Sec. 16-228. Telephone lines.

Sec. 16-229. Excavation in highway.

Sec. 16-230. Bond requirement.

Sec. 16-231. Appeal.

Sec. 16-231a. Cuts and permanent patches in highway. Inspections. Repairs. Certification.

Sec. 16-232. Rights of companies organized under general law.

Sec. 16-233. Use of gain by town, city, borough, fire district or Department of Transportation.

Sec. 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.

Sec. 16-235. Control by local authorities. Orders. Appeals.

Sec. 16-236. Appraisal of damages; costs.

Sec. 16-237. No prescriptive right.

Sec. 16-238. Wires may be cut; notice.

Sec. 16-239. Dispatches transmitted in order. Exceptions.

Secs. 16-240to16-242. Delivery of messages. Mortgage by telegraph company. Telephone service to telegraph companies.

Sec. 16-243. Jurisdiction of authority over electricity transmission lines.

Sec. 16-243a. Private power producers. Purchase and sale of electricity. Avoided costs. Small renewable power projects. Interconnectivity standards.

Sec. 16-243b. Definitions. Jurisdiction.

Sec. 16-243c. Electricity transmission and distribution services for electric cooperatives utilizing cogeneration technology and renewable energy resources.

Sec. 16-243d. Project by private power producer deemed “industrial project”.

Sec. 16-243e. Electric distribution company purchase of electricity generated by municipal resources recovery facilities.

Sec. 16-243f. Private power providers. Regulations concerning the purchase and sale of electricity.

Sec. 16-243g. Assignment of electricity purchase agreements.

Sec. 16-243h. Credit to residential customers who generate electricity; metering.

Sec. 16-243i. Awards to retail end use electric customers and electric distribution companies re customer-side distributed resources.

Sec. 16-243j. Long-term financing for customer-side distributed resources and advanced power monitoring and metering equipment.

Sec. 16-243k. Assessment of customer-side and grid-side distributed resources, effectiveness of award program.

Sec. 16-243l. Rebate for customer-side distributed resource projects that use natural gas.

Sec. 16-243m. Measures to reduce federally mandated congestion charges.

Sec. 16-243n. Time-of-use, mandatory peak, shoulder, off-peak and seasonal rates. Optional interruptible or load response rates.

Sec. 16-243o. Waiver of back-up power rates.

Sec. 16-243p. Recovery of costs, investments and lost revenues by an electric distribution company.

Sec. 16-243q. *(See end of section for amended version of subsections (b) to (d), inclusive, and effective date.) Class III renewable energy portfolio standards.

Sec. 16-243r. Customer-side distributed resources and grid-side distributed resources. Qualifications for applicability of certain provisions.

Sec. 16-243s. Awards to electric distribution companies for programs for load curtailment, demand reduction and retrofit conservation.

Sec. 16-243t. *(See end of section for amended version and effective date.) Class III credits.

Sec. 16-243u. Plan to build peaking generation.

Sec. 16-243v. *(See end of section for amended version of subsections (d) and (e) and effective date.) Connecticut electric efficiency partner program. Residential furnace or boiler replacement and propane fuel tank purchase program.

Sec. 16-243w. Advanced metering system plan and deployment.

Sec. 16-243x. Time-of-use meters. Notice of availability.

Sec. 16-243y. Microgrid grant and loan pilot program to support distributed energy generation for critical facilities.

Sec. 16-243z. Geographic information systems data sharing. Disclosure of locations of medical hardship accounts in emergencies.

Sec. 16-243aa. Distribution of electricity across a public highway or street by a municipality or state or federal governmental entity.

Sec. 16-243bb. Adjustment of electric distribution company residential fixed charge.

Sec. 16-244. Electric deregulation; findings and declarations.

Sec. 16-244a. Rate freeze for electric service.

Sec. 16-244b. Electric customers to choose electric suppliers. Phase-in of electric deregulation.

Sec. 16-244c. Standard service. Alternative standard service. Supplier of last resort. Back-up generation service. Participating electric suppliers.

Sec. 16-244d. Program for distribution of information re electric suppliers. Rate board Internet web site.

Sec. 16-244e. Ownership or operation of generation assets. Customer bill.

Sec. 16-244f. Divestiture of nonnuclear electric generation facilities. Plan. Approval of sale by authority.

Sec. 16-244g. Divestiture of nuclear electric generation facilities. Plan. Approval of sale by authority.

