{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-16-19hhh","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-19hhh","heading":"Low-income rate cost-containment measures.","body":"Any low-income rates implemented by the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority pursuant to section 16-19, 16-19e, 16-19oo or 16-19zz in any rate case or other proceeding initiated on or after October 1, 2025, or in a pending rate case for which a final decision has not been issued prior to November 1, 2025, shall include, but not be limited to, the following cost-containment measures to protect ratepayers: (1) A monthly kilowatt hour usage cap applied to the low-income rate for customers of an electric distribution company, a monthly centum cubic feet usage cap applied to the low-income rate for customers of a gas company and a gallon usage cap applied to the low-income rate for customers of a water company; (2) a budgetary target-triggering review by the authority if an electric distribution company, gas company or water company's total cost to fund the low-income rate exceeds a certain percentage of the electric distribution company, gas company or water company's annual billed total revenues; and (3) a recertification process to confirm income eligibility for the program and appropriate tier placement at least once every twelve months of program enrollment.","path":["TITLE 16. PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANIES","CHAPTER 277. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION. PUBLIC UTILITIES REGULATORY AUTHORITY. OFFICE OF CONSUMER COUNSEL. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/sup/chap_277.htm#sec_16-19hhh","current_through":"Revised to January 1, 2026 (2026 Supplement to the General Statutes of Connecticut, applied over the base revision of January 1, 2025)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T19:07:22Z","sha256":"0600ad1b8816ec03200eac5ba55e937c87d9a2ccf80c68096b9522e3537a48c5","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-16-50f","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-16-19iii"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}