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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5229
January Session, 2025
LCO No. 331
Referred to Committee on ENERGY AND TECHNOLOGY
Introduced by:
REP. FOSTER, 57
th Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING THE COMPOSITION OF THE PUBLIC
UTILITIES REGULATORY AUTHORITY, COMMUNICATIONS BY
PUBLIC UTILITY COMPANIES AND THE ADMINISTRATION OF
ENERGY EFFICIENCY PROGRAMS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
That the general statutes be amended to (1) prohibit a public service 1
company from charging a fee to any customer of such company in 2
connection with the cost of any communication from such company to 3
such customer, (2) provide that any legislator or the chief executive 4
officer of any municipality may intervene and be granted party status in 5
any proceeding before the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority, (3) 6
specify minimum education requirements for each person appointed to 7
the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority, with a preference for 8
individuals who are accountants, auditors and engineers with 9
infrastructure estimating experience, (4) make any communication by a 10
public utility company subject to the Freedom of Information Act, (5) 11
require a minimum notification period and standards for notices to 12
customers of any public utility company concerning rate changes, (6) 13 Proposed Bill No. 5229
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require that any energy efficiency programs in the state be administered 14
by a not-for-profit entity, and (7) require that any vacancy on the Public 15
Utilities Regulatory Authority be promptly filled by appointment. 16
Statement of Purpose:
To (1) prohibit any public service company from charging a fee to any
customer of such company in connection with a communication from
such company to such customer, (2) provide that any legislator or the
chief executive officer of any municipality may intervene and be granted
party status in any proceeding before the Public Utilities Regulatory
Authority, (3) specify minimum education requirements for each person
appointed to the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority with a preference
for individuals who are accountants, auditors and engineers with
infrastructure estimating experience, (4) make any communication by a
public utility company subject to the Freedom of Information Act, (5)
require a minimum notification period and standards for notices to
customers of any public utility company concerning rate changes, (6)
require that any energy efficiency programs in the state be administered
by a not-for-profit entity, and (7) require that any vacancy on the Public
Utilities Regulatory Authority be promptly filled by appointment.