Some are frustrated with 10 years of programs that should have helped residents insulate themselves from spikes in energy costs.
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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
Posted inEnergy & Environment
CT has big plans for tackling climate change. Now it has to make them happen.
Gov. Ned Lamont wants to expand the role of the Connecticut Green Bank to include funding for climate change projects.
Posted inEnergy & Environment
Never let a good crisis go to waste
Experts say the pandemic gives Connecticut an opportunity to make big advances in clean energy — and reap the profits.
Posted inEnergy & Environment, Health, Money
CT’s poor find winter energy bills increasingly unaffordable
With natural gas and fuel oil prices rising, more than 320,000 poor Connecticut households faced energy bills this year that exceed their ability to pay by a collective $450 million, a new, nonprofit study has reported.
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More than 320,000 CT households need winter energy aid
While falling fuel prices offer some relief, more than 320,000 Connecticut households face the “crushing financial burden” of energy bills that outstrip their resources by almost $400 million, a new study reported Tuesday.
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More CT households need energy aid despite falling fuel prices
Falling fuel prices weren’t enough to prevent the number of Connecticut households in need of energy assistance from growing in 2015, according to a new report released Wednesday.
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Operation Fuel: Poor households in CT short $784M for heating bills
Poor Connecticut households this winter will face about $784 million in energy bills above what they can afford, according to a new study released Wednesday by Operation Fuel.