Section 50 of Public Act 07-242, An Act Concerning Electricity and Energy Efficiency, directs The Connecticut Department of Public Utility Control (Department) to review proposals to build new Connecticut peaking generation units that will be regulated by the Department.

 

As a first step, the Department conducted a proceeding in Docket No. 07-08-24, DPUC Investigation of the Process and Criteria For Use in Implementing Section 50 of Public Act 07-242 - Peaking Generation, to establish the process to evaluate proposals that would be submitted for review.  The Department issued a Decision in that proceeding on December 14, 2007.

 

 

The next step is to review specific peaking generation proposals to determine which, if any, will be approved.  To do so, the Department has established a contested proceeding, Docket No. 08-01-01, DPUC Review of Peaking Generation, which is currently in process and planned to be completed on July 1, 2008.