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3	3	LCO No. 4862 1 of 39
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5	5	General Assembly Raised Bill No. 1352
6	6	January Session, 2025
7	7	LCO No. 4862
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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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19	19	AN ACT PROMOTING ENERGY EFFICIENCY.
20	20	Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
21	21	Assembly convened:
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23	23	Section 1. Section 16a-48 of the general statutes is repealed and the 1
24	24	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2025): 2
25	25	(a) As used in this section: 3
26	26	(1) "Department" means the Department of Energy and 4
27	27	Environmental Protection; 5
28	28	(2) "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Energy and 6
29	29	Environmental Protection; 7
30	30	(3) "State Building Code" means the building code adopted pursuant 8
31	31	to section 29-252; 9
32	32	[(2)] (4) "Fluorescent lamp ballast" or "ballast" means a device 10
33	33	designed to operate fluorescent lamps by providing a starting voltage 11
34	34	and current and limiting the current during normal operation, but does 12
35	35	not include such devices that have a dimming capability or are intended 13
36	36	Raised Bill No. 1352
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40	40	LCO No. 4862 2 of 39
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42	42	for use in ambient temperatures of zero degrees Fahrenheit or less or 14
43	43	have a power factor of less than sixty-one hundredths for a single 15
44	44	F40T12 lamp; 16
45	45	[(3)] (5) "F40T12 lamp" means a tubular fluorescent lamp that is a 17
46	46	nominal forty-watt lamp, with a forty-eight-inch tube length and one 18
47	47	and one-half inches in diameter; 19
48	48	[(4) "F96T12 lamp" means a tubular fluorescent lamp that is a nominal 20
49	49	seventy-five-watt lamp with a ninety-six-inch tube length and one and 21
50	50	one-half inches in diameter; 22
51	51	(5) "Luminaire" means a complete lighting unit consisting of a 23
52	52	fluorescent lamp, or lamps, together with parts designed to distribute 24
53	53	the light, to position and protect such lamps, and to connect such lamps 25
54	54	to the power supply; 26
55	55	(6) "New product" means a product that is sold, offered for sale, or 27
56	56	installed for the first time and specifically includes floor models and 28
57	57	demonstration units; 29
58	58	(7) "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Energy and 30
59	59	Environmental Protection; 31
60	60	(8) "State Building Code" means the building code adopted pursuant 32
61	61	to section 29-252;] 33
62	62	[(9)] (6) "Torchiere lighting fixture" means a portable electric lighting 34
63	63	fixture with a reflector bowl giving light directed upward [so as] to give 35
64	64	indirect illumination; 36
65	65	[(10) "Unit heater" means a self-contained, vented fan-type 37
66	66	commercial space heater that uses natural gas or propane and that is 38
67	67	designed to be installed without ducts within the heated space. "Unit 39
68	68	heater" does not include a product regulated by federal standards 40
69	69	pursuant to 42 USC 6291, as amended from time to time, a product that 41
70	70	is a direct vent, forced flue heater with a sealed combustion burner, or 42
71	71	Raised Bill No. 1352
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75	75	LCO No. 4862 3 of 39
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77	77	any oil fired heating system; 43
78	78	(11) "Transformer" means a device consisting of two or more coils of 44
79	79	insulated wire that transfers alternating current by electromagnetic 45
80	80	induction from one coil to another in order to change the original 46
81	81	voltage or current value; 47
82	82	(12) "Low-voltage dry-type transformer" means a transformer that: 48
83	83	(A) Has an input voltage of six hundred volts or less; (B) is between 49
84	84	fourteen kilovolt-amperes and two thousand five hundred one kilovolt-50
85	85	amperes in size; (C) is air-cooled; and (D) does not use oil as a coolant. 51
86	86	"Low-voltage dry-type transformer" does not include such transformers 52
87	87	excluded from the low-voltage dry-type distribution transformer 53
88	88	definition contained in the California Code of Regulations, Title 20: 54
89	89	Division 2, Chapter 4, Article 4: Appliance Efficiency Regulations; 55
90	90	(13) "Pass-through cabinet" means a refrigerator or freezer with 56
91	91	hinged or sliding doors on both the front and rear of the refrigerator or 57
92	92	freezer; 58
93	93	(14) "Reach-in cabinet" means a refrigerator, freezer, or combination 59
94	94	thereof, with hinged or sliding doors or lids; 60
95	95	(15) "Roll-in" or "roll-through cabinet" means a refrigerator or freezer 61
96	96	with hinged or sliding doors that allows wheeled racks of product to be 62
97	97	rolled into or through the refrigerator or freezer; 63
98	98	(16) "Commercial refrigerators and freezers" means reach-in cabinets, 64
99	99	pass-through cabinets, roll-in cabinets and roll-through cabinets that 65
100	100	have less than eighty-five feet of capacity, which are designed for the 66
101	101	refrigerated or frozen storage of food and food products; 67
102	102	(17) "Traffic signal module" means a standard eight-inch or twelve-68
103	103	inch round traffic signal indicator consisting of a light source, lens and 69
104	104	all parts necessary for operation and communication of movement 70
105	105	messages to drivers through red, amber and green colors; 71
106	106	Raised Bill No. 1352
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110	110	LCO No. 4862 4 of 39
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112	112	(18) "Illuminated exit sign" means an internally illuminated sign that 72
113	113	is designed to be permanently fixed in place and used to identify an exit 73
114	114	by means of a light source that illuminates the sign or letters from within 74
115	115	where the background of the exit sign is not transparent; 75
116	116	(19) "Packaged air-conditioning equipment" means air-conditioning 76
117	117	equipment that is built as a package and shipped as a whole to end-user 77
118	118	sites; 78
119	119	(20) "Large packaged air-conditioning equipment" means air-cooled 79
120	120	packaged air-conditioning equipment having not less than two hundred 80
121	121	forty thousand BTUs per hour of capacity; 81
122	122	(21) "Commercial clothes washer" means a soft mount front-loading 82
123	123	or soft mount top-loading clothes washer that is designed for use in (A) 83
124	124	applications where the occupants of more than one household will be 84
125	125	using it, such as in multifamily housing common areas and coin 85
126	126	laundries; or (B) other commercial applications, if the clothes container 86
127	127	compartment is no greater than three and one-half cubic feet for 87
128	128	horizontal-axis clothes washers or no greater than four cubic feet for 88
129	129	vertical-axis clothes washers; 89
130	130	(22) "Energy efficiency ratio" means a measure of the relative 90
131	131	efficiency of a heating or cooling appliance that is equal to the unit's 91
132	132	output in BTUs per hour divided by its consumption of energy, 92
133	133	measured in watts; 93
134	134	(23) "Electricity ratio" means the ratio of furnace electricity use to total 94
135	135	furnace energy use; 95
136	136	(24) "Boiler" means a space heater that is a self-contained appliance 96
137	137	for supplying steam or hot water primarily intended for space-heating. 97
138	138	"Boiler" does not include hot water supply boilers; 98
139	139	(25) "Central furnace" means a self-contained space heater designed 99
140	140	to supply heated air through ducts of more than ten inches in length; 100
141	141	Raised Bill No. 1352
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145	145	LCO No. 4862 5 of 39
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147	147	(26) "Residential furnace or boiler" means a product that utilizes only 101
148	148	single-phase electric current or single-phase electric current or DC 102
149	149	current in conjunction with natural gas, propane or home heating oil 103
150	150	and that (A) is designed to be the principal heating source for the living 104
151	151	space of a residence; (B) is not contained within the same cabinet as a 105
152	152	central air conditioner with a rated cooling capacity of not less than 106
153	153	sixty-five thousand BTUs per hour; (C) is an electric central furnace, 107
154	154	electric boiler, forced-air central furnace, gravity central furnace or low 108
155	155	pressure steam or hot water boiler; and (D) has a heat input rate of less 109
156	156	than three hundred thousand BTUs per hour for an electric boiler and 110
157	157	low pressure steam or hot water boiler and less than two hundred 111
158	158	twenty-five thousand BTUs per hour for a forced-air central furnace, 112
159	159	gravity central furnace and electric central furnace; 113
160	160	(27) "Furnace air handler" means the section of the furnace that 114
161	161	includes the fan, blower and housing, generally upstream of the burners 115
162	162	and heat exchanger. The furnace air handler may include a filter and a 116
163	163	cooling coil;] 117
164	164	[(28)] (7) "High-intensity discharge lamp" means a lamp in which 118
165	165	light is produced by the passage of an electric current through a vapor 119
166	166	or gas, the light-producing arc is stabilized by bulb wall temperature 120
167	167	and the arc tube has a bulb wall loading in excess of three watts per 121
168	168	square centimeter; 122
169	169	[(29)] (8) "Metal halide lamp" means a high intensity discharge lamp 123
170	170	in which the major portion of the light is produced by radiation of metal 124
171	171	halides and their products of dissociation, possibly in combination with 125
172	172	metallic vapors; 126
173	173	[(30)] (9) "Metal halide lamp fixture" means a light fixture designed 127
174	174	to be operated with a metal halide lamp and a ballast for a metal halide 128
175	175	lamp; 129
176	176	[(31)] (10) "Probe start metal halide ballast" means a ballast used to 130
177	177	operate metal halide lamps that does not contain an ignitor and that 131
178	178	Raised Bill No. 1352
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182	182	LCO No. 4862 6 of 39
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184	184	instead starts lamps by using a third starting electrode probe in the arc 132
185	185	tube; 133
186	186	[(32) "Single voltage external AC to DC power supply" means a 134
187	187	device that (A) is designed to convert line voltage AC input into lower 135
188	188	voltage DC output; (B) is able to convert to only one DC output voltage 136
189	189	at a time; (C) is sold with, or intended to be used with, a separate end 137
190	190	use product that constitutes the primary power load; (D) is contained 138
191	191	within a separate physical enclosure from the end use product; (E) is 139
192	192	connected to the end use product in a removable or hard-wired male 140
193	193	and female electrical connection, cable, cord or other wiring; (F) does 141
194	194	not have batteries or battery packs, including those that are removable 142
195	195	or that physically attach directly to the power supply unit; (G) does not 143
196	196	have a battery chemistry or type selector switch and indicator light or a 144
197	197	battery chemistry or type selector switch and a state of charge meter; 145
198	198	and (H) has a nameplate output power less than or equal to two 146
199	199	hundred fifty watts;] 147
200	200	[(33)] (11) "State regulated incandescent reflector lamp" means a lamp 148
201	201	that is not colored or designed for rough or vibration service 149
202	202	applications, has an inner reflective coating on the outer bulb to direct 150
203	203	the light, has an E26 medium screw base, a rated voltage or voltage 151
204	204	range that lies at least partially within one hundred fifteen to one 152
