CHAPTER 298
ENERGY UTILIZATION AND CONSERVATION

      Sec. 16a-37u. Planning and managing energy use in state-owned and leased buildings. Reduction in energy consumption. Connection of state-owned and leased buildings to district heating and cooling systems. (a) The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall be responsible for planning and managing energy use in state-owned and leased buildings and shall establish a program to maximize the efficiency with which energy is utilized in such buildings. The commissioner shall exercise this authority by (1) preparing and implementing annual and long-range plans, with timetables, establishing goals for reducing state energy consumption and, based on energy audits, specific objectives for state agencies to meet the performance standards adopted under section 16a-38; (2) coordinating federal and state energy conservation resources and activities, including but not limited to, those required to be performed by other state agencies under this chapter; and (3) monitoring energy use and costs by budgeted state agencies on a monthly basis.

      (b) On or before July 1, 2012, the commissioner, in consultation with the Department of Administrative Services, shall develop a plan to reduce energy use in buildings owned or leased by the state by January 1, 2013, by at least ten per cent from its current consumption and by January 1, 2018, by an additional ten per cent. Such plan shall include, but not be limited to, (1) assessing current energy consumption for all fuels used in state-owned buildings, (2) identifying not less than one hundred such buildings with the highest aggregate energy costs in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2011, (3) establishing targets for conducting energy audits of such buildings, and (4) determining which energy efficiency measures are most cost-effective for such buildings. Such plan shall provide for the financing of such measures through the use of energy-savings performance contracting, pursuant to subsection (c) of this section, bonding or other means.

      (c) Any state agency or municipality may enter into an energy-savings performance contract, as defined in section 16a-37x, with a qualified energy service provider, as defined in said section 16a-37x, to produce utility cost savings, as defined in said section 16a-37x, or operation and maintenance cost savings, as defined in said section 16a-37x. Any energy-savings measure, as defined in said section 16a-37x, implemented under such contracts shall comply with state or local building codes. Any state agency or municipality may implement other capital improvements in conjunction with an energy-savings performance contract as long as the measures that are being implemented to achieve utility and operation and maintenance cost savings and other capital improvements are in the aggregate cost effective over the term of the contract.

      (d) On or before January 1, 2013, and annually thereafter, the commissioner shall report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a, on the status of its implementation of the plan and provide recommendations regarding energy use in state buildings to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to energy.

      (e) Not later than January fifth, annually, the commissioner shall submit a report to the Governor and the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to energy planning and activities. The report shall (1) indicate the total number of energy audits and technical assistance audits of state-owned and leased buildings, (2) summarize the status of the energy conservation measures recommended by such audits, (3) summarize all energy conservation measures implemented during the preceding twelve months in state-owned and leased buildings which have not had such audits, (4) analyze the availability and allocation of funds to implement the measures recommended under subdivision (2) of this subsection, (5) list each budgeted agency, as defined in section 4-69, which occupies a state-owned or leased building and has not cooperated with the Commissioner of Administrative Services and the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection in conducting energy and technical assistance audits of such building and implementing operational and maintenance improvements recommended by such audits and any other energy conservation measures required for such building by the secretary, (6) summarize all life-cycle cost analyses prepared under section 16a-38 during the preceding twelve months, and summarize agency compliance with the life-cycle cost analyses, and (7) identify any state laws, regulations or procedures that impede innovative energy conservation and load management projects in state buildings.

      (f) The commissioner, in conjunction with the Department of Administrative Services, shall as soon as practicable and where cost-effective connect all state-owned buildings to a district heating and cooling system, where such heating and cooling system currently exists or where one is proposed. The commissioner, in conjunction with the Department of Administrative Services, shall prepare an annual report with the results of the progress in connecting state-owned buildings to such a heating and cooling system, the cost of such connection and any projected energy savings achieved through any such connection. The commissioner shall submit the report to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to energy on or before January 1, 1993, and January first annually thereafter.

      (g) The commissioner shall require each state agency to maximize its use of public service companies' energy conservation and load management programs and to provide sites in its facilities for demonstration projects of highly energy efficient equipment, provided no such demonstration project impairs the functioning of the facility.

      (h) The commissioner, in consultation with the Department of Administrative Services, shall establish energy efficiency standards for building space leased by the state on or after January 1, 2013.

      (P.A. 81-376, S. 1, 11; Nov. Sp. Sess. P.A. 81-13, S. 1, 3; P.A. 83-29, S. 1; 83-48, S. 1; P.A. 86-305, S. 3; P.A. 87-496, S. 74, 110; P.A. 88-220, S. 4, 11; P.A. 91-248, S. 10, 13; P.A. 92-138, S. 1; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 98-1, S. 11, 121; P.A. 03-132, S. 1; P.A. 04-236, S. 16; P.A. 11-51, S. 90; 11-80, S. 118.)

      History: Nov. Sp. Sess. P.A. 81-13 deleted former Subsec. (a)(4), which required secretary to report energy conservation efforts and results by October first annually to governor and general assembly and added Subsec. (c) containing more detailed provisions re required annual reports; P.A. 83-29 changed deadline for report under Subsec. (c) from October first to January fifth, annually; P.A. 83-48 added Subsec. (c)(6), requiring the secretary to include in the report summaries of life-cycle cost analyses; P.A. 86-305 deleted Subsec. (a)(4) which had provided that the secretary shall determine for each state agency and institution, the amount of and expenditures for energy use during the last-completed fiscal year and estimates of such amounts and expenditures for the current and next fiscal years, and that such information shall be included in the governor's budget document; P.A. 87-496 substituted "public works" for "administrative services" commissioner in Subsec. (c); P.A. 88-220 deleted former Subsec. (b) which contained obsolete temperature requirements for state-owned buildings, relettering Subsec. (c) as (b); P.A. 91-248 added Subsec. (b)(7) re identification of certain impediments to energy conservation in state buildings, added a new Subsec. (c) re connection of state-owned buildings to a district heating and cooling system and added Subsec. (d) re demonstration sites in state-owned facilities of highly energy efficient equipment; P.A. 92-138 amended Subsec. (c) to require connection of all state-owned buildings to a district heating and cooling system and to require report to be submitted annually; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 98-1 made a technical change to Subsec. (c), effective June 24, 1998; P.A. 03-132 amended Subsec. (b)(6) to require that report summarize agency compliance with the life-cycle cost analyses, and made technical changes for purposes of gender neutrality in Subsecs. (a) and (c); P.A. 04-236 amended Subsec. (d) to make a technical change, effective June 8, 2004; P.A. 11-80 changed "Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management" and "secretary" to "Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection" and "commissioner", changed Commissioner and Department of Public Works to Commissioner and Department of Administrative Services, added new Subsec. (b) re plan to reduce energy use in state-owned or leased buildings, added new Subsec. (c) re energy-savings performance contracts, added new Subsec. (d) re report, redesignated existing Subsecs. (b) to (d) as Subsecs. (e) to (g) and added Subsec. (h) re energy efficiency standards for state-leased building space, effective July 1, 2011.

      Sec. 16a-37x. Energy-savings performance contract process for state agencies and participating municipalities. (a) As used in this section:

      (1) "Energy-savings measure" means any improvement to facilities or other energy-consuming systems designed to reduce energy or water consumption and operating costs and increase the operating efficiency of facilities or systems for their appointed functions. "Energy-savings measure" includes, but is not limited to, one or more of the following:

      (A) Replacement or modification of lighting and electrical components, fixtures or systems, including daylighting systems, improvements in street lighting efficiency or computer power management software;

      (B) Class I renewable energy or solar thermal systems;

      (C) Cogeneration systems that produce steam or forms of energy, such as heat or electricity, for use primarily within a building or complex of buildings;

      (D) Automated or computerized energy control systems;

      (E) Heating, ventilation or air conditioning system modifications or replacements;

      (F) Indoor air quality improvements that conform to applicable building code requirements;

      (G) Water-conserving fixtures, appliances and equipment or the substitution of non-water-using fixtures, appliances and equipment, or water-conserving landscape irrigation equipment;

      (H) Changes in operation and maintenance practices;

      (I) Replacement or modification of windows or doors; and

      (J) Installation or addition of insulation.

      (2) "Cost effective" means the savings resulting from an energy-savings measure outweigh the costs of such measure, including, but not limited to, any financing costs, provided the payback period for any financing provided pursuant to this section is less than the functional life of the proposed energy-savings measure and the payback period does not exceed fifteen years.

      (3) "Operation and maintenance cost savings" means a measurable decrease in operation and maintenance costs and future replacement expenditures that is a direct result of the implementation of one or more utility cost savings measures. Such savings shall be calculated in comparison with an established baseline of operation and maintenance costs.

      (4) "Qualified energy service provider" means a corporation approved by the Department of Administrative Services with a record of successful energy performance contract projects experienced in the design, implementation and installation of energy efficiency and facility improvement measures, the technical capabilities to ensure such measures generate energy and operational cost savings, and the ability to secure the financing necessary to support energy savings guarantees.

      (5) "Utility cost savings" means any utility expenses eliminated or avoided on a long-term basis as a result of equipment installed or modified, or services performed by a qualified energy service provider; "utility cost savings" does not include merely shifting personnel costs or similar short-term cost savings.

      (6) "State agency" has the same meaning as provided in section 1-79.

      (7) "Municipality" has the same meaning as provided in section 4-230.

      (8) "Participating municipality" means a municipality that voluntarily takes part in the standardized energy-savings performance contract process.

      (9) "Standardized energy-savings performance contract process" means standard procedures for entering into an energy-savings performance contract and standard energy-savings performance contract documents established by the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.

      (10) "Investment-grade energy audit" means a study by the qualified energy services provider selected for a particular energy-savings performance contract project which includes detailed descriptions of the improvements recommended for the project, the estimated costs of the improvements, and the utility and operations and maintenance cost savings projected to result from the recommended improvements.

      (11) "Energy-savings performance contract" means a contract between the state agency or municipality and a qualified energy service provider for evaluation, recommendation and implementation of one or more energy-savings measures. An energy-savings performance contract shall be a guaranteed energy-savings performance contract, which shall include, but not be limited to, (A) the design and installation of equipment and, if applicable, operation and maintenance of any of the measures implemented; and (B) guaranteed annual savings that meet or exceed the total annual contract payments made by the state agency or municipality for such contract, including financing charges to be incurred by the state agency or municipality over the life of the contract.

      (b) On or before July 1, 2012, the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection, in coordination with the Energy Conservation Management Board and in consultation with the Office of Policy and Management and the Department of Administrative Services, shall, within available appropriations, establish a standardized energy-savings performance contract process for state agencies and municipalities. The standardized process shall include standard procedures for entering into an energy-savings performance contract and standard energy-savings performance contract documents, including, but not limited to, requests for qualifications, requests for proposals, investment-grade audit contracts, energy-savings performance contracts, including the form of the project savings guarantee, and project financing agreements. A municipality may use the established state standardized energy-savings performance contract process or establish its own energy-savings performance contract process.

      (c) The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection, in consultation with the Office of Policy and Management and the Energy Conservation Management Board, shall manage the established standardized energy-savings performance contract process and apprise state agencies and participating municipalities of opportunities to develop and finance energy-savings performance contract projects and provide technical and analytical support, including, but not limited to, (1) procurement of energy-savings performance contract services; (2) reviewing verification procedures for energy savings; and (3) assisting in the structuring and arranging of financing for energy-savings performance contract projects. The Energy Conservation Management Board, in consultation with the Office of Policy and Management, shall create promotional materials to explain the energy-savings performance contract program.

      (d) The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection may fix, charge and collect fees to cover costs incurred for any administrative support and resources or services provided under this section from the state agencies and participating municipalities that use its technical support services. State agencies and participating municipalities may add the costs of these fees to the total cost of the energy-savings performance contract. All such fees shall be disclosed prior to services being rendered. Any participating municipality may opt out of the state energy-savings performance contract process rather than incur such fees. Initial administrative funding to establish and manage the energy-savings performance contracting process for state agencies and participating municipalities shall be recovered from the Energy Conservation Management Board.

      (e) The standardized energy-savings performance contract process for state agencies and participating municipalities shall include requests for qualifications or requests for proposals.

      (1) The Department of Administrative Services, in consultation with the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, shall issue a request for qualifications from companies that can offer energy-savings performance contract services to create a list of qualified energy service providers. A state agency shall use the qualified list. A municipality may use the qualified list or establish its own qualification process.

      (2) When reviewing requests for qualifications, the department shall consider a company's experience with (A) design, engineering, installation, maintenance and repairs associated with energy-savings performance contracts; (B) conversions to a different energy or fuel source, associated with a comprehensive energy efficiency retrofit; (C) post-installation project monitoring, data collection and reporting of savings; (D) overall project management and qualifications; (E) accessing long-term financing; (F) financial stability; (G) projects of similar size and scope; (H) in-state projects and Connecticut-based subcontractors; (I) United States Department of Energy programs; (J) professional certifications; and (K) other factors determined by the department to be relevant and appropriate.

      (3) Before entering into an energy-savings performance contract pursuant to this section, a state agency or participating municipality shall issue a request for proposals from three or more qualified energy service providers. A state agency or participating municipality may award the energy-savings performance contract to the qualified energy service provider that best meets the needs of the state agency or participating municipality, which need not be the lowest cost provided. A cost-effective feasibility analysis shall be prepared in response to the request for proposals.

