Connecticut General Statutes 16-6b – Regulations
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The Public Utilities Regulatory Authority may, in accordance with chapter 54, adopt such regulations with respect to: (1) Rates and charges, services, accounting practices, safety and the conduct of operations generally of public service companies subject to its jurisdiction as it deems reasonable and necessary; (2) services, accounting practices, safety and the conduct of operations generally of electric suppliers subject to its jurisdiction as it deems reasonable and necessary; and (3) standards for systems utilizing cogeneration technology and renewable fuel resources, in accordance with the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection’s policies.
Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 16-6b
- Authority: means the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority and "department" means the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. See Connecticut General Statutes 16-1
- Cogeneration technology: means the use for the generation of electricity of exhaust steam, waste steam, heat or resultant energy from an industrial, commercial or manufacturing plant or process, or the use of exhaust steam, waste steam or heat from a thermal power plant for an industrial, commercial or manufacturing plant or process, but shall not include steam or heat developed solely for electrical power generation. See Connecticut General Statutes 16-1
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Renewable fuel resources: means energy sources described in subdivisions (20) and (21) of this subsection. See Connecticut General Statutes 16-1