205	205	hundred thirty volts, and that falls into one of the following categories: 153
206	206	(A) A bulged reflector, [or] elliptical reflector or a blown PAR bulb shape 154
207	207	[and] that has a diameter that equals or exceeds two and one-quarter 155
208	208	inches, or (B) a reflector, parabolic aluminized reflector, bulged reflector 156
209	209	or similar bulb shape [and] that has a diameter of two and one-quarter 157
210	210	to two and three-quarters inches. "State regulated incandescent reflector 158
211	211	lamp" does not include ER30, BR30, BR40 and ER40 lamps of not more 159
212	212	than fifty watts, BR30, BR40 and ER40 lamps of sixty-five watts and R20 160
213	213	lamps of not more than forty-five watts; 161
214	214	[(34) "Bottle-type water dispenser" means a water dispenser that uses 162
215	215	a bottle or reservoir as the source of potable water;] 163
216	216	Raised Bill No. 1352
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220	220	LCO No. 4862 7 of 39
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222	222	[(35)] (12) "Commercial hot food holding cabinet" means a heated, 164
223	223	fully-enclosed compartment with one or more solid or [partial glass] 165
224	224	transparent doors [that is] designed to maintain the temperature of hot 166
225	225	food that has been cooked [in] using a separate appliance. "Commercial 167
226	226	hot food holding cabinet" does not include heated glass merchandizing 168
227	227	cabinets, drawer warmers or cook-and-hold appliances; 169
228	228	[(36) "Pool heater" means an appliance designed for heating 170
229	229	nonpotable water contained at atmospheric pressure for swimming 171
230	230	pools, spas, hot tubs and similar applications, including natural gas, 172
231	231	heat pump, oil and electric resistance pool heaters;] 173
232	232	[(37)] (13) "Portable electric spa" means a factory-built electric spa or 174
233	233	hot tub supplied with equipment for heating and circulating water; 175
234	234	[(38) "Residential pool pump" means a pump used to circulate and 176
235	235	filter pool water to maintain clarity and sanitation; 177
236	236	(39) "Walk-in refrigerator" means a space refrigerated to 178
237	237	temperatures at or above thirty-two degrees Fahrenheit that has a total 179
238	238	chilled storage area of less than three thousand square feet, can be 180
239	239	walked into and is designed for the refrigerated storage of food and food 181
240	240	products. "Walk-in refrigerator" does not include refrigerated 182
241	241	warehouses and products designed and marketed exclusively for 183
242	242	medical, scientific or research purposes; 184
243	243	(40) "Walk-in freezer" means a space refrigerated to temperatures 185
244	244	below thirty-two degrees Fahrenheit that has a total chilled storage area 186
245	245	of less than three thousand square feet, can be walked into and is 187
246	246	designed for the frozen storage of food and food products. "Walk-in 188
247	247	freezer" does not include refrigerated warehouses and products 189
248	248	designed and marketed exclusively for medical, scientific or research 190
249	249	purposes; 191
250	250	(41) "Central air conditioner" means a central air conditioning model 192
251	251	that consists of one or more factory-made assemblies, which normally 193
252	252	Raised Bill No. 1352
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256	256	LCO No. 4862 8 of 39
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258	258	include an evaporator or cooling coil, compressor and condenser. 194
259	259	Central air conditioning models may provide the function of air cooling, 195
260	260	air cleaning, dehumidifying or humidifying;] 196
261	261	[(42)] (14) "Combination television" means a system in which a 197
262	262	television or television monitor and an additional device or devices, 198
263	263	including, but not limited to, a digital versatile disc player or video 199
264	264	cassette recorder, are combined into a single unit in which the additional 200
265	265	devices are included in the television casing; 201
266	266	[(43) "Compact audio player" means an integrated audio system 202
267	267	encased in a single housing that includes an amplifier and radio tuner 203
268	268	with attached or separable speakers and can reproduce audio from one 204
269	269	or more of the following media: Magnetic tape, compact disc, digital 205
270	270	versatile disc or flash memory. "Compact audio player" does not mean 206
271	271	a product that can be independently powered by internal batteries, has 207
272	272	a powered external satellite antenna or can provide a video output 208
273	273	signal;] 209
274	274	[(44)] (15) "Component television" means a television composed of 210
275	275	two or more separate components, such as a separate display device and 211
276	276	tuner, marketed and sold as a television under one model or system 212
277	277	designation, which may have more than one power cord; 213
278	278	[(45)] (16) "Computer monitor" [means an analog or digital device 214
279	279	designed primarily for the display of computer generated signals and 215
280	280	that is not marketed for use as a television] has the same meaning as 216
281	281	provided in section 1602 of the California Code of Regulations, Title 20, 217
282	282	Division 2, Chapter 4, Article 4; 218
283	283	[(46)] (17) "Digital versatile disc" means a laser-encoded plastic 219
284	284	medium capable of storing a large amount of digital audio, video and 220
285	285	computer data; 221
286	286	[(47)] (18) "Digital versatile disc player" means a commercially 222
287	287	available electronic product encased in a single housing that includes an 223
288	288	Raised Bill No. 1352
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292	292	LCO No. 4862 9 of 39
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294	294	integral power supply and for which the sole purpose is the decoding 224
295	295	of digitized video signals; 225
296	296	[(48) "Digital versatile disc recorder" means a commercially available 226
297	297	electronic product encased in a single housing that includes an integral 227
298	298	power supply and for which the sole purpose is the production or 228
299	299	recording of digitized audio, video and computer signals on a digital 229
300	300	versatile disc. "Digital versatile disc recorder" does not include a model 230
301	301	that has an electronic programming guide function;] 231
302	302	[(49)] (19) "Television" means an analog or digital device designed 232
303	303	primarily for the display and reception of a terrestrial, satellite, cable, 233
304	304	internet protocol television or other broadcast or recorded transmission 234
305	305	of analog or digital video and audio signals. "Television" includes 235
306	306	combination televisions, television monitors, component televisions 236
307	307	and any unit that is marketed to consumers as a television but does not 237
308	308	include a computer monitor; 238
309	309	[(50)] (20) "Television monitor" means a television that does not have 239
310	310	an internal tuner/receiver or playback device; 240
311	311	(21) "Cold temperature fluorescent lamp" means a fluorescent lamp 241
312	312	that is not a compact fluorescent lamp that: (A) Is specifically designed 242
313	313	to start at negative twenty degrees Fahrenheit when used with a ballast 243
314	314	that conforms to the requirements of ANSI C78.81 and ANSI C78.901; 244
315	315	and (B) is expressly designated as a cold temperature lamp both in 245
316	316	markings on the lamp and in marketing materials, including, but not 246
317	317	limited to, catalogs, sales literature and promotional material; 247
318	318	(22) "Computer" has the same meaning as provided in section 1602 of 248
319	319	the California Code of Regulations, Title 20, Division 2, Chapter 4, 249
320	320	Article 4; 250
321	321	(23) "Commercial dishwasher" means a machine designed to clean 251
322	322	and sanitize plates, pots, pans, glasses, cups, bowls, utensils and trays 252
323	323	Raised Bill No. 1352
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327	327	LCO No. 4862 10 of 39
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329	329	by applying sprays of detergent solution, with or without blasting 253
330	330	media granules, and a sanitizing rinse; 254
331	331	(24) "Commercial fryer" means an appliance, including a cooking 255
332	332	vessel, in which oil is placed to such a depth that the cooking food is 256
333	333	essentially supported by displacement of the cooking fluid rather than 257
334	334	by the bottom of the vessel. Heat is delivered to the cooking fluid by 258
335	335	means of an immersed electric element or band-wrapped vessel, for an 259
336	336	electric fryer, or by heat transfer from gas burners through either the 260
337	337	walls of the fryer or through tubes passing through the cooking fluid, 261
338	338	for a gas fryer; 262
339	339	(25) "Commercial oven" means a chamber designed for heating, 263
340	340	roasting or baking food by conduction, convection, radiation or 264
341	341	electromagnetic energy; 265
342	342	(26) "Commercial steam cooker" or "compartment steamer" means a 266
343	343	device with one or more food-steaming compartments in which the 267
344	344	energy in the steam is transferred to the food by direct contact, 268
345	345	including, but not limited to, the following models: Countertop models, 269
346	346	wall-mounted models and floor models mounted on a stand, pedestal 270
347	347	or cabinet-style base; 271
348	348	(27) "High color rendering index fluorescent lamp" means a 272
349	349	fluorescent lamp with a color rendering index of eighty-seven or greater 273
350	350	that is not a compact fluorescent lamp; 274
351	351	(28) "Impact-resistant fluorescent lamp" means a fluorescent lamp 275
352	352	that is not a compact fluorescent lamp that: (A) Has a coating or 276
353	353	equivalent technology that is in compliance with NSF/ANSI 51 and is 277
354	354	designed to contain the glass if the glass envelope of the lamp is broken; 278
355	355	and (B) is designated and marketed for the intended application, with 279
356	356	the designation on the lamp packaging and marketing materials that 280
357	357	identify the lamp as being impact-resistant, shatter-resistant, shatter-281
358	358	proof or shatter-protected; 282
359	359	Raised Bill No. 1352
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363	363	LCO No. 4862 11 of 39
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365	365	(29) "Faucet" means a lavatory faucet, kitchen faucet, metering faucet, 283
366	366	public lavatory faucet or replacement aerator for a lavatory, public 284
367	367	lavatory or kitchen faucet; 285
368	368	(30) "Lavatory faucet" means a plumbing fitting designed for 286
369	369	discharge into a lavatory; 287
370	370	(31) "Public lavatory faucet" means a fitting intended to be installed 288
371	371	in nonresidential bathrooms that are exposed to walk-in traffic; 289
372	372	(32) "Metering faucet" means a fitting that, when turned on, will 290
373	373	gradually shut itself off over a period of several seconds; 291
374	374	(33) "Residential ventilating fan" means a ceiling, wall-mounted or 292
375	375	remotely mounted in-line fan designed to be used in a bathroom or 293
376	376	utility room, whose purpose is to move air from inside the building to 294
377	377	the outdoors; 295
378	378	(34) "Showerhead" means a device through which water is 296
379	379	discharged for a shower bath and includes a hand-held showerhead but 297
380	380	does not include a safety shower showerhead; 298
381	381	(35) "Hand-held showerhead" means a showerhead that can be held 299
382	382	or fixed in place for the purpose of spraying water onto a bather and 300
383	383	that is connected to a flexible hose; 301
384	384	(36) "Water cooler" means a freestanding device that consumes 302
385	385	energy to cool or heat potable water; 303
386	386	(37) "Hot and cold unit water cooler" means a water cooler that 304
387	387	dispenses both hot and cold water and may dispense room-temperature 305
