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| 1 | - | General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 944 | |
| 2 | - | January Session, 2013 *_____SB00944ET____031413____* | |
| 1 | + | General Assembly Raised Bill No. 944 | |
| 2 | + | January Session, 2013 LCO No. 3441 | |
| 3 | + | *03441_______ET_* | |
| 4 | + | Referred to Committee on ENERGY AND TECHNOLOGY | |
| 5 | + | Introduced by: | |
| 6 | + | (ET) | |
| 3 | 7 | ||
| 4 | 8 | General Assembly | |
| 5 | 9 | ||
| 6 | - | ||
| 10 | + | Raised Bill No. 944 | |
| 7 | 11 | ||
| 8 | 12 | January Session, 2013 | |
| 9 | 13 | ||
| 10 | - | *_____SB00944ET____031413____* | |
| 14 | + | LCO No. 3441 | |
| 15 | + | ||
| 16 | + | *03441_______ET_* | |
| 17 | + | ||
| 18 | + | Referred to Committee on ENERGY AND TECHNOLOGY | |
| 19 | + | ||
| 20 | + | Introduced by: | |
| 21 | + | ||
| 22 | + | (ET) | |
| 11 | 23 | ||
| 12 | 24 | AN ACT ESTABLISHING A PILOT PROGRAM TO ALLOW FOR MUNICIPAL AGGREGATION. | |
| 13 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 26 | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: | |
| 15 | 27 | ||
| 16 | - | Section 1. (NEW) (Effective from passage) (a) | |
| 28 | + | Section 1. (NEW) (Effective from passage) (a) For purposes of this section, "municipal aggregation unit" means a municipality that serves as an electric aggregator for the purpose of negotiating the purchase of electric generation services from an electric supplier for all residential electric customers within the legal boundaries of such municipality. A municipal aggregation unit does not include a municipality served by a municipal electric utility that declined to participate in the competitive electric generation market prior to January 1, 2013. | |
| 17 | 29 | ||
| 18 | - | (b) A municipal aggregation unit | |
| 30 | + | (b) There shall be established a municipal electric aggregation pilot program. A municipality with a population of more than one hundred forty thousand that, on or before January 1, 2013, established an energy improvement district, as described in sections 32-80a to 32-80c, inclusive, of the general statutes, encompassing the entire municipality, may participate in said program by adopting an ordinance to form a municipal aggregation unit. On or before January 1, 2014, such municipality shall file such ordinance with the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority. The authority may establish additional filing deadlines as it deems appropriate. | |
| 19 | 31 | ||
| 20 | - | (c) | |
| 32 | + | (c) The pilot program shall allow residential customers who have not contracted with an electric supplier to opt-out of the electric service offered by the municipal aggregation unit. Residential customers who have contracted with an electric supplier may opt-in to the pilot program notwithstanding any contract obligations with such supplier. | |
| 21 | 33 | ||
| 22 | - | (d) | |
| 34 | + | (d) Not later than October 1, 2013, the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority shall initiate a proceeding to develop a set of pilot program requirements which shall include, but not be limited to, the manner by which residential electric customers are provided (1) notice of the initiation of a pilot program, (2) information regarding rates and environmental characteristics, (3) information regarding contract terms and conditions, and (4) notice regarding a customer's right to cancel service. Such customers shall be given not less than sixty days' notice prior to the initiation of the pilot program. | |
| 23 | 35 | ||
| 24 | - | (e) Not later than January 1, 2016, the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority, in consultation with the Office of Consumer Counsel, shall submit, in accordance with section 11-4a of the general statutes, a report to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to energy concerning (1) the performance of the municipal electric aggregation pilot program, and (2) findings and recommendations as to whether (A) the time period for the pilot program should be extended, and (B) the pilot program should be expanded state-wide. | |
| 36 | + | (e) The municipal aggregation unit shall issue a request for proposals to licensed electric suppliers for the provision of electric generation service and select a bidder after providing a written analysis that the economic benefits will be equal to or exceed the current or projected economic benefits of receiving electric generation services through standard service. Each municipal aggregation unit shall retain the services of a firm having expertise in electric aggregation and energy procurement to provide assistance with its participation in the pilot program, including, but not limited to, the development of its request for proposals. The municipal aggregation unit shall not be subject to the provisions of section 16-245s of the general statutes. | |
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| 38 | + | (f) Not later than July 1, 2015, the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority, in consultation with the Office of Consumer Counsel, shall submit, in accordance with section 11-4a of the general statutes, a report regarding the performance of the municipal electric aggregation pilot program to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to energy. The report shall also include findings and recommendations regarding whether or not the time period for the pilot program should be extended, and whether or not the pilot program should be expanded state-wide. | |
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| 26 | 40 | ||
| 27 | 41 | ||
| 28 | 42 | ||
| 29 | 43 | This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: | |
| 30 | 44 | Section 1 from passage New section | |
| 31 | 45 | ||
| 32 | 46 | This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: | |
| 33 | 47 | ||
| 34 | 48 | Section 1 | |
| 35 | 49 | ||
| 36 | 50 | from passage | |
| 37 | 51 | ||
| 38 | 52 | New section | |
| 39 | 53 | ||
| 54 | + | Statement of Purpose: | |
| 40 | 55 | ||
| 56 | + | To establish a municipal electric aggregation pilot program that will operate as a customer opt-out of electric service program. | |
| 41 | 57 | ||
| 42 | - | ET Joint Favorable Subst. | |
| 43 | - | ||
| 44 | - | ET | |
| 45 | - | ||
| 46 | - | Joint Favorable Subst. | |
| 58 | + | [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.] |