Legislature seeks data center study; Concerns raised over delays

by Joelyn Leon | Mar 11, 2024 | Uncategorized

A proposal to study how large-scale data centers might affect the reliability of the state’s electric grid is drawing opposition from those who say it would delay critical development. The legislation would require the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority to conduct...

Deteriorating bridge over Sasco Creek in Westport, Fairfield to be replaced

by Joelyn Leon | Mar 11, 2024 | Uncategorized

Come 2025, Westport should get a new bridge over Sasco Creek. The current bridge, which was built around 1965, starts at the intersection of Old Road and Wakeman Lane and has fallen into disrepair, the state Department of Transportation has determined. The bridge work...

CT towns tell legislative committee they want local control over the building of solar facilities

by Joelyn Leon | Mar 11, 2024 | Uncategorized

People from rural towns across the state with concerns that the Connecticut Siting Council has legal jurisdiction over the location of solar power facilities, rather than the municipalities, are hoping new legislation could give them more control of their land. Of...

East Norwalk train station, East Avenue closure begins Monday. Here’s what to know

by Joelyn Leon | Mar 11, 2024 | Uncategorized

Both the East Norwalk Train Station and a section of East Avenue will be closed for three weeks starting Monday due to construction work related to the Walk Bridge replacement project. The East Norwalk improvements are part of the $1 billion project to replace the...

$80M fuel cell project at the former Stanley Works campus in New Britain set to power up in May

by Joelyn Leon | Mar 11, 2024 | Uncategorized

An advanced fuel cell array that could turbo-charge future manufacturing in New Britain is in its final stages of testing and could hook up to the power grid as soon as May, according to city officials. The 67-fuel cell array — installed outdoors in a dilapidated...