by Katherine Concepcion | Jun 19, 2013 | Energy, Features, General
Connecticut’s green-energy bank hopes to make environmentally-friendly energy a better investment. The Clean Energy Finance and Investment Authority presents itself as a break from traditional clean-energy funding organizations. CEFIA, a quasi-public...
by Katherine Concepcion | May 30, 2013 | Economy, Energy, Features, General
A February audit of Connecticut’s energy efficiency and conservation programs found job data “was inaccurate and unsupported.” Auditors examined data from Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection and released their findings in February. The...
by Katherine Concepcion | May 6, 2013 | Economy, Energy, Features, General, Municipal
The city of Ansonia hopes to become home to an innovative power plant fueled by decomposing food in a partnership with a New York green-energy company by leasing city property to the company for $1 a year. Ansonia has collaborated with Greenpoint Energy Partners, a...
by Katherine Concepcion | Apr 10, 2013 | Energy, Features, General
Connecticut’s green-energy bank is forming a legal entity to help advance a new solar initiative while protecting the quasi-public agency from investment losses. The Clean Energy Finance and Investment Authority is preparing to launch its Solar Lease 2.0 program,...
by Katherine Concepcion | Apr 9, 2013 | Education, Features, General, Health Care, Municipal, Politics
In response to the tragic Sandy Hook school shootings, Connecticut enacted last week one of the nation’s strictest gun-control laws, but the 140-page law isn’t just about limiting access to firearms. The Gun Violence Prevention and Children’s Safety Act comes...
