Connecticut 2021 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB06525 Compare Versions

Version 1 (Old)

Version 2 (New)

Old	New		Differences
1	1
2	2
3		-	LCO \\PRDFS1\HCOUSERS\BARRYJN\WS\2021HB-06525-R01-
4		-	HB.docx
5		-	1 of 3
6	3
7		-	General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 6525
	4	+	LCO No. 3853 1 of 3
	5	+
	6	+	General Assembly Raised Bill No. 6525
8	7		January Session, 2021
	8	+	LCO No. 3853
9	9
	10	+
	11	+	Referred to Committee on ENERGY AND TECHNOLOGY
	12	+
	13	+
	14	+	Introduced by:
	15	+	(ET)
10	16
11	17
12	18
13	19
14	20		AN ACT ESTABLISHING A TASK FORCE TO STUD Y ELECTRIC
15	21		DISTRIBUTION COMPANI ES.
16	22		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
17	23		Assembly convened:
18	24
19	25		Section 1. (Effective from passage) (a) There is established a task force 1
20	26		to study (1) how the market serviced by each electric distribution 2
21	27		company, as defined in section 16-1 of the general statutes, may be 3
22	28		reconstituted to increase accountability to ratepayers and increase 4
23	29		responsiveness to ratepayer needs, and (2) the introduction of 5
24	30		competition in the electric transmission or distribution services industry 6
25	31		in the state. Such study shall include, but need not be limited to, an 7
26	32		evaluation concerning the costs of acquiring electric transmission or 8
27	33		distribution services infrastructure from each electric distribution 9
28		-	company and recommendations regarding whether acquisitions are 10
29		-	necessary to maintain electric grid reliability in the state. 11
30		-	(b) The task force shall consist of the following members: 12
31		-	(1) One appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives, 13
32		-	who shall be a representative from a retail electric supplier; 14
33		-	(2) One appointed by the president pro tempore of the Senate, who 15
34		-	shall be a ratepayer from the Eversource Energy service area; 16 Substitute Bill No. 6525
	34	+	company. 10
	35	+	(b) The task force shall consist of the following members: 11
	36	+	(1) One appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives, 12
	37	+	who shall be a representative from a retail electric supplier; 13
	38	+	(2) One appointed by the president pro tempore of the Senate, who 14 Raised Bill No. 6525
35	39
36	40
37		-	LCO {\\PRDFS1\HCOUSERS\BARRYJN\WS\2021HB-06525-
38		-	R01-HB.docx }
39		-	2 of 3
40	41
41		-	(3) One appointed by the majority leader of the House of 17
42		-	Representatives, who shall be a ratepayer from the United Illuminating 18
43		-	Company service area; 19
44		-	(4) One appointed by the majority leader of the Senate, who shall be 20
45		-	a representative from a municipal electric company; 21
46		-	(5) One appointed by the minority leader of the House of 22
47		-	Representatives, who shall have expertise in the electric transmission or 23
48		-	distribution services industry; 24
49		-	(6) One appointed by the minority leader of the Senate, who shall be 25
50		-	a representative from a ratepayer advocacy group; 26
51		-	(7) The chairpersons and ranking members of the joint standing 27
52		-	committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters 28
53		-	relating to energy, or their designees; 29
54		-	(8) One representative from the regional independent system 30
55		-	operator, as defined in section 16-1 of the general statutes; 31
56		-	(9) One representative from the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority; 32
57		-	and 33
58		-	(10) One representative from the Office of Consumer Counsel. 34
59		-	(c) All initial appointments to the task force shall be made not later 35
60		-	than thirty days after the effective date of this section. Any vacancy shall 36
61		-	be filled by the appointing authority. 37
62		-	(d) The chairperson of the task force shall be selected by the members 38
63		-	of the task force. Such chairperson shall schedule the first meeting of the 39
64		-	task force, which shall be held not later than sixty days after the effective 40
65		-	date of this section. 41
66		-	(e) The administrative staff of the joint standing committee of the 42
67		-	General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to energy shall 43
68		-	serve as administrative staff of the task force. 44 Substitute Bill No. 6525
	42	+	LCO No. 3853 2 of 3
	43	+
	44	+	shall be a ratepayer from the Eversource Energy service area; 15
	45	+	(3) One appointed by the majority leader of the House of 16
	46	+	Representatives, who shall be a ratepayer from the United Illuminating 17
	47	+	Company service area; 18
	48	+	(4) One appointed by the majority leader of the Senate, who shall be 19
	49	+	a representative from a municipal electric company; 20
	50	+	(5) One appointed by the minority leader of the House of 21
	51	+	Representatives, who shall have expertise in the electric transmission or 22
	52	+	distribution services industry; 23
	53	+	(6) One appointed by the minority leader of the Senate, who shall be 24
	54	+	a representative from a ratepayer advocacy group; 25
	55	+	(7) The chairpersons and ranking members of the joint standing 26
	56	+	committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters 27
	57	+	relating to energy, or their designees; 28
	58	+	(8) One representative from the regional independent system 29
	59	+	operator, as defined in section 16-1 of the general statutes; 30
	60	+	(9) One representative from the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority; 31
	61	+	and 32
	62	+	(10) One representative from the Office of Consumer Counsel. 33
	63	+	(c) All initial appointments to the task force shall be made not later 34
	64	+	than thirty days after the effective date of this section. Any vacancy shall 35
	65	+	be filled by the appointing authority. 36
	66	+	(d) The chairperson of the task force shall be selected by the members 37
	67	+	of the task force. Such chairperson shall schedule the first meeting of the 38
	68	+	task force, which shall be held not later than sixty days after the effective 39
	69	+	date of this section. 40
	70	+	(e) The administrative staff of the joint standing committee of the 41
	71	+	General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to energy shall 42 Raised Bill No. 6525
69	72
70	73
71		-	LCO {\\PRDFS1\HCOUSERS\BARRYJN\WS\2021HB-06525-
72		-	R01-HB.docx }
73		-	3 of 3
74	74
75		-	(f) Not later than January 15, 2022, the task force shall submit a report 45
76		-	on its findings and recommendations to the joint standing committee of 46
77		-	the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to energy, 47
78		-	in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes. 48
79		-	The task force shall terminate on the date that it submits such report or 49
80		-	January 15, 2022, whichever is later. 50
	75	+	LCO No. 3853 3 of 3
	76	+
	77	+	serve as administrative staff of the task force. 43
	78	+	(f) Not later than January 15, 2022, the task force shall submit a report 44
	79	+	on its findings and recommendations to the joint standing committee of 45
	80	+	the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to energy, 46
	81	+	in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes. 47
	82	+	The task force shall terminate on the date that it submits such report or 48
	83	+	January 15, 2022, whichever is later. 49
81	84		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
82	85		sections:
83	86
84		-	~~Section~~ from passage New section
	87	+	Section 1 from passage New section
85	88
86		-	ET Joint Favorable Subst.
	89	+	Statement of Purpose:
	90	+	To establish a task force to study (1) electric distribution companies and
	91	+	such companies' accountability and responsiveness to ratepayers, and
	92	+	(2) the introduction of competition in the electric transmission or
	93	+	distribution services industry in Connecticut.
	94	+	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
	95	+	that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
	96	+	underlined.]
87	97