LCO No. 1798 1 of 1 General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5533 January Session, 2025 LCO No. 1798 Referred to Committee on ENERGY AND TECHNOLOGY Introduced by: REP. WINTER, 94th Dist. REP. STEINBERG, 136th Dist. REP. JOHNSON, 49th Dist. REP. MUSHINSKY, 85th Dist. AN ACT CONCERNING PILOT PROGRAMS AND GRANT FUNDING FOR THERMAL ENERGY NETWORKS. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That the general statutes be amended to (1) require each gas utility 1 company to establish a pilot program for the development of thermal 2 energy networks, and (2) establish a grant program to provide funding 3 for the development of thermal energy networks. 4 Statement of Purpose: To (1) require each gas utility company to establish a pilot program for the development of thermal energy networks, and (2) establish a grant program to provide funding for the development of thermal energy networks.