Public Utilities Regulatory Authority denies GRID IRP’s electric-aggregator application

The Public Utilities Regulatory Authority on Feb. 25 adopted a final decision denying GRID IRP Incorporated’s application for a Connecticut electric-aggregator certificate of registration, authority staff said.

Authority staff member Janelle Mcgregory told commissioners the application in docket 250505, received May 5, 2025, was incomplete and failed to include supplier contracts required to show a permissible pass-through relationship and a proper customer-agent role. “The authority denies the application without prejudice,” Mcgregory said, recommending adoption of the decision.

Mcgregory said that, based on the record, GRID IRP’s proposed model—characterized in filings as a community choice aggregation approach relying on automatic enrollment with an opt-out—would not result in customers directly contracting with a licensed electric supplier as required by the statute the authority cited. Staff identified statutory references in the proceeding as general statute 16 dash 2 45 and 16 dash 1 8 25 (as recorded in the proceeding).

The transcript notes that in a written exception the applicant argued the draft decision relied on outdated information and misapplied the statute; staff said the applicant did not cure the deficiencies because it did not provide the necessary supplier contracts and that the record did not support the material change the applicant proposed.

An unidentified commissioner moved to adopt the staff recommendation and the motion was seconded; a roll call was taken and the chair announced the adoption of the decision denying the application without prejudice. The authority then adopted a consent calendar containing six proposed final decisions (items 1–6 in part B) by motion and roll call. The transcript records affirmative votes for the commissioners listed as Beecher, Cheeseman and Smith; one vice-chair position was recorded as not present earlier in the meeting.

The authority adjourned after roughly six minutes and announced that the regular March 4 meeting is canceled and a special meeting will be held March 3 at 9 a.m. by remote teleconference to address items originally scheduled for March 4.

What the record shows and what remains unresolved: the authority’s action denies the current application but the denial was without prejudice, leaving the applicant free to refile with the missing supplier contracts and any supporting documentation to demonstrate compliance with the authority’s interpretation of the statutory definition of an electric aggregator.