Section 7(c) of Public Act 18-50, An Act Concerning Connecticut’s Energy Future, was signed into law on May 24, 2018. Section 7(a)(1)(C) of Public Act 18-50 directs the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) to initiate a proceeding, on or before September 1, 2018, to develop program requirements and tariff proposals for a statewide shared clean energy facility (SCEF) program. DEEP is required to submit the program requirements and tariff proposals to the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) by July 1, 2019, for PURA's review and approval. Via a Notice of Draft Program Rules dated May 7, 2019, DEEP released a draft of the program requirements for the statewide SCEF program.

In brief, the statewide SCEF program will seek new or incremental Class I renewable generation projects ranging in size from 100 to 4,000 kW (AC) for a 20-year contract term. Eligible projects are to be chosen through competitive bidding procurement process each year, for a total of 6 years. The program capacity is up to 25 MW per year; any unallocated MW will not be rolled into the next year’s capacity.

Stakeholders and other interested persons were given the opportunity to present oral comments at a public hearing held by DEEP on May 20, 2019, and submit written comments to DEEP by June 3, 2019.  Written comments and other documents filed in this proceeding may be accessed via DEEP's Energy Filings webpage.

On July 1, 2019, DEEP submitted proposed SCEF program requirements to PURA.  Pursuant to a Notice of Proceeding dated July 11, 2019, PURA opened Docket No. 19-07-01, Review of Statewide Shared Clean Energy Facility Program Requirements, for consideration of the proposed SCEF program requirements.  PURA is conducting this matter as an uncontested proceeding.

 

The following timeline shows actions taken so far in this proceeding, as well as relevant upcoming milestones set forth by Section 7(a)(1)(C) of Public Act 18-50, and certain actions proposed by DEEP in the proposed program requirements:

Action	Timeline
DEEP initiates the proceeding for a statewide SCEF program	August 28, 2018
DEEP issues notice for a scoping meeting, including a proposed scope	October 18, 2018
DEEP holds the scoping meeting	November 5, 2018
Comments are due on DEEP’s proposed scope	November 30, 2018
DEEP issues a draft of program requirements for the statewide SCEF program	May 7, 2019
Comments are due on the draft program requirements	June 3, 2019
DEEP submits proposed program requirements for the statewide SCEF program to PURA	July 1, 2019
DEEP submits price cap and bid preferences for EDC solicitation	September 1, 2019 (and annually over next 5 additional cycles)
PURA approves or modifies DEEP’s program requirements and the EDC's tariff proposals	On or before January 1, 2020

If you would like to be added to the distribution list and receive information related to the statewide SCEF program proceeding, please contact DEEP.EnergyBureau@ct.gov.

NOTE:  DEEP presently oversees a separate SCEF program on a pilot basis. Details about the SCEF pilot program and the three projects selected to participate in that program are available on DEEP's webpage for the Shared Clean Energy Facility Pilot Program.