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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 1105
January Session, 2025
LCO No. 3429
Referred to Committee on ENERGY AND TECHNOLOGY
Introduced by:
SEN. FLEXER, 29
th Dist.
REP. HADDAD, 54
th Dist.
AN ACT PROHIBITING CERTAIN MERGERS OF UTILITY
COMPANIES, DUAL OWNERSHIP OF GAS AND ELECTRIC UTILITIES
AND DECEPTIVE FEES AND INCENTIVIZING THE ADOPTION OF
ENERGY-EFFICIENT TECHNOLOGY.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
That the general statutes be amended to (1) prohibit certain mergers 1
of utility companies, (2) prohibit a utility company from owning both 2
gas and electric utilities, (3) incentivize the adoption of grid-enhancing 3
and energy-efficient technologies and prohibit a public utility company 4
from imposing any fees that would disincentivize the adoption of such 5
technologies, (4) repeal any provision providing a right of first refusal 6
to a utility company concerning the acquisition of property, and (5) 7
prohibit deceptive fees to end use customers of any utility company. 8
Statement of Purpose:
To (1) prohibit certain mergers of utility companies, (2) prohibit a utility
company from owning both gas and electric utilities, (3) incentivize the
adoption of grid-enhancing and energy-efficient technologies and Proposed Bill No. 1105
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prohibit a public utility company from imposing any fees that would
disincentivize the adoption of such technologies, (4) repeal any
provision providing a right of first refusal to acquire property by a
utility company, and (5) prohibit deceptive fees to utility end use
customers.