State Agencies Seek More Time To Develop Disclosure Label Under New, More Restrictive Renewable Retail Energy Offer Rules

January 5, 2024

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The Connecticut Office of Consumer Counsel (OCC) and Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) have requested from PURA more time to develop a new environmental disclosure label for electric suppliers in light of PURA's prior decision regarding voluntary renewable electricity supply offers (VRO) from retail electric suppliers

PURA adopted new rules governing VROs in 2020, with a court staying the rules for a period, until the stay was lifted last year

The VRO order prohibits suppliers from using the term "renewable energy" for REC-based VRO products. Under the order, a supplier may not market the product as "renewable energy" unless the offer is supported by an ownership interest in or PPA for a renewable resource used to serve the contract.

The order also established certain universal standards for REC-only and suppliers' VRO offers, including geographic limitations

See more details on the new rules here

As previously reported, PURA has linked the start date for compliance with the new VRO rules to the filing of a new environmental disclosure label contemplated by the rules

OCC and DEEP requested more time to develop the new disclosure label

"The Disclosure Label Working Group met on January 3rd to discuss concerns over the draft disclosure labels. The meeting brought to light several complex issues that warrant additional analysis. OCC and DEEP would like time to consider these issues, make appropriate adjustments to the draft disclosure labels, and hold an additional working group meeting to discuss proposed modifications. OCC and DEEP are targeting the week of January 15th for the additional working group meeting, which we believe would give OCC and DEEP sufficient time to work through the identified issues, and present improved draft disclosure labels for the group’s consideration. Accordingly, as facilitators of the working group, OCC and DEEP jointly request an extension up to and including January 29 by which to submit a revised disclosure labels to the Authority," OCC and DEEP said

"OCC and DEEP respectfully submit that granting this extension would be in furtherance of the public interest and the policy reflected in the Authority’s Final Decision because, as described above, additional time will permit the Disclosure Label Working Group to produce a more thorough, comprehensive, and carefully considered revised disclosure label for the Authority’s review," OCC and DEEP said

Docket 16-12-29

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