GreenTechSolar By: Eric Wesoff February 2, 2015 President Obama just unveiled a $3.99 trillion budget for 2016 that asks Congress for a permanent extension of tax credits for the solar and wind industry. The current policy, which includes an expiration of tax credits in 2017, is encouraging a boom in solar installations this year and […]
The New York Times By DIANE CARDWELL November 23, 2014 For the solar and wind industries in the United States, it has been a long-held dream: to produce energy at a cost equal to conventional sources like coal and natural gas. That day appears to be dawning. The cost of providing electricity from wind and solar […]
REEBA, Solar, The New York TImes, WindHartford Business Journal Green Guide – Summer Edition 2014 by Jon Gordon Jon Gordon, an independent energy policy consultant, a 28-year veteran of the energy industry and a REEBA Board member has become a contributor to the HBJ Green Guide.
REEBA, Renewable EnergyJon Chesto Managing Editor, Print- Boston Business Journal June 16, 2014 Oftentimes, the best route to a compromise on Beacon Hill is to ensure that the legislation being cooked up represents roughly half of one side’s proposals, and half of the other’s. And then there’s another way: Toss out the competing bills, go back to […]
BBS, Solar4-22-14 Invitation EV Event
As the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) previously announced, over the next three weeks, DEEP will conduct a four part microgrid educational webinar series. The four webinars will cover the following topics: Financing for clean generation and entire microgrids Tuesday, March 25, 2014 from 1:00-2:00pm EDT Technical aspects of microgrids Wednesday, […]
CEFIA, DEEP, Microgrids, REEBA, Renewable EnergyThe Hartford Courant By BRIAN DOWLING, bdowling@courant.com MIDDLETOWN — The head of Wesleyan University‘s physical plant on Tuesday walked into the small electrical switching station that links a more than a quarter of the campus’s buildings to the electric grid. “If I flip this switch it goes dark,” said Alan Rubacha, his hand almost touching […]
Hartford Courant, Microgrids, Murtha Cullina LLP, Paul MichaudVol.1/Q1 2014 Is this email not displaying correctly View it in your browser. Welcome! Welcome to the first edition of “Green Bank Matters.” The Clean Energy Finance & Investment Authority (CEFIA), Connecticut’s green bank, will distribute green bank updates to stakeholders, including policy partners, citizens and businesses throughout Connecticut. The purpose of “Green Bank […]
CEFIA, SolarHartfordBusiness.com February 6, 2014 The state’s Clean Energy Finance & Investment Authority announced Thursday it has created a $5 million loan pool with a California financing firm to attract several investors to bankroll residential solar installations. CEFIA put in $5 million with Oakland, Calif.-based Mosiac for an online crowdsourcing platform where accredited investors can contribute […]
CEFIA, Solar, Solar CityHartfordBusiness.com October 22, 2013 The Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority tentatively approved the state’s purchase of 270 megawatts of renewable power from a Maine wind farm and a Lisbon solar array. PURA issued its draft decision on the proposals from electric utilities Connecticut Light & Power and United Illuminating to charge ratepayers for […]