Sec. 16-244h. Code of conduct for electric distribution companies, generation entities or affiliates and electric suppliers. Contents of code. Penalties, damages.

Sec. 16-244i. Duties of electric distribution companies.

Sec. 16-244j. Electric transmission lines from Bethel to Norwalk. Moratorium. Working group and comprehensive assessment.

Sec. 16-244k. Allocation of the proceeds of the retail adder.

Sec. 16-244l. Modification of fuel cell electricity purchase agreements.

Sec. 16-244m. Procurement Plan re standard service.

Sec. 16-244n. Standard service contract buydown.

Sec. 16-244o. Generation evaluation and procurement process.

Sec. 16-244p. Transmission line project review.

Sec. 16-244q. Request for proposal re reliability concerns.

Sec. 16-244r. Long-term contracts re zero emission generation projects. Solicitation of Class I generation projects. Renewable energy credits.

Sec. 16-244s. Zero emission generation projects solicitation plan. Procurement plan. Noncompliance fee.

Sec. 16-244t. Power purchase contracts re low-emission generation projects. Renewable energy credits.

Sec. 16-244u. Virtual net metering.

Sec. 16-244v. Renewable energy sources generation. Proposals to build, own or operate facilities.

Sec. 16-244w. Grid-side system enhancements pilot program.

Sec. 16-244x. Shared clean energy facility pilot program.

Sec. 16-244y. Fuel cell electricity generation. Proposals to acquire, enter into power purchase agreements or provide financial incentives.

Sec. 16-244z. Renewable energy tariffs.

Sec. 16-245. Licensing of electric suppliers. Procedures. Penalties. Registration of electric aggregators. Procedures. Penalties.

Sec. 16-245a. Renewable portfolio standards.

Sec. 16-245b. Municipalities and regional water authorities acting as electric aggregators; registration with Public Utilities Regulatory Authority.

Sec. 16-245c. *(See end of section for amended version of subsection (e) and effective date.) Municipal electric utilities participating in deregulated environment. Authority to provide generation services outside service area.

Sec. 16-245d. Billing of electric service. Standard format. Contents. Bill inserts and mailings. Electronic bill payment confirmation.

Sec. 16-245e. *(See end of section for amended version of subdivisions (1), (2) and (13) of subsection (a) and effective date.) Stranded costs of electric distribution companies. Definitions. Calculation by authority. Procedures. Adjustments. Mitigation.

Sec. 16-245f. *(See end of section for amended version of subsection (a) and effective date.) 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.

Sec. 16-245g. Competitive transition assessment. Determination by authority of amount and how applied to electric customers. Duration.

Sec. 16-245h. Transition property. Surplus competitive transition assessment. Restrictions on use of transition property by electric distribution companies.

Sec. 16-245i. *(See end of section for amended version of subsections (a) and (b) and effective date.) Financing orders re the economic recovery transfer, the Energy Conservation and Load Management Fund, the Clean Energy Fund and stranded costs.

Sec. 16-245j. *(See end of section for amended version of subparagraph (A) of subdivision (4) of subsection (c) and effective date.) Rate reduction bonds and economic recovery revenue bonds; terms.

Sec. 16-245k. Security interest in transition property; creation; perfection. Transferring transition property. Duration of authority to issue financing orders.

Sec. 16-245l. Systems benefits charge. Determination by authority of amount and how applied to customers.

Sec. 16-245m. *(See end of section for amended version of subdivision (1) of subsection (a), subsection (b) and subdivisions (1) and (3) of subsection (d) and effective date.) Energy Conservation Management Board. Conservation and Load Management Plan.

Sec. 16-245n. *(See end of section for amended version of subdivision (1) of subsection (f) and effective date.) Connecticut Green Bank. Charge assessed against electric customers. Clean Energy Fund.

Sec. 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. Customer placement on standard services. Generation services rates. Report.

Sec. 16-245p. Information re electric supplier and electric distribution company to be provided to customers.

Sec. 16-245q. Changing electric suppliers.

Sec. 16-245r. Discrimination by electric suppliers prohibited.

Sec. 16-245s. Switching electric suppliers; procedures; penalties; regulations.

Sec. 16-245t. Complaints to authority re electric suppliers; procedures; remedies.

Sec. 16-245u. Unfair and discriminatory conduct and unfair trade practices in electric market prohibited. Investigations.

Sec. 16-245v. List of displaced electric utility employees to be provided to distribution companies and electric suppliers.

