The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection shall operate a purchasing pool for the purchase of electricity for state operations. Said department shall provide the opportunity to participate in such purchasing pool to each household that includes an individual who receives means-tested assistance administered by the state or federal government. Any such household shall receive through such purchasing pool the same benefits and rate discounts available for state facilities. The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection shall use federal and state energy assistance funds to leverage the lowest practicable electric rates for households participating in such pool, provided such funds shall not be used for administrative purposes. The provisions of section 16-245 shall not apply to the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection for purposes of this section.
(P.A. 98-28, S. 60, 117; P.A. 11-80, S. 1; P.A. 14-94, S. 9; P.A. 16-173, S. 2.)
History: P.A. 98-28 effective July 1, 1998; pursuant to P.A. 11-80, “Office of Policy and Management” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Department of Energy and Environmental Protection”, effective July 1, 2011; P.A. 14-94 designated existing provisions as Subsec. (a) and amended same by adding provisions re inclusion of operations of municipalities, solicitation of proposals and making grants available to municipalities to join purchasing pool, added Subsec. (b) re solicitations from retail electric suppliers for purchasing pool of 370,000 megawatt hours or less per year, added Subsec. (c) re when purchasing pool exceeds 370,000 megawatt hours per year, added Subsec. (d) re purchasing pool and energy improvement districts constituting electric power entities and added Subsec. (e) re municipal electric energy cooperative providing electric generation services to electric power entities, effective June 6, 2014; P.A. 16-173 deleted Subsec. (a) designator, deleted provisions re municipalities participating in purchasing pool and deleted former Subsecs. (b) to (e), effective June 7, 2016.
Structure Connecticut General Statutes
Title 16a - Planning and Energy Policy
Section 16a-1. - Legislative findings and purpose.
Section 16a-3. - Connecticut Energy Advisory Board.
Section 16a-3a. - Integrated Resources Plan re energy resource procurement.
Section 16a-3b. - Implementation of the Integrated Resources Plan.
Section 16a-3c. - Electric distribution companies' plans to build electric generation facilities.
Section 16a-3d. - Comprehensive Energy Strategy.
Section 16a-3e. - Requirements of the Integrated Resources Plan.
Section 16a-3f. - Solicitation re Class I renewable energy sources.
Section 16a-3g. - Solicitation re Class I renewable energy sources or large-scale hydropower.
Section 16a-3k. - Definitions.
Section 16a-3o. - Study of the value of distributed energy resources.
Section 16a-3p. - Solicitation re energy derived from anaerobic digestion.
Section 16a-4. - Office of Policy and Management. Staff. Regulations.
Section 16a-4a. - Office of Policy and Management. Duties and powers.
Section 16a-4b. - Municipalities may petition for redesignation of planning region. Procedure.
Section 16a-5. - Secretary's investigatory and subpoena powers.
Section 16a-6. - Cooperation of other state agencies. License for sale of gasoline.
Section 16a-7. - Annual report and recommendations by board.
Section 16a-7a. - Annual comprehensive energy plan.
Section 16a-7b. - Condemnation or restriction of operation of energy facility by municipality.
Section 16a-8. - Programs to foster cooperative effort.
Section 16a-9. - Energy emergency plan. Amendments.
Section 16a-10. - Joint legislative committee established.
Section 16a-12. - Energy emergency not covered by state plan. Review and disapproval. Termination.
Section 16a-13d. - Study on establishing a reserve of energy resources.
Section 16a-14a. - Grant program for businesses involved in energy-related products and services.
Section 16a-14b. - Testing programs for energy-related products. Regulations.
Section 16a-14e. - Purchasing pool for purchase of electricity.
Section 16a-16. - Enforcement; injunctions, damages. Remedies not exclusive.