{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-16a-40","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16a-40","heading":"Definitions.","body":"For the purposes of sections 16a-40a to 16a-40c, inclusive, and this section:\n(a) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Housing;\n(b) “Alternative energy device” means a wood-burning stove for space heating and any system or mechanism which uses wood, solar radiation, wind, water or geothermal resources as a source for space heating, water heating, cooling or generation of electrical energy. Such alternative energy device may be a new source or system, a replacement of an existing source or system or a supplement to an existing source or system; and\n(c) “Residential structure” means any building in which at least two-thirds of the usable square footage is used for dwelling purposes.","path":["TITLE 16a. PLANNING AND ENERGY POLICY","CHAPTER 298. ENERGY UTILIZATION AND CONSERVATION"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_298.htm#sec_16a-40","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":"2026-09-06T19:07:02Z","sha256":"473f8115a5b38d4e764de1a269809407693e59d8a31da7a1fc63ceb7750f6185","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-16a-39b","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-16a-40a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}