No officer, employee, attorney or agent of any public service company, of any certified telecommunications provider or of any electric supplier shall be a member of the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority or an employee of the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.
(1949 Rev., S. 5393; P.A. 75-486, S. 1, 69; P.A. 77-614, S. 162, 610; P.A. 78-303, S. 79, 136; P.A. 84-342, S. 6, 13; P.A. 94-74, S. 3, 11; P.A. 98-28, S. 80, 117; P.A. 99-286, S. 5, 19; P.A. 11-80, S. 19.)
History: P.A. 75-486 replaced public utilities commission with public utilities control authority; P.A. 77-614 would have replaced public utilities control authority with division of public utility control within the department of business regulation, effective January 1, 1979, except for action of P.A. 78-303 which retained reference to authority in this section; P.A. 84-342 added reference to the department of public utility control; P.A. 94-74 added provision re persons, firms or corporations certified to provide intrastate telecommunication services, effective July 1, 1994; P.A. 98-28 rearranged language, deleted an obsolete provision and added electric suppliers, effective July 1, 1998; P.A. 99-286 changed reference to person, firm or corporation certified by the department to “certified telecommunications provider”, effective July 19, 1999; P.A. 11-80 changed “Public Utilities Control Authority” to “Public Utilities Regulatory Authority” and “Department of Public Utility Control” to “Department of Energy and Environmental Protection”, effective July 1, 2011.
Structure Connecticut General Statutes
Title 16 - Public Service Companies
Section 16-1b. - Department of Public Utility Control. Department head.
Section 16-2. - Public Utilities Regulatory Authority. Utility commissioners. Staff.
Section 16-2a. - Office of Consumer Counsel. Office of State Broadband. Consumer Counsel. Staff.
Section 16-2c. - Division of Adjudication.
Section 16-2d. - Office of energy efficient businesses.
Section 16-6. - Office and records.
Section 16-6a. - Participation in proceedings before federal agencies and federal courts. Expenses.
Section 16-7. - Right of entry. Penalty.
Section 16-7a. - Power to stop work.
Section 16-8. - Examination of witnesses and documents. Hearing officers. Management audits.
Section 16-9a. - Party status in proceedings before authority.
Section 16-10. - Enforcement of statutes and orders.
Section 16-10a. - Revocation of franchises. Procedure. Reassignment.
Section 16-11. - Safety of public and employees. Powers.
Section 16-11a. - Nuclear Energy Advisory Council; composition; duties.
Section 16-12. - Complaints as to dangerous conditions.
Section 16-13. - Procedure upon complaint.
Section 16-14. - Powers concerning electrolysis or escape of electricity.
Section 16-15. - Compliance with orders. Penalty.
Section 16-16. - Report of accidents.
Section 16-17. - Duties as to accidents.
Section 16-18. - Powers concerning poles and wires.
Section 16-18a. - Consultants: Retention, expenses, findings and recommendations.
Section 16-19bb. - Application or refund of electric distribution company rate moderation funds.
Section 16-19c. - Investigation of fuel cost adjustment and purchased gas adjustment charges.
Section 16-19dd. - Conservation and load management programs for agricultural customers.
Section 16-19eee. - Definitions.
Section 16-19ff. - Submetering. Regulations. Application process.
Section 16-19fff. - Electric vehicle charging load projections.
Section 16-19g. - Penalty for failure to report nuclear incident not an operating expense.
Section 16-19gg. - Factors to be considered during a rate proceeding.
Section 16-19ggg. - Public electric vehicle charging stations. Parking restrictions.
Section 16-19h. - Reopening of water company rate proceedings.
Section 16-19i. - Electric company residential customer service charge indicated on bill.
Section 16-19ii. - Use of electric resistance space heating. Differential rates.
Section 16-19j. - Portion of authority staff to be made party to certain rate proceedings.
Section 16-19jj. - Alternative dispute resolution mechanisms.
Section 16-19l. - Authorization of rates that promote water conservation.
Section 16-19mm. - Consideration of external costs and benefits.
Section 16-19nn. - Encouragement of specific end uses of electricity and gas.
Section 16-19pp. - Uncontested proceedings before the authority. Participating parties.
Section 16-19ss. - Solicitations for the provision of temporary electric generation facilities.
Section 16-19tt. - Gas and electric distribution companies' distribution revenue decoupling.
Section 16-19vv. - Public service companies' customer deposits.
Section 16-19x. - Phase-in of costs of certain large electric generating facilities.
Section 16-19xx. - Deferral of public service company tax expense increase.
Section 16-19y. - Rate treatment of enhanced 9-1-1 service costs.
Section 16-21. - Change of rates fixed pursuant to charter or contract.
Section 16-22. - Rates; transfer of assets or franchise; burden of proof.
Section 16-23. - Regulations and service prescribed by authority deemed reasonable.
Section 16-24. - Classification of service.
Section 16-24a. - Low-income discounted rates for electric and gas service.
Section 16-25. - Time and place of hearings. Notice.
Section 16-25a. - Hearings on Office of Consumer Counsel petitions.
Section 16-26. - Public hearing to be held in locality affected.
Section 16-28. - Correction of returns and reports.
Section 16-29. - Reports from municipalities.
Section 16-30. - Returns from motor bus companies. Penalty.
Section 16-31. - Remission of forfeitures by the Attorney General.
Section 16-32. - Annual audit report.
Section 16-32b. - Regional water authority or water district to submit annual report.
Section 16-32c. - Water company rate adjustments. Application. Notice to customers.
Section 16-32f. - Gas company supply and demand forecast reports.
Section 16-32g. - Electric wire maintenance plans. Regulations.
Section 16-32j. - Procedures for expedited road clearing after emergencies.
Section 16-32k. - Vegetation management practices review. Report.
Section 16-33. - Obstructing authority; false entries and returns to; penalty.
Section 16-34. - Annual reports to Governor.
Section 16-34a. - Annual report re lost and unaccounted for gas. Docket to investigate.
Section 16-36 to 16-39. - Venue. Procedure on appeal. Notice when parties are numerous. Supersedeas.
Section 16-40. - Rights and duties of trustees and receivers.
Section 16-41. - Imposition of civil penalties by authority.
Section 16-42. - Not to affect labor contracts.
Section 16-43a. - Validity of securities issued pursuant to order of authority.
Section 16-43b. - Definitions applicable to apportionment of land sales benefits.
Section 16-43d. - Sale of existing electric generation plants.
Section 16-44a. - Disclosure of salaries of directors and officers of public service companies.
Section 16-45. - Increase or reduction of capital stock by public service companies.
Section 16-47a. - Code of conduct for gas company transactions with affiliates.
Section 16-48. - Electricity and gas; transmission between this state and other states.
Section 16-48a. - Consumer Counsel and Public Utility Control Fund established.
Section 16-49d. - Applications for sales of water company lands submitted prior to June 25, 1975.
Section 16-50. - Employees. Consultants.
Section 16-50a. - Local filing of maps on acquisition of property.
Section 16-50b. - Declaration of policy.
Section 16-50d. - Action to acquire property.