Connecticut 2018 Regular Session Status: Enacted 2 D cosponsors

SB 9 — AN ACT CONCERNING CONNECTICUT'S ENERGY FUTURE.

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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 08, 2018. Enacted.

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The bill SB 9 updates the renewable energy requirements for electric suppliers and distribution companies, increasing the percentage of their total output or services that must come from Class I renewable energy sources from twenty percent to twenty-one percent. Additionally, the bill introduces new procedures for the retirement of renewable energy certificates and allows for potential reductions in required renewable energy output based on the authority's forecasts. These changes are significant as they aim to enhance the integration of renewable energy into the electric grid and streamline related processes for electric utilities.

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9 February Session, 2018   LCO No.
9 February Session, 2018   *_____SB00009ET____032918____* AN ACT CONCERNING CONNECTICUT'S ENERGY FUTURE.
340   *00340__________* Referred to Committee on ENERGY AND TECHNOLOGY   Introduced by:
  SEN.
LOONEY, 11th Dist.
SEN.
DUFF, 25th Dist.
REP.
ARESIMOWICZ, 30th Dist.
REP.
RITTER M., 1st Dist.
  AN ACT CONCERNING CONNECTICUT'S ENERGY FUTURE.
(a) An electric supplier and an electric distribution company providing standard service or supplier of last resort service, pursuant to section 16-244c, as amended by this act, shall demonstrate:
(a) [An] Subject to any modifications required by the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority for retiring renewable energy certificates on behalf of all electric ratepayers pursuant to subsection (h) of this section and sections 16a-3f, 16a-3g, 16a-3h, 16a-3i, 16a-3j and 16a-3m, an electric supplier and an electric distribution company providing standard service or supplier of last resort service, pursuant to section 16-244c, as amended by this act, shall demonstrate:
(15) On and after January 1, 2020, not less than [twenty] twenty-one per cent of the total output or services of any such supplier or distribution company shall be generated from Class I renewable energy sources and an additional four per cent of the total output or services shall be from Class I or Class II renewable energy sources;
(15) On and after January 1, 2020, not less than [twenty] twenty-one per cent of the total output or services of any such supplier or distribution company shall be generated from Class I renewable energy sources and an additional four per cent of the total output or services shall be from Class I or Class II renewable energy sources, [.] except that for any electric supplier that has entered into or renewed a retail electric supply contract on or before the effective date of this section, on and after January 1, 2020, not less than twenty per cent of the total output or services of any such electric supplier shall be generated from Class I renewable energy sources;
[.] (16) On and after January 1, 2021, not less than twenty-two and one-half per cent of the total output or services of any such supplier or distribution company shall be generated from Class I renewable energy sources and an additional four per cent of the total output or services shall be from Class I or Class II renewable energy sources;
(16) On and after January 1, 2021, not less than twenty-two and one-half per cent of the total output or services of any such supplier or distribution company shall be generated from Class I renewable energy sources and an additional four per cent of the total output or services shall be from Class I or Class II renewable energy sources;
Section 16-245a of the 2018 supplement to the general statutes is amended by adding subsection (h) as follows (Effective from passage):
(NEW) (h) The authority shall establish procedures for the retirement of renewable energy certificates purchased pursuant to section 7 of this act, which may include reductions to the percentage of the total output or services of an electric supplier or an electric distribution company generated from Class I renewable energy sources required pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, as amended by this act.
Any such reduction shall be based on the energy production that the authority forecasts will be procured pursuant to subsections (a) and (b) of section 7 of this act.
The authority shall determine any such reduction of an annual renewable portfolio standard not later than one year prior to the effective date of such annual renewable portfolio standard.
An electric distribution company shall not be responsible for any administrative or other costs or expenses associated with any difference between the number of renewable energy certificates planned to be retired pursuant to the authority's reduction and the actual number of renewable energy certificates retired.
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The electric distribution company shall promptly transfer any payment received from the wholesale supplier for the failure to meet the renewable portfolio standards to the Clean Energy Fund for the development of Class I renewable energy sources, provided, on and after June 5, 2013, any such payment shall be refunded to ratepayers by using such payment to offset the costs to all customers of electric distribution companies of the costs of contracts and tariffs entered into pursuant to sections 16-244r, [and] 16-244t and section 5 of this act.
The electric distribution company shall promptly transfer any payment received from the wholesale supplier for the failure to meet the renewable portfolio standards to the Clean Energy Fund for the development of Class I renewable energy sources, provided, on and after June 5, 2013, any such payment shall be refunded to ratepayers by using such payment to offset the costs to all customers of electric distribution companies of the costs of contracts and tariffs entered into pursuant to sections 16-244r, as amended by this act, [and] 16-244t and section 7 of this act.
