Gov. M. Jodi Rell says her attorneys are still reviewing a massive bill that overhauls Connecticut’s energy policy and she hasn’t decide yet whether to sign the legislation into law, The Associated Press reports.
Rell’s office said Friday she yet to sign the energy bill. Rell has 15 days, not counting Sundays, to act on measures enacted by the Legislature, her office said.
Rell told reporters on Thursday, the day after the General Assembly adjourned its legislative session, that some of the concerns her administration had with the bill were addressed. But she says she’s not sure if they’ve been “addressed enough.”
The 129-page bill is considered one of the biggest changes to the state’s electric industry since deregulation 12 years ago.
It alters how the industry is regulated, includes financial incentives for renewable energy, mandates reductions in electric rates, and imposes new energy efficiency standards for appliances, among many other changes.
Opponents claim the bill will lead to higher rates.
