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PURA Issues Proposed Order RE: Annual Electric Companies RPS Obligations
On April 23, 2026 the Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) issued a proposed final decision regarding energy companies compliance with Connecticut’s Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) in calendar year 2024.
“The Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (Authority or PURA) reviews and determines the electric suppliers’ and electric distribution companies’ (EDCs; collectively, Companies) compliance with Connecticut’s Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) in calendar year 2024.
In calendar year 2024, 35 Companies, including 33 electric suppliers and the 2 EDCs, were subject to the RPS, serving aggregated load in Connecticut of approximately 24.9 million megawatt hours (MWh). Of the 35 Companies, 20 satisfied their RPS obligations for at least one class by procuring and properly settling the required renewable energy certificates (RECs), 5 Companies satisfied their RPS obligations for all three classes by procuring and properly
settling the required RECs, and 10 Companies served no load and, therefore, did not have any RPS obligations. The aggregate renewable source deficiency for the 20 Companies that did not fulfill the RPS requirements for one or more classes consists of 660,530 Class I RECs, 277,329 Class II RECs, and 120,482 Class III RECs, resulting in the assessment of $37,652,627 in alternative compliance payments (ACP).
The Companies collectively banked 272,730 Class I RECs, 1,224 Class II RECs, and 102,565 Class III RECs, totaling 376,519 RECs banked in calendar year 2024.”
