cost of payments re resale or disposition of energy products, capacity and associated environmental attributes purchased by electric distribution company, adding “if so ordered by the authority” and references to determinations made by Public Utilities Regulatory Authority, and making a conforming change, effective July 1, 2021.
Structure Connecticut General Statutes
Title 16 - Public Service Companies
Chapter 283 - Telephone, Gas, Power and Water Companies
Section 16-228. - Telephone lines.
Section 16-229. - Excavation in highway.
Section 16-230. - Bond requirement.
Section 16-231a. - Cuts and permanent patches in highway. Inspections. Repairs. Certification.
Section 16-232. - Rights of companies organized under general law.
Section 16-233. - Use of gain by town, city, borough, fire district or Department of Transportation.
Section 16-235. - Control by local authorities. Orders. Appeals.
Section 16-236. - Appraisal of damages; costs.
Section 16-237. - No prescriptive right.
Section 16-238. - Wires may be cut; notice.
Section 16-239. - Dispatches transmitted in order. Exceptions.
Section 16-243. - Jurisdiction of authority over electricity transmission lines.
Section 16-243b. - Definitions. Jurisdiction.
Section 16-243bb. - Adjustment of electric distribution company residential fixed charge.
Section 16-243cc. - Energy storage deployment. Report.
Section 16-243d. - Project by private power producer deemed “industrial project”.
Section 16-243dd. - Energy storage project proposals.
Section 16-243g. - Assignment of electricity purchase agreements.
Section 16-243h. - Credit to residential customers who generate electricity; metering.
Section 16-243l. - Rebate for customer-side distributed resource projects that use natural gas.
Section 16-243m. - Measures to reduce federally mandated congestion charges.
Section 16-243o. - Waiver of back-up power rates.
Section 16-243q. - Class III renewable energy portfolio standards.
Section 16-243t. - Class III credits.
Section 16-243u. - Plan to build peaking generation.
Section 16-243w. - Advanced metering system plan and deployment.
Section 16-243x. - Time-of-use meters. Notice of availability.
Section 16-244. - Electric deregulation; findings and declarations.
Section 16-244a. - Rate freeze for electric service.
Section 16-244aa. - Performance-based regulation of electric distribution companies.
Section 16-244bb. - Sustainable materials management account.
Section 16-244cc. - Energy storage systems pilot program.
Section 16-244i. - Duties of electric distribution companies.
Section 16-244k. - Allocation of the proceeds of the retail adder.
Section 16-244l. - Modification of fuel cell electricity purchase agreements.
Section 16-244m. - Procurement Plan re standard service.
Section 16-244n. - Standard service contract buydown.
Section 16-244o. - Generation evaluation and procurement process.
Section 16-244p. - Transmission line project review.
Section 16-244q. - Request for proposal re reliability concerns.
Section 16-244u. - Virtual net metering.
Section 16-244w. - Grid-side system enhancements pilot program.
Section 16-244x. - Shared clean energy facility pilot program.
Section 16-244z. - Renewable energy tariffs.
Section 16-245a. - Renewable portfolio standards.
Section 16-245aa. - Renewable energy and efficient energy finance program.
Section 16-245bb. - Bond authorization.
Section 16-245cc. - Demand charge waiver for fuel cells.
Section 16-245dd. - Residential electric space heating tariff.
Section 16-245ff. - Residential solar investment program.
Section 16-245gg. - Master purchase agreement for solar home renewable energy credits.
Section 16-245hh. - Condominium renewable energy grant program.
Section 16-245ii. - Energy consumption data of nonresidential buildings.
Section 16-245j. - Rate reduction bonds and economic recovery revenue bonds; terms.
Section 16-245jj. - Town customer electricity and gas usage information.
Section 16-245kk. - Issuance of bonds, notes and other obligations by the Connecticut Green Bank.
Section 16-245ll. - Clean energy bonds.
Section 16-245m. - Energy Conservation Management Board. Conservation and Load Management Plan.
Section 16-245mm. - Special capital reserve funds.
Section 16-245nn. - Residential solar photovoltaic system permit.
Section 16-245q. - Changing electric suppliers.
Section 16-245r. - Discrimination by electric suppliers prohibited.
Section 16-245s. - Switching electric suppliers; procedures; penalties; regulations.
Section 16-245t. - Complaints to authority re electric suppliers; procedures; remedies.
Section 16-245y. - Annual reporting re status of electric deregulation.
Section 16-245z. - Internet links to Energy Star program.
Section 16-246. - Other companies which may sell electricity.
Section 16-246a. - Definitions.
Section 16-246f. - Electric company emergency assistance.
Section 16-246g. - Pilot program for electric generation.
Section 16-247. - Foreign telephone companies.
Section 16-247a. - Goals of the state. Definitions.
Section 16-247c. - Provision of intrastate telecommunications services. Civil penalty. Competition.
Section 16-247i. - Telecommunications service and regulation status report.
Section 16-247j. - Regulations.
Section 16-247o. - Consultant to test operations support systems interface.
Section 16-247p. - Quality-of-service standards. Performance standards.
Section 16-247t. - Customer inquiries and complaints regarding cellular mobile telephone service.
Section 16-248. - Rights of telephone company in operation May 23, 1985.
Section 16-250b. - Cellular mobile telephone service. Authority jurisdiction. Regulations.
Section 16-251. - Bonds of telephone company.
Section 16-252. - Bonds may be secured by mortgage.
Section 16-255. - General powers.
Section 16-256. - Notice of offense in party line usage in telephone directory.
Section 16-256a. - Directory assistance charge prohibited.
Section 16-256d. - Itemized telephone bills for business customers.
Section 16-256f. - Blocking service available to customers.
Section 16-256h. - Business to residential pricing ratio for basic exchange service.
Section 16-257. - Recording of agreement of consolidation or merger of electric and gas companies.
Section 16-258. - Standards concerning electricity and gas.
Section 16-258a. - Registration of natural gas sellers. Procedures. Penalties.
Section 16-258b. - Registration of electric generating facilities.
Section 16-258c. - Dual fuel capability requirements for electric generating facilities.
Section 16-258d. - District heating systems incentive program.
Section 16-259. - Inspection of meters.
Section 16-259a. - Inaccurate billing. Financial liability of customer. Payment plan.
Section 16-260. - Water meters may be required.
Section 16-261. - Extension of electric lines to unserved areas. Determination of rates.
Section 16-262. - Gas companies authorized to deal in natural gas.
Section 16-262b. - Notice of discharge of explosives or highway excavation to gas companies.
Section 16-262h. - Nonexclusivity of remedy.
Section 16-262i. - Regulations.
Section 16-262m. - Construction specifications for water companies.
Section 16-262p. - Improvements by acquiring entity.
Section 16-262q. - Compensation for acquisition of water company.
Section 16-262r. - Satellite management of water companies. Expedited rate proceedings.
Section 16-262s. - Voluntary acquisition of water company. Surcharges. Rate of return.
Section 16-262u. - Replacement and repair of water service connections. Granting of exceptions.
Section 16-262v. - Water company infrastructure projects: Definitions.
Section 16-262w. - Water company rate adjustment mechanisms.
Section 16-262x. - Termination of residential utility service. Requirements.
Section 16-262y. - Water company revenue adjustment mechanism.