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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Over the last month, six humpback and sperm whales have washed up dead between Long Island and New Jersey, a region being surveyed for offshore wind development called the New York Bight. In response, ocean advocacy groups are calling for a federal investigation.
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Spiking winter energy prices are the result of a crisis that has been a decade in the making, after New England opted to bet on natural gas.
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Connecticut officials are downplaying the need for waste-to-energy facilities following the closure of a major trash burning plant in Hartford this year.
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Energy prices are soaring this winter, but Connecticut and Long Island residents have options for financial relief.
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Diesel and heating oil supplies in the Northeast are more than 50% below the recent average, raising concerns that an extreme weather event could cause supply disruptions, federal officials said.
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High costs and a slow-to-start incentive program mean Connecticut consumers and batteries need time to connect.