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

Connecticut Statutes

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

Connecticut § 16-243aa

Title 16Public Service Companies

Ch. 283Telephone, Gas, Power and Water Companies

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Bluebook

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-243aa (2026).

Text

The Public Utilities Regulatory Authority shall authorize any municipality or state or federal governmental entity that owns, operates or leases any Class I renewable energy source, as defined in section 16-1, Class III source, as defined in section 16-1, or generation source under five megawatts, to independently distribute electricity generated from any such source across a public highway or street, provided (1) any such source is connected to a municipal microgrid, as defined in subdivision (5) of subsection (a) of section 16-243y, and (2) to ensure the reliability and availability of the microgrid delivery system and the safety of the public, such municipality or state or federal governmental entity shall engage the applicable electric distribution company, as defined in section 16-1, 

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The Public Utilities Regulatory Authority shall authorize any municipality or state or federal governmental entity that owns, operates or leases any Class I renewable energy source, as defined in section 16-1, Class III source, as defined in section 16-1, or generation source under five megawatts, to independently distribute electricity generated from any such source across a public highway or street, provided (1) any such source is connected to a municipal microgrid, as defined in subdivision (5) of subsection (a) of section 16-243y, and (2) to ensure the reliability and availability of the microgrid delivery system and the safety of the public, such municipality or state or federal governmental entity shall engage the applicable electric distribution company, as defined in section 16-1, to complete the interconnection of such microgrid to the electric grid in accordance with the authority's interconnection standards. For purposes of this section, any such municipality or governmental entity shall not be considered an electric distribution company, as defined in section 16-1.

Legislative History

(P.A. 13-298, S. 39; P.A. 14-134, S. 80.) History: P.A. 13-298 effective July 1, 2013; P.A. 14-134 replaced “electric company” with “electric distribution company”, effective June 6, 2014.