There is already disagreement over which solar program caps to alter, how they should be altered, and what, if any, other rules should be overhauled.
Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
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Will climate change have something to say about the Tweed Airport expansion? Experts think so
A tropical storm was a reminder that in a showdown between climate change and Tweed airport, climate change could win.
Posted inGovernment
For CT’s environmental agency, Zoom was ‘the real hero’ of the pandemic
Despite some legislative setbacks, more work on environmental issues than initially anticipated got done over Zoom
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It looks like CT’s Transportation Climate Initiative bill is dead. Now what?
The legislature’s failure to pass TCI could test the state’s leadership role in battling climate change.
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A battle to get more clean energy into New England’s electric grid is underway. Here’s what you need to know.
The DEEP commissioner is leading an effort to increase renewable power, lower costs and keep everyone civil. It’s not simple.
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A shocker in the plan to finally update residential solar rates: No complaints
Connecticut is on the verge of changing one of the key financial underpinnings for residential solar electric systems.
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Food could hold the key to fixing the state’s waste disposal problems
Getting food waste out of the trash may provide the key to fixing the dated waste systems in the state.
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Energy bill takes on storm response and grid reform challenges
Energy legislation wasn’t on the radar for any special legislative sessions called to deal with critical issues lost to the COVID-cancelled session from this winter. Even the annual July electric rate adjustment –- which this year contained big increases that sparked public outrage — would not have warranted legislation. That was until Tropical Storm Isaias […]
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Where Connecticut, COVID, climate change and critters intersect
The great outdoors is an escape from pandemic-induced boredom, but there are dangers to be aware of.
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Is Connecticut’s outdated recycling system in line for an overhaul?
Connecticut’s systems, regulations and policies supporting recycling are decades old, and the materials coming from recyclers now have limited value as commodities. It is at a loss, both economically and environmentally, as well as far behind its neighbors in making its recycling systems more responsive to the times.
Posted inEconomic Development, Energy & Environment
Best of 2019: CT offshore wind may face some rough seas
Connecticut could be facing a couple of obstacles as it pursues offshore wind projects: one from the feds; another self-inflicted.
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New offshore wind award is largest renewable project ever for CT
With federal tax credits set to expire at the end of the year, the state has chosen Vineyard Wind to develop an 804-megawatt offshore wind project.
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Climate change v. Killingly gas power plant. And the winner is…
The furor over a natural gas power plant in Killingly has expanded into a statewide cause célèbre over climate change. And the governor is right in the middle of it.
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CT’s small solutions to climate change: saving the Hepburn dune with a living shoreline
Katherine Hepburn’s dune has taken a severe beating, but a living shoreline would protect it and the surrounding area.
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CT’s small solutions to climate change: new tool shows effects of sea level rise
Forewarned is forearmed. New viewer developed by the state has some important news about the future effects of sea level rise.