Energy

The Connecticut General Assembly will convene for the first day of its 2026 legislative session on Wednesday. Top lawmakers, who also happen to be candidates, are already proposing major legislation.

Funding for more than 300 clean energy projects nationwide has been canceled by the federal government.

Plans for major natural gas pipelines in New York have sparked tension between the state and federal governments, but Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont said he’s been in talks with both sides and may support the project to bring gas to his state.

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.