      (4) The cost-effective feasibility analysis included in the response to the request for proposals shall serve as the selection document for purposes of selecting a qualified energy service provider to engage in final contract negotiations. Factors to be included in selecting among the qualified energy service providers shall include, but not be limited to, (A) contract terms, (B) comprehensiveness of the proposal, (C) financial stability of the provider, (D) comprehensiveness of cost savings measures, (E) experience and quality of technical approach, and (F) overall benefits to the state agency or municipality.

      (f) One qualified energy service provider selected as a result of the request for proposals set forth in subsection (e) of this section shall prepare an investment-grade audit, which, upon acceptance, shall be part of the final energy-savings performance contract entered into by the state agency or participating municipality. Such investment-grade energy audit shall include estimates of the amounts by which utility cost savings and operation and maintenance cost savings would increase and estimates of all costs of such utility cost savings measures or energy-savings measures, including, but not limited to, (1) itemized costs of design, (2) engineering, (3) equipment, (4) materials, (5) installation, (6) maintenance, (7) repairs, and (8) debt service. The qualified energy service provider and the state agency or participating municipality shall agree on the cost of the investment-grade audit before it is conducted. If, after preparation of the investment-grade audit, the state agency or participating municipality decides not to execute an energy-savings performance contract and the costs and benefits described in the investment-grade audit are not materially different from those described in the cost-effective feasibility analysis submitted in response to the request for proposals, the state agency or participating municipality shall pay the costs incurred in preparing such investment-grade audit. In all other instances, the costs of the investment-grade audit shall be deemed part of the costs of the energy-savings performance contract.

      (g) The guidelines adopted pursuant to this section may require that the cost savings projected by the qualified provider be reviewed by a professional engineer licensed in this state who has a minimum of three years experience in energy calculation and review, is not an officer or employee of a qualified provider for the contract under review, and is not otherwise associated with the contract. In conducting the review, the engineer shall focus primarily on the proposed improvements from an engineering perspective, the methodology and calculations related to cost savings, increases in revenue, and, if applicable, efficiency or accuracy of metering equipment. An engineer who reviews a contract shall maintain the confidentiality of any proprietary information the engineer acquires while reviewing the contract.

      (h) A municipality may use funds designated for operating and capital expenditures or utilities for any energy-savings performance contract, including, but not limited to, contracts entered into pursuant to this section.

      (i) A guaranteed energy-savings performance contract may provide for financing, including tax exempt financing, by a third party. The contract for third-party financing may be separate from the energy-savings performance contract. A state agency or participating municipality may use designated funds, bonds, lease purchase agreements or master lease for any energy-savings performance contracts, provided its use is consistent with the purpose of the appropriation.

      (j) Each energy-savings performance contract shall provide that all payments between parties, except obligations on termination of the contract before its expiration, shall be made over time and the objective of such energy-savings performance contracts is implementation of cost savings measures and energy and operational cost savings.

      (k) An energy-savings performance contract, and payments provided thereunder, may extend beyond the fiscal year in which the energy-savings performance contract became effective, subject to appropriation of moneys, if required by law, for costs incurred in future fiscal years. The energy-savings performance contract may extend for a term not to exceed twenty years. The allowable length of the contract may also reflect the useful life of the cost savings measures. An energy-savings performance contract may provide for payments over a period not to exceed deadlines specified in the energy-savings performance contract from the date of the final installation of the cost savings measures.

      (l) The energy-savings performance contract may provide that reconciliation of the amounts owed under the energy-savings performance contract shall occur in a period beyond one year with final reconciliation occurring within the term of the energy-savings performance contract. An energy-savings performance contract shall include contingency provisions in the event that actual savings do not meet predicted savings.

      (m) The energy-savings performance contract shall require the qualified energy service provider to provide to the state agency or participating municipality an annual reconciliation of the guaranteed energy cost savings. If the reconciliation reveals a shortfall in annual energy cost savings, the qualified energy service provider shall make payment to the state agency or participating municipality in the amount of the shortfall. If the reconciliation reveals an excess in annual energy cost savings, the excess savings shall remain with the state agency or municipality, and shall not be used to cover potential energy cost savings shortages in subsequent years or actual energy cost savings shortages in previous contract years.

      (n) During the term of each energy performance contract, the qualified energy service provider shall monitor the reductions in energy consumption and cost savings attributable to the cost savings measures installed pursuant to the energy-savings performance contract and shall, not less than annually, prepare and provide a report to the state agency or participating municipality documenting the performance of the cost savings measures to the state agency or participating municipality. The report shall adhere to the most current version of the International Performance Measurement and Verification Protocol.

      (o) The qualified energy service provider and state agency or participating municipality may agree to modify savings calculations based on any of the following:

      (1) Subsequent material change to the baseline energy consumption identified at the beginning of the energy-savings performance contract;

      (2) Changes in the number of days in the utility billing cycle;

      (3) Changes in the total square footage of the building;

      (4) Changes in the operational schedule of the facility;

      (5) Changes in facility temperature;

      (6) Material change in the weather;

      (7) Material changes in the amount of equipment or lighting used at the facility; or

      (8) Any other change which reasonably would be expected to modify energy use or energy costs.

      (p) Any state agency or participating municipality that enters into an energy-savings performance contract pursuant to this section shall report the name of the project, the project host, the investment on the project and the expected energy savings to the Office of Policy and Management and the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. Such reporting shall be done at the same time that the energy-savings performance contract is executed.

      (q) A state agency or participating municipality may direct savings realized under the energy-savings performance contract to contract payment and other required expenses and may, when practicable, reinvest savings beyond that required for contract payment and other required expenses into additional energy-savings measures.

      (P.A. 11-80, S. 123.)

      History: P.A. 11-80 effective July 1, 2011.

      Sec. 16a-38k. Building construction standards for new construction or renovation of certain state facilities. Regulations. (a) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, any (1) new construction of a state facility that is projected to cost five million dollars, or more, and for which all budgeted project bond funds are allocated by the State Bond Commission on or after January 1, 2008, (2) renovation of a state facility that is projected to cost two million dollars or more, of which two million dollars or more is state funding, approved and funded on or after January 1, 2008, (3) new construction of a facility that is projected to cost five million dollars, or more, of which two million dollars or more is state funding, and is authorized by the General Assembly pursuant to chapter 173 on or after January 1, 2009, and (4) renovation of a public school facility as defined in subdivision (18) of section 10-282 that is projected to cost two million dollars or more, of which two million dollars or more is state funding, and is authorized by the General Assembly pursuant to chapter 173 on or after January 1, 2009, shall comply with or exceed compliance with the silver building rating of the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design's rating system for new commercial construction and major renovation projects, as established by the United States Green Building Council, or an equivalent standard, including, but not limited to, a two-globe rating in the Green Globes USA design program until the regulations described in subsection (b) of this section are adopted. The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection, in consultation with the Commissioner of Construction Services and the Institute for Sustainable Energy, shall exempt any facility from complying with said regulations if the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection finds, in a written analysis, that the cost of such compliance significantly outweighs the benefits. Nothing in this section shall be construed to require the redesign of any new construction of a state facility that is designed in accordance with the silver building rating of the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design's rating system for new commercial construction and major renovation projects, as established by the United States Green Building Council, or an equivalent standard, including, but not limited to, a two-globe rating in the Green Globes USA design program, provided the design for such facility was initiated or completed prior to the adoption of the regulations described in subsection (b) of this section.

      (b) Not later than January 1, 2007, the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection, in consultation with the Commissioner of Construction Services, shall adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to adopt state building construction standards that are consistent with or exceed the silver building rating of the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design's rating system for new commercial construction and major renovation projects, as established by the United States Green Building Council, including energy standards that exceed those set forth in the 2004 edition of the American Society of Heating, Ventilating and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) Standard 90.1 by no less than twenty per cent, or an equivalent standard, including, but not limited to, a two-globe rating in the Green Globes USA design program, and thereafter update such regulations as the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection deems necessary.

      (P.A. 06-187, S. 70; P.A. 07-213, S. 5; 07-242, S. 10; 07-249, S. 15; P.A. 11-51, S. 112; 11-80, S. 1, 46.)

      History: P.A. 07-213 amended Subsec. (a) to replace "is approved and funded" with "for which all budgeted project bond funds are allocated by the State Bond Commissioner", add provisions re compliance with silver building rating of the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design's rating system for new commercial construction and major renovation projects and revise provisions re regulations, and amended Subsec. (b) to replace "building construction standards" with "state building construction standards", effective July 10, 2007; P.A. 07-242 amended Subsec. (a) to delete exception for salt sheds, parking garages, maintenance facilities or school construction, provide that $2,000,000 or more be state funding and change date of approval and funding from on or after January 1, 2007, to on or after January 1, 2008, in newly designated Subdiv. (1), add Subdivs. (2) to (4), and charge Institute for Sustainable Energy with task of determining whether compliance cost outweighs the benefits, and amended Subsec. (b) to include energy standards that exceed the ASHRAE standard by at least 20%, effective January 1, 2008; P.A. 07-249 amended Subsec. (a) to delete provision in Subdiv. (1) re projects that use $2,000,000 or more in state funding, to require Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management to consult with Institute for Sustainable Energy re exemptions for facilities from regulations and to require that exemption be based on written cost analysis by the secretary, instead of the institute, effective January 1, 2008; P.A. 11-51 changed "Commissioner of Public Works" to "Commissioner of Construction Services" and amended Subsec. (b) to delete requirement to consult with Commissioner of Public Safety re regulations, effective July 1, 2011; P.A. 11-80 amended Subsec. (b) to change references to Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management to "Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection" and to delete "Commissioner of Environmental Protection", effective July 1, 2011; pursuant to P.A. 11-80, "Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management" was changed editorially by the Revisors to "Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection" in Subsec. (a), effective July 1, 2011.

      Sec. 16a-38m. Bond authorization for energy services projects or renewable energy or combined heat and power projects in state buildings. (a) For the purposes described in subsection (b) of this section, the State Bond Commission shall have the power, from time to time, to authorize the issuance of bonds of the state in one or more series and in principal amounts not exceeding in the aggregate thirteen million dollars.

      (b) The proceeds of the sale of said bonds, to the extent of the amount stated in subsection (a) of this section, shall be used by the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection for the purpose of funding any energy services project that results in increased efficiency measures in state buildings pursuant to section 16a-38l, or for any renewable energy or combined heat and power project in state buildings.

      (c) All provisions of section 3-20, or the exercise of any right or power granted thereby, which are not inconsistent with the provisions of this section are hereby adopted and shall apply to all bonds authorized by the State Bond Commission pursuant to this section, and temporary notes in anticipation of the money to be derived from the sale of any such bonds so authorized may be issued in accordance with said section 3-20 and from time to time renewed. Such bonds shall mature at such time or times not exceeding twenty years from their respective dates as may be provided in or pursuant to the resolution or resolutions of the State Bond Commission authorizing such bonds. None of said bonds shall be authorized except upon a finding by the State Bond Commission that there has been filed with it a request for such authorization which is signed by or on behalf of the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management and states such terms and conditions as said commission, in its discretion, may require. Said bonds issued pursuant to this section shall be general obligations of the state and the full faith and credit of the state of Connecticut are pledged for the payment of the principal of and interest on said bonds as the same become due, and accordingly and as part of the contract of the state with the holders of said bonds, appropriation of all amounts necessary for punctual payment of such principal and interest is hereby made, and the State Treasurer shall pay such principal and interest as the same become due.

      (P.A. 07-242, S. 73; P.A. 10-44, S. 31; P.A. 11-51, S. 90; 11-57, S. 68.)

      History: P.A. 07-242 effective July 1, 2007; P.A. 10-44 amended Subsec. (a) by decreasing aggregate authorization from $30,000,000 to $13,000,000, effective July 1, 2010; P.A. 11-57 amended Subsec. (b) to change "Department of Public Works" to "Department of Energy and Environmental Protection", to delete provision re application of public or private incentives and to add as purpose any renewable energy or combined heat and power project in state buildings, effective July 1, 2011.

      Sec. 16a-38n. Clean and distributive generation grant program. Section 16a-38n is repealed, effective July 1, 2011.

      (P.A. 07-242, S. 108; P.A. 11-57, S. 116; 11-80, S. 1, 131.)

      Sec. 16a-38o. Bond authorization for energy services projects or renewable energy or combined heat and power projects in state buildings. (a) For the purposes described in subsection (b) of this section, the State Bond Commission shall have the power, from time to time, to authorize the issuance of bonds of the state in one or more series and in principal amounts not exceeding in the aggregate twenty million dollars.

      (b) The proceeds of the sale of said bonds, to the extent of the amount stated in subsection (a) of this section, shall be used by the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection for the purpose of funding any energy services project that results in increased efficiency measures in state buildings pursuant to section 16a-38l, or for any renewable energy or combined heat and power project in state buildings.

