Clean Energy

Park City Wind collapsed last October. Connecticut is now racing to secure new offshore wind energy to benefit its ratepayers. Permitting laws, interest hikes and the Jones Act stand in the way — also, they’re going to need a bigger boat.

Gov. Ned Lamont said the measure, drafted as a compromise to a proposed phase-out of most gas-powered vehicles, was a "nothing-burger."

The latest study from the American Lung Association shows much of the country's air pollution settles over Connecticut, putting the state's children at risk.

The New London State Pier is currently being used to build wind turbines for New York’s South Fork Wind project. Its final construction cost the state and taxpayers over $300 million.

Two Rhode Island historical organizations say the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management ignored the National Historic Preservation Act and the National Environmental Policy Act when approving the offshore wind projects in Connecticut and New York waters.

Orsted and Eversource received final federal approval from the Department of the Interior this week. Construction for Revolution Wind, the first utility-scale offshore wind farm in Connecticut and Rhode Island, will begin in 2024.

The U.S. Department of Energy named the University of Connecticut to run a technical analysis and support center for the effort.

Hotel Marcel New Haven, Tapestry Collection by Hilton, located off I-95 is fully powered by solar panels and has become a green energy landmark.

The Long Island Power Authority approved a new standard rate to encourage electricity customers to avoid peak hours when energy is most expensive and environmentally harmful to generate.

New York has identified so-called disadvantaged communities on Long Island and the rest of the state that will be targeted with funding to fight climate change. A 2019 state law requires these communities to receive at least 35% of state funding for clean energy and reducing greenhouse gas emissions.