Implementation of programs by the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, the Connecticut Green Bank, electric distribution companies, or a third party. Selection by authority

(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of this title and title 16a, the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority may select the Connecticut Green Bank, the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, the electric distribution companies, as defined in section 16-1, a third party that the authority deems appropriate or any combination thereof to implement the non-residential renewable energy program established pursuant to section 16-244z, the residential renewable energy program established pursuant to said section, the shared clean energy facility program established pursuant to said section, the light-duty electric vehicle charging program established by the authority in a proceeding or a medium-duty to heavy-duty electric vehicle charging program established by the authority in a proceeding. (b) On and after January 1, 2026, the authority shall limit the expenses for electric vehicle charging stations, as defined in section 16-19f, and customer wiring upgrades of any light-duty electric vehicle charging program established by the authority in a proceeding to twenty million dollars per year and further limit any expenses for electric vehicle charging stations and customer wiring upgrades incentivized as part of any residential single-family customer program to residents who make less than or equal to three hundred per cent of the federal poverty level or reside in any concentrated poverty census tract, as defined in section 32-7x.