HB 5246 — AN ACT CONCERNING THE LEGISLATIVE COMMISSIONERS' RECOMMENDATIONS FOR TECHNICAL REVISIONS TO STATUTES CONCERNING ENERGY AND TECHNOLOGY.

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STEINBERG of the 136th Dist., Chairperson of the Committee on the part of the House, that the bill ought to pass.

AN ACT CONCERNING THE LEGISLATIVE COMMISSIONERS' RECOMMENDATIONS FOR TECHNICAL REVISIONS TO STATUTES CONCERNING ENERGY AND TECHNOLOGY.

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(b) (1) Notwithstanding any general or special law, rule [,] or regulationHouse toBill theNo. contrary, except as otherwise provided in this subsection with respect to transition property that has been made the basis for the issuance of rate reduction bonds, the financing orders and the competitive transition assessment shall be irrevocable and the authority shall not have authority either by rescinding, altering [,] or amending the financing order or otherwise, to revalue or revise for rate- making purposes the stranded costs and financed utility services, or the costs of providing, recovering, financing [,] or refinancing the stranded costs and financed utility services, the amount of the economic recovery transfer or the amount of disbursements to the General Fund from proceeds of rate reduction bonds substituted for such disbursements in furtherance of the Conservation and Load Management Plan established by section 16-245m, and from the Clean Energy Fund establishedbysection16-245n,determinethatthecompetitivetransition assessment is unjust or unreasonable, or in any way reduce or impair thevalue oftransitionproperty either directly or indirectly bytaking the competitive transition assessment into account when setting other rates for the electric distribution company;

5246 regulation to the contrary, except as otherwise provided in this subsection with respect to transition property that has been made the basis for the issuance of rate reduction bonds, the financing orders and the competitive transition assessment shall be irrevocable and the authority shall not have authority either by rescinding, altering [,] or amending the financing order or otherwise, to revalue or revise for rate- making purposes the stranded costs and financed utility services, or the costs of providing, recovering, financing [,] or refinancing the stranded costs and financed utility services, the amount of the economic recovery transfer or the amount of disbursements to the General Fund from proceeds of rate reduction bonds substituted for such disbursements in furtherance of the Conservation and Load Management Plan established by section 16-245m, and from the Clean Energy Fund establishedbysection16-245n,determinethatthecompetitivetransition assessment is unjust or unreasonable, or in any way reduce or impair thevalue oftransitionproperty either directly or indirectly bytaking the competitive transition assessment into account when setting other rates for the electric distribution company;

(f) Not later than April 1, 2026, and annually thereafter through April 1, 2041, the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection, in coordination with the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority, shall report on (1) the annual load factor and daily load factors for the prior calendar year for each electric distribution company, (2) any policies and strategies adopted through an authority proceeding to promote the HB5246achievement /of Filethe system efficiency goal established in subsection (b) of this section, including the costs and benefits of any program Public Act No.

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3765246 achievement of the system efficiency goal established in subsection (b) of this section, including the costs and benefits of any program implemented pursuant to this section, and (3) any cost-effective policies or programs the legislature may adopt to promote the achievement of such system efficiency goal.

ThisGovernor's actAction: shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:

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376 The following Fiscal Impact Statement and Bill Analysis are prepared for the benefit of the members of the General Assembly, solely for purposes of information, summarization and explanation and do not represent the intent of the General Assembly or either chamber thereof for any purpose.

In general, fiscal impacts are based upon a variety of informational sources, including the analyst’s professional knowledge.

Whenever applicable, agency data is consulted as part of the analysis, however final products do not necessarily reflect an assessment from any specific department.

OFA Fiscal Note State Impact:

None Municipal Impact:

None Explanation The bill makes technical changes to various energy related statutes and has no fiscal impact.

The Out Years State Impact:

None Municipal Impact:

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376 OLR Bill Analysis HB 5246 AN ACT CONCERNING THE LEGISLATIVE COMMISSIONERS' RECOMMENDATIONS FOR TECHNICAL REVISIONS TO STATUTES CONCERNING ENERGY AND TECHNOLOGY.

SUMMARY This bill makes technical changes to energy-related statutes.

EFFECTIVE DATE:

Upon passage COMMITTEE ACTION Energy and Technology Committee Joint Favorable Yea 26 Nay 0 (03/17/2026) HB5246 / File No.

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