§ 135-c. Home conservation plans; eligibility; approval by the
commission. 1. After hearing upon reasonable notice, the commission
shall establish home conservation plans for each utility in accordance
with the provisions of this article. Such plans shall be open to
participation by all eligible customers meeting the criteria set forth
in this article. Such eligibility shall cease June first, nineteen
hundred ninety-six.

2. Participation shall be open to all eligible customers, regardless
of type of fuel or energy used for space or water heating or cooling.

3. Participation shall be limited to individual projects wherein the
amount to be financed is in excess of two hundred dollars. In addition,
the estimated cost of such projects must be recovered within seven years
from the savings generated by reduced energy consumption resulting from
such projects; provided however, in the case of heat pumps, solar and
wind systems, the estimated cost of such projects must be recovered
within fifteen years.