Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-19j: Portion of authority staff to be made party to certain rate proceedings.

(a) The Public Utilities Regulatory Authority may require a portion of the staff of the authority to be made a party to any proceeding.

(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, the authority shall require a portion of the staff to be made a party to proceedings relating to (1) a rate amendment proposed pursuant to section 16-19 by a public service company having more than seventy-five thousand customers, (2) the approval of performance-based incentives pursuant to subsection (b) of section 16-19a, or (3) the approval of any alternative form of regulation pursuant to section 16-247k, provided the authority shall not require a portion of the staff to be made a party to any proceeding described in this subsection if the authority issues a notice of its intent not to do so in writing. The notice shall include the reasons for not requiring a portion of the staff to be made a party. Upon petition of any party so noticed, the authority shall require a portion of the staff to be made a party.

(c) The provisions of section 4-181 shall apply to any proceeding in which a portion of authority staff is made a party.

(d) The authority staff assigned to participate as a party to any rate proceedings described in subdivision (1) of subsection (b) of this section shall review the proposed rate amendment filed by the company and shall file with the directors of the authority proposed modifications of the rate amendment. Such modifications shall carry out the purposes of subsection (a) of section 16-19e and section 16a-35k. Such staff shall appear and participate in the proceedings in support of its proposed modifications and may employ outside consultants knowledgeable in the utility regulation field.