The CT Mirror (https://ctmirror.org/tag/solar-energy/)
After years of delays, shared solar may finally be close to its first test in Connecticut. But along with some cheers from its supporters, there’s still an awful lot of complaining over how it’s being handled. Continue Reading →
The raid on the Green Bank and other clean energy programs to help plug the state’s huge budget deficit is bringing together groups often at odds. Environmentalists and business interests, including the state’s most prominent business lobby, agree the raid is a bad idea. Continue Reading →
For the second year in a row, legislation to allow shared-solar installations to be built in Connecticut is facing a rough road. While some want to go slowly with only a couple of pilot projects, others want to plunge right in based on the models and success shared solar is having around the country. The goal for advocates is to avoid last year’s result, which was nothing. Continue Reading →
Connecticut is starting a process to modernize the state’s electric grid to make it cleaner, leaner and more adaptable to new methods of power generation and distribution. Exploring how to do that will be a major focus for the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, beginning early next year. Continue Reading →
The Connecticut Siting Council will soon be ruling on a plan to turn a dormant Bridgeport landfill into a source of pollution-free energy, and the city’s mayor is hopeful it will win approval. Continue Reading →
With 80 percent of Connecticut homes unsuited for solar power, the legislature is considering the concept of shared solar. Continue Reading →
Connecticut is considering a visionary bill that will greatly expand access to solar energy throughout the state. Continue Reading →