Sec. 16-245w. *(See end of section for amended version of subsection (b) and effective date.) Fee to be paid by self-generation facilities in lieu of certain assessments; study by authority.

Sec. 16-245x. Monitoring and reporting by authority of electric rates of each customer class. Action to minimize rate differential.

Sec. 16-245y. Annual reporting re status of electric deregulation.

Sec. 16-245z. Internet links to Energy Star program.

Sec. 16-245aa. Renewable energy and efficient energy finance program.

Sec. 16-245bb. Bond authorization.

Sec. 16-245cc. Demand charge waiver for fuel cells.

Sec. 16-245dd. Residential electric space heating tariff.

Sec. 16-245ee. Energy conservation and load management and renewable energy projects in lower income communities. Requirements for approval.

Sec. 16-245ff. Residential solar investment program.

Sec. 16-245gg. Master purchase agreement for solar home renewable energy credits.

Sec. 16-245hh. Condominium renewable energy grant program.

Sec. 16-245ii. Energy consumption data of nonresidential buildings.

Sec. 16-245jj. Town customer electricity and gas usage information.

Sec. 16-245kk. Issuance of bonds, notes and other obligations by the Connecticut Green Bank.

Sec. 16-245ll. Clean energy bonds.

Sec. 16-245mm. Special capital reserve funds.

Sec. 16-245nn. Residential solar photovoltaic system permit.

Sec. 16-246. Other companies which may sell electricity.

Sec. 16-246a. Definitions.

Secs. 16-246bto16-246d. 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.

Sec. 16-246e. Procurement and sale by authority of electric power capacity and power output from out-of-state producers. Approval by Governor.

Sec. 16-246f. Electric company emergency assistance.

Sec. 16-246g. Pilot program for electric generation.

Sec. 16-247. Foreign telephone companies.

Sec. 16-247a. Goals of the state. Definitions.

Sec. 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.

Sec. 16-247c. Provision of intrastate telecommunications services. Civil penalty. Competition.

Sec. 16-247d. Biennial reports on competition for intrastate interexchange telecommunications service. Plan for implementing competition. General Assembly approval required.

Sec. 16-247e. Basic telecommunications services. Lifeline and telecommunications relay service programs. Universal service program.

Sec. 16-247f. Regulation of telecommunication services: Initial classifications, reclassifications, tariffs, exemption from filing tariff.

Sec. 16-247g. Certificate of public convenience and necessity for intrastate telecommunications services: Application, requirements, suspension, revocation. Fees. Obligation to serve.

Sec. 16-247h. Use of public right-of-way for provision of intrastate telecommunications service.

Sec. 16-247i. Telecommunications service and regulation status report.

Sec. 16-247j. Regulations.

Sec. 16-247k. Alternative forms of regulation for telephone companies: Plan requirements, monitoring period, modification.

Sec. 16-247l. Access by certified telecommunications providers to occupied buildings: Service, wiring, compensation, regulations, civil penalty.

Sec. 16-247m. Withdrawal by telephone company of retail telecommunications service. Applications.

Sec. 16-247n. Certification of telephone company's operations support systems interface. Rates. Proceedings.

Sec. 16-247o. Consultant to test operations support systems interface.

Sec. 16-247p. Quality-of-service standards. Performance standards.

Sec. 16-247q. Education outreach program for telecommunications competition, scope. Consumer Education Advisory Council established.

Sec. 16-247r. Discrimination by telephone companies and certified telecommunications providers prohibited.

Sec. 16-247s. Directory assistance database. Disclosure and distribution of cellular mobile telephone numbers.

Sec. 16-247t. Customer inquiries and complaints regarding cellular mobile telephone service.

Sec. 16-247u. Unauthorized procurement and sale of telephone records. Definitions. Exclusions. Telephone company protection of records. Penalties. Unfair trade practice.

Sec. 16-247v. Performance standards for restoration of intrastate telecommunications service after emergencies. Credit for service outages.

Sec. 16-248. Rights of telephone company in operation May 23, 1985.

Secs. 16-249to16-250a. 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.

Sec. 16-250b. Cellular mobile telephone service. Authority jurisdiction. Regulations.

Sec. 16-251. Bonds of telephone company.

Sec. 16-252. Bonds may be secured by mortgage.

Secs. 16-253and16-254. Amount of capital to be paid in. Subscriptions for cash.

