Chapter

Telephone, Gas, Power and Water Companies

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-228— Telephone lines
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-229— Excavation in highway
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-230— Bond requirement
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-231— Appeal
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-231a— Cuts and permanent patches in highway. Inspections. Repairs. Certification
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-232— Rights of companies organized under general law
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-233— Use of gain by town, city, borough, fire district or Department of Transportation
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-234— Conducting vegetation management; notice to abutting and private property owners. Changing location of, erecting or placing wires, conductors, fixtures, structures or apparatus over, on or under any highway or public ground; rights of adjoining proprietors. Objections or requests for modifications. Removal or disposition of debris in utility protection zones. Provision of vegetation management plan to town or borough. Public availability
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-235— Control by local authorities. Orders. Appeals
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-236— Appraisal of damages; costs
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-237— No prescriptive right
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-238— Wires may be cut; notice
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-239— Dispatches transmitted in order. Exceptions
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-240— Delivery of messages. Mortgage by telegraph company. Telephone service to telegraph companies
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-243— Jurisdiction of authority over electricity transmission lines
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-243a— Private power producers. Purchase and sale of electricity. Avoided costs. Small renewable power projects. Interconnectivity standards
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-243aa— Distribution of electricity across a public highway or street by a municipality or state or federal governmental entity
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-243b— Definitions. Jurisdiction
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-243bb— Adjustment of electric distribution company residential fixed charge
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-243c— Electricity transmission and distribution services for electric cooperatives utilizing cogeneration technology and renewable energy resources
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-243cc— Energy storage deployment. Report
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-243d— Project by private power producer deemed “industrial project”
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-243dd— Energy storage project proposals
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-243e— Electric distribution company purchase of electricity generated by municipal resources recovery facilities
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-243ee— Electric energy storage resource programs and associated funding mechanisms. Report
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-243f— Private power providers. Regulations concerning the purchase and sale of electricity
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-243ff— On-bill reconciling mechanism for new electric plant additions
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-243g— Assignment of electricity purchase agreements
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-243gg— Costs associated with trade associations, lobbying, legislative action, advertising, marketing and board of director's or officers; travel, lodging or food and business expenses. Recovery of costs by an electric distribution, gas, pipeline or water company prohibited
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-243h— Credit to residential customers who generate electricity; metering
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-243hh— Rebate for customers that use natural gas for a shared clean energy facility
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-243i— Awards to retail end use electric customers and electric distribution companies re customer-side distributed resources
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-243j— Long-term financing for customer-side distributed resources and advanced power monitoring and metering equipment
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-243k— Assessment of customer-side and grid-side distributed resources, effectiveness of award program
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-243l— l . Rebate for customer-side distributed resource projects that use natural gas
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-243m— Measures to reduce federally mandated congestion charges
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-243n— Time-of-use, mandatory peak, shoulder, off-peak and seasonal rates. Optional interruptible or load response rates
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-243o— Waiver of back-up power rates
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-243p— Recovery of costs, investments and lost revenues by an electric distribution company
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-243q— Class III renewable energy portfolio standards
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-243r— Customer-side distributed resources and grid-side distributed resources. Qualifications for applicability of certain provisions
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-243s— Awards to electric distribution companies for programs for load curtailment, demand reduction and retrofit conservation
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-243t— Class III credits
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-243u— Plan to build peaking generation
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-243v— Connecticut electric efficiency partner program. Residential furnace or boiler replacement and propane fuel tank purchase program
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-243w— Advanced metering system plan and deployment
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-243x— Time-of-use meters. Notice of availability
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-243y— Microgrid and resilience grant and loan pilot program to support distributed energy generation for critical facilities
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-243z— Geographic information systems data sharing. Disclosure of locations of medical hardship accounts in emergencies
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-244— Electric deregulation; findings and declarations
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-244a— Rate freeze for electric service
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-244aa— Performance-based regulation of electric distribution companies
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-244b— Electric customers to choose electric suppliers. Phase-in of electric deregulation
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-244bb— Sustainable materials management account
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-244c— Standard service. Alternative standard service. Supplier of last resort. Back-up generation service. Participating electric suppliers