388	388	water; 306
389	389	(38) "Cook and cold unit water cooler" means a water cooler that 307
390	390	dispenses both cold and room-temperature water; 308
391	391	Raised Bill No. 1352
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395	395	LCO No. 4862 12 of 39
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397	397	(39) "Storage-type hot and cold unit water cooler" means a water 309
398	398	cooler where thermally conditioned water is stored in a tank in the water 310
399	399	cooler and is available instantaneously, including, but not limited to, 311
400	400	point-of-use, dry storage compartment and bottled water coolers; 312
401	401	(40) "On-demand hot and cold water cooler" means a water cooler 313
402	402	that heats water as it is requested and typically takes a few minutes to 314
403	403	deliver; 315
404	404	(41) "Gas fireplace" means a decorative gas fireplace or a heating gas 316
405	405	fireplace; 317
406	406	(42) "Decorative gas fireplace" means a vented fireplace, including 318
407	407	appliances that are freestanding, recessed or zero clearance, or a gas 319
408	408	fireplace insert, that is fueled by natural gas or propane, is marked for 320
409	409	decorative use only and is not equipped with a thermostat or intended 321
410	410	for use as a heater; 322
411	411	(43) "Heating gas fireplace" means a vented fireplace, including 323
412	412	appliances that are freestanding, recessed or zero clearance, or a gas 324
413	413	fireplace insert, that is fueled by natural gas or propane and is not a 325
414	414	decorative fireplace; and 326
415	415	(44) "Replacement aerator" means an aerator sold as a replacement, 327
416	416	separate from the faucet to which is intended to be attached. 328
417	417	[(b) The provisions of this section apply to the testing, certification 329
418	418	and enforcement of efficiency standards for the following types of new 330
419	419	products sold, offered for sale or installed in the state: (1) Commercial 331
420	420	clothes washers; (2) commercial refrigerators and freezers; (3) 332
421	421	illuminated exit signs; (4) large packaged air-conditioning equipment; 333
422	422	(5) low voltage dry-type distribution transformers; (6) torchiere lighting 334
423	423	fixtures; (7) traffic signal modules; (8) unit heaters; (9) residential 335
424	424	furnaces and boilers; (10) residential pool pumps; (11) metal halide lamp 336
425	425	fixtures; (12) single voltage external AC to DC power supplies; (13) state 337
426	426	regulated incandescent reflector lamps; (14) bottle-type water 338
427	427	Raised Bill No. 1352
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431	431	LCO No. 4862 13 of 39
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433	433	dispensers; (15) commercial hot food holding cabinets; (16) portable 339
434	434	electric spas; (17) walk-in refrigerators and walk-in freezers; (18) pool 340
435	435	heaters; (19) compact audio players; (20) televisions; (21) digital versatile 341
436	436	disc players; (22) digital versatile disc recorders; and (23) any other 342
437	437	products as may be designated by the commissioner in accordance with 343
438	438	subdivision (3) of subsection (d) of this section.] 344
439	439	[(c)] (b) The provisions of this section do not apply to (1) new 345
440	440	products manufactured in the state and sold outside the state, (2) new 346
441	441	products manufactured outside the state and sold at wholesale inside 347
442	442	the state for final retail sale and installation outside the state, (3) 348
443	443	products installed in mobile manufactured homes at the time of 349
444	444	construction, or (4) products designed expressly for installation and use 350
445	445	in recreational vehicles. 351
446	446	[(d) (1) The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection 352
447	447	shall adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, 353
448	448	to implement the provisions of this section and to establish minimum 354
449	449	energy efficiency standards for the types of new products set forth in 355
450	450	subsection (b) of this section. The regulations shall provide for the 356
451	451	following minimum energy efficiency standards: 357
452	452	(A) Commercial clothes washers shall meet the requirements shown 358
453	453	in Table P-3 of section 1605.3 of the California Code of Regulations, Title 359
454	454	20: Division 2, Chapter 4, Article 4; 360
455	455	(B) Commercial refrigerators and freezers shall meet the August 1, 361
456	456	2004, requirements shown in Table A-6 of said California regulation; 362
457	457	(C) Illuminated exit signs shall meet the version 2.0 product 363
458	458	specification of the "Energy Star Program Requirements for Exit Signs" 364
459	459	developed by the United States Environmental Protection Agency; 365
460	460	(D) Large packaged air-conditioning equipment having not more 366
461	461	than seven hundred sixty thousand BTUs per hour of capacity shall 367
462	462	meet a minimum energy efficiency ratio of 10.0 for units using both 368
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465	465
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468	468
469	469	electric heat and air conditioning or units solely using electric air 369
470	470	conditioning, and 9.8 for units using both natural gas heat and electric 370
471	471	air conditioning; 371
472	472	(E) Large packaged air-conditioning equipment having not less than 372
473	473	seven hundred sixty-one thousand BTUs per hour of capacity shall meet 373
474	474	a minimum energy efficiency ratio of 9.7 for units using both electric 374
475	475	heat and air conditioning or units solely using electric air conditioning, 375
476	476	and 9.5 for units using both natural gas heat and electric air 376
477	477	conditioning; 377
478	478	(F) Low voltage dry-type distribution transformers shall meet or 378
479	479	exceed the energy efficiency values shown in Table 4-2 of the National 379
480	480	Electrical Manufacturers Association Standard TP-1-2002;] 380
481	481	(c) (1) Except as provided in subdivision (2) of this subsection or 381
482	482	subdivision (1) of subsection (d) of this section, on and after October 1, 382
483	483	2025, the following minimum energy-efficiency standards and any test 383
484	484	methods associated with such standards shall apply to new products: 384
485	485	[(G)] (A) Torchiere lighting fixtures shall not consume more than one 385
486	486	hundred ninety watts and shall not be capable of operating with lamps 386
487	487	that total more than one hundred ninety watts; 387
488	488	[(H) Traffic signal modules shall meet the product specification of the 388
489	489	"Energy Star Program Requirements for Traffic Signals" developed by 389
490	490	the United States Environmental Protection Agency that took effect in 390
491	491	February, 2001, except where the department, in consultation with the 391
492	492	Commissioner of Transportation, determines that such specification 392
493	493	would compromise safe signal operation; 393
494	494	(I) Unit heaters shall not have pilot lights and shall have either power 394
495	495	venting or an automatic flue damper; 395
496	496	(J) On or after January 1, 2009, residential furnaces and boilers 396
497	497	purchased by the state shall meet or exceed the following annual fuel 397
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504	504	utilization efficiency: (i) For gas and propane furnaces, ninety per cent 398
505	505	annual fuel utilization efficiency, (ii) for oil furnaces, eighty-three per 399
506	506	cent annual fuel utilization efficiency, (iii) for gas and propane hot water 400
507	507	boilers, eighty-four per cent annual fuel utilization efficiency, (iv) for oil-401
508	508	fired hot water boilers, eighty-four per cent annual fuel utilization 402
509	509	efficiency, (v) for gas and propane steam boilers, eighty-two per cent 403
510	510	annual fuel utilization efficiency, (vi) for oil-fired steam boilers, eighty-404
511	511	two per cent annual fuel utilization efficiency, and (vii) for furnaces with 405
512	512	furnace air handlers, an electricity ratio of not more than 2.0, except air 406
513	513	handlers for oil furnaces with a capacity of less than ninety-four 407
514	514	thousand BTUs per hour shall have an electricity ratio of 2.3 or less;] 408
515	515	[(K)] (B) [On or after January 1, 2010, metal] Metal halide lamp 409
516	516	fixtures designed to be operated with lamps rated greater than or equal 410
517	517	to one hundred fifty watts but less than or equal to five hundred watts 411
518	518	shall not contain a probe-start metal halide lamp ballast; 412
519	519	[(L) Single-voltage external AC to DC power supplies manufactured 413
520	520	on or after January 1, 2008, shall meet the energy efficiency standards of 414
521	521	table U-1 of section 1605.3 of the January 2006 California Code of 415
522	522	Regulations, Title 20, Division 2, Chapter 4, Article 4: Appliance 416
523	523	Efficiency Regulations. This standard applies to single voltage AC to DC 417
524	524	power supplies that are sold individually and to those that are sold as a 418
525	525	component of or in conjunction with another product. This standard 419
526	526	shall not apply to single-voltage external AC to DC power supplies sold 420
527	527	with products subject to certification by the United States Food and 421
528	528	Drug Administration. A single-voltage external AC to DC power supply 422
529	529	that is made available by a manufacturer directly to a consumer or to a 423
530	530	service or repair facility after and separate from the original sale of the 424
531	531	product requiring the power supply as a service part or spare part shall 425
532	532	not be required to meet the standards in said table U-1 until five years 426
533	533	after the effective dates indicated in the table;] 427
534	534	[(M)] (C) [On or after January 1, 2009, state] State regulated 428
535	535	incandescent reflector lamps shall be manufactured to meet the 429
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538	538
539	539
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541	541
542	542	minimum average lamp efficacy requirements for federally regulated 430
543	543	incandescent reflector lamps contained in [42 USC 6295(i)(1)(A)] 42 USC 431
544	544	6295(i)(1)(B). Each lamp shall indicate the date of manufacture; 432
545	545	[(N) On or after January 1, 2009, bottle-type water dispensers, 433
546	546	commercial hot food holding cabinets, portable electric spas, walk-in 434
547	547	refrigerators and walk-in freezers shall meet the efficiency requirements 435
548	548	of section 1605.3 of the January 2006 California Code of Regulations, 436
549	549	Title 20, Division 2, Chapter 4, Article 4: Appliance Efficiency 437
550	550	Regulations. On or after January 1, 2010, residential pool pumps shall 438
551	551	meet said efficiency requirements; 439
552	552	(O) On or after January 1, 2009, pool heaters shall meet the efficiency 440
553	553	requirements of sections 1605.1 and 1605.3 of the January 2006 441
554	554	California Code of Regulations, Title 20, Division 2, Chapter 4, Article 4: 442
555	555	Appliance Efficiency Regulations; 443
556	556	(P) By January 1, 2014, compact audio players, digital versatile disc 444
557	557	players and digital versatile disc recorders shall meet the requirements 445
558	558	shown in Table V-1 of Section 1605.3 of the November 2009 amendments 446
559	559	to the California Code of Regulations, Title 20, Division 2, Chapter 4, 447
560	560	Article 4, unless the commissioner, in accordance with subparagraph (B) 448
561	561	of subdivision (3) of this subsection, determines that such standards are 449
562	562	unwarranted and may accept, reject or modify according to 450
563	563	subparagraph (A) of subdivision (3) of this subsection;] 451
564	564	[(Q)] (D) [On or after January 1, 2014, televisions] Televisions 452
565	565	manufactured on or after July 1, 2011, shall meet the requirements 453
566	566	shown in Table V-2 of Section 1605.3 of the November 2009 amendments 454
