Section 16-245d-2 - Billing relationship between electric distribution company and electric suppliers(a) For purposes of this section, an electric distribution company shall classify current charges and past due charges in accordance with its rules and regulations filed with the department.(b) Except as provided in subsection (c), an electric distribution company that bills customers for both electric distribution services and electric generation services shall apply any partial bill payments or late bill payments as follows:(1) Total past due balances for the competitive transition assessment, the systems benefits charge, applicable end user taxes, the conservation and load management charge, the renewable energy investment charge, electric transmission service, and electric distribution service; then(2) Total past due balances for electric generation services from present electric suppliers; then(3) Total past due balances for alternative transitional standard offer or alternative standard service; then(4) Current charges for the competitive transition assessment, the systems benefits charge, applicable end user taxes, the conservation and load management charge, the renewable energy investment charge, electric transmission service, and electric distribution service; then(5) Current charges for electric generation services; then(6) Current charges for alternative transitional standard offer or alternative standard service; then(7) Total charges for electric generation services from former electric suppliers, in which case the most recent electric suppliers shall be paid first.(c) Subsection (b) shall not apply to an electric distribution company that assumes all generation services charges by paying electric suppliers at the time the bill is rendered, as approved by the Department of Public Utility Control. In such case, the electric distribution company shall apply partial bill payments or late bill payments first to all past due balances, then to all current charges.(d) An electric supplier that bills customers for electric generation services shall apply partial bill payments or late bill payments first to all past due balances, then to all current charges.(e) The Department of Public Utility Control may waive compliance with subsections (b) to (d), inclusive, of this section upon a showing of a conflict between said subsections and federal or state law regarding the allocation of energy assistance bill payments. Any request for such a waiver shall demonstrate the conflict between said subsections and federal or state law and shall state which customers or payments to which the waiver would apply and a proposed methodology for allocating such payments.(f) Unless otherwise provided by contract between the electric distribution company and the electric supplier, the electric distribution company shall, no later than thirty (30) days after full or partial receipt of customer payments for the electric generation services component of the bill, send such full or partial payments to the electric supplier.(g) Following the termination of the relationship between a customer and an electric supplier, unless otherwise provided by contract between the electric distribution company and the electric supplier, an electric distribution company that bills the customer for both electric distribution services and electric generation services may cause the electric supplier to be solely responsible for collecting its balances associated with such customer after the issuance of the second customer bill following the termination of the relationship.(h) The amount and rate of recovery of reasonable transaction costs that an electric distribution company may recover from electric suppliers for the provision of customer billing services shall be determined by the department, upon application by an electric distribution company, either in a rate proceeding held pursuant to section 16-19 of the Connecticut General Statutes or in another proceeding. An electric distribution company shall, consistent with the provisions of Section 16-19 of the Connecticut General Statutes notify each electric supplier to which it supplies customer billing services of any proposed rate amendment.Conn. Agencies Regs. § 16-245d-2
Adopted effective May 4, 1999; Amended August 23, 2000; Amended January 28, 2002; Amended August 11, 2005