Substitute House Bill No. 6527
Public Act No. 21-118
AN ACT INCREASING THE TOTAL OUTPUT OF CLASS III
SOURCES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. Subsection (a) of section 16-243q of the general statutes is
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1,
2021):
(a) On and after January 1, 2007, each electric distribution company
providing standard service pursuant to section 16-244c and each electric
supplier as defined in section 16-1 shall demonstrate to the satisfaction
of the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority that not less than one per
cent of the total output of such supplier or such standard service of an
electric distribution company shall be obtained from Class III sources.
On and after January 1, 2008, not less than two per cent of the total
output of any such supplier or such standard service of an electric
distribution company shall, on demonstration satisfactory to the Public
Utilities Regulatory Authority, be obtained from Class III sources. On or
after January 1, 2009, not less than three per cent of the total output of
any such supplier or such standard service of an electric distribution
company shall, on demonstration satisfactory to the Public Utilities
Regulatory Authority, be obtained from Class III sources. On and after
January 1, 2010, not less than four per cent of the total output of any such Substitute House Bill No. 6527
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supplier or such standard service of an electric distribution company
shall, on demonstration satisfactory to the Public Utilities Regulatory
Authority, be obtained from Class III sources. On and after January 1,
2022, until December 31, 2024, not less than five per cent of the total
output of any such supplier or such standard service of an electric
distribution company shall, on demonstration satisfactory to the Public
Utilities Regulatory Authority, be obtained from Class III sources.
Electric power obtained from customer-side distributed resources that
does not meet air and water quality standards of the Department of
Energy and Environmental Protection is not eligible for purposes of
meeting the percentage standards in this section.