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The authority shall allocate such payment to the Clean Energy Fund for the development of Class I renewable energy sources, provided, on and after June 5, 2013, any such payment shall be refunded to ratepayers by using such payment to offset the costs to all customers of electric distribution companies of the costs of contracts and tariffs entered into pursuant to sections 16-244r, [and] 16-244t and section 5 of this act.
The authority shall allocate such payment to the Clean Energy Fund for the development of Class I renewable energy sources, provided, on and after June 5, 2013, any such payment shall be refunded to ratepayers by using such payment to offset the costs to all customers of electric distribution companies of the costs of contracts and tariffs entered into pursuant to sections 16-244r, as amended by this act, [and] 16-244t and section 7 of this act.
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(NEW) (Effective from passage) (a) (1) Not later than one hundred eighty days after January 1, 2019, and annually thereafter, each electric distribution company shall solicit and file with the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority for its approval one or more twenty-year tariffs with (A) customers that own or develop new generation projects that are less than two megawatts in size, serve the distribution system of the electric distribution company and use a Class I renewable energy source that either (i) uses anaerobic digestion, or (ii) has emissions of no more than 0.07 pounds per megawatt-hour of nitrogen oxides, 0.10 pounds per megawatt-hour of carbon monoxide, 0.02 pounds per megawatt-hour of volatile organic compounds and one grain per one hundred standard cubic feet, and (B) customers that own or develop new generation projects that are less than two megawatts in size, serve the distribution system of the electric distribution company and use a Class I renewable energy source that emits no pollutants.
Subparagraph (A) of subdivision (3) of subsection (c) of section 16-244r of the 2018 supplement to the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage):
(2) On or before September 1, 2018, the authority shall initiate a proceeding to establish a procurement plan for such electric distribution companies pursuant to this subsection and may give a preference to technologies manufactured, researched or developed in the state.
(A) The aggregate procurement of renewable energy credits by electric distribution companies pursuant to this subdivision shall (i) increase by an additional eight million dollars per year in years five, six and seven, (ii) be fifty-six million dollars in years eight to fifteen, inclusive, and (iii) decline by eight million dollars per year in years sixteen to twenty-two, inclusive, provided any money not allocated in any given year may roll into the next year's available funds.
The authority may require such electric distribution companies to conduct separate solicitations for the resources in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subdivision (1) of this subsection based upon the size of such resources to allow for a diversity of selected projects.
On the date of approval of the procurement plan by the authority pursuant to subsection (a) of section 7 of this act, any money not yet allocated pursuant to this section shall expire.
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(NEW) (Effective from passage) (a) (1) On or before September 1, 2018, the authority shall initiate a proceeding to establish a procurement plan and tariffs for each electric distribution company pursuant to this subsection and may give a preference to technologies manufactured, researched or developed in the state.
Each electric distribution company shall develop such procurement plan in consultation with the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection and shall submit such procurement plan to the authority not later than sixty days after the authority initiates the proceeding pursuant to this subdivision.
The authority may require such electric distribution companies to conduct separate solicitations for the resources in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subdivision (2) of this subsection based upon the size of such resources to allow for a diversity of selected projects.
(2) Not later than July 1, 2019, and annually thereafter, each electric distribution company shall solicit and file with the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority for its approval one or more twenty-year tariffs that are consistent with the procurement plan established pursuant to this subsection and that are applicable to (A) customers that own or develop new generation projects that are less than two megawatts in size, serve the distribution system of the electric distribution company, are constructed after the solicitation conducted pursuant to subdivision (3) of this subsection to which the customer is responding, and use a Class I renewable energy source that either (i) uses anaerobic digestion, or (ii) has emissions of no more than 0.07 pounds per megawatt-hour of nitrogen oxides, 0.10 pounds per megawatt-hour of carbon monoxide, 0.02 pounds per megawatt-hour of volatile organic compounds and one grain per one hundred standard cubic feet, and (B) customers that own or develop new generation projects that are less than two megawatts in size, serve the distribution system of the electric distribution company, are constructed after the solicitation conducted pursuant to subdivision (3) of this subsection to which the customer is responding, and use a Class I renewable energy source that emits no pollutants.
Any system that is eligible pursuant to subparagraph (B) of this subdivision shall not be eligible pursuant to subparagraph (A) of this subdivision.
