HB 6525 — AN ACT ESTABLISHING A TASK FORCE TO STUDY ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTION COMPANIES.

House of Representatives General Assembly RaisedFile Bill No.

6525168 January Session, 2021 LCOSubstitute House Bill No.

38536525 ReferredHouse toof Representatives, March 29, 2021 The Committee on ENERGYEnergy ANDand TECHNOLOGYTechnology Introducedreported by:through REP.

(ET)ARCONTI ANof ACTthe ESTABLISHING109th ADist., TASKChairperson FORCEof TOthe STUDYCommittee ELECTRICon DISTRIBUTIONthe COMPANIES.part of the House, that the substitute bill ought to pass.

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A TASK FORCE TO STUDY ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTION COMPANIES.

Such study shall include, but need not be limited to, an evaluation concerning the costs of acquiring electric transmission or distribution services infrastructure from each electric distribution company.company and recommendations regarding whether acquisitions are necessary to maintain electric grid reliability in the state.

(1)sHB6525 One/ appointedFile byNo. the speaker of the House of Representatives, who shall be a representative from a retail electric supplier;

(2)168 One1 appointedsHB6525 byFile the president pro tempore of the Senate, who LCO No.

3853168 1(1) One appointed by the speaker of 3the RaisedHouse Billof No.6525Representatives, who shall be a ratepayerrepresentative from thea Eversourceretail Energyelectric servicesupplier; area;

(2) One appointed by the president pro tempore of the Senate, who shall be a ratepayer from the Eversource Energy service area;

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(c) All initial appointments to the task force shall be made not later thanthirty daysafter theeffectivethe effective date ofthis section.Any vacancy shall be filled by the appointing authority.

Such chairperson shall schedule the first meeting of the task force, which shall beheldnot later thansixty daysafter theeffective datesHB6525 of/ thisFile section.No.

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6525(e) The administrative staff of the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to energy shall serve as administrative staff of the task force.

Section 1 from passage New section StatementET ofJoint Purpose:Favorable Subst.

TosHB6525 establish/ aFile taskNo. force to study (1) electric distribution companies and such companies' accountability and responsiveness to ratepayers, and (2) the introduction of competition in the electric transmission or distribution services industry in Connecticut.

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OFA Fiscal Note State Impact:

None Municipal Impact:

None Explanation The bill establishes a thirteen-member task force to study how the market serviced by each electric distribution company may be reconstituted to increase accountability to ratepayers while increasing responsiveness to ratepayer needs.

The task force shall study the introduction of competition in the electric transmission or distribution services industry in the state.

Not later than January 15, 2022, the task force shall submit a report onitsfindingsandrecommendationstotheEnergyCommittee.Thetask force shall terminate on the date that it submits such report or January 15, 2022, whichever is later.

This bill has no fiscal impact as PA 17-236 prohibits transportation allowances for task force members.

The Out Years State Impact:

None Municipal Impact:

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168 OLR Bill Analysis sHB 6525 AN ACT ESTABLISHING A TASK FORCE TO STUDY ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTION COMPANIES.

SUMMARY The Office of Legislative Research does not analyze Special Acts.

COMMITTEE ACTION Energy and Technology Committee Joint Favorable Substitute Yea 26 Nay 0 (03/11/2021) sHB6525 / File No.

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