Connecticut wants to put electricity-storing batteries in homes and businesses, but batteries are expensive and an incentive program is new.
Patrick Skahill | Connecticut Public
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Meriden food waste recycling pilot project shows promising results
About 24% of available food scraps were recycled during the pilot program — an encouraging result with room for improvement, officials said.
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Millions slated for cleaning Connecticut’s contaminated sites
The federal government said this week it will invest nearly $7 million to clean up and redevelop contaminated properties across the state.
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New England energy demand dropped to its lowest point ever this month
Officials at the regional grid operator attributed the drop to good weather and the adoption of rooftop solar on homes and businesses.
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New England once took salt marshes for granted. But the tides are changing
The Great Meadows Marsh in Stratford was treated as an ugly nuisance for years, but now it’s the focus of a $4 million restoration project.
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CT professor: Physicists entering a ‘new era of black hole research’
Fairfield University’s Pierre Christian is among a group of scientists researching black holes and theories of gravity.
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Connecticut’s trash future unclear after closure of processing plant
The imminent closure of a major trash plant in Hartford has set off urgent debate about the future of CT’s waste.
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State audit says $300K in MIRA contracts lack ‘a public bidding process’
Auditors took issue with two purchases tied to aging machinery at the plant which is used to generate power in times of critical grid demand.
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Operators of MIRA’s Hartford facility say plant could burn trash until 2023
A state-owned garbage incinerator was supposed to close by July, but a new budget would allow the burn plant to operate for one more year.
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Eversource asks regulators to approve settlement over Isaias response
Regulators heard from Eversource and state officials about a proposed $103 million settlement tied Eversource’s response to Tropical Storm Isaias.
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CT makes case for national ‘baby bond’ investments
The state passed its own version of this investment idea this year, but the proposal has yet to get widespread traction.
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CT Senate leader says emissions initiative will not come up in next special session
Sen. Martin Looney said the Transportation Climate Initiative will not be on the agenda during a special session this fall.
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Some western Connecticut towns will soon have a new glass recycling program
There’s “good glass” and there’s “bad glass.”
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Drones could help farmers keep a watchful eye on crop health
Drone technology could be a new frontier for farmers by providing updates on plant health.
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CT comptroller released disputed documents one day before public records hearing
A year after withholding public disclosure of the price of taxpayer-funded purchases, Comptroller Kevin Lembo changed course.