      (c) All provisions of section 3-20, or the exercise of any right or power granted thereby, which are not inconsistent with the provisions of this section are hereby adopted and shall apply to all bonds authorized by the State Bond Commission pursuant to this section, and temporary notes in anticipation of the money to be derived from the sale of any such bonds so authorized may be issued in accordance with said section 3-20 and from time to time renewed. Such bonds shall mature at such time or times not exceeding twenty years from their respective dates as may be provided in or pursuant to the resolution or resolutions of the State Bond Commission authorizing such bonds. None of said bonds shall be authorized except upon a finding by the State Bond Commission that there has been filed with it a request for such authorization which is signed by or on behalf of the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management and states such terms and conditions as said commission, in its discretion, may require. Said bonds issued pursuant to this section shall be general obligations of the state and the full faith and credit of the state of Connecticut are pledged for the payment of the principal of and interest on said bonds as the same become due, and accordingly and as part of the contract of the state with the holders of said bonds, appropriation of all amounts necessary for punctual payment of such principal and interest is hereby made, and the State Treasurer shall pay such principal and interest as the same become due.

      (P.A. 07-242, S. 109; P.A. 10-44, S. 32; P.A. 11-57, S. 69; 11-80, S. 1.)

      History: P.A. 07-242 effective July 1, 2007; P.A. 10-44 amended Subsec. (a) by decreasing aggregate authorization from $50,000,000 to $20,000,000, effective July 1, 2010; P.A. 11-57 amended Subsec. (b) to change "Department of Public Utility Control" to "Department of Energy and Environmental Protection", to remove reference to repealed Sec. 16a-38n and to add as purpose the funding of energy services projects or renewable energy or combined heat and power projects in state buildings, effective July 1, 2011.

      Sec. 16a-38p. Bond authorization for energy services projects or renewable energy or combined heat and power projects in state buildings. (a) For the purposes described in subsection (b) of this section, the State Bond Commission shall have the power, from time to time, to authorize the issuance of bonds of the state in one or more series and in principal amounts not exceeding in the aggregate ten million dollars.

      (b) The proceeds of the sale of said bonds, to the extent of the amount stated in subsection (a) of this section, shall be used by the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, for the purpose of funding any energy services project that results in increased efficiency measures in state buildings pursuant to section 16a-38l, or for any renewable energy or combined heat and power project in state buildings.

      (c) All provisions of section 3-20, or the exercise of any right or power granted thereby, which are not inconsistent with the provisions of this section are hereby adopted and shall apply to all bonds authorized by the State Bond Commission pursuant to this section, and temporary notes in anticipation of the money to be derived from the sale of any such bonds so authorized may be issued in accordance with said section 3-20 and from time to time renewed. Such bonds shall mature at such time or times not exceeding twenty years from their respective dates as may be provided in or pursuant to the resolution or resolutions of the State Bond Commission authorizing such bonds. None of said bonds shall be authorized except upon a finding by the State Bond Commission that there has been filed with it a request for such authorization which is signed by or on behalf of the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management and states such terms and conditions as said commission, in its discretion, may require. Said bonds issued pursuant to this section shall be general obligations of the state and the full faith and credit of the state of Connecticut are pledged for the payment of the principal of and interest on said bonds as the same become due, and accordingly and as part of the contract of the state with the holders of said bonds, appropriation of all amounts necessary for punctual payment of such principal and interest is hereby made, and the State Treasurer shall pay such principal and interest as the same become due.

      (P.A. 07-242, S. 121; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-4, S. 64; P.A. 10-44, S. 33; P.A. 11-57, S. 70; 11-80, S. 1.)

      History: P.A. 07-242 effective July 1, 2007; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-4 amended Subsec. (b) to add that eligible state buildings may be "in the process of becoming LEED silver rating certified or receive a two-globe rating in the Green Globes USA design program or in the process of receiving a two-globe rating in the Green Globes USA design program", effective July 1, 2007; P.A. 10-44 amended Subsec. (a) to decrease aggregate authorization from $30,000,000 to $10,000,000, effective July 1, 2010; P.A. 11-57 amended Subsec. (b) to change "Connecticut Innovations, Incorporated" to "Department of Energy and Environmental Protection", and to change purpose of funding from projects funded under Sec. 16-245n for LEED-certified buildings or Green Globes USA design program to any energy services project or renewable energy or combined heat and power project in state buildings, effective July 1, 2011.

      Sec. 16a-39. Lighting standards for public buildings. Regulations. Inspections. Lighting grants to municipalities. (a) As used in this section:

      (1) "Public building" means any building or portion thereof, other than an "exempted building", which is open to the public during normal business hours, including (A) any building which provides facilities or shelter for public assembly, (B) any inn, hotel, motel, sports arena, supermarket, transportation terminal, retail store, restaurant, or other commercial establishment which provides services or retails merchandise, and (C) any building owned or leased by the state of Connecticut or any political subdivision thereof, or by another state or political subdivision thereof and located in Connecticut, including libraries, museums, schools, hospitals, auditoriums, sports arenas and university buildings;

      (2) "Exempted building" means (A) any building whose peak design rate of energy usage for all purposes is less than one watt per square foot of floor area for all purposes, (B) any building with neither a heating nor cooling system, and (C) any building owned or leased in whole or in part by the United States;

      (3) "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Construction Services or his designee; and

      (4) "Eligible building" means a building owned by a municipality, located within the state and not used for public education purposes.

      (b) The commissioner, after consultation with the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection and with such advisory board as the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection may appoint, shall adopt, in accordance with chapter 54, regulations establishing lighting standards for all public buildings. The members of any such advisory board shall receive neither compensation nor expenses for the performance of their duties.

      (c) The lighting standards adopted pursuant to subsection (b) of this section shall provide for the maximum feasible energy efficiency of lighting equipment commensurate with other factors relevant to lighting levels and equipment, including, but not limited to, the purposes of the lighting, reasonable economic considerations in terms both of initial capital costs and of operating costs including nonenergy operating costs, reasonable budgetary considerations in terms of the feasibility of implementing changes which require a significant capital expenditure in a given time period, any constraints imposed on lighting equipment by the nature of the activities being carried out in the facility involved, considerations involving historic preservation or unusual architectural features, the amount of remaining useful lifetime which a particular structure would be expected to enjoy and the size of the building or portion of the building involved.

      (d) The commissioner shall, upon the adoption of the regulations required by subsection (b) of this section, make random inspections of public buildings to monitor compliance with the standards established by such regulations. The commissioner may also inspect any public buildings against which complaints alleging violation of such standards have been received. The operator of a public building or portion thereof shall provide access to such inspectors at any reasonable time, including all times during which the facility is open to the public. If an inspector is denied access to a public building for the purposes of making an inspection in accordance with the provisions of this section, the commissioner may apply to the superior court for the judicial district wherein such building is located for injunctive or other equitable relief. If upon inspection it is determined that the lighting levels in a public building do not conform to such standards, the inspector shall make available to the owner or operator of such building, information regarding such standards and the economic and energy savings expected to result from compliance therewith. The owner or operator of a public building may, after having taken appropriate measures to render such building in compliance with such standards, request a reinspection of such building by the commissioner. The commissioner may, upon such request or at his own discretion, conduct such reinspection and determine whether or not such building has been brought into compliance with such standards.

      (e) The commissioner shall maintain a listing of all public buildings found to be in compliance with the lighting standards adopted pursuant to subsection (c) of this section.

      (f) The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection may award lighting grants to municipalities for the purpose of improving the energy efficiency of lighting equipment in eligible buildings. All lighting grants shall be awarded based on an application, submitted by a municipality, which sets forth the lighting conservation measures to be implemented. Such measures shall meet the standards established pursuant to subsection (b) of this section and be consistent with the state energy policy, as set forth in section 16a-35k. When evaluating the applications submitted pursuant to this section and determining the amount of a lighting grant, the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall consider the energy savings and the payback period for the measures to be implemented and any other information which the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection deems relevant. The funds for lighting grants shall be provided from proceeds of bonds issued for such purpose. The amount of each grant shall be not less than five thousand dollars but not more than fifty thousand dollars, provided the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection may award grants of less than five thousand dollars or more than fifty thousand dollars if the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection finds good cause to do so. All public service company incentive payments contributed to any energy conservation project at an eligible building shall be applied to pay the principal cost of such project.

      (P.A. 78-269, S. 1-6; P.A. 87-496, S. 80, 110; P.A. 88-220, S. 5, 11; P.A. 93-378, S. 3, 4; P.A. 11-51, S. 90; 11-80, S. 47.)

      History: P.A. 87-496 substituted public works commissioner for administrative services commissioner in Subsec. (a); P.A. 88-220 deleted obsolete provisions re 1979 reporting requirement in Subsec. (e); P.A. 93-378 added Subsec. (a)(5) defining "eligible building" and added new Subsec. (f) regarding lighting grants to municipalities, effective July 1, 1993; pursuant to P.A. 11-51, "Commissioner of Public Works" was changed editorially by the Revisors to "Commissioner of Construction Services" in Subsec. (a)(3), effective July 1, 2011; P.A. 11-80 amended Subsec. (a) by deleting former Subdiv. (4) defining "secretary" and redesignating existing Subdiv. (5) as Subdiv. (4) and amended Subsecs. (b) and (f) by replacing "secretary" with "Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection", effective July 1, 2011.

      Sec. 16a-40b. Revolving loans and deferred loans for energy-conserving installations in residential structures. Revolving loans for secondary heating systems and conversions of primary heating systems in dwellings heated primarily by electricity. Program for multifamily dwellings. Regulations. Electric and gas company participation. (a) The commissioner, acting on behalf of the state, may, with respect to loans for which funds have been authorized by the State Bond Commission prior to July 1, 1992, in his discretion make low-cost loans or deferred loans to residents of this state for the purchase and installation in residential structures of insulation, alternative energy devices, energy conservation materials and replacement furnaces and boilers, approved in accordance with regulations to be adopted by the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection. In the purchase and installation of insulation in new residential structures, only that insulation which exceeds the requirements of the State Building Code shall be eligible for such loans or deferred loans. The commissioner may also make low-cost loans or deferred loans to persons in the state residing in dwellings constructed not later than December 31, 1979, and for which the primary source of heating since such date has been electric resistance, for (1) the purchase and installation of a high-efficiency secondary heating system using a source of heat other than electric resistance, (2) the conversion of a primary electric heating system to a high-efficiency system using a source of heat other than electric resistance, or (3) the purchase and installation of a high-efficiency combination heating and cooling system. As used in this subsection, "high-efficiency" means having a seasonal energy efficiency ratio of 11.0 or higher, or a heating season performance factor of 7.2 or higher, as designated by the American Refrigeration Institute in the Directory of Certified Unitary Air Conditioners, Air Source Heat Pumps and Outdoor Unitary Equipment, as from time to time amended, or an equivalent ratio for a fossil fuel system.

      (b) Any such loan or deferred loan shall be available only for a residential structure containing not more than four dwelling units, shall be not less than four hundred dollars and not more than twenty-five thousand dollars per structure and, with respect to any application received on or after November 29, 1979, shall be made only to an applicant who submits evidence, satisfactory to the commissioner, that the adjusted gross income of the household member or members who contribute to the support of his household was not in excess of two hundred per cent of the median area income by household size. In the case of a deferred loan, the contract shall require that payments on interest are due immediately but that payments on principal may be made at a later time. Repayment of loans made under this subsection shall be subject to (1) a rate of interest (A) of zero per cent for loans for natural gas furnaces or boilers that meet or exceed federal Energy Star standards and propane and oil furnaces and boilers that are not less than eighty-four per cent efficient or as may otherwise be provided in subsection (a) of section 16a-46e, or (B) to be determined in accordance with subsection (t) of section 3-20 and this subsection for loans for other purposes, and (2) such terms and conditions as the commissioner may establish. The State Bond Commission shall establish a range of rates of interest payable on loans pursuant to subparagraph (B) of subdivision (1) of this subsection and shall apply the range to applicants in accordance with a formula which reflects their income. Such range shall be not less than zero per cent for any applicant in the lowest income class and not more than one per cent above the rate of interest borne by the general obligation bonds of the state last issued prior to the most recent date such range was established for any applicant for whom the adjusted gross income of the household member or members who contribute to the support of his household does not exceed two hundred per cent of the median area income by household size.

      (c) The commissioner shall establish a program under which he shall make funds deposited in the Energy Conservation Loan Fund available for low-cost loans or deferred loans under subsection (a) of this section for residential structures containing more than four dwelling units, or for contracts guaranteeing payment of loans or deferred loans provided by private institutions for such structures for the purposes specified under subsection (a) of this section. Any such loan or deferred loan shall be an amount equaling not more than two thousand dollars multiplied by the number of dwelling units in such structure, provided no such loan or deferred loan shall exceed sixty thousand dollars. If the applicant seeks a loan or deferred loan for a structure containing more than thirty dwelling units, he shall include in his application a commitment to make comparable energy improvements of benefit to all dwelling units in the structure in addition to the thirty units which are eligible for the loan or deferred loan. Applications for contracts of guarantee shall be limited to structures containing not more than thirty dwelling units and the amount of the guarantee shall be not more than three thousand dollars for each dwelling unit benefiting from the loan or deferred loan. There shall not be an income eligibility limitation for applicants for such loans, deferred loans or guarantees, but the commissioner shall give preference to applications for loans, deferred loans or guarantees for such structures which are occupied by persons of low or moderate income. Repayment of such loans or deferred loans shall be subject to (1) a rate of interest (A) of zero per cent for loans for natural gas furnaces or boilers that meet or exceed federal Energy Star standards and propane and oil furnaces and boilers that are not less than eighty-four per cent efficient or as may otherwise be provided in subsection (a) of section 16a-46e, or (B) to be determined in accordance with subsection (t) of section 3-20 for loans for other purposes, and (2) such terms and conditions as the commissioner shall establish. The state shall have a lien on each property for which a loan, deferred loan or guarantee has been made under this section to ensure compliance with such terms and conditions.

