For purposes of this chapter, “municipality” means any town, city or borough. Any municipality may, under the limitations of this chapter, construct, purchase, lease or establish, and maintain one or more plants for the manufacture and distribution of gas or electricity for furnishing light for municipal use and for the use of such of its […]
No municipality shall exercise the authority conferred in section 7-213 until affirmative action for that purpose has been taken by its legislative body by a two-thirds vote of those present at a legal meeting, received the approval of the chief executive officer and thereafter been ratified by a majority of the electors voting thereon at […]
Section 7-215 is repealed. (1949 Rev., S. 711; 1953, S. 309d; P.A. 76-177, S. 2.)
Whenever any municipality obtains a plant as provided in section 7-213, a commission shall be appointed, as hereinafter provided, to be known as the board of gas commissioners, board of electrical commissioners or board of gas and electrical commissioners, to whom shall be entrusted, subject to any ordinances established by such municipality, the operation, control, […]
Any municipality establishing or purchasing a plant as provided by this chapter, reconstructing, extending or enlarging the same, as provided in section 7-218, or paying or liquidating obligations incurred pursuant to any power purchase contract entered into by or on behalf of such municipality, may pay for the same by an issue of bonds, payable […]
(a) In addition to its other powers described under this chapter, any municipality operating a plant pursuant to this chapter may issue temporary notes for purposes of financing any capital project related to such plant or for purchasing capacity or energy, and such municipality may renew such notes (1) in the case of notes for […]
Any municipality owning a plant under the authority of this chapter may reconstruct or enlarge the same, but no reconstruction or enlargement, beyond the ordinary and necessary maintenance, repair or replacement thereof, except such increased appliances for the distribution of gas or electricity as may be necessary to furnish the same to new takers, shall […]
Any municipality may provide by ordinances for the equitable assessment upon the owner or occupant of real estate of any part or the whole of the cost of furnishing, laying and maintaining upon the premises of such owner or occupant pipes, conduits, conductors or other appliances for the distribution of gas or electricity to such […]
Any municipality having obtained a plant for the purpose, under the authority of this chapter, may manufacture, generate and distribute gas or electricity for furnishing light for municipal purposes or for the use of the inhabitants, under such regulations and conditions as it establishes, but no municipality shall be compelled to furnish gas or electricity […]
The books and accounts pertaining to the business authorized by this chapter shall be kept in a form to be prescribed by the board of commissioners, and the accounts shall be closed on the last day of July in each year, so that a balance sheet of that date can be taken therefrom and included […]
(a) The price to be charged to persons or corporations for gas or electricity shall be fixed and shall not be changed more often than once in three months. Any change shall take effect on the first day of the month, and the new price adopted shall, before the change takes effect, be advertised at […]
Not later than October 1, 2004, each municipal electric utility, including any participating municipal electric utility, as defined in section 16-1, shall, in consultation with the municipal electric energy cooperative established under chapter 101a, set, pursuant to section 7-222, a rate for the interconnection of generation facilities into its transmission and distribution system, which generation […]
If any municipality operates a plant under the provisions of this chapter, such municipality may adopt ordinances regulating the production, control and use of its plant, fixtures and appurtenances; the character and quality of, and the method and plan of installing, piping, wiring and fixtures; the use and inspection of the same, including the use […]
When any municipality decides to establish a plant and any corporation incorporated by the General Assembly for the purpose of furnishing gas or electric light, heat or power is, at the time of the first vote required for such decision, engaged in the business of making, generating or distributing gas or electricity, for sale for […]
When a portion only of the gas or electric plant of any corporation would, under section 7-224, be included in a purchase by any municipality, such municipality shall, at the election of the owner or owners of such plant, similarly purchase all of such plant, instead of only the portion thereof employed as aforesaid in […]
The price to be paid for such plant, whether gas, electric or both, shall be its fair market value for the purposes of its use, no portion of such plant to be estimated at less than its fair market value for any other purpose, including as an element of value the earning capacity of such […]
When any capital has been paid in, in property instead of cash, the valuation placed upon such property, in estimating it as paid-in capital, shall not be conclusive in estimating its value under the foregoing provisions, but may be disputed by the municipality and, if shown to have been excessive, may be reduced by the […]
Any corporation desiring to enforce the obligation of any municipality, hereby imposed, to purchase any property shall file with the clerk of such municipality, within thirty days after the passage of the final vote whereby such municipality has decided to establish a plant, a detailed schedule, describing such property and stating the terms of sale […]
Any party aggrieved by the doings of the commission may, within fourteen days after its report has been filed with the clerk of said superior court, or such longer time as such court allows, file a remonstrance to such report. Said court shall hear the questions arising on such remonstrance, and, if the matters of […]
An appeal may be taken from the decision of said court, accepting the report of the commission, to the Appellate Court in the same manner in which appeals are usually taken and with like effect. If the Appellate Court reverses the judgment of the Superior Court, the Superior Court shall appoint another commission to hear […]
