newhavenindependent.org: The Workforce Alliance in New Haven received more than $2.25 million in federal funding to expand apprenticeships in construction, building trades, and manufacturing. The grants include a $750,000 Women in Apprenticeship and Nontraditional Occupations award to help women enter paid skilled trades apprenticeships, supporting training for more than 170 people.
solarpowerworldonline.com: Greenskies Clean Focus has completed a rooftop solar installation at the West Hartford Department of Public Works under a 20 year power purchase agreement with the town. The project replaces an earlier array originally installed in 2012 and removed during a 2022 roof replacement, restoring on-site solar generation at the municipal facility.
hartfordbusiness.com: New York energy firm Hartree Partners has sued Connecticut utility regulator PURA, arguing a 2025 state law stripped its out of state biomass plants of their Class I renewable energy credit status in violation of federal constitutional protections. Hartree contends the change voids existing contracts and could worsen the state's already tight supply of renewable energy credits.
Connecticut utilities are now incentivizing businesses to host battery systems on their properties to help flatten electricity demand spikes, creating an opportunity for commercial customers to generate income while reducing their own utility costs and gaining backup power.
The Crystal Mall in Waterford closes permanently on March 31 as General Dynamics Electric Boat converts the space into offices and training facilities to support an ambitious plan to hire 8,000 new employees in 2026, including 4,500 in the Southeast Connecticut region.
Congressman John Larson announced $350,000 in federal funding for CONNSTEP at Infinity Fuel Cell and Hydrogen in Windsor, providing advisory services and technical guidance to small and mid sized Connecticut manufacturers working on hydrogen and fuel cell technology.
Connecticut lawmakers are weighing House Bill 5340, which would allow customers to install plug in solar panels up to 1,200 watts without utility approval, lifting regulatory barriers that have kept so called balcony solar in a legal gray area despite growing consumer interest.
A New York investment firm has purchased a flex industrial office building in Stratford for $4 million, marking its entry into the lower Fairfield County market. The property sits on 3.21 acres and was built in 1982, appraised at $4.1 million in 2024.
The 704 MW Revolution Wind offshore wind project has begun delivering power to Connecticut and Rhode Island after surviving two Trump administration stop-work orders reversed in federal court. Built by more than 1,000 local union workers, the 65-turbine project is expected to power over 350,000 homes and save New England ratepayers up to $500 million per year in wholesale energy costs once fully operational.
A proposed $272 million expansion of the Iroquois Gas Transmission System in Brookfield has drawn rare bipartisan opposition, with both Republican and Democratic local officials citing concerns over air quality, noise, and proximity to Whisconier Middle School. State Senate Minority Leader Stephen Harding and other local Republicans have broken with national party energy priorities to oppose the project, which awaits final air quality permit approval from DEEP.
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