      (d) With respect to such loans made on or after July 1, 1981, all repayments of principal shall be deposited into the Energy Conservation Loan Fund established pursuant to section 16a-40a. The interest applicable to any such loans made shall be paid to the State Treasurer for deposit in the General Fund.

      (e) The commissioner shall adopt regulations in accordance with chapter 54, (1) concerning qualifications for such loans or deferred loans, requirements and limitations as to adjustments of terms and conditions of repayment and any additional requirements deemed necessary to carry out the provisions of this section and to assure that those tax-exempt bonds and notes used to fund such loans or deferred loans qualify for exemption from federal income taxation, (2) providing for the maximum feasible availability of such loans or deferred loans for dwelling units owned or occupied by persons of low and moderate income, (3) establishing procedures to inform such persons of the availability of such loans or deferred loans and to encourage and assist them to apply for such loans or deferred loans, and (4) providing that (A) the interest payments received from the recipients of loans or deferred loans made on and after July 1, 1982, less the expenses incurred by the commissioner in the implementation of the program of loans, deferred loans and loan guarantees under this section, and (B) the payments received from electric and gas companies under subsection (f) of this section shall be applied to reimburse the General Fund for interest on the outstanding bonds and notes used to fund such loans or deferred loans made on or after July 1, 1982.

      (f) Not later than August first, annually, the commissioner shall calculate the difference between (1) the weighted average of the percentage rates of interest payable on all subsidized loans made (A) after July 1, 1982, from the Energy Conservation Loan Fund, (B) from the Home Heating System Loan Fund established under section 16a-40k, and (C) from the Housing Repayment and Revolving Loan Fund pursuant to this section, and (2) the average of the percentage rates of interest on any bonds and notes issued pursuant to section 3-20, which have been dedicated to the energy conservation loan program and used to fund such loans, and multiply such difference by the outstanding amount of all such loans, or such lesser amount as may be required under Section 103(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or any subsequent corresponding internal revenue code of the United States, as from time to time amended. The product of such difference and such applicable amount shall not exceed six per cent of the sum of the outstanding principal amount at the end of each fiscal year of all loans or deferred loans made (A) on or after July 1, 1982, from the Energy Conservation Loan Fund, (B) from the Home Heating System Loan Fund established under section 16a-40k, and (C) from the Housing Repayment and Revolving Loan Fund pursuant to this section, and the balance remaining in the Energy Conservation Loan Fund and the balance of energy conservation loan repayments in the Housing Repayment and Revolving Loan Fund. Not later than September first, annually, the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority shall allocate such product among each electric and gas company having at least seventy-five thousand customers, in accordance with a formula taking into account, without limitation, the average number of residential customers of each company. Not later than October first, annually, each such company shall pay its assessed amount to the commissioner. The commissioner shall pay to the State Treasurer for deposit in the General Fund all such payments from electric and gas companies, and shall adopt procedures to assure that such payments are not used for purposes other than those specifically provided in this section. The authority shall include each company's payment as an operating expense of the company for the purposes of rate-making under section 16-19.

      (P.A. 79-509, S. 3, 5; Oct. Sp. Sess. P.A. 79-10, S. 2, 4; P.A. 81-306, S. 1, 4; P.A. 82-369, S. 7, 28; P.A. 83-427, S. 2; P.A. 85-601, S. 2-4, 8; P.A. 86-189, S. 1, 2; P.A. 87-416, S. 12, 24; 87-578, S. 1-4, 6; P.A. 88-220, S. 6, 11; P.A. 89-211, S. 28; 89-312, S. 1, 2; P.A. 90-238, S. 26, 27, 32; P.A. 92-166, S. 29, 31; 92-208, S. 1, 6; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 92-7, S. 31, 36; P.A. 93-435, S. 4, 95; P.A. 95-250, S. 1; P.A. 96-211, S. 1, 5, 6; P.A. 05-191, S. 5; P.A. 07-64, S. 1; 07-242, S. 80; Aug. Sp. Sess. P.A. 08-2, S. 6; P.A. 11-80, S. 1; 11-140, S. 20.)

      History: Oct. Sp. Sess. P.A. 79-10 placed income ceiling of $30,000 average for loan applicants as of November 29, 1979; P.A. 81-306 divided section into two subsecs. and in Subsec. (a) added provisions making loan fund revolving and in Subsec. (b) raised maximum income eligibility for loans from $30,000 to $33,000 per year; P.A. 82-369 relettered and added subsections, made technical changes in Subsec. (a), increased from $33,000 to $45,000 the eligibility limit for loans for residential structures containing not more than four dwelling units and added provisions re range of interest rates for such loans in Subsec. (b), added Subsec. (c) providing for pilot program for loans and loan guarantees for residential structures containing more than four dwelling units, clarified loan repayment provisions in Subsec. (d), required in Subsec. (e) that regulations be adopted re qualification of bonds and notes used for loans for exemption from federal income taxation, availability of loans for persons of low and moderate income, and reimbursement of general fund for interest on outstanding bonds and notes used to fund loans made on or after July 1, 1982, added Subsec. (f) re payments by electric and gas companies, and added Subsec. (g) re report to general assembly on pilot program; P.A. 83-427 amended Subsec. (b) to vary loan limits in accordance with size of structure and amended Subsec. (c) to require that not less than 10% nor more than 25% of funds deposited in loan fund be made available for pilot program, instead of 10%, and to increase the limit on loans under pilot program from $700 to $1,000 per unit; P.A. 85-601 amended Subsec. (a), authorizing loans to be made for purchase and installation of replacement furnaces and boilers, limiting amount of funds to be allocated for such loans during fiscal year ending June 30, 1986, and authorizing loans to be made to persons residing in certain electrically heated dwellings for purchase of nonelectric secondary systems or conversion to nonelectric systems, amended Subsec. (c), increasing from 10 to 30 the number of dwelling units in a structure eligible for loans and loan guarantees and limiting the amount of funds to be allocated for such loans during fiscal year ending June 30, 1986, amended Subsec. (e) re regulations re application of interest payments to program implementation expenses and to reimbursement of general fund and amended Subsec. (f), clarifying calculation of electric and gas company assessment; P.A. 86-189 amended Subsec. (a) to repeal limit on allocation for loans for replacement furnaces and boilers, amended Subsec. (c) to repeal provision basing loan amount on number of dwelling units benefiting from loan and replacing with $30,000 loan limit and to repeal limit on allocation for loans and contracts guaranteeing loans in amounts greater than $10,000 and amended Subsec. (g) to require new report to general assembly; P.A. 87-416 amended Subsec. (b) to provide that the interest rates on loans would be determined by the state bond commission in accordance with Subsec. (t) of Sec. 3-20; P.A. 87-578 increased the limit for loans for residential structures containing not more than four dwelling units to $6,000 and made technical changes re income requirements in Subsec. (b), eliminated fiscal year 1986-1987 allocation requirement and added lien provision in Subsec. (c), and made technical changes in Subsecs. (c) and (f); P.A. 88-220 deleted provision for repayment, before 1981, of principal and interest on loans in Subsec. (d) and made the reporting requirement in Subsec. (g) annual; P.A. 89-211 clarified reference to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; P.A. 89-312 amended Subsec. (f)(2) to refer to bonds dedicated to energy conservation loan program rather than to bonds issued pursuant to Secs. 16a-40c and 16a-40k; P.A. 90-238 revised provisions re administrative expenses, state service fees and allocation of moneys in various housing funds in Subsecs. (d) and (f); P.A. 92-166 amended Subsec. (b) to provide that, in the case of a deferred loan, payments on principal are due immediately but that payments on interest may be made at a later time and to amend Subsecs. (a) and (c) to (g), inclusive, to make technical changes consistent with 1992 public acts; P.A. 92-208 amended Subsec. (a) by adding provision re loans for which funds have been authorized by the state bond commission prior to July 1, 1992, and amended Subsec. (d) to require the annual transfer of any balance in the fund after July 1, 1992, to the energy conservation revolving loan account created pursuant to Sec. 32-317; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 92-7 amended Subsec. (d) to provide that payments shall be prior to the calculations required under Subsec. (f) of this section and Sec. 32-317(f); P.A. 93-435 added references to "deferred loans", in Subsec. (e), effective June 28, 1993; P.A. 95-250 and P.A. 96-211 replaced Commissioner and Department of Housing with Commissioner and Department of Economic and Community Development; P.A. 05-191 made technical changes in Subsecs. (e) and (f) and deleted former Subsec. (g) re annual report by Commissioner of Economic and Community Development; P.A. 07-64 amended Subsec. (a) by specifying purposes of a loan in new Subdivs. (1) to (3), deleting former provision re primary source of heating and defining "high-efficiency", amended Subsec. (b) by raising loan amount to $15,000, and applying highest loan interest range to households at 150% of median income, amended Subsec. (c) by increasing multiplier for loan amount for structures with four or more dwelling units to $2,000, with a maximum amount of $60,000, and increasing multiplier for loan amount for structures with more than 30 dwelling units to $3,000, and made technical changes in Subsec. (d); P.A. 07-242 amended Subsec. (b) to delete exception re Subsec. (c) and to increase maximum loan limit from $15,000 to $25,000, effective June 4, 2007; Aug. Sp. Sess. P.A. 08-2 amended Subsec. (b) to increase income eligibility requirements from 150% to 200% of median area income by household size, to add Subdiv. (1)(A) re 0% interest loans for certain furnaces or boilers, regardless of income, to make interest rates in Subdiv. (1)(B) applicable to loans for other purposes and to make conforming changes and amended Subsec. (c) to add Subdiv. (1)(A) re 0% interest loans for certain furnaces or boilers, to make interest rates in Subdiv. (1)(B) applicable to loans for other purposes and to make conforming changes, effective August 26, 2008; pursuant to P.A. 11-80, "Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management" was changed editorially by the Revisors to "Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection" in Subsec. (a) and "Department of Public Utility Control" was changed editorially by the Revisors to "Public Utilities Regulatory Authority" in Subsec. (f), effective July 1, 2011; P.A. 11-140 amended Subsec. (d) by replacing requirements for repayments of principal to first be deposited into Housing Repayment and Revolving Loan Fund and then transferred to Energy Conservation Loan Fund with requirement for repayments to be deposited directly into Energy Conservation Loan Fund, effective July 1, 2011.

      Sec. 16a-40d. Bond authorization for the Energy Conservation Loan Fund and the Green Connecticut Loan Guaranty Fund. (a) The State Bond Commission shall have the power, from time to time, to authorize the issuance of bonds of the state in one or more series and in principal amounts not exceeding in the aggregate five million dollars per year. Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, the proceeds of the sale of said bonds shall be deposited in the Energy Conservation Loan Fund established under section 16a-40a for the purposes of making and guaranteeing loans and deferred loans as provided in section 5 of public act 05-2 of the October 25 special session* and section 16a-46e. All provisions of section 3-20, or the exercise of any right or power granted thereby which are not inconsistent with the provisions of sections 16a-40 to 16a-40b, inclusive, and this section are hereby adopted and shall apply to all bonds authorized by the State Bond Commission pursuant to said sections 16a-40 to 16a-40b, inclusive, and this section, and temporary notes in anticipation of the money to be derived from the sale of any such bonds so authorized may be issued in accordance with said section 3-20 and from time to time renewed. Such bonds shall mature at such time or times not exceeding twenty years from their respective dates as may be provided in or pursuant to the resolution or resolutions of the State Bond Commission authorizing such bonds. Said bonds issued pursuant to said sections 16a-40 to 16a-40b, inclusive, and this section shall be general obligations of the state and the full faith and credit of the state of Connecticut are pledged for the payment of the principal of and interest on said bonds as the same become due, and accordingly and as part of the contract of the state with the holders of said bonds, appropriation of all amounts necessary for punctual payment of such principal and interest is hereby made, and the Treasurer shall pay such principal and interest as the same become due.

      (b) As of July 1, 2010, proceeds of the sale of said bonds which have been authorized as provided in subsection (a) of this section, but have not been allocated by the State Bond Commission, and the additional amount of five million dollars authorized by this section on July 1, 2010, shall be deposited in the Green Connecticut Loan Guaranty Fund established pursuant to section 16a-40e, and shall be used by the Clean Energy Finance and Investment Authority for purposes of the Green Connecticut Loan Guaranty Fund program established pursuant to section 16a-40f, provided not more than eighteen million dollars shall be deposited in the Green Connecticut Loan Guaranty Fund. Such additional amounts may be deposited in the Green Connecticut Loan Guaranty Fund as the State Bond Commission may, from time to time, authorize.

      (Oct. 25 Sp. Sess. P.A. 05-2, S. 6; P.A. 07-242, S. 2; P.A. 10-44, S. 210; 10-179, S. 137; P.A. 11-80, S. 137.)

      *Note: Section 5 of public act 05-2 of the October 25 special session is special in nature and therefore has not been codified but remains in full force and effect according to its terms.