567	567	to the California Code of Regulations, Title 20, Division 2, Chapter 4, 455
568	568	Article 4; [, unless the commissioner, in accordance with subparagraph 456
569	569	(B) of subdivision (3) of this subsection, determines that such standards 457
570	570	are unwarranted and may accept, reject or modify according to 458
571	571	subparagraph (A) of subdivision (3) of this subsection;] and 459
572	572	[(R)] (E) In addition to the requirements of subparagraph [(Q)] (D) of 460
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575	575
576	576
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578	578
579	579	this subdivision, televisions manufactured on or after January 1, 2014, 461
580	580	shall meet the efficiency requirements of Sections 1605.3(v)(3)(A), 462
581	581	1605.3(v)(3)(B) and 1605.3(v)(3)(C) of the November 2009 amendments 463
582	582	to the California Code of Regulations, Title 20, Division 2, Chapter 4, 464
583	583	Article 4. [, unless the commissioner, in accordance with subparagraph 465
584	584	(B) of subdivision (3) of this subsection, determines that such standards 466
585	585	are unwarranted and may accept, reject or modify according to 467
586	586	subparagraph (A) of subdivision (3) of this subsection.] 468
587	587	(2) On or after January 1, 2026, except as provided in subdivision (1) 469
588	588	of subsection (d) of this section, the following minimum energy-470
589	589	efficiency standards and test methods associated with such standards 471
590	590	shall apply to new products sold or leased, offered for sale or lease or 472
591	591	installed in the state: 473
592	592	(A) Commercial dishwashers included in the scope of the version 2.0 474
593	593	product specification of the "Energy Star Program Requirements for 475
594	594	Commercial Dishwashers" developed by the United States 476
595	595	Environmental Protection Agency shall meet the qualification criteria of 477
596	596	such specification; 478
597	597	(B) Commercial fryers included in the scope of the version 2.0 479
598	598	product specification of the "Energy Star Program Requirements for 480
599	599	Commercial Fryers" developed by the United States Environmental 481
600	600	Protection Agency shall meet the qualification criteria of such 482
601	601	specification; 483
602	602	(C) Commercial hot food holding cabinets shall meet the version 2.0 484
603	603	product specification of the "Energy Star Program Requirements for 485
604	604	Commercial Hot Food Holding Cabinets" developed by the United 486
605	605	States Environmental Protection Agency; 487
606	606	(D) Commercial ovens included in the scope of the version 2.2 488
607	607	product specification of the "Energy Star Program Requirements for 489
608	608	Commercial Ovens" developed by the United States Environmental 490
609	609	Raised Bill No. 1352
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611	611
612	612
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614	614
615	615	Protection Agency shall meet the qualification criteria of such 491
616	616	specification; 492
617	617	(E) Commercial steam cookers shall meet the version 1.2 product 493
618	618	specification of the "Energy Star Program Requirements for Commercial 494
619	619	Steam Cookers" developed by the United States Environmental 495
620	620	Protection Agency; 496
621	621	(F) Computers and computer monitors shall meet the requirements 497
622	622	of subsection (v) of section 1605.3 of the California Code of Regulations, 498
623	623	Title 20, Division 2, Chapter 4, Article 4, and compliance with such 499
624	624	requirements shall be measured in accordance with the test methods 500
625	625	prescribed in subsection (v) of section 1604 of said California regulation. 501
626	626	Any regulations adopted by the commissioner pursuant to this section 502
627	627	shall define the terms "computer" and "computer monitor" to have the 503
628	628	same meanings provided in subsection (v) of section 1602 of the 504
629	629	California Code of Regulations, Title 20, Division 2, Chapter 4, Article 4, 505
630	630	and subsection (a) of this section, provided the commissioner may 506
631	631	amend such regulations to provide that the definitions of the terms 507
632	632	"computer" and "computer monitor" and the minimum efficiency 508
633	633	standards for computers and computer monitors conform to 509
634	634	subsequently adopted versions of subsection (v) of section 1605.3 of the 510
635	635	California Code of Regulations, Title 20, Division 2, Chapter 4, Article 4, 511
636	636	and subsection (v) of section 1602 of the California Code of Regulations, 512
637	637	Title 20, Division 2, Chapter 4, Article 4, as applicable; 513
638	638	(G) Faucets, except metering faucets, shall meet the standards in this 514
639	639	subparagraph when tested in accordance with the "Uniform Test 515
640	640	Method for Measuring the Water Consumption of Faucets and 516
641	641	Showerheads" set forth in 10 CFR 430, Subpart B, Appendix S. Lavatory 517
642	642	faucets and their replacement aerators shall not exceed a maximum flow 518
643	643	rate of 1.5 gallons per minute at sixty pounds per square inch. Kitchen 519
644	644	faucets and their replacement aerators shall not exceed a maximum flow 520
645	645	rate of 1.8 gallons per minute at sixty pounds per square inch, with 521
646	646	optional temporary flow of 2.2 gallons per minute, provided they 522
647	647	Raised Bill No. 1352
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649	649
650	650
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652	652
653	653	default to a maximum flow rate of 1.8 gallons per minute at sixty pounds 523
654	654	per square inch after each use. Public lavatory faucets and their 524
655	655	replacement aerators shall not exceed a maximum flow rate of 0.5 525
656	656	gallons per minute at sixty pounds per square inch; 526
657	657	(H) Gas fireplaces shall comply with the following requirements: 527
658	658	(i) Gas fireplaces shall be capable of automatically extinguishing any 528
659	659	pilot flame when the main gas burner flame is extinguished or shall 529
660	660	prevent any ignition source for the main gas burner flame from 530
661	661	operating continuously for more than seven days from last use of the 531
662	662	main burner; and 532
663	663	(ii) Heating gas fireplaces shall have a fireplace efficiency greater than 533
664	664	or equal to fifty per cent when tested in accordance with Canadian 534
665	665	Standards Association P.4.1-15, "Testing Method for Measuring Annual 535
666	666	Fireplace Efficiency", as amended from time to time; 536
667	667	(I) High-color rendering index, cold temperature and impact-537
668	668	resistant fluorescent lamps shall meet the minimum efficacy 538
669	669	requirements contained in 10 CFR 430.32(n)(4), as in effect on January 1, 539
670	670	2021, as measured in accordance with the "Uniform Test Method for 540
671	671	Measuring Average Lamp Efficacy (LE), Color Rendering Index (CRI), 541
672	672	and Correlated Color Temperature (CCT) of Electric Lamps" set forth in 542
673	673	10 CFR 430, Subpart B, Appendix R, as in effect on January 1, 2022; 543
674	674	(J) Portable electric spas shall meet the requirements of 544
675	675	ANSI/APSP/ICC-14-2019, "American National Standard for Portable 545
676	676	Electric Spa Energy Efficiency"; 546
677	677	(K) In-line residential ventilating fans shall have a fan motor efficacy 547
678	678	of not less than 2.8 cubic feet per minute per watt. All other residential 548
679	679	ventilating fans shall have a fan motor efficacy of not less than 1.4 cubic 549
680	680	feet per minute per watt for airflows less than ninety cubic feet per 550
681	681	minute and not less than 2.8 cubic feet per minute per watt for other 551
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684	684
685	685
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688	688	airflows when tested in accordance with Home Ventilation Institute 552
689	689	Publication 916, "HVI Airflow Test Procedure"; 553
690	690	(L) Showerheads shall not exceed a maximum flow rate of 2.0 gallons 554
691	691	per minute at eighty pounds per square inch when tested in accordance 555
692	692	with the "Uniform Test Method for Measuring the Water Consumption 556
693	693	of Faucets and Showerheads" set forth in 10 CFR 430, Subpart B, 557
694	694	Appendix S; and 558
695	695	(M) Water coolers included in the scope of the version 2.0 product 559
696	696	specification of the "Energy Star Program Requirements for Water 560
697	697	Coolers" developed by the United States Environmental Protection 561
698	698	Agency shall have an on mode with no water draw and energy 562
699	699	consumption less than or equal to the following values as measured in 563
700	700	accordance with the test requirements of such specification: (i) 0.16 564
701	701	kilowatt-hour per day for cold-only water coolers and cook and cold 565
702	702	unit water coolers; (ii) 0.87 of one kilowatt-hour per day for storage-type 566
703	703	hot and cold unit water coolers; and (iii) 0.18 of one kilowatt-hour per 567
704	704	day for on demand hot and cold unit water coolers. 568
705	705	[(2) Such] (d) (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 29-252, 569
706	706	such efficiency standards, where in conflict with the State Building 570
707	707	Code, shall take precedence over the standards contained in the State 571
708	708	Building Code. Not later than [July 1, 2007] October 1, 2026, and 572
709	709	biennially thereafter, the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental 573
710	710	Protection shall review and increase the level of such efficiency 574
711	711	standards by adopting regulations in accordance with the provisions of 575
712	712	chapter 54 upon a determination that increased efficiency standards 576
713	713	would serve to promote energy conservation in the state and would be 577
714	714	cost-effective for consumers who purchase and use such new products, 578
715	715	provided no such increased efficiency standards shall become effective 579
716	716	[within] not earlier than one year [following] after the adoption of any 580
717	717	amended regulations providing for such increased efficiency standards. 581
718	718	[(3) (A)] (2) If any of the efficiency standards issued or approved for 582
719	719	Raised Bill No. 1352
720	720
721	721
722	722
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724	724
725	725	publication by the Office of the United States Secretary of Energy as of 583
726	726	December 31, 2024, pursuant to the Energy Policy and Conservation 584
727	727	Act, 10 Code of Federal Regulation Parts 430-431, are withdrawn, 585
728	728	repealed or otherwise voided, new products shall meet or exceed the 586
729	729	minimum efficiency level permitted for products previously subject to 587
730	730	federal efficiency standards as of said date. This subdivision shall not 588
731	731	apply to any federal efficiency standard set aside by a court upon the 589
732	732	petition of a person who will be adversely affected, as provided in 590
733	733	section 6306(b) of title 42 of the United States Code. 591
734	734	(3) The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection 592
735	735	[shall] may adopt regulations, or amend regulations previously adopted 593
736	736	pursuant to this section, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, 594
737	737	to designate additional products to be subject to the provisions of this 595
738	738	section and to establish efficiency or greenhouse gas emissions 596
739	739	standards for such products upon a determination that such [efficiency] 597
740	740	standards: [(i) would] (A) Would (i) serve to promote energy 598
741	741	conservation in the state, (ii) [would] lower greenhouse gas emissions, 599
742	742	and (iii) be cost-effective for consumers who purchase and use such new 600
743	743	products; [,] and [(iii)] (B) would not impose an unreasonable burden on 601
744	744	[Connecticut] businesses in the state. Such standards may include, but 602
745	745	need not be limited to, requirements concerning the ability of a product 603