Such generation projects shall be sized so as not to exceed the load at the customer's individual electric meter or a set of electric meters, when such meters are combined for billing purposes, from the electric distribution company providing service to such customer, as determined by such electric distribution company, unless such customer is a state, municipal or agricultural customer, then such generation project shall be sized so as not to exceed the load at such customer's individual electric meter or a set of electric meters, when such meters are combined for billing purposes, and the load of up to five state, municipal or agricultural beneficial accounts identified by such state, municipal or agricultural customer, and such state, municipal or agricultural customer may include the load of up to five additional nonstate or municipal beneficial accounts when sizing such generation project, provided such accounts are critical facilities, as defined in subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of section 16-243y of the general statutes and are connected to a microgrid.
Such generation projects shall be sized so as not to exceed the load at the customer's individual electric meter or a set of electric meters, when such meters are combined for billing purposes, from the electric distribution company providing service to such customer, as determined by such electric distribution company, unless such customer is a state, municipal or agricultural customer, then such generation project shall be sized so as not to exceed the load at such customer's individual electric meter or a set of electric meters at the same customer premises, when such meters are combined for billing purposes, and the load of up to five state, municipal or agricultural beneficial accounts identified by such state, municipal or agricultural customer, and such state, municipal or agricultural customer may include the load of up to five additional nonstate or municipal beneficial accounts when sizing such generation project, provided such accounts are critical facilities, as defined in subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of section 16-243y of the general statutes and are connected to a microgrid.
A shared clean energy facility, as defined in section 16-244x of the general statutes, may participate in any solicitation pursuant to this subsection consistent with the program requirements established by the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.
A shared clean energy facility, as defined in section 16-244x of the general statutes, may participate in any solicitation pursuant to this subsection consistent with the program requirements established by the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection and included in the procurement plan established pursuant to this subsection.
(4) The selected purchase price of energy and renewable energy certificates on a cents-per-kilowatt-hour basis in any given solicitation shall not exceed such selected purchase price for the same resources in the prior year's solicitation, unless the authority makes a determination that there are changed circumstances in any given year.
(4) The maximum selected purchase price of energy and renewable energy certificates on a cents-per-kilowatt-hour basis in any given solicitation shall not exceed such maximum selected purchase price for the same resources in the prior year's solicitation, unless the authority makes a determination that there are changed circumstances in any given year.
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(b) At the expiration of the residential solar investment program pursuant to subsection (b) of section 16-245ff of the general statutes, each electric distribution company shall offer a tariff to residential customers for the purchase of energy and renewable energy certificates generated from a Class I renewable energy source that has a nameplate capacity rating of twenty-five kilowatts or less for a term not to exceed twenty years.
(b) At the expiration of the residential solar investment program pursuant to subsection (b) of section 16-245ff of the general statutes, each electric distribution company shall offer the following options to residential customers for the purchase of products generated from a Class I renewable energy source that has a nameplate capacity rating of twenty-five kilowatts or less for a term not to exceed twenty years:
Such generation projects shall be sized so as not to exceed the load at the customer's individual electric meter or a set of electric meters, when such meters are combined for billing purposes, from the electric distribution company providing service to such customer, as determined by such electric distribution company.
(1) A tariff for the purchase of all energy and renewable energy certificates on a cents-per-kilowatt-hour basis;
The authority shall initiate a proceeding not later than September 1, 2018, to establish a rate on a cents-per-kilowatt-hour basis for such tariff, which may be based upon the results of one or more competitive solicitations issued pursuant to subsection (a) of this section and shall be guided by the Comprehensive Energy Strategy prepared pursuant to section 16a-3d of the general statutes.
and (2) a pricing structure that consists of (A) the crediting of all kilowatt-hour charges applicable to such residential customer of any energy that is produced by such Class I renewable energy source against any energy that is simultaneously consumed on a real-time basis by such residential customer, and (B) a tariff for the purchase of any energy not simultaneously consumed and credited pursuant to subparagraph (A) of this subdivision and renewable energy certificates on a cents-per-kilowatt-hour basis.
The authority may modify such rate for new customers under this subsection based on changed circumstances and may establish an interim rate prior to the expiration of the residential solar investment program pursuant to subsection (b) of section 16-245ff of the general statutes as an alternative to such program.
A residential customer shall select either option authorized pursuant to subdivision (1) or (2) of this subsection, consistent with the requirements of this section.
