by Zachary Janowski | Nov 22, 2013 | Energy, Features, General, Politics
Twelve employees of Northeast Utilities made donations to the Connecticut Democratic Party in October, according to a monthly filing with the Federal Election Commission, as did two employees of its subsidiary Connecticut Light & Power. In all, the Democrats’...
by Zachary Janowski | Nov 7, 2013 | Energy, Features, General
A conservation group is suing the state to force it to throw out a settlement between state officials and a wind-power company that clear-cut 2.5 acres of state forest. The Berkshire-Litchfield Environmental Council is suing the Department of Energy and Environmental...
by Zachary Janowski | Sep 23, 2013 | Energy, Features, General
The Connecticut Siting Council will propose regulations governing the construction of wind farms for the fourth time Tuesday. The Siting Council reviews proposals to develop power plants, hazardous waste facilities, electric transmission lines and cell phone towers....
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...
