Connecticut legislation · 2026 General Assembly
Connecticut HB5245: AN ACT CONCERNING MUNICIPAL ELECTRIC AGGREGATION PROGRAMS.
Status: In committee, April 2, 2026
What the bill says
An act concerning municipal electric aggregation programs. assembly convened.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT CONCERNING MUNICIPAL ELECTRIC AGGREGATION PROGRAMS. Assembly convened: Section 1. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2026) (a) As used in this (2) "Auto-enroll customer" means an eligible customer automatically enrolled in a municipal aggregation program unless such customer opts out of such enrollment. "Auto-enroll customer" does not include any customer who (A) has informed the electric distribution company such customer does not want such customer's account information shared pursuant to subsection (a) of section 16-245o of the general statutes, (B) receives electric supply service from an electric supplier and does not receive standard service from an electric distribution company, (C) is a hardship case for purposes of subdivision (3) of subsection (b) of section 16-262c of the general statutes, (D) has arrearages deducted from the customer's bills by an electric distribution company pursuant to subdivision (5) of subsection (b) of section 16-262c of the general statutes, (E) receives financial assistance from an electric distribution LCO No. 1064 1 of Raised Bill No. 5245 company, or (F) is otherwise protected by law from the shutoff of electric supply service; (3) "Comma-separated value format" means an electronic file format that separates data fields containing numeric or textual values using one or more specific characters such that the document may be easily searched by electronic means; (4) "Community demand response incentive" means an …
Sponsors
- Mark Anderson (R, 62) · primary sponsor
- Nicholas Gauthier (D, 38)
- Marcus Brown (D, 127)
Latest actions
- : File Number 375
- : House Calendar Number 261
- : Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, House
- : Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
- : Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 04/01/26 5:00 PM
- : Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office
- : Joint Favorable
- : Public Hearing 02/24
- : Referred to Joint Committee on Energy and Technology
Votes
- ET Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable) (March 17, 2026): 24 yea, 2 nay, passed
Subjects: Electric distribution companies, Violations, Electric distribution services, Electric aggregators
Common questions
- What is HB5245?
- HB5245 is a bill in the Connecticut Legislature (2026 General Assembly): AN ACT CONCERNING MUNICIPAL ELECTRIC AGGREGATION PROGRAMS.
- What does HB5245 do?
- In its own words: An act concerning municipal electric aggregation programs. assembly convened.
- What is the status of HB5245?
- In committee as of April 2, 2026. Latest action: File Number 375 (April 2, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB5245?
- Mark Anderson (R, 62), with 2 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB5245?
- On the Connecticut Legislature website: https://www.cga.ct.gov/asp/cgabillstatus/cgabillstatus.asp?selBillType=Bill&bill_num=HB05245&which_year=2026
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