Connecticut 2020 Regular Session

Connecticut Senate Bill SB00010 Compare Versions

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10	10	Referred to Committee on ENERGY AND TECHNOLOGY
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13	13	Introduced by:
14	14	SEN. LOONEY, 11
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17	17	SEN. DUFF, 25
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20	20	REP. ARESIMOWICZ, 30
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32	32	AN ACT CONCERNING CE RTAIN RECOMMENDATION S REGARDING
33	33	CLIMATE CHANGE.
34	34	Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
35	35	Assembly convened:
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37	37	Section 1. Section 22a-174g of the general statutes is amended by 1
38	38	adding subsections (c) and (d) as follows (Effective October 1, 2020): 2
39	39	(NEW) (c) (1) On or before December 31, 2021, the Commissioner of 3
40	40	Energy and Environmental Protection shall assess the energy, 4
41	41	environmental and air quality impacts of adopting California's medium 5
42	42	and heavy duty vehicle emission standards. 6
43	43	(2) Pursuant to subdivision (1) of this subsection, if the commissioner 7
44	44	deems such adoption necessary to meet federal air quality standards or 8
45	45	state greenhouse gas reduction requirements, the commissioner may 9
46	46	adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to 10
47	47	implement California's medium and heavy duty vehicle emission 11
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54	54	standards and shall amend such regulations from time to time, in 12
55	55	accordance with changes to such standards. Such regulations may 13
56	56	incorporate by reference California's medium and heavy duty vehicle 14
57	57	emission standards established in final regulations issued by the 15
58	58	California Air Resources Board pursuant to Title 13 of the California 16
59	59	Code of Regulations and promulgated under the authority of Division 17
60	60	26 of the California Health and Safety Code, as may be amended from 18
61	61	time to time. The commissioner may enter into any agreement deemed 19
62	62	necessary to ensure the effective and efficient implementation of this 20
63	63	subsection. 21
64	64	(NEW) (d) In consultation with the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles 22
65	65	and in accordance with subsection (b) of section 14-164c, the 23
66	66	Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection may furnish the 24
67	67	Commissioner of Motor Vehicles with emission standards for all 25
68	68	medium and heavy duty motor vehicles for the purpose of establishing 26
69	69	inspection and maintenance requirements in accordance with said 27
70	70	subsection. The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection 28
71	71	and the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles may enter into any agreement 29
72	72	deemed necessary to ensure the effective and efficient implementation 30
73	73	of this subsection, including, but not limited to, reciprocity agreements 31
74	74	with other states for medium and heavy duty motor vehicles moving in 32
75	75	interstate commerce. 33
76	76	Sec. 2. Subsection (a) of section 22a-200a of the general statutes is 34
77	77	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 35
78	78	2020): 36
79	79	(a) The state shall reduce the level of emissions of greenhouse gas: 37
80	80	(1) Not later than January 1, 2020, to a level at least ten per cent below 38
81	81	the level emitted in 1990; 39
82	82	(2) Not later than January 1, 2030, to a level at least forty-five per cent 40
83	83	below the level emitted in 2001; [and] 41
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90	90	(3) Not later than January 1, 2040, to a level of zero per cent from 42
91	91	electric generation serving electric usage in the state; 43
92	92	[(3)] (4) Not later than January 1, 2050, to a level at least eighty per 44
93	93	cent below the level emitted in 2001; [.] and 45
94	94	[(4)] (5) All of the levels referenced in this subsection shall be 46
95	95	determined by the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental 47
96	96	Protection. 48
97	97	Sec. 3. (NEW) (Effective from passage) (a) The Commissioner of Energy 49
98	98	and Environmental Protection, in consultation with the procurement 50
99	99	manager identified in subsection (l) of section 16-2 of the general 51
100	100	statutes, the Office of Consumer Counsel and the Attorney General, 52
101	101	may, in coordination with other states in the control area of the regional 53
102	102	independent system operator, as defined in section 16-1 of the general 54
103	103	statutes, in coordination with states in a neighboring control area, or on 55
104	104	behalf of the state alone, solicit proposals for energy products or 56
105	105	benefits, associated attributes and associated transmission, or any 57
106	106	combination thereof, in one solicitation or multiple solicitations, from 58
107	107	any combination of the following resources: (1) Active demand response 59
108	108	measures, (2) passive demand response measures, including, but not 60
109	109	limited to, energy efficiency and load management, and (3) energy 61
110	110	storage systems. The commissioner may select proposals from such 62
111	111	resources that do not, annually, exceed three hundred thousand 63
112	112	megawatt hours of electricity in the aggregate. 64
113	113	(b) If an electric distribution company, as defined in section 16-1 of 65
114	114	the general statutes, submits a proposal, such electric distribution 66
115	115	company shall demonstrate that the electric demand reductions of the 67
116	116	proposal are in addition to the projected electric demand reductions of 68
117	117	the conservation and load management programs authorized pursuant 69
118	118	to section 16-245m of the general statutes. 70
119	119	(c) In making any selection of such proposals, the commissioner shall 71
120	120	consider factors, including, but not limited to, whether the proposal (1) 72