(c) The aggregate procurement and tariff purchases of energy and renewable energy certificates by electric distribution companies pursuant to subsections (a) and (b) of this section shall be up to thirty-five million dollars in year one and increase by up to an additional thirty-five million dollars per year in each of the years two through twelve of such a tariff, provided the annual purchases under subparagraph (A) of subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of this section, subparagraph (B) of subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of this section or subsection (b) of this section, each in the aggregate, shall not exceed forty per cent of the total annual dollar amount established pursuant to this subsection.
Such generation projects shall be sized so as not to exceed the load at the customer's individual electric meter from the electric distribution company providing service to such customer, as determined by such electric distribution company.
The authority shall initiate a proceeding not later than September 1, 2018, to establish a rate for such tariffs, which may be based upon the results of one or more competitive solicitations issued pursuant to subsection (a) of this section and shall be guided by the Comprehensive Energy Strategy prepared pursuant to section 16a-3d of the general statutes.
The authority may modify such rate for new customers under this subsection based on changed circumstances and may establish an interim tariff rate prior to the expiration of the residential solar investment program pursuant to subsection (b) of section 16-245ff of the general statutes as an alternative to such program, provided any residential customer utilizing a tariff pursuant to this subsection at such customer's electric meter shall not be eligible for any incentives offered pursuant to section 16-245ff of the general statutes at the same such electric meter and any residential customer utilizing any incentives offered pursuant to section 16-245ff of the general statutes at such customer's electric meter shall not be eligible for a tariff pursuant to this subsection at the same such electric meter.
For purposes of this section, "residential customer" means a customer of a single-family dwelling or a multifamily dwelling consisting of two to four units.
(c) The aggregate procurement and tariff purchases of energy and renewable energy certificates by electric distribution companies pursuant to subsections (a) and (b) of this section shall be budgeted up to thirty-five million dollars in year one and increase by up to an additional thirty-five million dollars per year in each of the years two through six of such a tariff, provided the annual purchases under subparagraph (A) of subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of this section, subparagraph (B) of subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of this section or subsection (b) of this section, each in the aggregate, shall not exceed forty per cent of the total annual dollar amount established pursuant to this subsection except that actual expenditures may vary based on reasonable variations between budgeted and actual energy production, as outlined in the procurement plan established pursuant to subsection (a) of this section and determined by the authority.
For the purposes of budgeting, the amount of energy purchased pursuant to subdivision (2) of subsection (b) of this section shall be based on a reasonable forecast, as determined by the authority, when a residential customer enters into the tariff.
The authority may give preference to projects that provide electric distribution system benefits, include energy storage systems, utilize time of use rates or other dynamic pricing or provide other energy policy benefits identified in the Comprehensive Energy Strategy prepared pursuant to section 16a-3d of the general statutes.
The authority shall give preference to projects that provide electric distribution system benefits, include energy storage systems, utilize time of use rates or other dynamic pricing or provide other energy policy benefits identified in the Comprehensive Energy Strategy prepared pursuant to section 16a-3d of the general statutes.
(d) Each electric distribution company shall retire the renewable energy certificates it purchases pursuant to this subsection on behalf of all ratepayers to satisfy the obligations of all electric suppliers and electric distribution companies providing standard service or supplier of last resort service pursuant to section 16-245a of the general statutes, as amended by this act.
The authority shall establish tariffs for the purchase of energy on a cents-per-kilowatt-hour basis at the expiration of any tariff terms authorized pursuant to this section.
At the end of the tariff term pursuant to subdivision (2) of subsection (b) of this section, residential customers that elected the option pursuant to said subdivision shall be credited all cents-per-kilowatt-hour charges pursuant to the tariff rate for such customer for energy produced by the Class I renewable energy source against any energy that is simultaneously consumed on a real-time basis by such residential customer.
(d) In accordance with subsection (h) of section 16-245a of the general statutes, as amended by this act, each electric distribution company shall retire the renewable energy certificates it purchases pursuant to subsections (a) and (b) of this section on behalf of all ratepayers to satisfy the obligations of all electric suppliers and electric distribution companies providing standard service or supplier of last resort service pursuant to section 16-245a of the general statutes, as amended by this act.
(e) The net costs of any tariff offered by an electric distribution company pursuant to this section shall be recovered on a timely basis through a fully reconciling component of electric rates for all customers of the electric distribution company.
(e) The net costs of any tariff offered by an electric distribution company pursuant to this section shall be recovered on a timely basis through a nonbypassable fully reconciling component of electric rates for all customers of the electric distribution company.
