Section 16-244e - Ownership or operation of generation assets. Customer bill(a) An electric distribution company shall not own or operate generation assets, except as provided in this section and sections 16-43d, 16-243 m, 16-243 u, 16a-3b and 16a-3c, provided nothing in this section or in section 16-244w shall be interpreted to prohibit or limit the ability of an electric distribution company from building, owning or operating an energy storage system.(b) Each electric distribution company shall provide all customers with a bill that separates the electric generation services component of those charges.(c)(1) The Public Utilities Regulatory Authority shall authorize an electric distribution company to recover its prudently incurred costs and investments, which shall be determined by the authority in a contested case, for any energy storage system such electric distribution company builds, owns or operates to enhance distribution reliability or resiliency at the time of the electric distribution company's next rate case, at which time such costs and investments shall be recoverable through base distribution rates consistent with the principles set forth in sections 1619 and 16-19e.(2) For any completed energy storage system, the company shall maximize the value from the system's participation in wholesale electricity, capacity or other markets, as applicable, while maintaining distribution system reliability. Any net revenues from such participation shall be credited to ratepayers to offset the cost of the completed system in rates.Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-244e
( P.A. 98-28 , S. 5 , 117 ; P.A. 03-135 , S. 18 ; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 05-1 , S. 4 ; P.A. 06-196 , S. 234 ; P.A. 07-242 , S. 63 ; P.A. 11-80 , S. 1 ; P.A. 13-5 , S. 37 ; P.A. 14-134 , S. 81 .)
Amended by P.A. 22-0055, S. 1 of the Connecticut Acts of the 2022 Regular Session, eff. 10/1/2022.Amended by P.A. 19-0035, S. 13 of the Connecticut Acts of the 2019 Regular Session, eff. 6/28/2019.Amended by P.A. 14-0134, S. 81 of the Connecticut Acts of the 2014 Regular Session, eff. 6/6/2014.