746	746	to interface with a local electric utility's demand response program. 604
747	747	(4) The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection may 605
748	748	adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to 606
749	749	designate additional products that shall be subject to the provisions of 607
750	750	this section for any product that energy standards were issued for or 608
751	751	approved for publication on or before January 1, 2018, pursuant to the 609
752	752	Energy Policy and Conservation Act, 42 USC 6201 et seq., by the United 610
753	753	States Department of Energy and that were subsequently withdrawn, 611
754	754	repealed or otherwise voided. For such products, the minimum energy-612
755	755	efficiency level permitted shall be such previously applicable federal 613
756	756	energy conservation standards, as such standards existed on January 1, 614
757	757	2018. This subdivision shall not apply to any federal energy 615
758	758	Raised Bill No. 1352
759	759
760	760
761	761
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763	763
764	764	conservation standard set aside by a court upon the petition of a person 616
765	765	who will be adversely affected, as provided in 42 USC 6306(b). 617
766	766	[(B) The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection, in 618
767	767	consultation with the Multi-State Appliance Standards Collaborative, 619
768	768	shall identify additional appliance and equipment efficiency standards. 620
769	769	The commissioner shall review all California standards and may review 621
770	770	standards from other states in such collaborative. The commissioner 622
771	771	shall issue notice of such review in the Connecticut Law Journal, allow 623
772	772	for public comment and may hold a public hearing within six months of 624
773	773	adoption of an efficiency standard by a cooperative member state 625
774	774	regarding a product for which no equivalent Connecticut or federal 626
775	775	standard currently exists. The commissioner shall adopt regulations in 627
776	776	accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 adopting such efficiency 628
777	777	standard unless the commissioner makes a specific finding that such 629
778	778	standard does not meet the criteria in subparagraph (A) of this 630
779	779	subdivision. 631
780	780	(e) On or after July 1, 2006, except for commercial clothes washers, for 632
781	781	which the date shall be July 1, 2007, commercial refrigerators and 633
782	782	freezers, for which the date shall be July 1, 2008, and large packaged air-634
783	783	conditioning equipment, for which the date shall be July 1, 2009, no new 635
784	784	product of a type set forth in subsection (b) of this section or designated 636
785	785	by the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection may be 637
786	786	sold, offered for sale, or installed in the state unless the energy efficiency 638
787	787	of the new product meets or exceeds the efficiency standards set forth 639
788	788	in such regulations adopted pursuant to subsection (d) of this section. 640
789	789	(f) The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall 641
790	790	adopt procedures for testing the energy efficiency of the new products 642
791	791	set forth in subsection (b) of this section or designated by the 643
792	792	commissioner if such procedures are not provided for in the State 644
793	793	Building Code. The commissioner shall use United States Department 645
794	794	of Energy approved test methods, or in the absence of such test 646
795	795	methods, other appropriate nationally recognized test methods. The 647
796	796	Raised Bill No. 1352
797	797
798	798
799	799
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801	801
802	802	manufacturers of such products shall cause samples of such products to 648
803	803	be tested in accordance with the test procedures adopted pursuant to 649
804	804	this subsection or those specified in the State Building Code. 650
805	805	(g) Manufacturers of any new products set forth in subsection (b) of 651
806	806	this section for which (1) no efficiency standards exist in California, and 652
807	807	(2) the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection adopts 653
808	808	efficiency standards, shall certify to the commissioner that such 654
809	809	products are in compliance with the provisions of this section, except 655
810	810	that certification is not required for single voltage external AC to DC 656
811	811	power supplies and walk-in refrigerators and walk-in freezers. All 657
812	812	single voltage external AC to DC power supplies shall be labeled as 658
813	813	described in the January 2006 California Code of Regulations, Title 20, 659
814	814	Section 1607(9). The commissioner shall promulgate regulations 660
815	815	governing the certification of such products.] 661
816	816	(e) Manufacturers of products subject to the provisions of this section 662
817	817	shall submit documentation, on a form prescribed by the commissioner, 663
818	818	concerning the certification of such products by the California Energy 664
819	819	Commission, the United States Environmental Protection Agency's 665
820	820	Water Sense program or a successor program that promotes water 666
821	821	efficiency, the federal Energy Star program or a successor program that 667
822	822	promotes energy efficiency, or a third-party certification body 668
823	823	designated by the commissioner, as applicable, for compliance with this 669
824	824	section or compliance with identical standards adopted by another 670
825	825	jurisdiction. The commissioner shall publish an annual list of [any 671
826	826	products set forth in subsection (b) of this section on the department's 672
827	827	Internet web site that designates which such products are certified in 673
828	828	California and which such products not certified in California have 674
829	829	demonstrated compliance with efficiency standards adopted by the 675
830	830	commissioner pursuant to subparagraph (B) of subdivision (3) of 676
831	831	subsection (d) of this section] such products. 677
832	832	(f) The commissioner may periodically inspect or cause inspections 678
833	833	to be made, either in person or online, of distributors and retailers of 679
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836	836
837	837
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840	840	new products subject to the provisions of this section. The commissioner 680
841	841	may establish a process to anonymously report potential violations of 681
842	842	this section through the department's Internet web site. 682
843	843	[(h)] (g) The Attorney General may institute proceedings to enforce 683
844	844	the provisions of this section. Any person who violates any provision of 684
845	845	this section shall be subject to a civil penalty of not more than two 685
846	846	hundred fifty dollars. Each violation of this section shall constitute a 686
847	847	separate offense, and each day that such violation continues shall 687
848	848	constitute a separate offense. 688
849	849	Sec. 2. Subsection (b) of section 21a-86a of the general statutes is 689
850	850	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 690
851	851	1, 2025): 691
852	852	(b) The maximum water use allowed in the regulations adopted 692
853	853	under subsection (a) of this section for [showerheads,] urinals [, faucets 693
854	854	and replacement aerators] manufactured or sold on or after October 1, 694
855	855	1990, shall be [as follows: For showerheads, 2.5 gallons per minute; for 695
856	856	urinals,] 1.0 gallons per flush. [; for bathroom sinks, lavatory and kitchen 696
857	857	faucets and replacement aerators, 2.5 gallons per minute, except that 697
858	858	lavatories in restrooms of public facilities shall be equipped with outlet 698
859	859	devices which limit the flow rate to a maximum of 0.5 gallons per 699
860	860	minute.] The maximum water use allowed in the regulations adopted 700
861	861	under subsection (a) of this section for tank-type toilets, flushometer-701
862	862	valve toilets, flushometer-tank toilets and electromechanical hydraulic 702
863	863	toilets manufactured or sold on or after January 1, 1992, shall be 1.6 703
864	864	gallons per flush, unless and until equivalent standards for similar types 704
865	865	of toilets are adopted by the American National Standards Institute, Inc. 705
866	866	Sec. 3. Section 21a-86b of the general statutes is repealed and the 706
867	867	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2025): 707
868	868	No person may sell, offer for sale or install any new [showerhead,] 708
869	869	urinal [, faucet or replacement aerator on and after October 1, 1990,] or 709
870	870	any new tank-type toilet, flushometer-valve toilet, flushometer-tank 710
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876	876
877	877	toilet or electromechanical hydraulic toilet on and after January 1, 1992, 711
878	878	unless such [showerhead,] urinal, [faucet, replacement aerator,] tank-712
879	879	type toilet, flushometer-valve toilet, flushometer-tank toilet or 713
880	880	electromechanical hydraulic toilet meets or exceeds the efficiency 714
881	881	standards set forth in regulations adopted by the Commissioner of 715
882	882	Consumer Protection pursuant to subsection (a) of section 21a-86a, or is 716
883	883	authorized under the regulations adopted by the commissioner 717
884	884	pursuant to subsection (d) of said section. 718
885	885	Sec. 4. (NEW) (Effective from passage) Not later than January 1, 2025, 719
886	886	the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection, in 720
887	887	collaboration with the Commissioner of Consumer Protection, shall 721
888	888	study the current energy-efficiency standards set forth in section 16a-48 722
889	889	of the general statutes, as amended by this act, and the current water 723
890	890	efficiency standards set forth in section 21a-86a of the general statutes, 724
891	891	as amended by this act, to determine the need to update said standards 725
892	892	and the addition or deletion of products to or from the standards. In its 726
893	893	study, the commissioners shall evaluate topics including, but not 727
894	894	limited to (1) an identification of any standards that have been federally 728
895	895	preempted; (2) whether the current statutory structure dividing electric 729
896	896	and water-efficiency standards should be preserved or revised; and (3) 730
897	897	an identification of additional products to include within the standards, 731
898	898	the relevant standard for the additional products and an evaluation of 732
899	899	potential cost savings of the products for consumers. Not later than 733
900	900	January 1, 2026, the Commissioner of Environmental Protection, in 734
901	901	accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes, 735
902	902	shall submit a report on the results of the study to the joint standing 736
903	903	committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters 737
904	904	relating to the environment and consumer protection. 738
905	905	Sec. 5. (NEW) (Effective from passage) Not later than January 1, 2026, 739
906	906	the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority shall initiate an uncontested 740
907	907	proceeding regarding the future of natural gas use in the state in relation 741
908	908	to the provisions of section 22a-200a of the general statutes. Such 742
909	909	proceeding shall include, but need not be limited to, the consideration 743
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911	911
912	912
913	913
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915	915
916	916	and implementation of beneficial electrification measures such as 744
917	917	geothermal systems and heat pumps and the integration of natural gas 745
918	918	and electric company joint planning processes. Upon completion of such 746
919	919	uncontested proceeding, said authority shall submit a report, in 747
920	920	accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes, 748
