Right to EV Charging Public Hearing

The CT Green Building Council will be making testimony to support the right to EV Charging stations, but with the provision that the electrical usage for charging those vehicles not be put onto a common meter that will be distributed unequitably between all residents, including those that do not own vehicles and do not use EV chargers. There needs to be some mechanism in place at multifamily properties that charges only those residents for the amount that they use the chargers.

The instructions for providing testimony are below:

The Energy and Technology Committee will hold a public hearing on Thursday, February 24, 2022 at 10:30 A.M. via Zoom.  The public hearing can be viewed via YouTube Live.  In addition, the public hearing may be recorded and broadcast live on CT-N.com.  Individuals who wish to testify via Zoom must register using the On-line Testimony Registration Form. The registration form must contain the name of the person who will be testifying.  A unique email address must be provided for each person registered to speak.  Registration will close on Wednesday, February 23, 2022 at 3:00 P.M.  Speaker order of approved registrants will be listed in a randomized order and posted on the Energy and Technology Committee website on Wednesday, February 23, 2022 at 6:00 P.M. under Public Hearing Testimony.  If you do not have internet access, you may provide testimony via telephone.  To register to testify by phone, call the Phone Registrant Line at 860-240-0430 to leave your contact information.  

Please email written testimony to ettestimony@cga.ct.gov in Word or PDF format. Testimony should clearly state testifier name and related bill number.  The Committee requests that testimony be limited to matters related to the items on the Agenda. The first hour of the hearing is reserved for department heads, state agencies, and legislators.  Speakers will be limited to three minutes of testimony.  The Committee encourages witnesses to submit a written statement and to condense oral testimony to a summary of that statement.  All public hearing testimony, written and spoken, is public information.  As such, it will be made available on the CGA website and indexed by internet search engines.

SUBJECT MATTER:  Energy and Technology Raised Bills

H.B. No. 5116 (RAISED) AN ACT REQUIRING THE CREATION OF UTILITY COMPANY TREE-PLANTING FUNDS.

H.B. No. 5117 (RAISED) AN ACT CONCERNING ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS.

H.B. No. 5118 (RAISED) AN ACT CONCERNING WASTE MANAGEMENT AND ANAEROBIC DIGESTION.

S.B. No. 90 (RAISED) AN ACT CONCERNING CONSULTANT AND PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION.

S.B. No. 91 (RAISED) AN ACT REQUIRING THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION TO REPORT ON BATTERY-STORAGE TECHNOLOGY.

S.B. No. 92 (RAISED) AN ACT PERMITTING TEN-YEAR CONTRACTUAL PERIODS FOR THE TRANSPORTATION OF SCHOOL CHILDREN IN ZERO-EMISSION SCHOOL BUSES.

S.B. No. 93 (RAISED) AN ACT CONCERNING THE COMMERCIAL PROPERTY ASSESSED CLEAN ENERGY PROGRAM.

S.B. No. 94 (RAISED) AN ACT CONCERNING CERTAIN MODIFICATIONS TO GAS PIPELINE PROCESSES.

S.B. No. 10 (COMM) AN ACT CONCERNING CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION.