The CT Mirror, March 26, 2013, By Jan Ellen Spiegel Plans to rush major energy legislation through the General Assembly as soon as Wednesday are raising cries of foul from dozens of normally unaligned groups. Their concerns are prompted in part by timing: It’s two months before the draft report most of the legislation is […]
Renewable EnergyHartford Business Journal – March 20, 2013 Connecticut’s clean energy industry came out swinging on Tuesday against Connecticut’s proposed changes to its renewable power definition, giving legislators an earful in the proposals first public hearing. “The bill would incentivize foreign import of Canadian hydro,” said Michael Trahan, executive director of the trade association Solar Connecticut…. […]
Clean Energy, Renewable EnergyCT News Junkie by Christine Stuart | Mar 20, 2013 5:29am DEEP Commissioner Daniel Esty appears to have convinced the Energy and Technology Committee’s chairmen this week that the state should focus more of its renewable energy portfolio on wind, solar, and Canadian hydropower. But he didn’t win over everyone…. Read Full Article
DEEP, Renewable EnergyThe Hartford Courant 8:46 p.m. EDT, March 18, 2013 State environmental officials are trying to decrease reliance on energy from wood-burning biomass and tap into hydropower from dams in Canada to help meet its escalating renewable-energy targets, something it expects this year to miss for the first time. “The incentives in this marketplace haven’t produced […]
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Summary of Public Act Number 11-80: An Act Concerning the Establishment of the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection and Planning for Connecticut’s Energy Future June 13, 2011 The Connecticut legislature passed significant legislation that consolidates the development and implementation of Connecticut’s environmental and energy policy within a new, expanded Department of Energy and Environmental […]
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Kick-Off Joint Networking Event with Dan Esty, Governor Malloy’s appointed Commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, on April 7, 2011 Boston, MA & Hartford, CT (March 24, 2011) – The New England Clean Energy Council (NECEC) and the Renewable Energy and Efficiency Business Association, Inc. (REEBA) today announced plans to formalize […]
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