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-244cc— Energy storage systems pilot program
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-244d— Program for distribution of information re electric suppliers. Rate board Internet web site
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-244dd— Implementation of programs by the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, the Connecticut Green Bank, electric distribution companies, or a third party. Selection by authority
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-244e— Ownership or operation of generation assets. Customer bill. Energy storage systems to enhance distribution reliability or resiliency
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-244ee— Program for solar photovoltaic systems and energy storage systems at public schools
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-244f— Divestiture of nonnuclear electric generation facilities. Plan. Approval of sale by authority
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-244g— Divestiture of nuclear electric generation facilities. Plan. Approval of sale by authority
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-244h— Code of conduct for electric distribution companies, generation entities or affiliates and electric suppliers. Contents of code. Penalties, damages
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-244i— Duties of electric distribution companies
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-244j— Electric transmission lines from Bethel to Norwalk. Moratorium. Working group and comprehensive assessment
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-244k— Allocation of the proceeds of the retail adder
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-244l— l . Modification of fuel cell electricity purchase agreements
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-244m— Procurement Plan re standard service
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-244n— Standard service contract buydown
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-244o— Generation evaluation and procurement process
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-244p— Transmission line project review
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-244q— Request for proposal re reliability concerns
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-244r— Long-term contracts re zero emission generation projects. Solicitation of Class I generation projects. Renewable energy credits
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-244s— Zero emission generation projects solicitation plan. Procurement plan. Noncompliance fee
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-244t— Power purchase contracts re low-emission generation projects. Renewable energy credits
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-244u— Virtual net metering
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-244v— Renewable energy sources generation. Proposals to build, own or operate facilities
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-244w— Grid-side system enhancements pilot program
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-244x— Shared clean energy facility pilot program
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-244y— Fuel cell electricity generation. Soliciation of proposals to aquire new fuel cell electricity generation projects with associated tariffs
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-244z— Renewable energy tariffs
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-245— Licensing of electric suppliers. Customer assignment or transfer. Procedures. Penalties. Regulation of electric aggregators. Procedures. Penalties
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-245a— Renewable portfolio standards
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-245aa— Renewable energy and efficient energy finance program
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-245b— Municipalities and regional water authorities acting as electric aggregators; registration with Public Utilities Regulatory Authority
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-245bb— Bond authorization
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-245c— Municipal electric utilities participating in deregulated environment. Authority to provide generation services outside service area
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-245cc— Demand charge waiver for fuel cells
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-245d— Billing of electric service. Standard format. Contents. Bill inserts and mailings. Electronic bill payment confirmation
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-245dd— Residential electric space heating tariff
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-245e— Stranded costs of electric distribution companies. Definitions. Calculation by authority. Procedures. Adjustments. Mitigation
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-245ee— Energy conservation and load management and renewable energy projects in lower income communities. Requirements for approval
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-245f— Funding of certain disbursements to the General Fund. Funding of stranded costs through rate reduction bonds. Funding of economic recovery transfer through economic recovery revenue bonds. Assessment
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-245ff— Residential solar investment program
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-245g— Competitive transition assessment. Determination by authority of amount and how applied to electric customers. Duration
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-245gg— Master purchase agreement for solar home renewable energy credits
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-245h— Transition property. Surplus competitive transition assessment. Restrictions on use of transition property by electric distribution companies
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-245hh— Condominium renewable energy grant program
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-245i— Financing orders re the economic recovery transfer, the Energy Conservation and Load Management Fund, the Clean Energy Fund and stranded costs
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-245ii— Energy consumption data of nonresidential buildings
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-245j— Rate reduction bonds and economic recovery revenue bonds; terms
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-245jj— Town customer electricity and gas usage information
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-245k— Security interest in transition property; creation; perfection. Transferring transition property. Duration of authority to issue financing orders
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-245kk— Issuance of bonds, notes and other obligations by the Connecticut Green Bank
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-245l— l . Systems benefits charge. Determination by authority of amount and how applied to customers
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-245ll— ll . Clean energy bonds
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-245m— Energy Conservation Management Board. Conservation and Load Management Plan
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-245mm— Special capital reserve funds
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-245n— Connecticut Green Bank. Charge assessed against electric customers. Clean Energy Fund. Environmental Infrastructure Fund