      History: Oct. 25 Sp. Sess. P.A. 05-2 effective October 31, 2005; P.A. 07-242 made aggregate authorization of $5,000,000 available annually, effective June 4, 2007; P.A. 10-44 decreased aggregate authorization from $5,000,000 to $2,000,000 for 2008 fiscal year, and authorized $5,000,000 for 2011 fiscal year and each fiscal year thereafter, effective July 1, 2010; P.A. 10-179 designated existing provisions as Subsec. (a) and amended same to change aggregate authorization to $5,000,000 per year, and added Subsec. (b) re use of up to $18,000,000 in bond proceeds for Green Connecticut Loan Guaranty Fund, effective July 1, 2010; P.A. 11-80 amended Subsec. (b) by replacing "Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority" with "Clean Energy Finance and Investment Authority", effective July 1, 2011.

      Sec. 16a-40e. Green Connecticut Loan Guaranty Fund. The Clean Energy Finance and Investment Authority shall establish a "Green Connecticut Loan Guaranty Fund". Such fund shall be used for the purposes of guaranteeing loans authorized under section 16a-40f, and may be used for expenses incurred by said authority in the implementation of the program under said section.

      (P.A. 10-179, S. 136; P.A. 11-80, S. 138.)

      History: P.A. 10-179 effective May 7, 2010; P.A. 11-80 replaced "Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority" with "Clean Energy Finance and Investment Authority", effective July 1, 2011.

      Sec. 16a-40f. Green Connecticut Loan Guaranty Fund program. (a) For the purposes of this section:

      (1) "Participating qualified nonprofit organizations" means individuals, nonprofit organizations and small businesses;

      (2) "Small business" means a business entity employing not more than fifty full-time employees;

      (3) "Eligible energy conservation project" means an energy conservation project meeting the criteria identified, as provided in subsection (d) of this section;

      (4) "Participating lending institution" means any bank, trust company, savings bank, savings and loan association or credit union, whether chartered by the United States of America or this state, or any insurance company authorized to do business in this state that participates in the Green Connecticut Loan Guaranty Fund program; and

      (5) "Authority" means the Clean Energy Finance and Investment Authority.

      (b) The authority shall establish the Green Connecticut Loan Guaranty Fund program from the proceeds of the bonds issued pursuant to section 16a-40d for the purpose of guaranteeing loans made by participating lending institutions to a participating qualified nonprofit organization for eligible energy conservation projects, including for two or more joint eligible energy conservation projects. In carrying out the purposes of this section, the authority shall have and may exercise the powers provided in subsection (d) of section 16-245n.

      (c) Participating qualified nonprofit organizations may borrow money from a participating lending institution for any energy conservation project for which the authority provides guaranties pursuant to this section. In connection with the provision of such a guaranty by the authority, (1) a participating qualified nonprofit organization shall enter into any loan or other agreement and make such covenants, representations and indemnities as a participating lending institution deems necessary or appropriate; and (2) a participating lending institution shall enter into a guaranty agreement with the authority, pursuant to which the authority has agreed to provide a first loss guaranty of an agreed percentage of the original principal amount of loans for eligible energy conservation projects.

      (d) In consultation with the Energy Conservation Management Board and the Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority, the Clean Energy Finance and Investment Authority shall identify types of projects that qualify as eligible energy conservation projects, including, but not limited to, the purchase and installation of insulation, alternative energy devices, energy conservation materials, replacement furnaces and boilers, and technologically advanced energy-conserving equipment. The authority, in consultation with said entities, shall establish priorities for financing eligible energy conservation projects based on need and quality determinants. The authority shall adopt procedures, in accordance with the provisions of section 1-121, to implement the provisions of this section.

      (e) The authority shall, in consultation with the Energy Conservation Management Board and the Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority, (1) ensure that the program established pursuant to this section integrates with existing state energy efficiency and renewable energy programs; (2) establish performance targets for the program to ensure that the program in coordination with existing financing programs will enable efficiency improvements for at least fifteen per cent of single family homes in the state by 2020; (3) enter into agreements with participating lending institutions that provide loan origination services; and (4) exercise such other powers as are necessary for the proper administration of the program.

      (f) Financial assistance provided by participating lending institutions pursuant to this section shall be subject to the following terms:

      (1) Eligible energy conservation projects shall meet cost-effectiveness standards adopted by the authority in consultation with the Energy Conservation Management Board and the Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority.

      (2) Loans shall be at interest rates determined by the authority to be no higher than necessary to result in the participation of participating lending institutions in the program.

      (3) The amount of a fee paid for an energy audit provided pursuant to this program may be added to the amount of a loan to finance the cost of an eligible project conducted in response to such energy audit. In such cases, the amount of the fee may be reimbursed from the fund to the borrower.

      (P.A. 10-179, S. 135; P.A. 11-80, S. 124.)

      History: P.A. 10-179 effective May 7, 2010; P.A. 11-80 amended Subsec. (a) by adding Subdiv. (5) defining "authority" as the Clean Energy Finance and Investment Authority, amended Subsecs. (b) and (c) by replacing "Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority" with "authority", amended Subsec. (d) by requiring Clean Energy Finance and Investment Authority, in consultation with Energy Conservation Management Board and Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority, to identify eligible projects and by eliminating requirement to consult with Office of Policy and Management, and added Subsecs. (e) and (f) re program financing, effective July 1, 2011 (Revisor's note: In Subsec. (b), a reference to Sec. 10a-180 was changed editorially by the Revisors to Sec. 16-245n(d) for consistency).

      Sec. 16a-40l. Residential heating equipment financing program. Definitions. Energy savings infrastructure pilot program. Financial incentives. Loans. (a) On or before October 1, 2011, the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection shall establish a residential heating equipment financing program. Such program shall allow residential customers to finance, through on-bill financing or other mechanism, the installation of energy efficient natural gas or heating oil burners, boilers and furnaces to replace (1) burners, boilers and furnaces that are not less than seven years old with an efficiency rating of not more than seventy-five per cent, or (2) electric heating systems. Eligible fuel oil furnaces shall have an efficiency rating of not less than eighty-six per cent. An eligible fuel oil burner shall have an efficiency rating of not less than eighty-six per cent with temperature reset controls. An eligible natural gas boiler shall have an annual fuel utilization efficiency rating of not less than ninety per cent and an eligible natural gas furnace shall have an annual fuel utilization efficiency rating of not less than ninety-five per cent. To participate in the program established pursuant to this subsection, a customer shall first have a home energy audit, the cost of which may be financed pursuant to subsection (b) of this section.

      (b) Any customer who participates in the financing program established pursuant to this section may repay such financing as part of such customer's monthly gas or electric distribution company bill. Said program may be funded by the residential financing program offered by the Energy Efficiency Fund or the Clean Energy Fund established pursuant to section 16-245n.

      (c) "Eligible entity" means (1) any residential, commercial, institutional or industrial customer of an electric distribution company or natural gas company, as defined in section 16-1, who employs or installs an eligible in-state energy savings technology, (2) an energy service company certified as a Connecticut electric efficiency partner by the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, or (3) an installer certified by the Clean Energy Finance and Investment Authority.

      (d) "Energy savings infrastructure" means tangible equipment, installation, labor, cost of engineering, permits, application fees and other reasonable costs incurred by eligible entities for operating eligible in-state energy savings technologies designed to reduce electricity consumption, natural gas consumption, heating oil consumption or promote combined heat and power systems.

      (e) The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection shall establish an energy savings infrastructure pilot program consisting of financial incentives for the installation of combined heat and power systems, energy efficient heating oil burners, boilers and furnaces and natural gas boilers and furnaces by eligible entities. On or before June 30, 2014, the department shall evaluate the efficacy of the program established pursuant to this section.

      (f) On or before October 1, 2011, the department shall begin accepting applications for financial incentives for combined heat and power systems of not more than one megawatt of power. To qualify for such financial incentives, such combined heat and power system shall reduce energy costs at an amount equal to or greater than the amount of the installation cost of the system within ten years of the installation. The department shall review the current market conditions for such systems, including any existing federal or state financial incentives, and determine the appropriate financial incentives under this program necessary to encourage installation of such systems. Such financial incentives may include providing private financial institutions with loan loss protection or grants to lower borrowing costs. Financial incentives pursuant to this subdivision shall not exceed two hundred dollars per kilowatt. A project accepted for such incentives shall qualify for a waiver of (1) the backup power rate under section 16-243o, and (2) the requirement to provide baseload electricity under section 16-243i. Any purchase of natural gas for any combined heat and power system installed pursuant to this subdivision shall not include a distribution charge pursuant to section 16-243l.

      (g) On or before December 31, 2011, the department shall begin accepting applications for financial incentives for the installation of more efficient fuel oil and natural gas boilers and furnaces that replace existing boilers or furnaces that are not less than seven years old with an efficiency rating of not more than seventy-five per cent. A qualifying fuel oil furnace shall have an efficiency rating of not less than eighty-six per cent. A qualifying fuel oil boiler shall have an efficiency rating of not less than eighty-six per cent with temperature reset controls. A qualifying natural gas boiler shall have an annual fuel utilization efficiency rating of not less than ninety per cent and a qualifying natural gas furnace shall have an annual fuel utilization efficiency rating of not less than ninety-five per cent. The department shall review the current market conditions for such systems and equipment upgrades, including, but not limited to, any existing federal or state financial incentives, and establish the appropriate financial incentives under this program necessary to encourage such upgrades. Financial incentives shall provide private financial institutions with loan loss protection or grants to lower borrowing costs and, if the department deems it necessary, grants to the lending financial institution to lower borrowing costs and allow for a ten-year loan. Such financial incentive package shall ensure that the annual loan payment by the applicant shall be at not more than the projected annual energy savings less one hundred dollars. Any loan provided as a financial incentive pursuant to this subsection shall include the cost of any related incentives, as determined by the department. The department shall arrange with an electric distribution or gas company to provide for payment of any loan made as financial assistance under this subsection through the loan recipient's monthly electric or gas bill, as applicable.

      (h) Eligible entities seeking a loan under the loan program established in this section shall (1) contract with Connecticut-based licensed contractors, installers or tradesmen for the installation of an eligible in-state energy savings technology; (2) provide evidence of the cost of purchase and installation of the eligible in-state energy savings technology; and (3) periodically provide evidence of the operation and functionality of the eligible in-state energy savings technology to ensure that such technology is operating as intended during the term of the loan.

      (i) The department shall develop a prescriptive one-page loan application. Such application shall include, but not be limited to: (1) Detailed information, specifications and documentation of the eligible in-state energy technology's installed costs and projected energy savings, and (2) for requests for loans in excess of one hundred thousand dollars, certification by a licensed professional engineer, licensed contractor, installer or tradesman with a state license held in good standing.

      (j) On or before October 1, 2011, the department shall establish a plan that includes procedures and parameters for its energy savings infrastructure pilot program established pursuant to this section.

      (k) On or before October 1, 2014, the department shall, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a, report to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to energy with regard to the projects assisted by the energy savings infrastructure pilot program established pursuant to this section, the amount of public funding, the energy savings from the technologies installed and any recommendations for changes to the program, including, but not limited to, incentives that encourage consumers to install more efficient fuel oil and natural gas boilers and furnaces prior to failure or gross inefficiency of their current heating system.

      (P.A. 11-80, S. 116.)

      History: P.A. 11-80 effective July 1, 2011.

      Sec. 16a-41b. Low-Income Energy Advisory Board. (a) There shall be a Low-Income Energy Advisory Board which shall consist of the following members: The Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management or the secretary's designee; the Commissioner of Social Services or the commissioner's designee; the executive director of the Commission on Aging; a representative of each electric and gas public service company designated by each such company; the chairperson of the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority, or the chairperson's designee; the Consumer Counsel or the counsel's designee; the executive director of Operation Fuel; the executive director of Infoline; the director of the Connecticut Local Administrators of Social Services; the executive director of Legal Assistance Resource Center of Connecticut; the Connecticut president of AARP; a designee of the Norwich Public Utility; a designee of the Connecticut Petroleum Dealers Association; and a representative of the community action agencies administering energy assistance programs under contract with the Department of Social Services, designated by the Connecticut Association for Community Action.

      (b) The Low-Income Energy Advisory Board shall advise and assist the Office of Policy and Management and the Department of Social Services in the planning, development, implementation and coordination of energy-assistance-related programs and policies and low-income weatherization assistance programs and policies, shall advise the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection regarding the impact of utility rates and policies, and shall make recommendations to the General Assembly regarding (1) legislation and plans subject to legislative approval, and (2) administration of the block grant program authorized under the Low-Income Energy Assistance Act, as described in section 16a-41a, to ensure affordable access to residential energy services to low-income state residents.

      (c) The Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management or the person designated by the secretary pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall be the chairperson of the board.

      (d) The Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management shall convene the first meeting of the board not later than August 1, 2005. The secretary shall provide notice of meetings to the members of the Low-Income Energy Advisory Board, provide space for such meetings, maintain minutes and publish reports of the board.

      (P.A. 05-204, S. 1; Sept. Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-5, S. 81; P.A. 11-80, S. 48.)