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(NEW) (Effective from passage) The state shall reduce energy consumption by not less than 1.6 million MMBtu, as defined in subdivision (4) of section 22a-197 of the general statutes, annually each year for calendar years commencing on and after January 1, 2020, up to and including calendar year 2025.
(NEW) (Effective from passage) The state may reduce energy consumption by not less than 1.6 million MMBtu, as defined in subdivision (4) of section 22a-197 of the general statutes, annually each year for calendar years commencing on and after January 1, 2020, up to and including calendar year 2025.
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Services provided under the plan shall be available to all customers of electric distribution companies and gas companies.
Services provided under the plan shall be available to all customers of electric distribution companies and gas companies, [.
[Each such company shall apply to the Energy Conservation Management Board for reimbursement for expenditures pursuant to the plan.] The Energy Conservation Management Board shall advise and assist the electric distribution companies and gas companies in the development of such plan.
Each such company shall apply to the Energy Conservation Management Board for reimbursement for expenditures pursuant to the plan] provided a customer of an electric distribution company may not be denied such services based on the fuel such customer uses to heat such customer's home.
The Energy Conservation Management Board shall advise and assist the electric distribution companies and gas companies in the development of such plan.
The plan shall be executed through procurements put in place pursuant to section 8 of this act and any applicable conservation adjustment mechanisms applied in accordance with this section.
Electric distribution companies shall collect a conservation adjustment mechanism that ensures the plan is fully funded by collecting an amount that is not more than the sum of six mills per kilowatt hour of electricity sold to each end use customer of an electric distribution company during the three years of any Conservation and Load Management Plan, less the annual revenue requirement to fund any contracts entered into by the electric distribution companies pursuant to section 8 of this section.
Electric distribution companies shall collect a conservation adjustment mechanism that ensures the plan is fully funded by collecting an amount that is not more than the sum of six mills per kilowatt hour of electricity sold to each end use customer of an electric distribution company during the three years of any Conservation and Load Management Plan.
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(NEW) (Effective from passage) (a) The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection, in consultation with the procurement manager identified in subsection (l) of section 16-2 of the general statutes, the Office of Consumer Counsel, the Attorney General and a representative of the Energy Conservation Management Board, may issue one or more solicitations for long-term contracts from providers of passive demand response measures including, but not limited to, energy efficiency and conservation and load management programs, that are capable, either singly or through aggregation, of reducing electric demand by one megawatt or more.
Proposals pursuant to this subsection shall not have a contract term exceeding twenty years.
(b) The commissioner, in consultation with the procurement manager identified in subsection (l) of section 16-2 of the general statutes, the Office of Consumer Counsel, the Attorney General and a representative of the Energy Conservation Management Board, shall evaluate project proposals received under any solicitation issued pursuant to this section based on factors including, but not limited to, (1) whether the benefits of the proposal outweigh the costs to ratepayers, (2) whether the proposal is in the best interest of ratepayers, (3) whether the proposal is aligned with the policy goals outlined in the Integrated Resources Plan, approved pursuant to section 16a-3a of the general statutes, and the Comprehensive Energy Strategy, prepared pursuant to section 16a-3d of the general statutes, and (4) the degree to which the electric demand reduction can be verified using automated measurement.
(c) If the commissioner finds proposals received pursuant to this section to be in the best interest of electric ratepayers, in accordance with the provisions of subsection (b) of this section, the commissioner may select any such proposal or proposals, provided the total capacity of the resources selected under all solicitations issued pursuant to this section in any given year in the aggregate do not exceed twenty-five megawatts of electric demand reduction.
The commissioner may, on behalf of all customers of electric distribution companies, direct the electric distribution companies to enter into long-term contracts for such selected proposal or proposals.
(d) Any agreement entered into pursuant to this section shall be subject to review and approval by the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority.
The electric distribution company shall file an application for the approval of any such agreement with the authority.
The authority shall approve such agreement if it is prudent and cost effective.
The authority shall issue a decision not later than ninety days after such filing.
If the authority does not issue a decision within ninety days after such filing, the agreement shall be deemed approved.
The net costs of any such agreement, including costs incurred by the electric distribution company under the agreement and reasonable costs incurred by the electric distribution company in connection with the agreement, shall be recovered on a timely basis through a fully reconciling component of electric rates for all customers of the electric distribution company.
Any net revenues from the sale of products purchased in accordance with long-term contracts entered into pursuant to this section shall be credited to customers through the same fully reconciling rate component for all customers of the contracting electric distribution company.