921	921	to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having 749
922	922	cognizance of matters relating to the environment and energy and 750
923	923	technology on any recommendations for legislative changes necessary 751
924	924	to implement the findings of such proceeding. 752
925	925	Sec. 6. (NEW) (Effective from passage) (a) For the purposes of this 753
926	926	section: 754
927	927	(1) "Utility-scale renewable thermal energy network" means 755
928	928	distribution infrastructure (A) established for the purpose of providing 756
929	929	thermal energy for space heating and cooling, domestic hot water 757
930	930	production, refrigeration, thermal energy storage or commercial and 758
931	931	industrial processes requiring heating or cooling, and (B) implemented 759
932	932	through interconnections between one or more renewable thermal 760
933	933	energy resources, which may be owned by multiple parties, and 761
934	934	between these resources and heat pumps in multiple buildings owned 762
935	935	by multiple parties; and 763
936	936	(2) "Renewable thermal energy" means (A) ambient heating or 764
937	937	cooling provided, absorbed or stored by geothermal well boreholes or 765
938	938	other noncombusting, non-fossil-fuel-consuming, nonnuclear thermal 766
939	939	resources, or (B) thermal energy otherwise lost to the atmosphere or 767
940	940	other environmental compartment as waste heat. 768
941	941	(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of title 16 of the general statutes, 769
942	942	not later than twelve months after the effective date of this section, the 770
943	943	Public Utilities Regulatory Authority shall initiate a proceeding to 771
944	944	establish a program for development of utility-scale renewable thermal 772
945	945	energy networks by gas companies, as defined in section 16-1 of the 773
946	946	general statutes. In establishing said program, the authority shall 774
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948	948
949	949
950	950
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952	952
953	953	develop parameters for such networks, procedures or filing proposals 775
954	954	for such networks, and a standardized data collection system enabling 776
955	955	the authority and the public to track the status and performance of 777
956	956	utility-scale renewable thermal energy networks developed pursuant to 778
957	957	this section. 779
958	958	(c) The authority shall structure the utility-scale renewable thermal 780
959	959	energy network program in the best interest of ratepayers of public 781
960	960	service companies, as defined in section 16-1 of the general statutes. For 782
961	961	purposes of this section, a determination of the best interest of 783
962	962	ratepayers shall be based on an analysis of the reasonableness of the 784
963	963	size, scope, scale and character of the project and related budget and the 785
964	964	costs and benefits of the project, including, but not limited to: (1) 786
965	965	Avoided long-term energy and infrastructure investments in extending 787
966	966	or maintaining gas infrastructure; (2) the anticipated contribution of 788
967	967	such projects to alleviation of seasonal strains on the state's natural gas 789
968	968	supply and electric distribution system; (3) consumer protections and 790
969	969	benefits for end users of the project; (4) adherence to best practices 791
970	970	emerging from thermal energy network programs and project designs 792
971	971	developed in other states or elsewhere in the state; (5) potential for 793
972	972	accrual of capital and operational cost savings via interconnection with 794
973	973	other existing or future thermal energy networks; (6) improvements in 795
974	974	air quality in the buildings and neighborhood served by the project; and 796
975	975	(7) reductions in greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to achieving 797
976	976	the emissions reductions set forth in section 22a-200a of the general 798
977	977	statutes. The authority may approve a utility-scale renewable thermal 799
978	978	energy network proposal that meets the parameters established under 800
979	979	the program. 801
980	980	(d) The authority shall create a pilot component of the utility-scale 802
981	981	renewable thermal energy network program that requires each gas 803
982	982	company to file with the authority, for its review and approval, 804
983	983	proposals for not less than one and not more than two pilot projects for 805
984	984	the development of utility-scale renewable thermal energy networks 806
985	985	that meet the program parameters established in subsection (c) of this 807
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987	987
988	988
989	989
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991	991
992	992	section. The authority shall review a proposal for a pilot project based 808
993	993	on the program parameters and on the basis of the project's ability to 809
994	994	provide insights into the potential for scaling up future deployment of 810
995	995	thermal energy networks in Connecticut, for improving the 811
996	996	performance of these networks and for bringing down the cost of 812
997	997	broader deployment of these networks. 813
998	998	(e) The authority shall require projects submitted to the utility-scale 814
999	999	renewable thermal energy network program for approval to include a 815
1000	1000	proposed rate structure for thermal energy services supplied to network 816
1001	1001	end users as well as consumer-protection plans for end users. The 817
1002	1002	authority may approve the proposed rate structure if the projected 818
1003	1003	heating and cooling costs for end users is not greater than the heating 819
1004	1004	and cooling costs the end users would be projected to incur if had they 820
1005	1005	not participated. 821
1006	1006	(f) The authority shall approve the recovery of prudent costs incurred 822
1007	1007	by a gas company for the development and construction of projects 823
1008	1008	approved pursuant to the utility-scale renewable thermal energy 824
1009	1009	program through a nonbypassable and fully reconciling component of 825
1010	1010	gas rates for all customers of the gas company. 826
1011	1011	(g) A gas company may meet its obligation under subsection (b) of 827
1012	1012	section 16-20 of the general statutes through a project approved by the 828
1013	1013	authority pursuant to this section. 829
1014	1014	(h) The authority shall ensure transparency and validity of the 830
1015	1015	outcomes of the projects developed pursuant to this section through 831
1016	1016	third-party evaluation of the data the authority collects through its 832
1017	1017	standardized data collection requirement. 833
1018	1018	(i) Nothing in this section shall prohibit a municipality from 834
1019	1019	developing, owning or maintaining a utility-scale renewable thermal 835
1020	1020	energy network. 836
1021	1021	(j) As part of the utility-scale renewable thermal energy network 837
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1023	1023
1024	1024
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1027	1027
1028	1028	program, the authority shall establish a working group to study thermal 838
1029	1029	energy networks, comprising representatives of the staffs of the 839
1030	1030	authority, the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, the 840
1031	1031	Connecticut Green Bank, the gas and electric companies and 841
1032	1032	nongovernmental environmental organizations. 842
1033	1033	(k) As part of the utility-scale renewable thermal energy network 843
1034	1034	program, the authority shall, through the working group established 844
1035	1035	under subsection (j) of this section, undertake a study or studies 845
1036	1036	assessing the potential breadth of deployment of thermal energy 846
1037	1037	networks in the state. Said study shall address factors, including, but not 847
1038	1038	limited to: (1) Technical feasibility; (2) economic feasibility, taking into 848
1039	1039	account the potential for (A) reduction in energy costs of the customer 849
1040	1040	that is the off-taker of the system; (B) reduction in network capital costs 850
1041	1041	as the scale of deployments increases; (C) reduction in capital and 851
1042	1042	operating costs as thermal energy networks are interconnected; (D) 852
1043	1043	avoided cost of expanding and maintaining portions of the gas-853
1044	1044	distribution system; (E) minimization of the cost of expanding the 854
1045	1045	electricity-distribution system to facilitate increasing electrification of 855
1046	1046	thermal loads; (F) reduction in per-kilowatt-hour cost of supplying 856
1047	1047	electricity as more electricity is sold; (G) state and federal financial 857
1048	1048	incentives available; (H) employing and advancing the skills of gas-858
1049	1049	utility workers; (I) providing the gas utility companies a business model 859
1050	1050	not dependent on continued use of combustion of fossil fuels; and (J) 860
1051	1051	improvement of air quality; (3) deployment strategies to maximize the 861
1052	1052	scope, minimize the cost and equitably allocate the cost of thermal 862
1053	1053	energy networks, including systematic identification of significant 863
1054	1054	sources of waste heat across the state; (4) considerations regarding 864
1055	1055	deployment in (A) low and moderate-income communities; (B) 865
1056	1056	environmental-justice communities; (C) new residential and 866
1057	1057	commercial construction versus retrofitting existing residential and 867
1058	1058	commercial buildings; (D) urban versus rural communities; (E) areas 868
1059	1059	with existing gas service versus areas without; and (F) ownership and 869
1060	1060	business models; and (5) appropriate parameters for broader 870
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1062	1062
1063	1063
1064	1064
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1066	1066
1067	1067	deployment in the near and medium term, including site selection, 871
1068	1068	network design, interactions with and impacts on the gas and electricity 872
1069	1069	distribution systems, ratepayer protections, billing models, consumer 873
1070	1070	protections, data collection, community engagement and deployment in 874
1071	1071	low and moderate-income communities and environmental justice 875
1072	1072	communities. 876
1073	1073	Sec. 7. (NEW) (Effective from passage) (a) For the purposes of this 877
1074	1074	section: 878
1075	1075	(1) "Renewable thermal energy network" means distribution 879
1076	1076	infrastructure (A) established for the purpose of providing thermal 880
1077	1077	energy for space heating and cooling, domestic hot water production, 881
1078	1078	refrigeration, thermal energy storage or commercial and industrial 882
1079	1079	processes requiring heating or cooling, and (B) implemented through 883
1080	1080	interconnections between one or more renewable thermal energy 884
1081	1081	resources, which may be owned by multiple parties, and between these 885
1082	1082	resources and heat pumps in multiple buildings owned by multiple 886
1083	1083	parties; and 887
1084	1084	(2) "Renewable thermal energy" means (A) ambient heating or 888
1085	1085	cooling provided, absorbed or stored by geothermal well boreholes or 889
1086	1086	other noncombusting, non-fossil-fuel-consuming, nonnuclear thermal 890
1087	1087	resources, or (B) thermal energy otherwise lost to the atmosphere or 891
1088	1088	other environmental compartment as waste heat. 892
1089	1089	(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of title 16 of the general statutes, 893
1090	1090	each gas company, as defined in section 16-1 of the general statutes, shall 894
1091	1091	develop an incentive program for renewable thermal energy networks 895
1092	1092	to be owned by municipalities, a municipal utility, as defined in section 896
1093	1093	12-265 of the general statutes, a municipal electric energy cooperative, 897
