(a) During each proceeding on a rate amendment under § 16-19 proposed by an electric or gas public service company, as defined in § 16-1, the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority, when determining rates for individual rate classes, shall give consideration to the energy cost of manufacturers by analyzing the following: (1) The effect of different rates of return among rate classes upon manufacturers; (2) the use of different cost allocation methodologies; (3) the use of flexible pricing; and (4) any other issue deemed relevant by the authority.

Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 16-19gg

  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Authority: means the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority and "department" means the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. See Connecticut General Statutes 16-1
  • Public service company: includes electric distribution, gas, telephone, pipeline, sewage, water and community antenna television companies and holders of a certificate of cable franchise authority, owning, leasing, maintaining, operating, managing or controlling plants or parts of plants or equipment, but shall not include towns, cities, boroughs, any municipal corporation or department thereof, whether separately incorporated or not, a private power producer, as defined in §. See Connecticut General Statutes 16-1

(b) In any rate amendment proposed on and after May 19, 1992, by a public service company, as defined by § 16-1, the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority shall analyze the effect on ratepayers of a public service company’s provision of reduced or free utility service to its employees.