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Aziz Dehkan and John Harrity

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Local solar association fights fair wages with disinformation and fear

by Aziz Dehkan and John Harrity June 1, 2021 @ 12:01 amMarch 5, 2022 @ 1:00 am

SolarConnecticut, a local solar association, has been quietly lobbying against Connecticut Senate Bill 999, legislation that protects Connecticut’s renewable energy workforce from developers who pay poverty wages while raking in profits for their investors.

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