Energy

Connecticut lawmakers have acted on a bipartisan bill to reduce the high cost of electricity as part of a frenzy of activity leading up to the end of their legislative session on Wednesday.

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.

Two more Connecticut utility companies have had their credit ratings downgraded. State lawmakers are at odds over who is to blame and what the next move should be.

United Illuminating, one of Connecticut’s leading energy providers, announced a 4.7% rate increase for the first half of 2025.

Avangrid-owned Connecticut Natural Gas and Southern Connecticut Gas say the PURA decision to cut their rates could lower their credit ratings.

The New London County Farm Bureau in Connecticut wants to get more anaerobic digesters on farms. The digesters take waste from cows and food and turn it into electricity and useful by-products that power local communities and help farmers.

The study on the affordability gap was conducted by Operation Fuel, which provides energy assistance programs in Connecticut. Representatives from the program joined state legislators to present the findings.

The New York Public Service Commission has approved a controversial battery storage facility in Holtsville. Some residents say the location is too close to schools and could be dangerous for students.

The state Public Commission Service rejected a slew of subsidies, including an “inflation adjustment,” for four offshore wind projects and 86 on-land community projects. Ahead of the decision, climate advocates rallied outside of The Plaza at Long Beach City Hall in support of these projects off the south shore of Long Island.

The Connecticut Energy Assistance Program’s coffers have been swelled with $30 million in additional American Rescue Plan Act money approved by state lawmakers last November, and another $20 million from the federal omnibus spending package passed by Congress last December.