(e) The commissioner may hire consultants to assist in implementing this section including, but not limited to, the evaluation of proposals submitted pursuant to this section.
All reasonable costs associated with the commissioner's solicitation and review of proposals pursuant to this section shall be recoverable through a fully reconciling component of electric rates for all customers of the electric distribution company.
Such costs shall be recoverable even if the commissioner does not select any proposals pursuant to solicitations issued pursuant to this section.
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Seventy-five per cent of such assessed charges shall be [deposited in] used in furtherance of the [Energy] Conservation and Load Management [Fund] Plan established in section 16-245m, as amended by this act, and twenty-five per cent shall be deposited in the Clean Energy Fund established in section 16-245n, as amended by this act, except that such seventy-five per cent of assessed charges with respect to an electric supplier shall be [divided] allocated among the [Energy] Conservation and Load Management [Funds] Plan of electric distribution companies in proportion to the amount of electricity such electric supplier provides to end use customers in the state using the facilities of each electric distribution company.
Seventy-five per cent of such assessed charges shall be [deposited in the Energy] used in furtherance of the Conservation and Load Management [Fund] Plan established in section 16-245m, as amended by this act, and twenty-five per cent shall be deposited in the Clean Energy Fund established in section 16-245n, as amended by this act, except that such seventy-five per cent of assessed charges with respect to an electric supplier shall be [divided] allocated among the [Energy] Conservation and Load Management [Funds] Plan of electric distribution companies in proportion to the amount of electricity such electric supplier provides to end use customers in the state using the facilities of each electric distribution company.
A minimum of twenty-five per cent of the credits shall be allocated to the person that conserved the electricity or installed the project for customer-side distributed resources to which the energy credit is attributable and the remainder of the credits shall be [allocated to] used in furtherance of the [Energy] Conservation and Load Management [Fund] Plan, based on a schedule created by the authority no later than January 1, 2007, and reviewed annually thereafter.
A minimum of twenty-five per cent of the credits shall be allocated to the person that conserved the electricity or installed the project for customer-side distributed resources to which the energy credit is attributable and the remainder of the credits shall be [allocated to the Energy] used in furtherance of the Conservation and Load Management [Fund] Plan, based on a schedule created by the authority no later than January 1, 2007, and reviewed annually thereafter.
The portion [allocated to] used in furtherance of the [Energy] Conservation and Load Management [Fund] Plan shall be used for measures that respond to energy demand and for peak reduction programs.
The portion [allocated to the Energy] used in furtherance of the Conservation and Load Management [Fund] Plan shall be used for measures that respond to energy demand and for peak reduction programs.
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Subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of section 16-245m of the general statutes is repealed.
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Subsection (b) of section 16-245m of the general statutes is repealed.
Subdivision (1) of subsection (a) and subsection (b) of section 16-245m of the general statutes are repealed.
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3 from passage 16-245(k) Sec.
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10 July 1, 2020 12-264(c)(2) Sec.
10 from passage 16-245n(b) Sec.
11 July 1, 2020 16-243q(b) to (d) Sec.
11 July 1, 2020 12-264(c)(2) Sec.
12 July 1, 2020 16-243t Sec.
12 July 1, 2020 16-243q(b) to (d) Sec.
13 July 1, 2020 16-243v(d) and (e) Sec.
13 July 1, 2020 16-243t Sec.
14 July 1, 2020 16-245c(e) Sec.
14 July 1, 2020 16-243v(d) and (e) Sec.
15 July 1, 2020 16-245e(a)(1) and (2) Sec.
15 July 1, 2020 16-245c(e) Sec.
16 July 1, 2020 16-245e(a)(13) Sec.
16 July 1, 2020 16-245e(a)(1) and (2) Sec.
17 July 1, 2020 16-245f(a) Sec.
17 July 1, 2020 16-245e(a)(13) Sec.
18 July 1, 2020 16-245i(a) and (b) Sec.
18 July 1, 2020 16-245f(a) Sec.
19 July 1, 2020 16-245j(c)(4)(A) Sec.
19 July 1, 2020 16-245i(a) and (b) Sec.
20 July 1, 2020 16-245m(d)(3) Sec.
20 July 1, 2020 16-245j(c)(4)(A) Sec.
21 July 1, 2020 16-245n(f)(1) Sec.
21 July 1, 2020 16-245m(d)(3) Sec.
22 July 1, 2020 16-245w(b) Sec.
22 July 1, 2020 16-245n(f)(1) Sec.
23 July 1, 2020 16-258d(d) Sec.
23 July 1, 2020 16-245w(b) Sec.
24 July 1, 2020 Repealer section Sec.
24 July 1, 2020 16-258d(d) Sec.
25 July 1, 2020 Repealer section Statement of Purpose:
25 July 1, 2020 Repealer section Statement of Legislative Commissioners:
To implement the Governor's budget recommendations.
In Section 1(a), "16a-6h" was changed to "16a-3h" for accuracy, in Section 6, "any money not allocated before such date of approval" was changed to "any money not yet allocated", for clarity and in Section 7(c), "subparagraph (A) of subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of this section, subparagraph (B) of subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of this section" was changed to "subparagraph (A) of subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of this section, subparagraph (B) of subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of this section" for accuracy.
[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets.
ET Joint Favorable Subst.
Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not underlined.]
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  1. SIGNED BY GOVERNOR

