Sec. 16-32g. Electric wire maintenance plans. Regulations.
Sec. 16-32g. Electric wire maintenance plans. Regulations. Not later than January 1, 2008, and annually thereafter, each electric or electric distribution company shall
submit to the Department of Public Utility Control a plan for the maintenance of poles,
wires, conduits or other fixtures, along public highways or streets for the transmission
or distribution of electric current, owned, operated, managed or controlled by such company, in such format as the department shall prescribe. Such plan shall include a summary
of appropriate staffing levels necessary for the maintenance of said fixtures and a program for the trimming of tree branches and limbs located in close proximity to overhead
electric wires where such branches and limbs may cause damage to such electric wires.
The department shall review each plan and may issue such orders as may be necessary
to ensure compliance with this section. The department may require each electric or
electric distribution company to submit an updated plan at such time and containing such
information as the department may prescribe. The department shall adopt regulations, in
accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to carry out the provisions of this section.
(P.A. 87-68, S. 1, 2; P.A. 98-28, S. 97, 117; P.A. 07-242, S. 6.)
History: P.A. 98-28 added electric distribution companies and made technical changes, effective July 1, 1998; P.A. 07-242 changed "January 1, 1988," to "January 1, 2008, and annually thereafter" and required summary of appropriate staffing
levels in plan.