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| 3 | 3 | | LCO No. 3068 1 of 2 |
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| 5 | 5 | | General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6290 |
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| 6 | 6 | | January Session, 2025 |
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| 7 | 7 | | LCO No. 3068 |
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| 10 | 10 | | Referred to Committee on ENERGY AND TECHNOLOGY |
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| 13 | 13 | | Introduced by: |
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| 14 | 14 | | REP. SANTIAGO H., 84th Dist. |
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| 15 | 15 | | REP. BUMGARDNER, 41st Dist. |
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| 16 | 16 | | REP. SANCHEZ, 6th Dist. |
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| 17 | 17 | | REP. REYES, 75th Dist. |
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| 18 | 18 | | REP. CANDELARIA J., 95th Dist. |
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| 23 | 23 | | AN ACT CONCERNING THE RENEWABLE PORTFOLIO STANDARD, |
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| 24 | 24 | | THE PUBLIC UTILITIES REGULATORY AUTHORITY AND PUBLIC |
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| 25 | 25 | | UTILITY AFFILIATE ENTITIES AND REQUIRING A STUDY OF THE |
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| 26 | 26 | | ELECTRIC GRID OF THE STATE. |
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| 27 | 27 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General |
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| 28 | 28 | | Assembly convened: |
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| 30 | 30 | | That the general statutes be amended to (1) redefine "class I 1 |
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| 31 | 31 | | renewable energy source" to include any nuclear or hydropower energy 2 |
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| 32 | 32 | | source, (2) increase oversight of the Public Utilities Regulatory 3 |
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| 33 | 33 | | Authority, (3) require an audit of the Combined Public Benefits Charge 4 |
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| 34 | 34 | | and any program supported by such charge, (4) require functional and 5 |
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| 35 | 35 | | operational separation of unregulated or underregulated affiliates of 6 |
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| 36 | 36 | | public utilities, (5) impose revenue transfer caps, (6) require a line-item 7 |
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| 37 | 37 | | audit of large electricity generation facilities, and (7) require a 8 |
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| 38 | 38 | | comprehensive study of the viability of the electric grid in the state. 9 Proposed Bill No. 6290 |
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| 41 | 41 | | LCO No. 3068 2 of 2 |
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| 43 | 43 | | Statement of Purpose: |
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| 44 | 44 | | To (1) redefine "class I renewable energy source" to include any nuclear |
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| 45 | 45 | | or hydropower energy source, (2) increase oversight of the Public |
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| 46 | 46 | | Utilities Regulatory Authority, (3) require an audit of the Combined |
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| 47 | 47 | | Public Benefits Charge and any program supported by such charge, (4) |
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| 48 | 48 | | require functional and operational separation of unregulated or |
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| 49 | 49 | | underregulated affiliates of public utilities, (5) impose revenue transfer |
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| 50 | 50 | | caps, (6) require a line-item audit of large electricity generation facilities, |
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| 51 | 51 | | and (7) require a comprehensive study of the viability of the electric grid |
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| 52 | 52 | | in the state. |
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