  2. TRANSMITTED BY SECRETARY OF THE STATE TO GOVERNOR

  3. TRANSMITTED TO SECRETARY OF THE STATE

  4. PUBLIC ACT 18-50

  5. IN CONCURRENCE

  6. HOUSE PASSED, SEN. AMEND. SCH. B

  7. AMENDMENT WITHDRAWN HOUSE AMEND. SCH. A

  8. MOTION TO RECONSIDER

  9. HOUSE ADOPTED HOUSE AMEND. SCH. A

  10. HOUSE ADOPTED SEN. AMEND. SCH. B

  11. HOUSE CALENDAR NUMBER 557

  12. FAV. RPT., TABLED FOR HOUSE CALENDER

  13. TRANSMITTED PURSUANT TO JOINT RULE 17

  14. SEN. PASSED, SEN. AMEND. SCH. B

  15. SEN. ADOPTED SEN. AMEND. SCH. B

  16. AMENDMENT WITHDRAWN, SENATE AMENDMENT SCH. A

  17. FILE NO. 460

  18. SENATE CALENDAR NUMBER 283

  19. FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.

  20. RPTD. OUT OF LCO

  21. REFERRED TO Office of Legislative Research AND Office of Fiscal Analysis 04/11/18

  22. FILED WITH LCO

  23. Joint Favorable Substitute

  24. PUBLIC HEARING 0301

  25. REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Energy and Technology

Sponsors

  • Sam Belsito · Primary
  • Dave W. Yaccarino · Primary
  • Terrie E. Wood · Primary
  • Matthew Ritter · Primary
  • Joe Aresimowicz · Primary
  • Laura M. Devlin · Primary
  • Hilda E. Santiago · Primary
  • L. Scott Frantz · Primary
  • Pam Staneski · Primary
  • Livvy R. Floren · Primary
  • Geraldo C. Reyes · Primary
  • Bobby G. Gibson · Primary
  • Marilyn Moore · Primary
  • Martin M. Looney · Primary
  • Bob Duff · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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15 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 172 not signed on · 20 voted No

Sponsors (15)

  • Belsito, Sam
  • Yaccarino, Dave W.
  • Wood, Terrie E.
  • Ritter, Matthew
  • Aresimowicz, Joe
  • Devlin, Laura M.
  • Santiago, Hilda E.
  • Frantz, L. Scott
  • Staneski, Pam
  • Floren, Livvy R.
  • Reyes, Geraldo C.
  • Gibson, Bobby G.
  • Marilyn Moore
  • Martin M. Looney Democratic
  • Bob Duff Democratic

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (172)