      History: P.A. 05-204 effective July 6, 2005; Sept. Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-5 amended Subsec. (b) by adding requirement that Low-Income Energy Advisory Board make recommendations concerning administration of block grant program described in Sec. 16a-41a, effective October 5, 2009; P.A. 11-80 amended Subsec. (a) by replacing "chairperson of the Department of Public Utility Control or a commissioner of the Department of Public Utility Control designated by the chairperson" with "chairperson of the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority, or the chairperson's designee" and amended Subsec. (b) by replacing "Department of Public Utility Control" with "Department of Energy and Environmental Protection", effective July 1, 2011.

      Sec. 16a-41i. Weatherization assistance program. The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall administer a federally appropriated weatherization assistance program to provide, within available appropriations, weatherization assistance in accordance with the provisions of the state plan implementing the weatherization assistance block grant program authorized by the federal Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 and programs of weatherization assistance with funds authorized by the federal Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 and by the United States Department of Energy in accordance with 10 CFR Part 440 promulgated under Title IV of the Energy Conservation and Production Act, as amended, and oil settlement funds in accordance with subsections (b) and (c) of section 4-28. The commissioner shall adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, (1) establishing priorities for determining which households shall receive such weatherization assistance, (2) requiring that such weatherization assistance for energy conservation measures other than the retrofitting of heating systems be provided only for any dwelling unit for which an energy audit has been conducted in accordance with the provisions of sections 16a-45a to 16a-46c, inclusive, (3) requiring that the only criterion for determining which energy conservation measures shall be implemented pursuant to this section in any such dwelling unit shall be the simple payback calculated for each energy conservation measure recommended in the energy audit conducted for such unit, (4) establishing the maximum allowable payback period for such energy conservation measures, and (5) establishing conditions for the waiver of the provisions of subdivisions (1) to (4), inclusive, of this section in the event of emergencies. The program provided for under this section shall include a program of weatherization assistance for emergency shelters for homeless individuals and victims of domestic violence. The commissioner may adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to implement and administer the program of weatherization assistance for emergency shelters.

      (P.A. 11-80, S. 115.)

      History: P.A. 11-80 effective July 1, 2011.

      Sec. 16a-44b. Grants to municipalities to assist in addressing problems caused by fuel shortages and increased energy costs. Section 16a-44b is repealed, effective July 1, 2011.

      (P.A. 89-331, S. 26, 30; June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-2, S. 18, 165; P.A. 04-76, S. 5; P.A. 11-80, S. 1, 140.)

      Secs. 16a-45a to 16a-46c. Residential and commercial conservation service program; definition. Residential energy conservation service program; energy audits; regulations. Preparation and amendment of residential energy conservation service plan and amendments; approval. Review, evaluation and implementation of plan and amendments; report and amendments. Responsibilities of Department of Public Utility Control re program; regulations. Sections 16a-45a to 16a-46c, inclusive, are repealed, effective July 1, 2011.

      (P.A. 80-178, S. 1, 2, 3; 80-482, S. 4, 40, 345, 348; P.A. 82-231, S. 1, 3-5, 8; P.A. 83-192, S. 1, 2, 4-6; P.A. 90-304, S. 10, 11; P.A. 95-32, S. 1-5, 7; P.A. 97-7, S. 1, 2; P.A. 99-13, S. 1, 2; May 9 Sp. Sess. P.A. 02-7, S. 72; P.A. 05-280, S. 12; P.A. 11-80, S. 1, 140.)

      Sec. 16a-46e. Rebate program for residential furnace or boiler replacement. (a) From July 1, 2007, to June 30, 2017, inclusive, the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall provide a five-hundred-dollar rebate for the purchase and installation in residential structures of replacement natural gas furnaces or boilers that meet or exceed federal Energy Star standards and propane and oil furnaces and boilers that are not less than eighty-four per cent efficient. Persons may apply to the commissioner, on a form prescribed by the commissioner, to receive such rebate for furnaces and boilers purchased and installed from July 1, 2007, to June 30, 2017, inclusive. The rebate shall be available for only a residential structure containing not more than four dwelling units. Eligibility for the rebate program shall be based upon the purchaser's Connecticut personal income tax return for the tax year prior to the tax year in which the purchase was made and determined as follows:

      (1) (A) For the taxable year commencing on or after January 1, 2007, but prior to January 1, 2008, in the case of any such taxpayer who files under the federal income tax for such taxable year as an unmarried individual whose Connecticut adjusted gross income exceeds fifty-five thousand five hundred dollars, the amount of the rebate shall be reduced by ten per cent for each ten thousand dollars, or fraction thereof, by which the taxpayer's Connecticut adjusted gross income exceeds said amount.

      (B) For the taxable year commencing on or after January 1, 2008, but prior to January 1, 2009, in the case of any such taxpayer who files under the federal income tax for such taxable year as an unmarried individual whose Connecticut adjusted gross income exceeds fifty-six thousand five hundred dollars, the amount of the rebate shall be reduced by ten per cent for each ten thousand dollars, or fraction thereof, by which the taxpayer's Connecticut adjusted gross income exceeds said amount.

      (C) For the taxable year commencing on or after January 1, 2009, but prior to January 1, 2010, in the case of any such taxpayer who files under the federal income tax for such taxable year as an unmarried individual whose Connecticut adjusted gross income exceeds fifty-eight thousand five hundred dollars, the amount of the rebate shall be reduced by ten per cent for each ten thousand dollars, or fraction thereof, by which the taxpayer's Connecticut adjusted gross income exceeds said amount.

      (D) For the taxable year commencing on or after January 1, 2010, but prior to January 1, 2011, in the case of any such taxpayer who files under the federal income tax for such taxable year as an unmarried individual whose Connecticut adjusted gross income exceeds sixty thousand five hundred dollars, the amount of the rebate shall be reduced by ten per cent for each ten thousand dollars, or fraction thereof, by which the taxpayer's Connecticut adjusted gross income exceeds said amount.

      (E) For the taxable year commencing on or after January 1, 2011, but prior to January 1, 2012, in the case of any such taxpayer who files under the federal income tax for such taxable year as an unmarried individual whose Connecticut adjusted gross income exceeds sixty-two thousand five hundred dollars, the amount of the rebate shall be reduced by ten per cent for each ten thousand dollars, or fraction thereof, by which the taxpayer's Connecticut adjusted gross income exceeds said amount.

      (F) For the taxable year commencing on or after January 1, 2012, in the case of any such taxpayer who files under the federal income tax for such taxable year as an unmarried individual whose Connecticut adjusted gross income exceeds sixty-four thousand five hundred dollars, the amount of the rebate shall be reduced by ten per cent for each ten thousand dollars, or fraction thereof, by which the taxpayer's Connecticut adjusted gross income exceeds said amount.

      (2) For a taxable year commencing on or after January 1, 2007, but prior to January 1, 2017, in the case of any such taxpayer who files under the federal income tax for such taxable year as a married individual filing separately whose Connecticut adjusted gross income exceeds fifty thousand two hundred fifty dollars, the amount of the rebate shall be reduced by ten per cent for each five thousand dollars, or fraction thereof, by which the taxpayer's Connecticut adjusted gross income exceeds said amount.

      (3) For a taxable year commencing on or after January 1, 2007, but prior to January 1, 2017, in the case of a taxpayer who files under the federal income tax for such taxable year as a head of household whose Connecticut adjusted gross income exceeds seventy-eight thousand five hundred dollars, the amount of the rebate shall be reduced by ten per cent for each ten thousand dollars or fraction thereof, by which the taxpayer's Connecticut adjusted gross income exceeds said amount.

      (4) For a taxable year commencing on or after January 1, 2007, but prior to January 1, 2017, in the case of a taxpayer who files under federal income tax for such taxable year as married individuals filing jointly whose Connecticut adjusted gross income exceeds one hundred thousand five hundred dollars, the amount of the rebate shall be reduced by ten per cent for each ten thousand dollars, or fraction thereof, by which the taxpayer's Connecticut adjusted gross income exceeds said amount.

      (b) A person who is not required to file a federal income tax return because such person's income does not meet the filing requirements and who otherwise qualifies for a rebate pursuant to this section shall receive the maximum allowable rebate pursuant to this section, subject to verification of income in a manner prescribed by the commissioner.

      (c) No person shall receive a rebate pursuant to this section for a furnace or boiler replacement if such person has received a monetary grant for the same furnace or boiler replacement under any program administered by any other state or federal grant program that pays the full cost of furnace or boiler replacement. A person using a state or federal low interest loan program to pay for the cost of furnace or boiler replacement may be eligible for a rebate pursuant to this section. In no event shall a rebate exceed the total expenditures for such furnace or boiler replacement.

      (d) Rebates received pursuant to this section (1) shall not be considered taxable income for purposes of chapter 229, and (2) shall be excluded from any calculation of income for purposes of determining the eligibility for, or the benefit level of, any individual under any state or local program financed in whole or in part with state funds.

      (e) On or before January 1, 2009, the Energy Conservation Management Board shall report to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to energy regarding the cost-effectiveness of the rebate programs established pursuant to subsection (a) of this section.

      (P.A. 07-242, S. 1; Aug. Sp. Sess. P.A. 08-1, S. 4; P.A. 11-6, S. 124; 11-80, S. 1.)

      History: P.A. 07-242 effective July 1, 2007; Aug. Sp. Sess. P.A. 08-1 amended Subsec. (a) to delete $5,000,000 aggregate per year limitation on rebates, to provide that eligibility for program be based on purchaser's Connecticut personal income tax return for tax year prior to tax year in which purchase was made, and to add dates of taxable years commencing on or after January 1, 2007, but prior to January 1, 2017, in Subdivs. (2), (3) and (4), added new Subsecs. (b), (c) and (d) re rebate provisions, redesignated existing Subsec. (b) as new Subsec. (e) and made conforming and technical changes, effective August 26, 2008; P.A. 11-6 amended Subsec. (c) to delete reference to Fuel Oil Conservation Board, effective May 4, 2011; pursuant to P.A. 11-80, "Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management" and "secretary" were changed editorially by the Revisors to "Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection" and "commissioner", respectively, effective July 1, 2011.

      Sec. 16a-46h. Home Energy Solutions program audits. Each electric, gas or heating fuel customer, regardless of heating source, shall be assessed the same fees, charges, co-pays or other similar terms to access any audits administered by the Home Energy Solutions program, provided the costs of subsidizing such audits to ratepayers whose primary source of heat is not electricity or natural gas shall not exceed five hundred thousand dollars per year.

      (P.A. 11-80, S. 132.)

      History: P.A. 11-80 effective July 1, 2011.

      Sec. 16a-46i. Natural gas and heating oil conversion program. On or before October 1, 2011, the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection shall establish a natural gas and heating oil conversion program to allow a gas or heating oil company to finance the conversion to gas heat or home heating oil by potential residential customers who heat their homes with electricity. The department shall adopt regulations in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 to establish procedures and terms for such program and shall, on or before January 1, 2012, and annually thereafter, report in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a, to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to energy and the environment regarding the progress of such program.

      (P.A. 11-80, S. 135.)

      History: P.A. 11-80 effective July 1, 2011.

      Sec. 16a-46j. Energy efficiency fuel oil furnace and boiler replacement, upgrade and repair program. (a) On or after October 27, 2011, and upon the allocation of the proceeds of the bonds authorized by section 49 of public act 11-1 of the October special session*, the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection shall establish an energy efficiency fuel oil furnace and boiler replacement, upgrade and repair program to provide replacement furnaces and boilers, and repairs and upgrades to existing furnaces or boilers to meet the standards for replacement units specified in this subsection, to (1) nonprofit organizations that own their own buildings, and (2) housing authorities for use in dwelling units owned by such housing authorities. The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection shall, upon terms acceptable to the commissioner, enter into a written agreement with the Fuel Oil Conservation Board, established pursuant to section 16a-22n, to provide for the purchase and installation of energy efficient oil furnaces and boilers or upgrades or repairs to existing furnaces and boilers, as appropriate. Such replacement energy efficient oil furnaces or boilers shall be equipped with electronically commutated blower motors and have an efficiency rating of not less than eighty-six per cent. Such energy efficient oil furnaces and boilers shall be equipped with thermal purge or temperature reset controls and have an efficiency rating of not less than eighty-six per cent. If upgrades or repairs are possible in a manner that will achieve an efficiency rating of seventy-five per cent or more, units shall be upgraded or repaired rather than replaced.

      (b) On or before December 1, 2011, the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority shall provide the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection a list of housing authorities in the state that own dwelling units that are heated with a fuel oil furnace or boiler.

      (c) (1) On or before January 1, 2012, the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection, in conjunction with the Fuel Oil Conservation Board, shall (A) develop a process for identifying and notifying each nonprofit organization and housing authority that may be eligible for the program, and (B) implement a method to process applications for a replacement furnace or boiler or repairs or upgrades to existing furnaces or boilers pursuant to this section. The board shall begin to make preliminary determinations on the eligibility of any applicants not later than January 1, 2012.

      (2) As a condition of eligibility for the program, each nonprofit organization or housing authority applying for the program pursuant to subdivision (1) of this subsection shall, at the time of submission of its application, verify that it (A) has applied for, and (B) agrees to accept the services of any available conservation program administered pursuant to section 7-233y or 16-245m.

      (3) The Fuel Oil Conservation Board shall act on completed applications in the order received, except that the board may act immediately in emergencies where the nonprofit organization has no heat or has a furnace or boiler that is unsafe or inoperable, or the housing authority owns a dwelling unit that has no heat or such dwelling unit's furnace or boiler is unsafe or inoperable.

