CT Efforts to Promote Electric Vehicles Ranked 13th in US in New Report
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CT's Multi-State Pact to Limit Emissions Is Good News for Biden Environmental Team
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For leading members of the incoming Biden administration’s environmental team, Monday’s announcement from states in which they’ve spend portions of their lives and careers had to be good news.
Read More36 Connecticut Businesses Earn Place on Inc. 5,000 List of Fastest Growing Small Companies
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Three dozen Connecticut companies are featured in the 2020 edition of the Inc. 5,000 – the 5,000 fastest-growing private companies in America, compiled by Inc. magazine and issued this month.
Read MoreConnecticut Ranks #5 in Offshore Wind Power Development, Aerospace
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The annual rankings in a range of business development categories are in, and Connecticut is ranked in the top10 in two of nearly a dozen categories. The state ranked #5 among the leaders in aerospace, a traditional strength, and also at #5 in offshore wind power development, as that field gained significant traction in 2019.
Read MoreEversource Opposed Law on Minimum Staffing, Storm Responses; Legislature Opted for Study Last Year
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A year ago, when the legislature held a public hearing on a proposal concerning “utility response times for restoration of electric service and utility minimum staffing levels,” Eversource Energy opposed it as unnecessary.
Read MoreEnergy Efficient Connecticut - We're #10
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Connecticut is the nation’s 10th most energy efficient state, according to a new analysis. The state ranked 16th in Home Energy Efficiency, 15th in Vehicle-Fuel Efficiency and 8th in Transportation Efficiency.
Read MoreElectricity Rates in Connecticut Among Highest in the Nation
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This will come as no surprise to residents and business owners in Connecticut: the state’s electric rates are among the highest in the nation. Higher than last year.
Read MoreCT Bucks A Natonal Trend in Adoption of Solar Energy in Communities of Color; Programs Lead to Parity, Rather than Disparity, New Report Finds
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It turns out that with a concerted effort, green can be a more consequential color than black and white, at least in Connecticut. Newly released data indicates that the state is bucking a national trend of disparity when it comes to solar adoption among communities of color, according to the Connecticut Green Bank.
Read MoreState’s Commercial Fishing Industry Wary of Push Toward Wind Turbines in Coastal Waters
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Commercial fishing, a mainstay of Connecticut commerce, is raising a cautionary voice – even as the state is doubling down on the potential benefits of wind power off the state’s shoreline, aimed at increasing energy efficiency and economic development. Don’t grow one renewable resource at the cost of another, they stress, as the legislature ponders action.
Read MoreCT's Garber, Go-To Guy For Governors Facing Impeachment, Parlays Expertise
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When it comes to attorneys with expertise in defending imperiled Governors facing impeachment, Connecticut’s Ross Garber has no real competitors according to an article in the May issue of Governing magazine.
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