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General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 882
January Session, 2021
AN ACT CONCERNING CL IMATE CHANGE MITIGAT ION AND HOME
ENERGY AFFORDABILITY .
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. Subsection (a) of section 22a-200a of the general statutes is 1
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2
2021): 3
(a) The state shall reduce the level of emissions of greenhouse gas: 4
(1) Not later than January 1, 2020, to a level at least ten per cent below 5
the level emitted in 1990; 6
(2) Not later than January 1, 2030, to a level at least forty-five per cent 7
below the level emitted in 2001; [and] 8
(3) Not later than January 1, 2040, to a level of zero per cent from 9
electricity supplied to electric customers in the state; 10
[(3)] (4) Not later than January 1, 2050, to a level at least eighty per 11
cent below the level emitted in 2001; [.] and 12
[(4)] (5) All of the levels referenced in this subsection shall be 13
determined by the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental 14
Protection. 15 Substitute Bill No. 882
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Sec. 2. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2021) (a) (1) As used in this section, 16
"Home Energy Label" means (A) a United States Department of Energy 17
Home Energy Score, (B) a Home Energy Rating System Index Score, or 18
(C) an ENERGY STAR Score. 19
(2) The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection may 20
adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 of the 21
general statutes, that qualify additional standards as a Home Energy 22
Label. 23
(b) (1) A landlord shall provide a Home Energy Label for any 24
dwelling unit wherever such dwelling unit is publicly listed to rent, 25
unless such rent payment will include all charges for electricity, natural 26
gas or heating fuel, as defined in section 16a-23m of the general statutes. 27
(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision (1) of this 28
subsection, a landlord may comply with the requirements of this section 29
by providing the: (A) Total monthly costs of electricity, natural gas or 30
heating fuel for such dwelling unit during the most recent twelve 31
months of occupation; (B) total monthly amounts of electricity, natural 32
gas or heating fuel consumed for such dwelling unit during the most 33
recent twelve months of occupation; (C) average costs of electricity, 34
natural gas or heating fuel for such dwelling unit during the most recent 35
twelve months of occupation; and (D) average monthly amounts of 36
electricity, natural gas or heating fuel consumed for such dwelling unit 37
during the most recent twelve months of occupation. 38
(c) Each electric distribution and gas company, as defined in section 39
16-1 of the general statutes, heating fuel dealer, as defined in section 16a-40
23m of the general statutes, and other provider of electricity, natural gas 41
or heating fuel shall maintain and make available to a landlord, free of 42
charge, records of the energy consumption data for dwelling units 43
owned, leased or subleased by said landlord for the preceding twelve 44
months of occupation. The Public Utilities Regulatory Authority may 45
authorize each electric distribution and gas company to recover its 46
prudently incurred information technology costs associated with the 47 Substitute Bill No. 882
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collection and distribution of the energy consumption data made 48
available to landlords pursuant to this subsection. 49
(d) If such dwelling unit was unoccupied during part or all of the 50
preceding twelve months, such records shall contain energy 51
consumption data for the most recent twelve months of occupation. 52
(e) No electric distribution company, gas company, heating fuel 53
dealer or other provider of electricity, natural gas or heating fuel shall 54
disclose personally identifiable information in such records when the 55
energy associated account owner and the landlord are not the same 56
person. 57
(f) (1) If any landlord fails to comply with the provisions of this 58
section, the tenant may deduct an amount equivalent to one month's 59
rent from any sum of rent or payment for use and occupancy due and 60
owing, or to become due and owing, to the landlord. 61
(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 51-164p of the general 62
statutes, any municipality may, by ordinance, establish a civil penalty 63
payable to such municipality for a violation of this section, provided 64
such civil penalty shall not exceed five hundred dollars for the first 65
violation and one thousand dollars for any subsequent violation. Any 66
person who is assessed a civil penalty pursuant to this section may 67
appeal therefrom to the Superior Court. 68
(3) An appeal shall be instituted not later than thirty days after the 69
mailing of notice of such assessment by filing a petition to reopen 70
assessment, together with an entry fee in an amount equal to the entry 71
fee for a small claims case pursuant to section 52-259 of the general 72
statutes, at the superior court facility designated by the Chief Court 73
Administrator, which shall entitle such person to a hearing in 74
accordance with the rules of the judges of the Superior Court. 75
(4) The remedies in this subsection shall be in addition to any other 76
remedies available at law, or in equity, to any person. This section shall 77
not be construed to limit or restrict the authority of any state or local 78 Substitute Bill No. 882
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housing or health code enforcement agency. 79
Sec. 3. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2021) (a) (1) As used in this section, 80
"Home Energy Label" means (A) a United States Department of Energy 81
Home Energy Score, (B) a Home Energy Rating System Index Score, or 82
(C) an ENERGY STAR Score. 83
(2) The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection may 84
adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 of the 85
general statutes, that qualify additional standards as a Home Energy 86
Label. 87
(b) (1) A residential property owner may provide a Home Energy 88
Label for any residential property wherever such residential property is 89
publicly listed for sale. 90
(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision (1) of this 91
subsection, a residential property owner may provide, wherever such 92
residential property is publicly listed for sale, the: (A) Total monthly 93
costs of electricity, natural gas or heating fuel for such residential 94
property during the most recent twelve months of occupation; (B) total 95
monthly amounts of electricity, natural gas or heating fuel consumed 96
for such residential property during the most recent twelve months of 97
occupation; (C) average costs of electricity, natural gas or heating fuel 98
for such residential property during the most recent twelve months of 99
occupation; and (D) average monthly amounts of electricity, natural gas 100
or heating fuel consumed for such residential property during the most 101
recent twelve months of occupation. 102
(c) Each electric distribution and gas company, as defined in section 103
16-1 of the general statutes, heating fuel dealer, as defined in section 16a-104
23m of the general statutes, and other provider of electricity, natural gas 105
or heating fuel shall maintain and make available to a residential 106
property owner, free of charge, records of the energy consumption data 107
for residential properties owned by said residential property owner for 108
the preceding twelve months of occupation. The Public Utilities 109 Substitute Bill No. 882
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Regulatory Authority may authorize each electric distribution and gas 110
company to recover its prudently incurred information technology costs 111
associated with the collection and distribution of the energy 112
consumption data made available to residential property owners 113
pursuant to this subsection. 114
(d) If such residential property was unoccupied during part or all of 115
the preceding twelve months, such records shall contain energy 116
consumption data for the most recent twelve months of occupation. 117
(e) No electric distribution company, gas company, heating fuel 118
dealer or other provider of electricity, natural gas or heating fuel shall 119
disclose personally identifiable information in such records when the 120
energy associated account owner and the residential property owner are 121
not the same person. 122
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 July 1, 2021 22a-200a(a)
Sec. 2 October 1, 2021 New section
Sec. 3 October 1, 2021 New section
ET Joint Favorable Subst.