Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-19oo: Approval of rate amendments for conservation and load management programs or programs promoting the state's economic development in proceedings other than rate proceedings. Approval of rate mechanisms to recover costs of natural gas infrastructure expansion plan in contested proceedings.

In order to promote an electric distribution, gas, telephone and water company's conservation and load management programs or other programs promoting the state's economic development, energy and other policy, the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority may approve rate amendments for any such company, pursuant to subsection (a) of section 16-19 or, upon the request of a company in a proceeding, other than a rate proceeding pursuant to said subsection. Upon filing by a gas company of a natural gas infrastructure expansion plan in accordance with section 16-19ww, the authority may approve in a contested proceeding new rate mechanisms to recover the costs of such plan.