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Parties File Exceptions to Proposed Decision Re: Approval of RRES Program
On October 15, 2026 parties filed exceptions to the October 1, 2026 draft decision issued by the Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) approving updates to the Residential Renewable Energy Solutions Program (RRES Program). The program is administered by The Connecticut Light and Power Company d/b/a Eversource Energy (Eversource) and The United Illuminating Company (UI)
The proposed approved changes are intended to better align the RRES Program with the program objectives. The draft decision also sets the RRES Program Tariff rates for project applications received in calendar year 2027.
Overview of Exceptions Filed
Earthlight Technologies said it supports PURA setting the 2027 nonbypassable charge for Eversource at the statutory minimum, but takes exception to three other provisions of the proposed decision: (1) declining to extend the residential interconnection cost allocation policy to multifamily affordable housing projects; (2) adopting Proposal 9, without accommodation for incentive adders that the customer receives directly and without limiting its application to netting tariff systems; and (3) the treatment of Estimated Multi-Year Net Savings.
OCC continued to express concern that the cost of processing RRES developer applications is not covered by the application fee entirely and continues to be recovered in part from all ratepayers through the annual Rate Adjustment Mechanism. OCC also asked that PURA order the utilities to track and report for 2027 Multi-Family Affordable Housing applications “the number, size, and compensation of projects interconnected at a separate service point from the existing building load” and “…how many MFAH projects compensated at RRES rates could otherwise have qualified for the Non-Residential Energy Solutions (‘NRES’) Program, along with data on each project’s size and total compensation.”
Sunrun and GoodLeap said PURA should revise the draft decision (1) to maintain the $.0402/kWh non-bypassable charge for UI; (2) to maintain a 20-year multi-year net savings calculation, or allow for an estimate of customer value beyond year 20; and (3) to clarify the implementation of the customer disclosure form and allow for a transition period.
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