      (d) The Fuel Oil Conservation Board, in conjunction with the Connecticut Energy Conservation Management Board, shall (1) establish criteria for determining (A) the condition of a nonprofit organization's oil furnace or boiler and fuel oil tank, or the condition of an oil furnace or boiler and fuel oil tank in a dwelling unit owned by a housing authority, and (B) whether such furnace, boiler or tank is inoperable or unsafe, or whether such furnace or boiler has an efficiency rating of less than sixty-five per cent, and (2) if the unsafe or inoperability circumstances of an oil furnace or boiler involve oil tank replacement, determine on the basis of a five-year payback whether it would be more cost effective for such applicant to connect to a natural gas pipeline, if available. If it is determined that it is not cost effective for such applicant to connect to a natural gas pipeline, or if no pipeline is available, the boards may elect to replace the applicant's oil tank. When the boards elect to replace an oil furnace or boiler with a gas furnace or boiler, such gas furnace shall have not less than a ninety-five per cent annual fuel utilization efficiency and such gas boiler shall have not less than a ninety per cent annual fuel utilization efficiency.

      (e) The Fuel Oil Conservation Board shall issue a request for proposals for the anticipated furnaces, boilers and equipment needed to meet the obligations of the program established under this section.

      (Oct. Sp. Sess. P.A. 11-1, S. 50.)

      *Note: Section 49 of public act 11-1 of the October special session is special in nature and therefore has not been codified but remains in full force and effect according to its terms.

      History: Oct. Sp. Sess. P.A. 11-1 effective October 27, 2011.

      Sec. 16a-48. Energy efficiency standards for products. (a) As used in this section:

      (1) "Department" means the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection;

      (2) "Fluorescent lamp ballast" or "ballast" means a device designed to operate fluorescent lamps by providing a starting voltage and current and limiting the current during normal operation, but does not include such devices that have a dimming capability or are intended for use in ambient temperatures of zero degrees Fahrenheit or less or have a power factor of less than sixty-one hundredths for a single F40T12 lamp;

      (3) "F40T12 lamp" means a tubular fluorescent lamp that is a nominal forty-watt lamp, with a forty-eight-inch tube length and one and one-half inches in diameter;

      (4) "F96T12 lamp" means a tubular fluorescent lamp that is a nominal seventy-five-watt lamp with a ninety-six-inch tube length and one and one-half inches in diameter;

      (5) "Luminaire" means a complete lighting unit consisting of a fluorescent lamp, or lamps, together with parts designed to distribute the light, to position and protect such lamps, and to connect such lamps to the power supply;

      (6) "New product" means a product that is sold, offered for sale, or installed for the first time and specifically includes floor models and demonstration units;

      (7) "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection;

      (8) "State Building Code" means the building code adopted pursuant to section 29-252;

      (9) "Torchiere lighting fixture" means a portable electric lighting fixture with a reflector bowl giving light directed upward so as to give indirect illumination;

      (10) "Unit heater" means a self-contained, vented fan-type commercial space heater that uses natural gas or propane and that is designed to be installed without ducts within the heated space. "Unit heater" does not include a product regulated by federal standards pursuant to 42 USC 6291, as amended from time to time, a product that is a direct vent, forced flue heater with a sealed combustion burner, or any oil fired heating system;

      (11) "Transformer" means a device consisting of two or more coils of insulated wire that transfers alternating current by electromagnetic induction from one coil to another in order to change the original voltage or current value;

      (12) "Low-voltage dry-type transformer" means a transformer that: (A) Has an input voltage of six hundred volts or less; (B) is between fourteen kilovolt-amperes and two thousand five hundred one kilovolt-amperes in size; (C) is air-cooled; and (D) does not use oil as a coolant. "Low-voltage dry-type transformer" does not include such transformers excluded from the low-voltage dry-type distribution transformer definition contained in the California Code of Regulations, Title 20: Division 2, Chapter 4, Article 4: Appliance Efficiency Regulations;

      (13) "Pass-through cabinet" means a refrigerator or freezer with hinged or sliding doors on both the front and rear of the refrigerator or freezer;

      (14) "Reach-in cabinet" means a refrigerator, freezer, or combination thereof, with hinged or sliding doors or lids;

      (15) "Roll-in" or "roll-through cabinet" means a refrigerator or freezer with hinged or sliding doors that allows wheeled racks of product to be rolled into or through the refrigerator or freezer;

      (16) "Commercial refrigerators and freezers" means reach-in cabinets, pass-through cabinets, roll-in cabinets and roll-through cabinets that have less than eighty-five feet of capacity, which are designed for the refrigerated or frozen storage of food and food products;

      (17) "Traffic signal module" means a standard eight-inch or twelve-inch round traffic signal indicator consisting of a light source, lens and all parts necessary for operation and communication of movement messages to drivers through red, amber and green colors;

      (18) "Illuminated exit sign" means an internally illuminated sign that is designed to be permanently fixed in place and used to identify an exit by means of a light source that illuminates the sign or letters from within where the background of the exit sign is not transparent;

      (19) "Packaged air-conditioning equipment" means air-conditioning equipment that is built as a package and shipped as a whole to end-user sites;

      (20) "Large packaged air-conditioning equipment" means air-cooled packaged air-conditioning equipment having not less than two hundred forty thousand BTUs per hour of capacity;

      (21) "Commercial clothes washer" means a soft mount front-loading or soft mount top-loading clothes washer that is designed for use in (A) applications where the occupants of more than one household will be using it, such as in multifamily housing common areas and coin laundries; or (B) other commercial applications, if the clothes container compartment is no greater than three and one-half cubic feet for horizontal-axis clothes washers or no greater than four cubic feet for vertical-axis clothes washers;

      (22) "Energy efficiency ratio" means a measure of the relative efficiency of a heating or cooling appliance that is equal to the unit's output in BTUs per hour divided by its consumption of energy, measured in watts;

      (23) "Electricity ratio" means the ratio of furnace electricity use to total furnace energy use;

      (24) "Boiler" means a space heater that is a self-contained appliance for supplying steam or hot water primarily intended for space-heating. "Boiler" does not include hot water supply boilers;

      (25) "Central furnace" means a self-contained space heater designed to supply heated air through ducts of more than ten inches in length;

      (26) "Residential furnace or boiler" means a product that utilizes only single-phase electric current or single-phase electric current or DC current in conjunction with natural gas, propane or home heating oil and that (A) is designed to be the principal heating source for the living space of a residence; (B) is not contained within the same cabinet as a central air conditioner with a rated cooling capacity of not less than sixty-five thousand BTUs per hour; (C) is an electric central furnace, electric boiler, forced-air central furnace, gravity central furnace or low pressure steam or hot water boiler; and (D) has a heat input rate of less than three hundred thousand BTUs per hour for an electric boiler and low pressure steam or hot water boiler and less than two hundred twenty-five thousand BTUs per hour for a forced-air central furnace, gravity central furnace and electric central furnace;

      (27) "Furnace air handler" means the section of the furnace that includes the fan, blower and housing, generally upstream of the burners and heat exchanger. The furnace air handler may include a filter and a cooling coil;

      (28) "High-intensity discharge lamp" means a lamp in which light is produced by the passage of an electric current through a vapor or gas, the light-producing arc is stabilized by bulb wall temperature and the arc tube has a bulb wall loading in excess of three watts per square centimeter;

      (29) "Metal halide lamp" means a high intensity discharge lamp in which the major portion of the light is produced by radiation of metal halides and their products of dissociation, possibly in combination with metallic vapors;

      (30) "Metal halide lamp fixture" means a light fixture designed to be operated with a metal halide lamp and a ballast for a metal halide lamp;

      (31) "Probe start metal halide ballast" means a ballast used to operate metal halide lamps that does not contain an ignitor and that instead starts lamps by using a third starting electrode probe in the arc tube;

      (32) "Single voltage external AC to DC power supply" means a device that (A) is designed to convert line voltage AC input into lower voltage DC output; (B) is able to convert to only one DC output voltage at a time; (C) is sold with, or intended to be used with, a separate end-use product that constitutes the primary power load; (D) is contained within a separate physical enclosure from the end-use product; (E) is connected to the end-use product in a removable or hard-wired male and female electrical connection, cable, cord or other wiring; (F) does not have batteries or battery packs, including those that are removable or that physically attach directly to the power supply unit; (G) does not have a battery chemistry or type selector switch and indicator light or a battery chemistry or type selector switch and a state of charge meter; and (H) has a nameplate output power less than or equal to two hundred fifty watts;

      (33) "State regulated incandescent reflector lamp" means a lamp that is not colored or designed for rough or vibration service applications, has an inner reflective coating on the outer bulb to direct the light, has an E26 medium screw base, a rated voltage or voltage range that lies at least partially within one hundred fifteen to one hundred thirty volts, and that falls into one of the following categories: (A) A bulged reflector or elliptical reflector or a blown PAR bulb shape and that has a diameter that equals or exceeds two and one-quarter inches, or (B) a reflector, parabolic aluminized reflector, bulged reflector or similar bulb shape and that has a diameter of two and one-quarter to two and three-quarters inches. "State regulated incandescent reflector lamp" does not include ER30, BR30, BR40 and ER40 lamps of not more than fifty watts, BR30, BR40 and ER40 lamps of sixty-five watts and R20 lamps of not more than forty-five watts;

      (34) "Bottle-type water dispenser" means a water dispenser that uses a bottle or reservoir as the source of potable water;

      (35) "Commercial hot food holding cabinet" means a heated, fully-enclosed compartment with one or more solid or partial glass doors that is designed to maintain the temperature of hot food that has been cooked in a separate appliance. "Commercial hot food holding cabinet" does not include heated glass merchandizing cabinets, drawer warmers or cook-and-hold appliances;

      (36) "Pool heater" means an appliance designed for heating nonpotable water contained at atmospheric pressure for swimming pools, spas, hot tubs and similar applications, including natural gas, heat pump, oil and electric resistance pool heaters;

      (37) "Portable electric spa" means a factory-built electric spa or hot tub supplied with equipment for heating and circulating water;

      (38) "Residential pool pump" means a pump used to circulate and filter pool water to maintain clarity and sanitation;

      (39) "Walk-in refrigerator" means a space refrigerated to temperatures at or above thirty-two degrees Fahrenheit that has a total chilled storage area of less than three thousand square feet, can be walked into and is designed for the refrigerated storage of food and food products. "Walk-in refrigerator" does not include refrigerated warehouses and products designed and marketed exclusively for medical, scientific or research purposes;

      (40) "Walk-in freezer" means a space refrigerated to temperatures below thirty-two degrees Fahrenheit that has a total chilled storage area of less than three thousand square feet, can be walked into and is designed for the frozen storage of food and food products. "Walk-in freezer" does not include refrigerated warehouses and products designed and marketed exclusively for medical, scientific or research purposes;

      (41) Central air conditioner" means a central air conditioning model that consists of one or more factory-made assemblies, which normally include an evaporator or cooling coil, compressor and condenser. Central air conditioning models may provide the function of air cooling, air cleaning, dehumidifying or humidifying;

      (42) "Combination television" means a system in which a television or television monitor and an additional device or devices, including, but not limited to, a digital versatile disc player or video cassette recorder, are combined into a single unit in which the additional devices are included in the television casing;

      (43) "Compact audio player" means an integrated audio system encased in a single housing that includes an amplifier and radio tuner with attached or separable speakers and can reproduce audio from one or more of the following media: Magnetic tape, compact disc, digital versatile disc or flash memory. "Compact audio player" does not mean a product that can be independently powered by internal batteries, has a powered external satellite antenna or can provide a video output signal;

      (44) "Component television" means a television composed of two or more separate components, such as a separate display device and tuner, marketed and sold as a television under one model or system designation, which may have more than one power cord;

      (45) "Computer monitor" means an analog or digital device designed primarily for the display of computer generated signals and that is not marketed for use as a television;

      (46) "Digital versatile disc" means a laser-encoded plastic medium capable of storing a large amount of digital audio, video and computer data;

      (47) "Digital versatile disc player" means a commercially available electronic product encased in a single housing that includes an integral power supply and for which the sole purpose is the decoding of digitized video signals;

      (48) "Digital versatile disc recorder" means a commercially available electronic product encased in a single housing that includes an integral power supply and for which the sole purpose is the production or recording of digitized audio, video and computer signals on a digital versatile disc. "Digital versatile disc recorder" does not include a model that has an electronic programming guide function;

      (49) "Television" means an analog or digital device designed primarily for the display and reception of a terrestrial, satellite, cable, internet protocol television or other broadcast or recorded transmission of analog or digital video and audio signals. "Television" includes combination televisions, television monitors, component televisions and any unit that is marketed to consumers as a television but does not include a computer monitor;

      (50) "Television monitor" means a television that does not have an internal tuner/ receiver or playback device.

      (b) The provisions of this section apply to the testing, certification and enforcement of efficiency standards for the following types of new products sold, offered for sale or installed in the state: (1) Commercial clothes washers; (2) commercial refrigerators and freezers; (3) illuminated exit signs; (4) large packaged air-conditioning equipment; (5) low voltage dry-type distribution transformers; (6) torchiere lighting fixtures; (7) traffic signal modules; (8) unit heaters; (9) residential furnaces and boilers; (10) residential pool pumps; (11) metal halide lamp fixtures; (12) single voltage external AC to DC power supplies; (13) state regulated incandescent reflector lamps; (14) bottle-type water dispensers; (15) commercial hot food holding cabinets; (16) portable electric spas; (17) walk-in refrigerators and walk-in freezers; (18) pool heaters; (19) compact audio players; (20) televisions; (21) digital versatile disc players; (22) digital versatile disc recorders; and (23) any other products as may be designated by the department in accordance with subdivision (3) of subsection (d) of this section.