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-245nn— Residential solar photovoltaic system permit
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-245o— Use of customer information. Promotional inserts in electric bills prohibited. Standard form re contract terms and conditions. Procedures for entering, renewing and terminating service contracts. Rate increase disclosures. Marketing and advertising disclosures. Penalties. Solicitation standards. Electric suppliers' enrollment of customers who are hardship cases. Generation services rates. Report
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-245p— Information re electric supplier and electric distribution company to be provided to customers
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-245q— Changing electric suppliers
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-245r— Discrimination by electric suppliers prohibited
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-245s— Switching electric suppliers; procedures; penalties; regulations
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-245t— Complaints to authority re electric suppliers; procedures; remedies
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-245u— Unfair and discriminatory conduct and unfair trade practices in electric market prohibited. Investigations
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-245v— List of displaced electric utility employees to be provided to distribution companies and electric suppliers
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-245w— Fee to be paid by self-generation facilities in lieu of certain assessments; study by authority
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-245x— Monitoring and reporting by authority of electric rates of each customer class. Action to minimize rate differential
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-245y— Annual reporting re status of electric deregulation
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-245z— Internet links to Energy Star program
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-246— Other companies which may sell electricity
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-246a— Definitions
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-246b— Area within which domestic company may generate and transmit electric energy. Area within which foreign electric company may generate and transmit electric energy. Joint ownership of facility; waiver of right to petition
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-246e— Procurement and sale by authority of electric power capacity and power output from out-of-state producers. Approval by Governor
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-246f— Electric company emergency assistance
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-246g— Pilot program for electric generation
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-247— Foreign telephone companies
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-247a— Goals of the state. Definitions
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-247b— Unbundling of telephone company's network, services and functions. Access to telephone company's telecommunications services, functions and unbundled network elements. Rates for competitive or emerging competitive service. Subsidization prohibited
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-247c— Provision of intrastate telecommunications services. Civil penalty. Competition
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-247d— Biennial reports on competition for intrastate interexchange telecommunications service. Plan for implementing competition. General Assembly approval required
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-247e— Basic telecommunications services. Lifeline and telecommunications relay service programs. Universal service program
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-247f— Regulation of telecommunication services: Initial classifications, reclassifications, tariffs, exemption from filing tariff
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-247g— Certificate of public convenience and necessity for intrastate telecommunications services: Application, requirements, suspension, revocation. Fees. Obligation to serve
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-247h— Use of public right-of-way for provision of intrastate telecommunications service
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-247i— Telecommunications service and regulation status report
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-247j— Regulations
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-247k— Alternative forms of regulation for telephone companies: Plan requirements, monitoring period, modification
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-247l— l . Access by certified telecommunications providers to occupied buildings: Service, wiring, compensation, regulations, civil penalty
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-247m— Withdrawal by telephone company of retail telecommunications service. Applications
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-247n— Certification of telephone company's operations support systems interface. Rates. Proceedings
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-247o— Consultant to test operations support systems interface
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-247p— Quality-of-service standards. Performance standards
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-247q— Education outreach program for telecommunications competition, scope. Consumer Education Advisory Council established
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-247r— Discrimination by telephone companies and certified telecommunications providers prohibited
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-247s— Directory assistance database. Disclosure and distribution of cellular mobile telephone numbers
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-247t— Customer inquiries and complaints regarding cellular mobile telephone service
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-247u— Unauthorized procurement and sale of telephone records. Definitions. Exclusions. Telephone company protection of records. Penalties. Unfair trade practice
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-247v— Performance standards for restoration of intrastate telecommunications service after emergencies. Credit for service outages
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-248— Rights of telephone company in operation May 23, 1985
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-249— Authority finding re extension of exchange business of telephone company. Determination of public convenience and necessity for extension. Reselling or sharing of line purchased or leased from telephone company
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-250b— Cellular mobile telephone service. Authority jurisdiction. Regulations
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-251— Bonds of telephone company
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-252— Bonds may be secured by mortgage
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-253— Amount of capital to be paid in. Subscriptions for cash
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-255— General powers
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-255a— Acquisition of control of domestic telephone companies limited; statement; expenses of department. Form of statement. Hearing re department approval of acquisition; standard of review. Nonvotable securities; injunctive relief. Regulations. Appeals. Remedial and penal provisions. Exemptions. Severability
