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