Fuel Mix and Emissions Disclosure

August 09, 2023

Summary

Under Connecticut’s restructuring law (P.A. 98-28), electric suppliers and electric distribution companies must disclose annually to the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) and to customers certain information related to emissions and the resource mix of generation facilities. Disclosure must include the total emission rates of nitrogen oxides, sulfur oxides, carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, particulates, heavy metals and other regulated wastes, as well as the estimated percentage of the total electric output for each resource used.

Disclosure labels are available via PURA’s Electric Supplier Info Database.

Disclosure label instructions are available here.

Program Overview

Implementing Sector: State
Category: Regulatory Policy
State: Connecticut
Incentive Type: Generation Disclosure
Web Site:
Administrator:
Start Date:
Eligible Renewable/Other Technologies:
Fuel Mix: Must be disclosed
Emissions: Must be disclosed
Distribution and Frequency: Distributed to customers at least once annually
Standard Format Required: Yes

Authorities

Name: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 16-245p
Date Enacted: 1998; subsequently amended
Effective Date: 7/1/1998

Contact

Name: Customer Services Contact
Organization: Public Utilities Regulatory Authority
Address: Ten Franklin Square
New Britain CT 06051
Phone: (180) 038-2458
Email: pura.information@ct.gov

This information is sourced from DSIRE; the most comprehensive source of information on incentives and policies that support renewables and energy efficiency in the United States. Established in 1995, DSIRE is operated by the N.C. Clean Energy Technology Center at N.C. State University.