HartfordBusiness.com April 1, 2014 Connecticut’s three-year moratorium on construction of new wind turbines could be lifted by the end of April, if legislators approve regulations on the structures. The Connecticut Siting Council has proposed new regulations that are legally required to lift the ban on turbines first imposed in June 2011. The proposal must be […]
HBJ, WindHartfordBusiness.com March 25, 2014 The Connecticut Clean Energy Communities program awarded $210,000 in Bright Idea Grants for 23 municipalities to perform energy-saving projects. The program is part of the Energize Connecticut initiative to get more municipalities, businesses, and residents to install energy efficiency measures and renewable energy. The grants are based on the communities’ results […]
EnergizeCT, HBJCT Green Guide Weekly HartfordBusiness.com March 25, 2014 The Connecticut General Assembly has advanced a bill allowing renters and homeowners with unsuitable roofs to buy into local solar systems and reap the savings. The Energy & Technology Committee voted 22-1 in mid-March to allow Senate Bill 353 to go before the vote of the entire […]
HBJ, SolarHartfordBusiness.com March 11, 2014 Wesleyan University in Middletown powered up the state’s first microgrid under Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s program designed to help keep electricity flowing during emergencies. The Wesleyan microgrid will stay energized even if a large-scale power outage strikes the state, as a series of generations and switches can isolate the university […]
HBJ, Malloy, MicrogridsHartfordBusiness.com February 25, 2014 Danbury clean energy device manufacturer FuelCell Energy completed construction of the world’s largest fuel cell park in South Korea. The Gyeonggi Green Energy park in Hwasung City, South Korea became fully operational in mid-February. The facility consists of 21 fuel cells with a total output of 59 megawatts of electricity. The […]
Fuel Cell, FuelCell Energy, HBJHartfordBusiness.com February 25, 2014 Connecticut’s electric and natural gas utilities have joined forces to offer a special financing program to help customer convert or replace their existing heating systems for more energy efficient ones. The Energize Connecticut Heating Loan program offers an interest rate of 2.99 percent for loans up to $15,000 for a period […]
CL&P, EnergizeCT, HBJ, United IlluminatingHartfordBusiness.com By: Brad Kane February 24, 2014 In its first full year since acquiring UTC Power for a song, fuel cell manufacturer ClearEdge Power wants to double its annual revenues to $200 million, CEO David Wright said. “This was like the mouse eating the elephant,” said Wright, who also serves as the company’s president. “We […]
ClearEdge Power, HBJ, REEBAHartfordBusiness.com February 18, 2014 Connecticut added 420 new jobs in the solar manufacturing and installation sector last year, bringing total employment to more than 1,100, according to a report released by Environment Connecticut. The study completed by the industry group The Solar Foundation looked at employment in the solar sector around the country. For the […]
Connecticut, HBJ, SolarHartfordBusiness.com CNNMoney January 8, 2014 Over the past few years there’s been a lot of talk about green jobs. But one renewable sector scantly mentioned actually supports more jobs than wind or solar combined: Hydro. Between 200,000 and 300,000 people currently work in or around hydroelectric dams across the United States, according to the National […]
HBJ, HydropowerHartfordBusiness.com December 30, 2013 Connecticut Light & Power and Yankee Gas says Waterbury residents who participated in their energy efficiency program saved an average of $250 annually. The utilities collaborated as part of Energize Connecticut by installing energy efficient products and weatherization services in Waterbury. So far, 3,445 home energy solutions, 568 HVAC upgrades, eight natural gas […]
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