(a) The Department of Housing may not approve electric resistance as the primary heat source in new, subsidized housing except where justified by a life-cycle cost analysis whose methodology has been approved by the division of the Office of Policy and Management responsible for energy matters.
(b) If the Department of Housing or the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority uses electric resistance space heating as the primary heating source in any new construction, it shall construct the unit in such a way as to be eligible for any available energy conservation incentives provided by the electric distribution company, as defined in section 16-1, or the municipal utility furnishing electric service to such unit.
(P.A. 90-219, S. 10; P.A. 95-250, S. 1; P.A. 96-211, S. 1, 5, 6; P.A. 13-234, S. 2; P.A. 14-134, S. 44.)
History: P.A. 95-250 and P.A. 96-211 replaced Commissioner and Department of Housing with Commissioner and Department of Economic and Community Development; pursuant to P.A. 13-234, references to Department of Economic and Community Development were changed editorially by the Revisors to references to Department of Housing, effective June 19, 2013; P.A. 14-134 amended Subsec. (b) by changing “electric company” to “electric distribution company”, effective June 6, 2014.
Structure Connecticut General Statutes
Title 8 - Zoning, Planning, Housing and Economic and Community Development
Chapter 127c - Department of Housing: General Provisions
Section 8-37s. - Commissioner to monitor housing needs and publish data on housing production.
Section 8-37t. - State's consolidated plan for housing and community development.
Section 8-37v. - Research activities.
Section 8-37w. - Model ordinance and procedures for regulation of land development.
Section 8-37aa. - Income-grouped housing: Definitions.
Section 8-37bb. - Annual report re fair housing choice and racial and economic integration.
Section 8-37dd. - Retention of housing assisted by housing agencies.
Section 8-37ff. - Maintenance of comprehensive inventory of all assisted housing.
Section 8-37gg. - Fair hearings by commissioner. Application.
Section 8-37hh. - Decision. Appeal. Extension of time for filing appeal.
Section 8-37jj. - Electric resistance as primary source of heat.
Section 8-37kk. - Preference to loans for energy efficient projects.
Section 8-37rr. - Definitions.
Section 8-37ss. - Housing funds consolidation. Procedures.
Section 8-37tt. - Administrative oversight charges.
Section 8-37uu. - Transfer of housing loan portfolio to Connecticut Housing Finance Authority.
Section 8-37vv. - Rental Housing Revolving Loan Fund. Regulations.
Section 8-37ww. - Demonstration program for energy-efficient and environmentally safe housing.
Section 8-37xx. - State-assisted housing sustainability: Definitions.
Section 8-37zz. - State-Assisted Housing Sustainability Advisory Committee.
Section 8-37aaa. - Grants for physical needs assessment of eligible housing.
Section 8-37mmm. - Visitable housing.
Section 8-37nnn. - Interagency council on affordable housing.
Section 8-37ooo. - Deputy Commissioner of Housing. Appointment. Duties.
Section 8-37qqq. - Annual report re activities of Department of Housing.