By CNBC, Feb 17, 2023 The network of transmission lines that carry electricity across the U.S. is old and not set up to meet the anticipated demand for clean energy sources like wind and solar. Currently, electricity generation results in 32% of carbon dioxide...
By Rich Scinto, Patch, Nov 28, 2022 Gov. Ned Lamont announced a new slew of relief measures for high electricity and home heating costs. CONNECTICUT — Gov. Ned Lamont announced a slew of measures aimed to provide Connecticut families with some relief from high...
By Chris Dehnel, Patch, Nov 18, 2022 Skyrocketing supply rates could translate into much higher electric bills in 2023 for Connecticut residents. (Chris Dehnel/Patch) CONNECTICUT — Electric rates for standard service could go up by more than $80 a month for power...
By Erica Moser, The Day, October 22, 2022 Vincent Ukleja orders heating oil for his Quaker Hill home when his tank is down to half full, and when he saw the price for a delivery Monday, he was shocked. With oil at $5.19 per gallon, he spent $601. “We’re on a fixed...
DANA BELTAJI, Associated Press Oct. 18, 2022 How much has the climate changed already? (AP Illustration/Peter Hamlin) Relentless drought in China, East Africa, the U.S. West and northern Mexico, devastating floods in Pakistan and Kentucky, scorching heat waves in...
By Len Beshtoff, NBC CT, September 23, 2022 It’s estimated our state produced more than 1000 GW (gigawatts) of solar energy, and 14 GW of wind power last year, according to a recent report by an organization called Climate Central. But is that a lot or a little?...
