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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5931
January Session, 2025
LCO No. 2504
Referred to Committee on ENERGY AND TECHNOLOGY
Introduced by:
REP. YACCARINO, 87th Dist.
AN ACT REMOVING THE COMBINED PUBLIC BENEFIT CHARGE
FROM UTILITY BILLS, AMENDING THE DEFINITION OF CLASS I
RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES, LIMITING RATES ALLOWED
UNDER CERTAIN POWER PURCHASE AGREEMENTS AND
REMOVING THE PUBLIC UTILITIES REGULATORY AUTHORITY
FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
That the general statutes be amended to (1) remove charges 1
collectively called the "Combined Public Benefits Charge" from electric 2
bills for end use customers of each electric distribution company, (2) 3
redefine "Class I renewable energy source" to include any electricity 4
generated from a hydropower or nuclear power generating facility, (3) 5
prohibit the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection or 6
any electric distribution company from entering into a power purchase 7
agreement that provides for the purchase of electricity at a rate 8
exceeding one hundred fifty per cent above the wholesale price of 9
electricity, and (4) remove the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority 10
from the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. 11 Proposed Bill No. 5931
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Statement of Purpose:
To (1) remove the "Combined Public Benefits Charge" from consumer
electric bills, (2) redefine "Class I renewable energy source" to include
electricity generated from any hydropower or nuclear power generating
facility, (3) prohibit the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental
Protection or electric distribution companies from entering into a power
purchase agreement if the price for electricity under such agreement
exceeds one hundred fifty per cent above the wholesale price of
electricity, and (4) remove the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority
from the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.