Connecticut 2011 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB06459 Compare Versions

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1		-	General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 6459
2		-	January Session, 2011 _____HB06459ET____032311____
	1	+	General Assembly Raised Bill No. 6459
	2	+	January Session, 2011 LCO No. 3647
	3	+	03647_______ET_
	4	+	Referred to Committee on Energy and Technology
	5	+	Introduced by:
	6	+	(ET)
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4	8		General Assembly
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6		-	~~Substitute~~ Bill No. 6459
	10	+	Raised Bill No. 6459
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8	12		January Session, 2011
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10		-	_____HB06459ET____032311____
	14	+	LCO No. 3647
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	16	+	03647_______ET_
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	18	+	Referred to Committee on Energy and Technology
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	20	+	Introduced by:
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	22	+	(ET)
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12	24		AN ACT CONCERNING RENEWABLE RESOURCE GENERATION.
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14	26		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
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16		-	Section 1. (NEW) (Effective ~~from passage) On or before October~~ 1, 2011, the Department of Public Utility Control, in ~~a contested case~~, ~~shall develop a request for proposals for renewable generation in~~ the ~~state~~. Proposals submitted in response to such request may include cost-recovery methodology, which may include, but not be limited to, cost-of-service or production-based payments. An electric distribution company may submit proposals in response to such request on the same basis as other respondents to such request. The department shall initiate a docket to determine the proposal resulting in the least cost to ratepayers but may reject all proposals.
	28	+	Section 1. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2011) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, an electric distribution company may construct, purchase, own or operate a generation facility for Class I or Class II renewable energy sources, as defined in section 16-1 of the general statutes for the purpose of meeting state or federal renewable resource portfolio standards, provided the capacity of such facilities does not exceed five megawatts for each company. An electric distribution company constructing or purchasing such generation facility shall recover the costs of such investment and operation, including a return on investment, in a nonbypassable charge as determined by the Department of Public Utility Control in an annual proceeding held pursuant to sections 16-19, 16-19b and 16-19e of the general statutes.
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21	33		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
22		-	Section 1 ~~from passage~~ New section
	34	+	Section 1 July 1, 2011 New section
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24	36		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
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26	38		Section 1
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28		-	~~from passage~~
	40	+	July 1, 2011
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30	42		New section
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	44	+	Statement of Purpose:
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	46	+	To allow electric distribution companies to construct, purchase, own or operate renewable energy generation facilities.
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34		-	ET Joint Favorable Subst.
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38		-	Joint Favorable Subst.
	48	+	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not underlined.]