172 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

House Roll Call Vote 274 AS AMENDED

Passed 100 Yea · 45 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 602602
Republican 141002
Democratic 26901
Total 1004505
% of votes cast 67%30%0%3%
How each member voted (150)
Member Party Vote
ABERCROMBIE — Yea
PORTER — Yea
ADAMS — Yea
REED — Yea
ALBIS — Yea
REBIMBAS — Yea
ALTOBELLO — Yea
RILEY — Nay
ARCONTI — Yea
CHEESEMAN — Yea
CUMMINGS — Nay
SIEGRIST — Yea
BORER — Nay
D'AMELIO — Yea
SIMANSKI — Nay
ROSE — Nay
SKULCZYCK — Yea
ROVERO — Nay
DAVIS — Yea
CONLEY — Yea
SANCHEZ — Yea
SREDZINSKI — Yea
CURREY — Yea
DEVLIN — Yea
SRINIVASAN — Nay
D'AGOSTINO — Nay
STANESKI — Yea
DE LA CRUZ — Yea
SCANLON — Yea
STOKES — Nay
SERRA — Yea
DUNSBY — Yea
STORMS — Nay
SIMMONS — Yea
FERGUSON — Yea
TWEEDIE — Nay
DIMASSA — Yea
FERRARO — Yea
SOTO — Yea
WILMS — Yea
FLEISCHMANN — Nay
FLOREN — Yea
FOX — Yea
STALLWORTH — Yea
FRANCE — Nay
FREY — Yea
TERCYAK — Nay
FUSCO — Nay
TONG — Yea
GREEN — Nay
ZIOBRON — Nay
URBAN — Yea
GUERRERA — Nay
VARGAS — Nay
VERRENGIA — Yea
KLARIDES — Yea
HAMPTON — Nay
WINKLER — Nay
KOKORUDA — Yea
ARESIMOWICZ — Yea
HENNESSY — Nay
YOUNG — Nay
KUPCHICK — Yea
JOHNSON — Yea
ZIOGAS — Nay
LABRIOLA — Yea
JULESON-SCOPINO — Yea
LAVIELLE — Yea
LEGEYT — Not Voting
MACLACHLAN — Yea
MCCARTY, K. — Yea
BERGER — Not Voting
BELSITO — Nay
BETTS — Yea
COOK — Yea
BOCCHINO — Yea
OHLER — Yea
GENTILE — Yea
O'NEILL — Yea
MORIN — Yea
MORRIS — Yea
BYRON — Yea
ORANGE — Nay
PERONE — Yea
CAMILLO — Yea
PETIT — Yea
RYAN — Yea
Mccarthy Vahey — Yea
Alphonse Paolillo Democratic Yea
Andre F. Baker Democratic Nay
Bob Duff Democratic Yea
Bob Godfrey Democratic Yea
Bobby G. Gibson Democratic Yea
Christopher Rosario Democratic Nay
Derek Slap Democratic Yea
Derell Wilson Democratic Nay
Frank Smith Democratic Yea
Geraldo C. Reyes Democratic Nay
Gregory Haddad Democratic Yea
Henry J. Genga Democratic Yea
Hilda E. Santiago Democratic Yea
Hilda E. Santiago Democratic Yea
Jason Rojas Democratic Yea
Jonathan Steinberg Democratic Yea
Joseph P. Gresko Democratic Yea
Josh Elliott Democratic Yea
Joshua M. Hall Democratic Nay
Juan R. Candelaria Democratic Yea
Kerry S. Wood Democratic Yea
Larry B. Butler Democratic Yea
Liz Linehan Democratic Yea
Mary M. Mushinsky Democratic Yea
Matthew L. Lesser Democratic Yea
Matthew Ritter Democratic Yea
Mike Demicco Democratic Yea
Minnie Gonzalez Democratic Not Voting
Patricia A. Dillon Democratic Nay
Patricia Billie Miller Democratic Nay
Patrick S. Boyd Democratic Nay
Rick Lopes Democratic Nay
Roland J. Lemar Democratic Yea
Steven J. Stafstrom Democratic Yea
Toni E. Walker Democratic Yea
Trenee McGee Democratic Yea
Anne Dauphinais Republican Nay
Ben McGorty Republican Yea
Bill Buckbee Republican Yea
Cara Christine Pavalock-D'Amato Republican Not Voting
Carol Hall Republican Nay
Christie M. Carpino Republican Yea
Craig C. Fishbein Republican Nay
Dave W. Yaccarino Republican Yea
David Rutigliano Republican Nay
Devin R. Carney Republican Yea
Doug Dubitsky Republican Nay
Jason Perillo Republican Nay
Jay M. Case Republican Yea
Joe Polletta Republican Nay
John E. Piscopo Republican Nay
Kurt Vail Republican Yea
Lezlye Zupkus Republican Not Voting
Mitch Bolinsky Republican Yea
Nicole Klarides-Ditria Republican Yea
Rob Sampson Republican Nay
Stephen G. Harding Republican Yea
Tami Zawistowski Republican Nay
Tim Ackert Republican Yea
Tom Delnicki Republican Yea
Tom O'Dea Republican Yea
Vincent J. Candelora Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Senate Roll Call Vote 238 PASS AS AMENDED BY SEN B

Passed 29 Yea · 3 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 7001
Unaffiliated 18202
Republican 4101
Total 29304
% of votes cast 81%8%0%11%
How each member voted (36)
Member Party Vote
PAUL M. FORMICA — Yea
TIM LARSON — Yea
KEVIN KELLY — Yea
STEVE CASSANO — Yea
MARILYN MOORE — Yea
BETH BYE — Yea
EDWIN A. GOMES — Yea
TERRY B. GERRATANA — Yea
MICHAEL A. MCLACHLAN — Yea
KEVIN D. WITKOS — Not Voting
TONI BOUCHER — Yea
PAUL DOYLE — Yea
CARLO LEONE — Yea
CRAIG MINER — Yea
LEN SUZIO — Nay
GAYLE SLOSSBERG — Yea
ART LINARES — Yea
JOE MARKLEY — Nay
LEONARD FASANO — Yea
GEORGE LOGAN — Not Voting
ANTHONY GUGLIELMO — Yea
L. SCOTT FRANTZ — Yea
Bob Duff Democratic Yea
Catherine A. Osten Democratic Yea
Douglas McCrory Democratic Yea
Gary A. Winfield Democratic Yea
Joan V. Hartley Democratic Yea
John W. Fonfara Democratic Not Voting
Mae Flexer Democratic Yea
Martin M. Looney Democratic Yea
Eric C. Berthel Republican Nay
Heather S. Somers Republican Yea
Henri Martin Republican Yea
John A. Kissel Republican Not Voting
Kathy Kennedy Republican Yea
Tony Hwang Republican Yea

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 9?
SB 9 is sponsored by Belsito, Sam, Yaccarino, Dave W., Wood, Terrie E., Ritter, Matthew, Aresimowicz, Joe, Devlin, Laura M., Santiago, Hilda E., Frantz, L. Scott, Staneski, Pam, Floren, Livvy R., Reyes, Geraldo C., Gibson, Bobby G., Marilyn Moore, Martin M. Looney (Democratic), and Bob Duff (Democratic).
What is the current status of SB 9?
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 08, 2018. Enacted.
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