Please read the application and Filing instructionsfor monetary grants for capital costs of customer-side distributed generation.  Please note that the Department of Public Utility Control (Department) requires all filings to be submitted electronically in addition to hard copy. 

When filing the Application, the following must be provided:

• Hard copy:  one (1) original and five (5) copies of the Application, including all Exhibits, the Affidavit and any attachments; (Exception:  if the entire application (including exhibits) is filed electronically, only the paper original need be submitted.)
• Electronic:  one (1) copy of the Application, including all Exhibits, Affidavits and any attachments; and
  Please see the attached Filing Instructions.  The Department will open a docket upon receipt of the Application. 

Not more than 15 days after the Application is filed, the Department will notify the Generator whether the Application is complete and accepted, or whether Applicant must submit additional information.  The Department will issue its Decision regarding the Application no later than 60 days after the Application is accepted.

If you need filing assistance, please contact Louise Rickard, Acting Executive Secretary, at 860-827-2601 or louise.rickard@po.state.ct.us.  If you have technical questions, contact Mark Quinlan, Supervisor, Electric Unit, at 860-827-2691 or mark.quinlan@po.state.ct.us.

FILING INSTRUCTIONS

I. WHERE TO FILE: Send hard copies to:  Louise E. Rickard, Acting Executive Secretary, Department of Public Utility Control, Ten Franklin Square, New Britain, CT 06051.

II. WHAT TO FILE: Submit one original hard copy as well as one electronic copy of the Application, Exhibits, Affidavits and any other attachments.  The Department will accept electronic filings that are not complete (i.e., not all documents available electronically.)  However, if the electronic copy is not complete, submit an additional four hard copies.  All pages should be numbered and attached in sequential order.

III. PROTECTED MATERIAL: Place hard copies of any documents for which the applicant is seeking confidential treatment in a separate envelope marked “confidential,” and include a motion for protective order, a proposed protective order, and an affidavit.  Many examples of these documents can be found on our website under Docket Databases-Active Docket Database by searching for “protective order.” Do not submit protected material in electronic form).

IV. ELECTRONIC FILING. The preferred method is filing from our website: http://www.dpuc.state.ct.us/ElectronicFiling/DPUCElectronicFiling.nsf.  Advance online registration is required (click on the link above, then Initial Registration.)  Alternatively, e-mail the files to dpuc.executivesecretary@po.state.ct.us or submit IBM‑formatted diskette(s) or a CD labeled with the company name and filing date.

V. QUESTIONS:  Questions regarding filing procedures should be directed to Louise Rickard, Acting Executive Secretary, at (860) 827-2601 or louise.rickard@po.state.ct.us.

VI. GOVERNING LAW: The review of the development of a program to provide monetary grants for capital costs of customer-side distributed resources is governed by Section 8 of Public Act No. 05-01 (June Special Session), pursuant to the General Statutes of Connecticut Sections 16-11, which is available on the Department’s website.