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Committee OKs former lawmaker, UI exec to serve on PURA board
March 14, 2025A legislative panel voted overwhelmingly on Thursday to advance the nomination of a former lawmaker and utility lobbyist to serve as a commissioner on the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority.
March 14, 2025
Electrical contracting company gets private equity investment
March 13, 2025Professional Electrical Contractors of Connecticut Inc., a full-service electrical contracting firm, has received an investment from private equity firm Alaris Equity Partners.
March 13, 2025
FuelCell Energy announces more cost cutting on ‘journey towards profitability’
March 12, 2025Danbury-based FuelCell Energy said it expects to cut operating costs by 15% in 2025, following a recent round of layoffs and reductions in research and development spending.
March 12, 2025
After D.C. meeting, Lamont sees path to working with Trump on energy
March 12, 2025At least publicly, there aren’t many areas where Gov. Ned Lamont sees eye-to-eye with the new occupant of the White House, President Donald Trump.
March 12, 2025
Electric utility CEO says last year’s ‘meager’ return of 3.55% will defer investment, raise bills for customers
March 10, 2025United Illuminating’s return on equity (ROE) fell to 3.55% last year, less than half of the company’s allowed ROE of 8.63%, president and CEO Frank Reynolds announced Monday.
March 10, 2025
Senator seeking PURA nomination owns business probed by PURA
March 6, 2025An enforcement arm of the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority began looking into a company owned by state Sen.
March 6, 2025
Lamont: Lawmaker’s conflicts before PURA pose a ‘problem’ for nomination
March 4, 2025A Democratic lawmaker whose company racked up more than $1 million in fines with the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority will have to undergo further vetting before gaining an appointment he’s seeking with the utilities regulator, Gov.
March 4, 2025
Quantum Organics in Southington acquired by national company
February 27, 2025Southington-based renewable energy producer Quantum Organics has been acquired by New York City-based Circular Services, the largest private recycling and circular economy services provider in the United States.
February 27, 2025
Bristol plant spurs medical waste bill that would change emission standards
February 27, 2025Lawmakers are considering a bill that would tighten restrictions on the burning of medical waste after residents in central Connecticut raised concerns about a local waste facility.
February 27, 2025
Legislative committee approves top utilities regulator for second term
February 21, 2025Lawmakers advanced the governor’s nomination of Marissa Gillett for a second term on the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority after a lengthy hearing Thursday, voting 13-8 along party lines.
February 21, 2025
Lamont reaches deal to keep PURA Chair Gillett
February 20, 2025Gov. Ned Lamont’s office said Thursday morning it reached a deal with lawmakers to confirm the reappointment of Public Utilities Regulatory Authority Chair Marissa Gillett, while moving the regulatory body outside of the executive branch.
February 20, 2025
CT lawmakers consider incentives for thermal energy network projects
February 18, 2025The state legislature is considering a bill that would create a thermal energy network grant and loan program, as utility company Eversource pursues construction of a thermal network project in Connecticut.
February 18, 2025
Lamont wants to keep CT’s top utilities regulator. Lawmakers may have other ideas
February 14, 2025Gov. Ned Lamont’s office is scrambling to keep his reappointment of Connecticut’s top utilities regulator afloat this week amid a maelstrom of questions surrounding her relationships with both lawmakers and the state’s most powerful utilities.
February 14, 2025
CT state fleet was supposed to be 50% electric by 2026. It’s nowhere close
February 13, 2025As part of a frenetic rush of legislating that led advocates to dub 2022 a “banner year” in the fight against climate change, Connecticut lawmakers approved one particularly ambitious goal: to transition half the state’s fleet of roughly 2,400 car
February 13, 2025
Eversource reports more than $800M profit in 2024, beating expectations
February 12, 2025Hartford-based Eversource Energy generated a profit of $811.65 million in 2024, after absorbing a $442.24 million loss in 2023, according to the utility company’s earnings report released late Tuesday.
February 12, 2025
New Haven takes big hit as CT climate grants remain in limbo
February 12, 2025Ask Steve Winter how many times a day he’s checked the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) grant funds portal since January 21 and he answers with a wry laugh: “I couldn’t even say.”
February 12, 2025
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