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127	127	is in the best interest of ratepayers, (2) is consistent with the 73
128	128	requirements to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in accordance with 74
129	129	section 22a-200a of the general statutes, as amended by this act, and (3) 75
130	130	is consistent with the policy goals outlined in the Comprehensive 76
131	131	Energy Strategy adopted pursuant to section 16a-3d of the general 77
132	132	statutes and the Integrated Resources Plan adopted pursuant to section 78
133	133	16a-3a of the general statutes. 79
134	134	(d) The commissioner may direct the electric distribution companies 80
135	135	to enter into power purchase agreements for energy products and 81
136	136	associated attributes, associated transmission or any combination 82
137	137	thereof from resources selected pursuant to this section for periods of 83
138	138	not more than twenty years on behalf of all customers of the state's 84
139	139	electric distribution companies. 85
140	140	(e) Certificates issued by the New England Power Pool Generation 86
141	141	Information System for any Class III source procured by an electric 87
142	142	distribution company pursuant to this section may be: (1) Sold into the 88
143	143	New England Power Pool Generation Information System renewable 89
144	144	energy credit market to be used by any electric supplier or electric 90
145	145	distribution company to meet the requirements of section 16-245a of the 91
146	146	general statutes, provided the revenues from such sale are credited to 92
147	147	electric distribution company customers as described in this section; or 93
148	148	(2) retained by the electric distribution company to meet the 94
149	149	requirements of section 16-245a of the general statutes. In considering 95
150	150	whether to sell or retain such certificates, the company shall select the 96
151	151	option that is in the best interest of such company's ratepayers, as 97
152	152	directed by the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority. 98
153	153	(f) Any agreement entered into pursuant to this section shall be 99
154	154	subject to review and approval by the Public Utilities Regulatory 100
155	155	Authority, which review shall be completed not later than one hundred 101
156	156	twenty days after receipt by the authority. The authority shall review 102
157	157	and approve such agreement if it meets the criteria in the request for 103
158	158	proposals issued pursuant to subsection (a) of this section and is in the 104
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165	165	best interest of ratepayers. If the authority does not issue a decision 105
166	166	within one hundred and twenty days after such filing, the agreement 106
167	167	shall be deemed approved. The net costs of any such agreement, 107
168	168	including costs incurred by the electric distribution companies under 108
169	169	the agreement and reasonable costs incurred by the electric distribution 109
170	170	companies in connection with the agreement, shall be recovered 110
171	171	through a fully reconciling component of electric rates for all customers 111
172	172	of electric distribution companies. Any net revenues from the sale of 112
173	173	products purchased in accordance with long-term contracts entered into 113
174	174	pursuant to this section shall be credited to customers through the same 114
175	175	fully reconciling rate component for all customers of the contracting 115
176	176	electric distribution company. 116
177	177	(g) The commissioner may hire consultants with expertise in 117
178	178	quantitative modeling of electric and gas markets to assist in 118
179	179	implementing this section, including, but not limited to, the evaluation 119
180	180	of proposals submitted pursuant to this section. All reasonable costs 120
181	181	associated with the commissioner's solicitation and review of proposals 121
182	182	pursuant to this section shall be recoverable through the same fully 122
183	183	reconciling rate component for all customers of the electric distribution 123
184	184	companies. Such costs shall be recoverable even if the commissioner 124
185	185	does not select any proposals pursuant to any solicitation issued 125
186	186	pursuant to this section. 126
187	187	(h) (1) Any dispute arising from a contract that is approved by the 127
188	188	authority pursuant to this section shall be brought to the authority. A 128
189	189	party may petition the authority for a declaratory ruling or make an 129
190	190	application for review pursuant to this subsection. Notwithstanding 130
191	191	subsection (a) of section 4-176 of the general statutes, the authority may 131
192	192	not, on its own motion, initiate a proceeding to review a contract entered 132
193	193	into pursuant to this subsection. 133
194	194	(2) The authority shall review such contract claims brought pursuant 134
195	195	to subdivision (1) of this subsection. The authority shall decide such 135
196	196	contract claims by issuing a declaratory ruling or a final decision in a 136
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203	203	contested case proceeding, including ordering legal and equitable 137
204	204	contract remedies. Any party to the contract shall have the right to 138
205	205	appeal to the Superior Court from any such declaratory ruling or final 139
206	206	decision adjudicating such contract claims pursuant to this subsection. 140
207	207	This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
208	208	sections:
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210	210	Section 1 October 1, 2020 22a-174g
211	211	Sec. 2 July 1, 2020 22a-200a(a)
212	212	Sec. 3 from passage New section
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214	214	Statement of Purpose:
215	215	To implement the Governor's budget recommendations.
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217	217	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
218	218	that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
219	219	underlined.]
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