Sec. 16-255. General powers.

Secs. 16-255ato16-255i. 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.

Sec. 16-256. Notice of offense in party line usage in telephone directory.

Sec. 16-256a. Directory assistance charge prohibited.

Sec. 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.

Sec. 16-256c. Extended local calling criteria. Calling volume. Subscriber survey and vote. Petitions.

Sec. 16-256d. Itemized telephone bills for business customers.

Sec. 16-256e. Recorded telephone message devices prohibited. Blocking devices or services prohibited: Class A misdemeanor.

Sec. 16-256f. Blocking service available to customers.

Sec. 16-256g. Proceeding to determine monthly subscriber fee. Assessment of subscribers for enhanced emergency 9-1-1 program.

Sec. 16-256h. Business to residential pricing ratio for basic exchange service.

Sec. 16-256i. Primary local or intrastate interexchange carrier orders. Unauthorized switching. Penalty.

Sec. 16-256j. Billing for telecommunications services. Information re carriers, basic, local service and taxes.

Sec. 16-256k. Disclosure for removal or change in telecommunications service. Disclosure for promotional offerings.

Sec. 16-257. Recording of agreement of consolidation or merger of electric and gas companies.

Sec. 16-258. Standards concerning electricity and gas.

Sec. 16-258a. Registration of natural gas sellers. Procedures. Penalties.

Sec. 16-258b. Registration of electric generating facilities.

Sec. 16-258c. Dual fuel capability requirements for electric generating facilities.

Sec. 16-258d. *(See end of section for amended version of subsection (d) and effective date.) District heating systems incentive program.

Sec. 16-258e. Electric distribution company procurement of electricity and renewable energy credits from a combined heat and power system.

Sec. 16-259. Inspection of meters.

Sec. 16-259a. Inaccurate billing. Financial liability of customer. Payment plan.

Sec. 16-260. Water meters may be required.

Sec. 16-261. Extension of electric lines to unserved areas. Determination of rates.

Sec. 16-261a. Interagency electric and magnetic fields task force; composition; study. Assessment of electric public service companies for specified expenses of task force.

Sec. 16-262. Gas companies authorized to deal in natural gas.

Sec. 16-262a. Water company to have area resident as director or advisory council of area residents.

Sec. 16-262b. Notice of discharge of explosives or highway excavation to gas companies.

Sec. 16-262c. Termination of utility service for nonpayment, when prohibited. Amortization agreements. Moneys allowed to be deducted from customers' accounts and moneys to be included in rates as an operating expense. Hardship cases. Notice. Regulations. Annual reports. Privacy of individual customer utility usage and billing information.

Sec. 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.

Sec. 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.

Sec. 16-262f. Action for receivership of rents and common expenses by electric distribution, gas and telephone companies; petition; hearing; appointment; duties; termination.

Sec. 16-262g. Penalty.

Sec. 16-262h. Nonexclusivity of remedy.

Sec. 16-262i. Regulations.

Sec. 16-262j. Refusal of residential utility service. Regulations. Refusal of telecommunications service to a candidate or committee. Interest on customer security deposits.

Sec. 16-262k. Interconnection of public water supply systems to relieve site-specific water shortages.

Sec. 16-262l. Receivership of water companies for failure to provide adequate service. Personal liability of directors, officers and managers.

Sec. 16-262m. Construction specifications for water companies.

Sec. 16-262n. Definition. Economic viability of water companies. Reviews. Failure to comply with orders. Hearings.

Sec. 16-262o. Acquisition of water company ordered by authority. Rates and charges. Recovery of acquisition costs.

Sec. 16-262p. Improvements by acquiring entity.

Sec. 16-262q. Compensation for acquisition of water company.

Sec. 16-262r. Satellite management of water companies. Expedited rate proceedings.

Sec. 16-262s. Voluntary acquisition of water company. Surcharges. Rate of return.

Sec. 16-262t. Action for receivership of rent and common expenses by water companies; petition; hearing; appointment; duties; termination.

Sec. 16-262u. Replacement and repair of water service connections. Granting of exceptions.

Sec. 16-262v. Water company infrastructure projects: Definitions.

Sec. 16-262w. Water company rate adjustment mechanisms.

Sec. 16-262x. Termination of residential utility service. Requirements.

Sec. 16-262y. Water company revenue adjustment mechanism.

Sec. 16-262z. Properties served by deficient well systems. Extension of service by water company.