Hartford Business Journal March 17, 2016 The Northeast region hydrogen and fuel cell industry experienced significant growth over the last four years based on several factors such as employment, revenue and investment, labor income, and state and local tax revenue. In 2015, the hydrogen and fuel cell supply chain contributed nearly $1.4 billion in revenue […]
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Reforms spotlight CT’s evolving energy industry
http://www.hartfordbusiness.com By: Matt Pilon March 7, 2016 Energy policy is ever changing in Connecticut and despite a sharp focus this legislative session on growing budget deficits, lawmakers are considering a flurry of bills that would impact Connecticut’s energy landscape, particularly in the renewables sector. Clean energy advocates are pushing policy changes that hint at […]
CBIA 2016 Energy & Environmental Conference – June 16, 2016
Date: Thursday, June 16, 2016 Check-in & Breakfast: 7:00 am Program: 8:00 am to 3:15 pm Hartford Marriott Farmington 15 Farm Spring Road Farmington CT For more information: 860.244.1977
Climate Change Should Spur CT To Fast-Track Renewable Energy
Hartford Courant by Ryan V. Stewart March 2, 2016 Climate change is arguably the most pressing issue facing the world. From intense droughts punctuated by short periods of heavy rainfall, to the spread of agricultural pests and parasites, to rising sea levels and the fragmentation of vital ecosystems, there many stories on the woe that […]
Hartford Courant, Renewable EnergyMother Nature Maps Where We Need Microgrids (Again)
Microgrid Knowledge Elisa Wood March 1, 2016 Mother Nature keeps hammering home where we need microgrids. Last week it happened again. More than 1.7 million electric customers lost power February 23-24 when a major storm swept the Eastern U.S. and Canada, according to the U.S. Department of Energy’s Energy Assurance Daily. The storm was an […]
MicrogridsProposed fix for stalled shared-solar program heads to legislature
Connecticut Green Guide March 1, 2016 The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection is attempting to get a stalled “shared-solar” pilot program back on track. A legislative committee on Tuesday accepted public testimony on a bill that would allow Eversource and Avangrid to recover the cost of administering the program, which was signed into law […]
Green Guide, SolarNet Metering and Microgrids: Do Your Homework
Microgrid Knowledge Lisa Cohn February 29, 2016 Net metering and microgrids can go hand-in-hand, but first you have to do your homework. Across the country, utilities are challenging net metering projects and laws, resulting in time-consuming delays and expensive charges and rate adjustments for some —and thwarted net metering projects for others. Utilities successfully challenged […]
MicrogridsBoston Identifies Dozens of Potential Microgrid Sites in Major Community Energy Study
Microgrid Knowledge Elisa Wood February 17, 2016 Boston has identified dozens of potential microgrid sites that together with other community energy projects could save as much as $1.7 billion, according to a new report issued by the city. The Boston Community Energy Study maps specific locations for three kinds of microgrids: multipurpose microgrids, energy justice microgrids […]
MicrogridsCT ranks 18th in solar industry jobs
Connecticut Green Guide February 16, 2016 Connecticut had 1,951 solar industry jobs in 2015, the 18th highest in the country per capita, according to a new survey conducted by an industry group. More than half of those jobs were installers, while 29 percent were sales and distribution positions, according to the Solar Foundation. Manufacturing accounted […]
Green Guide, SolarDevelopers Pitch Five, 240MW CT Clean Energy Projects
HartfordBusiness.com Matt Pilon February 8, 2016 Connecticut may soon source more of its clean energy from within its own borders, if newly proposed projects are successful in a unique and ongoing multi-state bidding process. A joint procurement by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Rhode Island — the first of its kind for the states — garnered 24 […]