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[ *** ] To facilitate the Authority’s evaluation of the RRES Program, the Authority requests that docket participants and interested stakeholders file written comments on or before 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, July 15, 2025, addressing the following:

1. Rate setting 

Pursuant to the Interim Decision in Docket No. 20-07-01, the Authority intends to use this proceeding to set the RRES rates for calendar year 2025 and, accordingly, requests written comments from docket Participants and interested stakeholders to inform the rate setting process. Specifically, the Authority invites comments and pertinent data on the following information: 

1. average upfront installed system cost; 
2. the Investment Tax Credit (ITC) and other federal incentives currently available or planned to be available in 2025,
3. ongoing operations and maintenance (O&M) costs; and 
4. system performance (e.g., capacity factor) specific to residential solar photovoltaic systems in Connecticut.

2. Contractor filing requirements In the November 1, 2023, Decision in Docket No. 23-08-02, the Authority established requirements for RRES Program contractors to file annual compliance related to customer financial benefits. Decision, November 1, 2023, Docket No. 23-08-02, Annual Residential Renewable Energy Solutions Program Review – Year 3, pp. 25-27. However, the Authority recognized that that contractors may use different methodologies to calculate the net savings of their project installations. Id. Accordingly, the Authority invites stakeholder feedback on whether the methodology to calculate the net savings for RRES project applications should be standardized across contractors moving forward, and if so, what such methodology should be. 
3. Definition of Naturally Occurring Affordable Housing

In Docket No. 24-08-02, The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP), the Connecticut Department of Housing (DOH), the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority (CHFA), and the Connecticut Green Bank (CGB; collectively, the Agencies) proposed a change in the definition of Naturally Occurring Affordable Housing (NOAH) in Tier II of eligibility for affordable housing in the RRES Program. See Motion No. 17, Docket No. 24-08-02, Annual Residential Renewable Energy Solutions Program Review – Year 4, pp. 3-4. 

The current definition of NOAH in Tier II is “[m]ulti-family properties with 5 or more units located in a HUD Qualified Census Tract,” and the Program Manual requires that Tier II NOAH properties be verified as eligible by demonstrating that rents are affordable to households earning less than 80% of the Area Median Income (AMI). Id. The Agencies suggest that the definition be changed to “[m]ultifamily properties with 5 or more units with rent levels affordable to persons or families earning less than 80% AMI, based on CT Department of Housing rental calculations”, which removes the geographic requirement and clarifies the affordability requirement. Id. Accordingly, the Authority requests comments on the Agencies’ proposed definition change.

Notice (06/24/2025)
25-08-02 (10/30/2024)  
(Annual Residential Renewable Energy Solutions Program Review – Year 5)