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-256— Notice of offense in party line usage in telephone directory
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-256a— Directory assistance charge prohibited
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-256b— Special telecommunications equipment for deaf and hearing impaired persons. Fund. Amplification controls for coin and coinless telephones installed for public or semipublic use
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-256c— Extended local calling criteria. Calling volume. Subscriber survey and vote. Petitions
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-256d— Itemized telephone bills for business customers
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-256e— Recorded telephone message devices prohibited. Blocking devices or services prohibited: Class A misdemeanor
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-256f— Blocking service available to customers
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-256g— Proceeding to determine monthly subscriber fee. Assessment of subscribers for enhanced emergency 9-1-1 program
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-256h— Business to residential pricing ratio for basic exchange service
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-256i— Primary local or intrastate interexchange carrier orders. Unauthorized switching. Penalty
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-256j— Billing for telecommunications services. Information re carriers, basic, local service and taxes
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-256k— Disclosure for removal or change in telecommunications service. Disclosure for promotional offerings
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-257— Recording of agreement of consolidation or merger of electric and gas companies
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-258— Standards concerning electricity and gas
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-258a— Registration of natural gas sellers. Procedures. Penalties
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-258b— Registration of electric generating facilities
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-258c— Dual fuel capability requirements for electric generating facilities
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-258d— District heating systems incentive program
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-258e— Electric distribution company procurement of electricity and renewable energy credits from a combined heat and power system
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-259— Inspection of meters
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-259a— Inaccurate billing. Financial liability of customer. Payment plan
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-260— Water meters may be required
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-261— Extension of electric lines to unserved areas. Determination of rates
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-261a— Interagency electric and magnetic fields task force; composition; study. Assessment of electric public service companies for specified expenses of task force
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-262— Gas companies authorized to deal in natural gas
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-262a— Water company to have area resident as director or advisory council of area residents
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-262aa— Termination of gas or electric service at certain rented or leased properties. Notice to owners
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-262b— Notice of discharge of explosives or highway excavation to gas companies
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-262c— Termination of utility service for nonpayment, when prohibited. Amortization agreements. Deduction of arrearages from gas or electric residential customer accounts. Hardship cases. Notice. Regulations. Annual reports. Funds distributed to organizations or individuals providing legal services re utility bill or arrearage payment programs. Privacy of individual customer utility usage and billing information
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-262d— Termination of residential utility service on account of nonpayment. Notice. Nontermination in event of illness during pendency of customer complaint or investigation. Amortization agreement. Appeal. Notice re credit rating information
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-262e— Notice furnished tenants re intended termination of utility service. Assumption by tenants of liability for future service. Liability of landlords for certain utility services. Deduction from rent. Access to meters
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-262f— Action for receivership of rents and common expenses by electric distribution, gas and telephone companies; petition; hearing; appointment; duties; termination
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-262g— Penalty
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-262h— Nonexclusivity of remedy
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-262i— Regulations
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-262j— Refusal of residential utility service. Regulations. Refusal of telecommunications service to a candidate or committee. Interest on customer security deposits
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-262k— Interconnection of public water supply systems to relieve site-specific water shortages
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-262l— l . Receivership of water companies for failure to provide adequate service. Personal liability of directors, officers and managers
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-262m— Construction specifications for water companies
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-262n— Definition. Economic viability of water companies. Reviews. Failure to comply with orders. Hearings
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-262o— Acquisition of water company ordered by authority. Rates and charges. Recovery of acquisition costs
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-262p— Improvements by acquiring entity
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-262q— Compensation for acquisition of water company
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-262r— Satellite management of water companies. Expedited rate proceedings
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-262s— Voluntary acquisition of water company. Surcharges. Rate of return
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-262t— Action for receivership of rent and common expenses by water companies; petition; hearing; appointment; duties; termination
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-262u— Replacement and repair of water service connections. Granting of exceptions
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-262v— Water company infrastructure projects: Definitions
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-262w— Water company rate adjustment mechanisms
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-262x— Termination of residential utility service. Requirements
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-262y— Water company revenue adjustment mechanism
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-262z— Properties served by deficient well systems. Extension of service by water company