Electricity

Connecticut Democrats' energy proposals this year include an override of the state’s 40-year moratorium on nuclear power plants to allow for the construction of small modular reactors.

The massive amount of energy needed to power Artificial Intelligence could slow its development in the U.S., according to a Connecticut database security and privacy expert.

New York lawmakers introduced a bill to allow the Long Island Power Authority to provide public power to residents without the need for a third-party company.

At an environmental summit hosted by the Connecticut League of Conservation Voters on Tuesday, Gov. Ned Lamont encouraged both hybrid and electric vehicles, while also acknowledging the state’s high electricity rates.

The Long Island Power Authority’s new standard rate for 2024 would reward customers who move their major electricity use to off-peak hours.

Connecticut and Massachusetts regulators have been told that an increased supply of natural gas is needed to bring down the cost of electricity.

United Illuminating filed a notice with PURA — the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority — that it will seek a three-year rate increase for customers.

The grid operator’s report shows wind power could play a much larger role in the future.

A controversial rule that makes it harder for renewable energy projects to participate in one of New England’s lucrative electricity markets will remain in place for another two years. Late Friday night, Federal energy regulators approved a plan from the regional grid operator, ISO New England, to keep the so-called minimum offer price rule — or MOPR — until 2025.

The proposals allocate $2 million to study transforming Long Island Power Authority into a fully public entity, distributing electricity to the island itself.