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 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 MichaudThe Hartford Courant By BRIAN DOWLING, bdowling@courant.com HARTFORD — Energy and Environmental Commissioner Daniel C. Esty, the Yale University professor and environmental consultant hired in 2011 to lead a major state agency through a period of broad consolidation and planning, is leaving office in February. Esty said he is resigning to resume his tenured position […]
DEEP, Esty, Hartford CourantBy BRIAN DOWLING, bdowling@courant.com The Hartford Courant 12:54 p.m. EST, November 4, 2013 Gov. Dannel P. Malloy on Monday announced partial grant funding for 56 publicly available charging stations the state to lessen “range anxiety” for owners of electric vehicles. “Our goal is a network of charging stations that allows anyone driving an electric […]
Electric Vehicle Charging Stations, Hartford Courant, MalloyBy BRIAN DOWLING, bdowling@courant.com The Hartford Courant – September 11, 2013 A roomful of state energy experts on Wednesday began remapping the state’s response to sweeping changes in electric markets that are challenging old business modes and disrupting how the region approaches power. More and more power is coming from natural gas, an increasingly cheap […]
Hartford CourantThe Hartford Courant By BRIAN DOWLING June 20, 2013 Another large solar company is leasing rooftop solar systems in the state. Sunrun, a San Francisco-based firm, announced Thursday that it is leasing rooftop solar systems to Connecticut residents. The lease model has grown in popularity in recent years, with customers given the option to pay […]
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