1094	1094	as defined in section 7-233b of the general statutes, or an entity that has 898
1095	1095	a contractual obligation to a municipality to construct, operate and 899
1096	1096	maintain a renewable thermal network for the purpose of reducing 900
1097	1097	natural gas and electric demand in the state. Such program shall provide 901
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1099	1099
1100	1100
1101	1101
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1103	1103
1104	1104	an incentive payment to said entities to connect end use customers to 902
1105	1105	the renewable thermal energy network. Such incentive payment shall be 903
1106	1106	based on the projected natural gas and electric demand reduction of 904
1107	1107	contractually obligated demand for a period of twenty years. The 905
1108	1108	projected natural gas and electric demand reduction shall be based on 906
1109	1109	the expected gas or electric demand that the renewable thermal loop is 907
1110	1110	displacing. 908
1111	1111	(c) A gas company shall design its renewable thermal energy network 909
1112	1112	program in the best interest of ratepayers of public service companies, 910
1113	1113	as defined in section 16-1 of the general statutes, and submit its program 911
1114	1114	design for review and approval by the Public Utilities Regulatory 912
1115	1115	Authority. For purposes of this section, a determination of the best 913
1116	1116	interest of ratepayers shall be based on an analysis of the reasonableness 914
1117	1117	of the size, scope, scale and character of the project and related budget 915
1118	1118	and the costs and benefits of the project, including, but not limited to: 916
1119	1119	(1) Avoided long-term energy and infrastructure investments in 917
1120	1120	extending or maintaining gas infrastructure; (2) the anticipated 918
1121	1121	contribution of such projects to the alleviation of seasonal strains on the 919
1122	1122	state's natural gas supply and electric distribution system; (3) consumer 920
1123	1123	protections and benefits for end users of the project; (4) adherence to 921
1124	1124	best practices emerging from thermal energy network programs and 922
1125	1125	project designs developed in other states or elsewhere in the state; (5) 923
1126	1126	potential for accrual of capital and operational cost savings via 924
1127	1127	interconnection with other existing or future thermal energy networks; 925
1128	1128	(6) improvements in air quality in the buildings and neighborhood 926
1129	1129	served by the project; and (7) reductions in greenhouse gas emissions 927
1130	1130	that contribute to achieving the emissions reductions set forth in section 928
1131	1131	22a-200a of the general statutes. 929
1132	1132	(d) The Public Utilities Regulatory Authority shall ensure that the 930
1133	1133	revenues required to fund such incentive payments made pursuant to 931
1134	1134	this section are provided through a nonbypassable and fully reconciling 932
1135	1135	component of gas rates for all customers of the gas company, which 933
1136	1136	shall not exceed more than ____ million dollars in total for the program 934
1137	1137	Raised Bill No. 1352
1138	1138
1139	1139
1140	1140
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1142	1142
1143	1143	established under this section, provided that such revenues exceeding 935
1144	1144	two million dollars required to fund such incentive payments shall be 936
1145	1145	paid over a period of not less than two years. Such revenues shall only 937
1146	1146	be collected from the gas customers of the company in whose service 938
1147	1147	area are such renewable thermal energy networks or, as determined by 939
1148	1148	the authority, the company in whose service area the renewable thermal 940
1149	1149	energy network would be but for the existence of a municipal utility or 941
1150	1150	municipal energy cooperative. 942
1151	1151	(e) The owners of the renewable thermal energy network shall ensure 943
1152	1152	transparency and validity of the outcomes of the networks developed 944
1153	1153	pursuant to this section through submitting data to track the status and 945
1154	1154	performance of said network, which data shall be submitted to the 946
1155	1155	authority. 947
1156	1156	Sec. 8. Section 16a-3j of the general statutes is repealed and the 948
1157	1157	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2025): 949
1158	1158	(a) In order to secure cost-effective resources to provide more reliable 950
1159	1159	electric or gas service for the benefit of the state's electric ratepayers and 951
1160	1160	to meet the state's energy and environmental goals and policies 952
1161	1161	established in the Integrated Resources Plan, pursuant to section 16a-3a, 953
1162	1162	and the Comprehensive Energy Strategy, pursuant to section 16a-3d, the 954
1163	1163	Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection, in consultation 955
1164	1164	with the procurement manager identified in subsection (l) of section 16-956
1165	1165	2, the Office of Consumer Counsel and the Attorney General, may, in 957
1166	1166	coordination with other states in the control area of the regional 958
1167	1167	independent system operator, as defined in section 16-1, or on behalf of 959
1168	1168	[Connecticut] the state alone, issue multiple solicitations for long-term 960
1169	1169	contracts from providers of resources described in subsections (b), (c) 961
1170	1170	and (d) of this section. 962
1171	1171	(b) In any solicitation for resources to reduce electric or gas demand 963
1172	1172	and improve resiliency and electric or gas grid reliability in the state, 964
1173	1173	issued pursuant to this subsection, the commissioner shall seek 965
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1175	1175
1176	1176
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1179	1179
1180	1180	proposals for (1) passive demand response measures, including, but not 966
1181	1181	limited to, energy efficiency, load management, and the state's 967
1182	1182	conservation and load management programs, pursuant to section 16-968
1183	1183	245m; [, that are capable, either singly or through aggregation, of 969
1184	1184	reducing electric demand by one megawatt or more;] and (2) Class I 970
1185	1185	renewable energy sources and Class III sources, as defined in section 16-971
1186	1186	1, provided any such project proposal is for a facility that has a 972
1187	1187	nameplate capacity rating of more than two megawatts and less than 973
1188	1188	twenty megawatts. The commissioner may also seek proposals for 974
1189	1189	energy storage systems, as defined in section 16-1, that are capable of 975
1190	1190	storing up to twenty megawatts of energy. Proposals pursuant to this 976
1191	1191	subsection shall not have a contract term exceeding twenty years. Each 977
1192	1192	electric distribution company, as defined in section 16-1, and gas 978
1193	1193	company, as defined in section 16-1, shall, in consultation with the 979
1194	1194	Energy Conservation Management Board established pursuant to 980
1195	1195	section 16-245m, assess whether the submission of a proposal for 981
1196	1196	passive and active demand response measures is feasible pursuant to 982
1197	1197	any solicitation issued pursuant to subdivision (1) of this subsection, 983
1198	1198	provided such proposal only includes electric or gas demand reductions 984
1199	1199	that are in addition to existing and projected demand reductions 985
1200	1200	obtained through the conservation and load management programs. 986
1201	1201	(c) In any solicitation issued pursuant to this subsection, the 987
1202	1202	commissioner shall seek proposals from (1) Class I renewable energy 988
1203	1203	sources, as defined in section 16-1, having a nameplate capacity rating 989
1204	1204	of twenty megawatts or more, and any associated transmission; and (2) 990
1205	1205	verifiable large-scale hydropower, as defined in section 16-1, and any 991
1206	1206	associated transmission. The commissioner may also seek proposals for 992
1207	1207	energy storage systems, as defined in section 16-1, having a nameplate 993
1208	1208	capacity rating of twenty megawatts or more. Proposals under this 994
1209	1209	subsection shall not have a contract term exceeding twenty years. In 995
1210	1210	soliciting Class I renewable energy sources, and any associated 996
1211	1211	transmission, pursuant to this subsection, the commissioner may, for the 997
1212	1212	purpose of balancing such Class I energy deliveries and improving the 998
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1214	1214
1215	1215
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1219	1219	economic viability of such proposals, also seek proposals for electricity 999
1220	1220	and capacity from Class II renewable energy sources, as defined in 1000
1221	1221	section 16-1, and existing hydropower resources other than those 1001
1222	1222	described under section 16-1, provided such resources are 1002
1223	1223	interconnected to such associated transmission and are located in the 1003
1224	1224	control area of the regional independent system operator or imported 1004
1225	1225	into the control area of the regional independent system operator from 1005
1226	1226	resources located in an adjacent regional independent system operator's 1006
1227	1227	control area. 1007
1228	1228	(d) In any solicitation for natural gas resources issued pursuant to this 1008
1229	1229	subsection, the commissioner shall seek proposals for (1) interstate 1009
1230	1230	natural gas transportation capacity, (2) liquefied natural gas, (3) 1010
1231	1231	liquefied natural gas storage, and (4) natural gas storage, or a 1011
1232	1232	combination of any such resources, provided such proposals provide 1012
1233	1233	incremental capacity, gas, or storage that has a firm delivery capability 1013
1234	1234	to transport natural gas to natural gas-fired generating facilities located 1014
1235	1235	in the control area of the regional independent system operator. 1015
1236	1236	Proposals under this subsection shall not have a contract term exceeding 1016
1237	1237	a period of twenty years. 1017
1238	1238	(e) The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection, in 1018
1239	1239	consultation with the procurement manager identified in subsection (l) 1019
1240	1240	of section 16-2, the Office of Consumer Counsel and the Attorney 1020
1241	1241	General, shall evaluate project proposals received under any solicitation 1021
1242	1242	issued pursuant to subsection (b), (c) or (d) of this section, based on 1022
1243	1243	factors including, but not limited to, (1) improvements to the reliability 1023
1244	1244	of the electric system, including during winter peak demand; (2) 1024
1245	1245	whether the benefits of the proposal outweigh the costs to ratepayers; 1025
1246	1246	(3) fuel diversity; (4) the extent to which the proposal contributes to 1026
1247	1247	meeting the requirements to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and 1027
1248	1248	improve air quality in accordance with sections 16-245a, 22a-174 [,] and 1028
1249	1249	22a-200a; (5) whether the proposal is in the best interest of ratepayers; 1029
1250	1250	and (6) whether the proposal is aligned with the policy goals outlined 1030
1251	1251	in the Integrated Resources Plan, pursuant to section 16a-3a, and the 1031
1252	1252	Raised Bill No. 1352
1253	1253
1254	1254
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1258	1258	Comprehensive Energy Strategy, pursuant to section 16a-3d, including, 1032
1259	1259	but not limited to, environmental impacts. In conducting such 1033
1260	1260	evaluation, the commissioner may also consider the extent to which 1034
1261	1261	project proposals provide economic benefits for the state. In evaluating 1035
1262	1262	project proposals received under any solicitation issued pursuant to 1036
1263	1263	subsection (b), (c) or (d) of this section, the commissioner shall compare 1037
1264	1264	the costs and benefits of such proposals relative to the expected or actual 1038