      (c) The provisions of this section do not apply to (1) new products manufactured in the state and sold outside the state, (2) new products manufactured outside the state and sold at wholesale inside the state for final retail sale and installation outside the state, (3) products installed in mobile manufactured homes at the time of construction, or (4) products designed expressly for installation and use in recreational vehicles.

      (d) (1) The department shall adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to implement the provisions of this section and to establish minimum energy efficiency standards for the types of new products set forth in subsection (b) of this section. The regulations shall provide for the following minimum energy efficiency standards:

      (A) Commercial clothes washers shall meet the requirements shown in Table P-3 of section 1605.3 of the California Code of Regulations, Title 20: Division 2, Chapter 4, Article 4;

      (B) Commercial refrigerators and freezers shall meet the August 1, 2004, requirements shown in Table A-6 of said California regulation;

      (C) Illuminated exit signs shall meet the version 2.0 product specification of the "Energy Star Program Requirements for Exit Signs" developed by the United States Environmental Protection Agency;

      (D) Large packaged air-conditioning equipment having not more than seven hundred sixty thousand BTUs per hour of capacity shall meet a minimum energy efficiency ratio of 10.0 for units using both electric heat and air conditioning or units solely using electric air conditioning, and 9.8 for units using both natural gas heat and electric air conditioning;

      (E) Large packaged air-conditioning equipment having not less than seven hundred sixty-one thousand BTUs per hour of capacity shall meet a minimum energy efficiency ratio of 9.7 for units using both electric heat and air conditioning or units solely using electric air conditioning, and 9.5 for units using both natural gas heat and electric air conditioning;

      (F) Low voltage dry-type distribution transformers shall meet or exceed the energy efficiency values shown in Table 4-2 of the National Electrical Manufacturers Association Standard TP-1-2002;

      (G) Torchiere lighting fixtures shall not consume more than one hundred ninety watts and shall not be capable of operating with lamps that total more than one hundred ninety watts;

      (H) Traffic signal modules shall meet the product specification of the "Energy Star Program Requirements for Traffic Signals" developed by the United States Environmental Protection Agency that took effect in February, 2001, except where the department, in consultation with the Commissioner of Transportation, determines that such specification would compromise safe signal operation;

      (I) Unit heaters shall not have pilot lights and shall have either power venting or an automatic flue damper;

      (J) On or after January 1, 2009, residential furnaces and boilers purchased by the state shall meet or exceed the following annual fuel utilization efficiency: (i) For gas and propane furnaces, ninety per cent annual fuel utilization efficiency, (ii) for oil furnaces, eighty-three per cent annual fuel utilization efficiency, (iii) for gas and propane hot water boilers, eighty-four per cent annual fuel utilization efficiency, (iv) for oil-fired hot water boilers, eighty-four per cent annual fuel utilization efficiency, (v) for gas and propane steam boilers, eighty-two per cent annual fuel utilization efficiency, (vi) for oil-fired steam boilers, eighty-two per cent annual fuel utilization efficiency, and (vii) for furnaces with furnace air handlers, an electricity ratio of not more than 2.0, except air handlers for oil furnaces with a capacity of less than ninety-four thousand BTUs per hour shall have an electricity ratio of 2.3 or less;

      (K) On or after January 1, 2010, metal halide lamp fixtures designed to be operated with lamps rated greater than or equal to one hundred fifty watts but less than or equal to five hundred watts shall not contain a probe-start metal halide lamp ballast;

      (L) Single-voltage external AC to DC power supplies manufactured on or after January 1, 2008, shall meet the energy efficiency standards of table U-1 of section 1605.3 of the January 2006 California Code of Regulations, Title 20, Division 2, Chapter 4, Article 4: Appliance Efficiency Regulations. This standard applies to single voltage AC to DC power supplies that are sold individually and to those that are sold as a component of or in conjunction with another product. This standard shall not apply to single-voltage external AC to DC power supplies sold with products subject to certification by the United States Food and Drug Administration. A single-voltage external AC to DC power supply that is made available by a manufacturer directly to a consumer or to a service or repair facility after and separate from the original sale of the product requiring the power supply as a service part or spare part shall not be required to meet the standards in said table U-1 until five years after the effective dates indicated in the table;

      (M) On or after January 1, 2009, state regulated incandescent reflector lamps shall be manufactured to meet the minimum average lamp efficacy requirements for federally regulated incandescent reflector lamps contained in 42 USC 6295(i)(1)(A). Each lamp shall indicate the date of manufacture;

      (N) On or after January 1, 2009, bottle-type water dispensers, commercial hot food holding cabinets, portable electric spas, walk-in refrigerators and walk-in freezers shall meet the efficiency requirements of section 1605.3 of the January 2006 California Code of Regulations, Title 20, Division 2, Chapter 4, Article 4: Appliance Efficiency Regulations. On or after January 1, 2010, residential pool pumps shall meet said efficiency requirements;

      (O) On or after January 1, 2009, pool heaters shall meet the efficiency requirements of sections 1605.1 and 1605.3 of the January 2006 California Code of Regulations, Title 20, Division 2, Chapter 4, Article 4: Appliance Efficiency Regulations;

      (P) By January 1, 2014, compact audio players, digital versatile disc players and digital versatile disc recorders shall meet the requirements shown in Table V-1 of Section 1605.3 of the November 2009 amendments to the California Code of Regulations, Title 20, Division 2, Chapter 4, Article 4, unless the commissioner, in accordance with subparagraph (B) of subdivision (3) of this subsection, determines that such standards are unwarranted and may accept, reject or modify according to subparagraph (A) of subdivision (3) of this subsection;

      (Q) On or after January 1, 2014, televisions manufactured on or after July 1, 2011, shall meet the requirements shown in Table V-2 of Section 1605.3 of the November 2009 amendments to the California Code of Regulations, Title 20, Division 2, Chapter 4, Article 4, unless the commissioner, in accordance with subparagraph (B) of subdivision (3) of this subsection, determines that such standards are unwarranted and may accept, reject or modify according to subparagraph (A) of subdivision (3) of this subsection;

      (R) In addition to the requirements of subparagraph (Q) of this subdivision, televisions manufactured on or after January 1, 2014, shall meet the efficiency requirements of Sections 1605.3(v)(3)(A), 1605.3(v)(3)(B) and 1605.3(v)(3)(C) of the November 2009 amendments to the California Code of Regulations, Title 20, Division 2, Chapter 4, Article 4, unless the commissioner, in accordance with subparagraph (B) of subdivision (3) of this subsection, determines that such standards are unwarranted and may accept, reject or modify according to subparagraph (A) of subdivision (3) of this subsection.

      (2) Such efficiency standards, where in conflict with the State Building Code, shall take precedence over the standards contained in the Building Code. Not later than July 1, 2007, and biennially thereafter, the department shall review and increase the level of such efficiency standards by adopting regulations in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 upon a determination that increased efficiency standards would serve to promote energy conservation in the state and would be cost-effective for consumers who purchase and use such new products, provided no such increased efficiency standards shall become effective within one year following the adoption of any amended regulations providing for such increased efficiency standards.

      (3) (A) The department shall adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to designate additional products to be subject to the provisions of this section and to establish efficiency standards for such products upon a determination that such efficiency standards (i) would serve to promote energy conservation in the state, (ii) would be cost-effective for consumers who purchase and use such new products, and (iii) would not impose an unreasonable burden on Connecticut businesses.

      (B) The department, in consultation with the Multi-State Appliance Standards Collaborative, shall identify additional appliance and equipment efficiency standards. The commissioner shall review all California standards and may review standards from other states in such collaborative. The commissioner shall issue notice of such review in the Connecticut Law Journal, allow for public comment and may hold a public hearing within six months of adoption of an efficiency standard by a cooperative member state regarding a product for which no equivalent Connecticut or federal standard currently exists. The department shall adopt regulations in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 adopting such efficiency standard unless the department makes a specific finding that such standard does not meet the criteria in subparagraph (A) of this subdivision.

      (e) On or after July 1, 2006, except for commercial clothes washers, for which the date shall be July 1, 2007, commercial refrigerators and freezers, for which the date shall be July 1, 2008, and large packaged air-conditioning equipment, for which the date shall be July 1, 2009, no new product of a type set forth in subsection (b) of this section or designated by the department may be sold, offered for sale, or installed in the state unless the energy efficiency of the new product meets or exceeds the efficiency standards set forth in such regulations adopted pursuant to subsection (d) of this section.

      (f) The department shall adopt procedures for testing the energy efficiency of the new products set forth in subsection (b) of this section or designated by the department if such procedures are not provided for in the State Building Code. The department shall use United States Department of Energy approved test methods, or in the absence of such test methods, other appropriate nationally recognized test methods. The manufacturers of such products shall cause samples of such products to be tested in accordance with the test procedures adopted pursuant to this subsection or those specified in the State Building Code.

      (g) Manufacturers of new products set forth in subsection (b) of this section or designated by the department shall certify to the commissioner that such products are in compliance with the provisions of this section, except that certification is not required for single voltage external AC to DC power supplies and walk-in refrigerators and walk-in freezers. All single voltage external AC to DC power supplies shall be labeled as described in the January 2006 California Code of Regulations, Title 20, Section 1607 (9). The department shall promulgate regulations governing the certification of such products. The commissioner shall publish an annual list of such products.

      (h) The Attorney General may institute proceedings to enforce the provisions of this section. Any person who violates any provision of this section shall be subject to a civil penalty of not more than two hundred fifty dollars. Each violation of this section shall constitute a separate offense, and each day that such violation continues shall constitute a separate offense.

      (June Sp. Sess. P.A. 83-3, S. 1; P.A. 87-564, S. 1-6; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 146(c); P.A. 04-85, S. 1; P.A. 07-242, S. 12; P.A. 10-32, S. 58; P.A. 11-80, S. 1, 102.)

      History: (Revisor's note: The reference to "mobile homes" in Subsec. (c) was changed to "mobile manufactured homes" in accordance with June Sp. Sess. P.A. 83-3); June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6 replaced Commissioner of Consumer Protection with Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective July 1, 2004; P.A. 04-85 changed jurisdictional authority from Commissioner of Consumer Protection to Department of Public Utility Control, replaced "new appliance" with "new product", adding new products to be subject to section and definitions for such products and deleting certain fluorescent ballasts and luminaries and showerheads as products subject to section, added definition of "energy efficiency ratio", required department to establish certain minimum energy efficiency standards for the subject products by 2005, required department to adopt regulations by July 1, 2007, and biennially thereafter to increase the level of efficiency standards, allowed department to designate additional products to be subject to section, amended Subsec. (e) by replacing "1988" with "2006" and by adding exception for commercial clothes washers, commercial refrigerators and freezers and large packaged air-conditioning equipment and deleted provision in Subsec. (h) re periodic inspections, effective July 1, 2004; P.A. 07-242 amended Subsec. (a)(1) to change Department of Public Utility Control to Office of Policy and Management, amended Subsec. (a)(16) to redefine "commercial refrigerators and freezers", added Subsec. (a)(23) to (41) to define "electricity ratio", "boiler", "central furnace", "residential furnace or boiler", "furnace air handler", "high-intensity discharge lamp", "metal halide lamp", "metal halide lamp fixture", "probe start metal halide ballast", "single voltage external AC to DC power supply", "state regulated incandescent reflector lamp", "bottle-type water dispenser", "commercial hot food holding cabinet", "pool heater", "portable electric spa", "residential pool pump", "walk-in refrigerator", "walk-in freezer", and "central air conditioner", added Subsec. (b)(9) to (18) and redesignated existing Subsec. (b)(9) as Subsec. (b)(19), added in Subsec. (d)(1) new (J) to (O), amended Subsec. (g) to add exception for single voltage external AC to DC power supplies, walk-in refrigerators and walk-in freezers, and made conforming and technical changes throughout; P.A. 10-32 made a technical change in Subsec. (a)(10), effective May 10, 2010; P.A. 11-80 amended Subsec. (a) by changing defined term from "office" to "department" in Subdiv. (1), by changing defined term from "secretary" to "commissioner" in Subdiv. (7) and by adding Subdivs. (42) to (50) defining "combination television", "compact audio player", "component television", "computer monitor", "digital versatile disc", "digital versatile disc player", "digital versatile disc recorder", "television" and "television monitor", amended Subsec. (b) by adding new Subdivs. (19) to (22) and redesignating existing Subdiv. (19) as Subdiv. (23), amended Subsec. (d)(1) by adding Subparas. (P) to (R), amended Subsec. (d)(3) by redesignating existing provisions as Subpara. (A) and amending same by replacing provision re availability of multiple products with provision re unreasonable burden on Connecticut businesses and making conforming changes, and by adding Subpara. (B) re additional efficiency standards, deleted provisions re Department of Public Utility Control and replaced "office" and "secretary" with "department" and "commissioner", effective July 1, 2011.