1265	1265	costs and benefits of other resources eligible to respond to the other 1039
1266	1266	procurements authorized pursuant to this section. 1040
1267	1267	(f) The commissioner may hire consultants with expertise in 1041
1268	1268	quantitative modeling of electric and gas markets, and physical gas and 1042
1269	1269	electric system modeling, as applicable, to assist in implementing this 1043
1270	1270	section, including, but not limited to, the evaluation of proposals 1044
1271	1271	submitted pursuant to this section. All reasonable costs, not exceeding 1045
1272	1272	one million five hundred thousand dollars, associated with the 1046
1273	1273	commissioner's solicitation and review of proposals pursuant to this 1047
1274	1274	section shall be recoverable through the nonbypassable federally 1048
1275	1275	mandated congestion charge, as defined in subsection (a) of section 16-1049
1276	1276	1. Such costs shall be recoverable even if the commissioner does not 1050
1277	1277	select any proposals pursuant to solicitations issued pursuant to this 1051
1278	1278	section. 1052
1279	1279	(g) If the commissioner finds proposals received pursuant to this 1053
1280	1280	section to be in the best interest of [electric] ratepayers, in accordance 1054
1281	1281	with the provisions of subsection (e) of this section, the commissioner 1055
1282	1282	may select any such proposal or proposals, provided the total capacity 1056
1283	1283	of the resources selected under all solicitations issued pursuant to this 1057
1284	1284	section in the aggregate do not exceed three hundred seventy-five 1058
1285	1285	million cubic feet per day of natural gas capacity, or the equivalent 1059
1286	1286	megawatts of electricity, electric demand reduction or combination 1060
1287	1287	thereof. Any proposals selected pursuant to subsections (b) and (c) of 1061
1288	1288	this section shall not, in the aggregate, exceed ten per cent of the load 1062
1289	1289	distributed by the state's electric distribution companies or ten per cent 1063
1290	1290	of the load distributed by the state's gas companies. The commissioner 1064
1291	1291	Raised Bill No. 1352
1292	1292
1293	1293
1294	1294
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1296	1296
1297	1297	may, on behalf of all customers of electric distribution companies, direct 1065
1298	1298	the electric distribution companies to enter into long-term contracts for 1066
1299	1299	active or passive demand response measures that result in electric 1067
1300	1300	savings, electricity time-of-use shifts, electricity, electric capacity, 1068
1301	1301	environmental attributes, energy storage, interstate natural gas 1069
1302	1302	transportation capacity, liquefied natural gas, liquefied natural gas 1070
1303	1303	storage, and natural gas storage, or any combination thereof, from 1071
1304	1304	proposals submitted pursuant to this section, provided the benefits of 1072
1305	1305	such contracts to customers of electric distribution companies outweigh 1073
1306	1306	the costs to such companies' customers. The commissioner may, on 1074
1307	1307	behalf of the customers of gas companies, direct the gas companies to 1075
1308	1308	enter into long-term contracts for active or passive demand response 1076
1309	1309	measures that result in gas savings or time-of-use shifts from proposals 1077
1310	1310	submitted pursuant to this section, provided the benefits of such 1078
1311	1311	contracts to customers of gas companies outweigh the costs to such 1079
1312	1312	companies' customers. 1080
1313	1313	(h) Any agreement entered into pursuant to this section shall be 1081
1314	1314	subject to review and approval by the Public Utilities Regulatory 1082
1315	1315	Authority. The electric distribution company or gas company shall file 1083
1316	1316	an application for the approval of any such agreement with the 1084
1317	1317	authority. The authority shall approve such agreement if it is cost 1085
1318	1318	effective and in the best interest of electric or gas ratepayers. The 1086
1319	1319	authority shall issue a decision not later than ninety days after such 1087
1320	1320	filing. If the authority does not issue a decision within ninety days after 1088
1321	1321	such filing, the agreement shall be deemed approved. Where an electric 1089
1322	1322	distribution company or gas company both apply for recovery of net 1090
1323	1323	costs of the same such agreement, the authority shall determine which 1091
1324	1324	net costs are attributable to each company. The net costs of any such 1092
1325	1325	agreement, including costs incurred by the electric distribution 1093
1326	1326	company or gas company under the agreement and reasonable costs 1094
1327	1327	incurred by the electric distribution company in connection with the 1095
1328	1328	agreement, shall be recovered on a timely basis through a fully 1096
1329	1329	reconciling component of electric rates or gas rates for all customers of 1097
1330	1330	Raised Bill No. 1352
1331	1331
1332	1332
1333	1333
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1335	1335
1336	1336	the electric distribution company or gas company. Any net revenues 1098
1337	1337	from the sale of products purchased in accordance with long-term 1099
1338	1338	contracts entered into pursuant to this section shall be credited to 1100
1339	1339	customers through the same fully reconciling rate component for all 1101
1340	1340	customers of the contracting electric distribution company. For any 1102
1341	1341	contract for interstate natural gas transportation capacity, liquefied 1103
1342	1342	natural gas, liquefied natural gas storage or natural gas storage entered 1104
1343	1343	into pursuant to this section, the electric distribution company may 1105
1344	1344	contract with a gas supply manager to sell such interstate natural gas 1106
1345	1345	transportation capacity, liquefied natural gas, liquefied natural gas 1107
1346	1346	storage or natural gas storage, or a combination thereof, into the 1108
1347	1347	wholesale markets at the best available price in a manner that meets all 1109
1348	1348	applicable requirements pursuant to all applicable regulations of the 1110
1349	1349	Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. 1111
1350	1350	(i) Certificates issued by the New England Power Pool Generation 1112
1351	1351	Information System for any Class I renewable energy source or Class III 1113
1352	1352	source procured by an electric distribution company pursuant to this 1114
1353	1353	section may be: (1) Sold into the New England Power Pool Generation 1115
1354	1354	Information System renewable energy credit market to be used by any 1116
1355	1355	electric supplier or electric distribution company to meet the 1117
1356	1356	requirements of section 16-245a, so long as the revenues from such sale 1118
1357	1357	are credited to electric distribution company customers as described in 1119
1358	1358	this subsection; or (2) retained by the electric distribution company to 1120
1359	1359	meet the requirements of section 16-245a. In considering whether to sell 1121
1360	1360	or retain such certificates the company shall select the option that is in 1122
1361	1361	the best interest of such company's ratepayers. 1123
1362	1362	Sec. 9. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2025) (a) The Commissioner of 1124
1363	1363	Energy and Environmental Protection shall develop a plan for the 1125
1364	1364	installation of efficient heat pumps for affordable heating and cooling 1126
1365	1365	systems in the state. 1127
1366	1366	(b) Such plan shall provide for the availability of affordable heat 1128
1367	1367	pump options, with a focus on heat pump applications that have the 1129
1368	1368	Raised Bill No. 1352
1369	1369
1370	1370
1371	1371
1372	1372	LCO No. 4862 38 of 39
1373	1373
1374	1374	greatest potential benefits, including, but not limited to, lowering 1130
1375	1375	consumers' energy costs, reducing impacts to the electric grid and 1131
1376	1376	improving building resilience, including, but not limited to, (1) 1132
1377	1377	residences in environmental justice communities and long-term care 1133
1378	1378	facilities where not less than eighty per cent of such residents are 1134
1379	1379	Medicaid recipients in good financial standing with the state, (2) access 1135
1380	1380	to energy-efficient affordable air conditioning for residents experiencing 1136
1381	1381	high energy bills and health risks during heat waves, (3) increased 1137
1382	1382	resilience during extreme heat events for homes and businesses, (4) 1138
1383	1383	improved flood resilience for homes and businesses by enabling home 1139
1384	1384	heating systems to be located above ground, and (5) low or no interest 1140
1385	1385	loans to replace heating, ventilation and air conditioning equipment to 1141
1386	1386	residences impacted by extreme weather events. Such plan shall 1142
1387	1387	describe how the state could best utilize any available or future grant or 1143
1388	1388	loan funding. Not later than January 1, 2027, the commissioner shall 1144
1389	1389	submit a report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the 1145
1390	1390	general statutes, to the joint standing committees of the General 1146
1391	1391	Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to the environment and 1147
1392	1392	energy on the status of such plan and any recommendations for 1148
1393	1393	expanding or revising such plan. 1149
1394	1394	Sec. 10. (Effective from passage) Not later than January 15, 2026, the 1150
1395	1395	chairperson of the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority shall submit, in 1151
1396	1396	accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes, 1152
1397	1397	the results of a study to develop a solar canopy strategic plan and 1153
1398	1398	program design to the joint standing committee of the General 1154
1399	1399	Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to energy and 1155
1400	1400	technology. The plan shall identify opportunities for solar canopies in 1156
1401	1401	the state and shall prioritize the development of solar canopies in 1157
1402	1402	environmental justice communities, as defined in section 22a-20a of the 1158
1403	1403	general statutes. The plan shall include an examination of different ways 1159
1404	1404	to promote solar canopies, including at schools, government buildings 1160
1405	1405	and parking lots, and shall include recommendations for policies, 1161
1406	1406	programs or regulations to promote the construction of solar canopies 1162
1407	1407	Raised Bill No. 1352
1408	1408
1409	1409
1410	1410
1411	1411	LCO No. 4862 39 of 39
1412	1412
1413	1413	in the state, consistent with the greenhouse gas reduction goals 1163
1414	1414	established in section 22a-200a of the general statutes. 1164
1415	1415	This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
1416	1416	sections:
1417	1417
1418	1418	Section 1 October 1, 2025 16a-48
1419	1419	Sec. 2 October 1, 2025 21a-86a(b)
1420	1420	Sec. 3 October 1, 2025 21a-86b
1421	1421	Sec. 4 from passage New section
1422	1422	Sec. 5 from passage New section
1423	1423	Sec. 6 from passage New section
1424	1424	Sec. 7 from passage New section
1425	1425	Sec. 8 October 1, 2025 16a-3j
1426	1426	Sec. 9 October 1, 2025 New section
1427	1427	Sec. 10 from passage New section
1428	1428
1429	1429	Statement of Purpose:
1430	1430	To (1) amend certain energy and water efficiency standards, (2) require
1431	1431	a study of certain energy and water efficiency standards, (3) require the
1432	1432	Public Utilities Regulatory Authority to initiate a docket to examine the
1433	1433	future of natural gas in the state, (4) establish programs to incentivize
1434	1434	the development of thermal energy networks, (5) increase electric and
1435	1435	gas grid reliability and reduce electric and gas demand, and (6)
1436	1436	incentivize the adoption of heat pumps and solar canopies.
1437	1437
1438	1438	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
1439	1439	that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
1440	1440	underlined.]
1441	1441