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Hydropower advocates warn Connecticut risks further dam closures due to economic conditions

Hydropower advocates warn Connecticut risks further dam closures due to economic conditions

by Kimberly Glassman | Dec 4, 2023 | Uncategorized

Connecticut’s already diminished hydropower industry is at risk of further losses due to aging infrastructure and poor economic conditions, industry leaders told a state hydropower task force on Friday. Hydroelectric power accounts for less than 1 percent of the...
Hydropower advocates warn Connecticut risks further dam closures due to economic conditions

Demo of Madison’s Watrous Nursing Home to make way for $2 million luxury homes

by Kimberly Glassman | Dec 4, 2023 | Uncategorized

The demolition of Watrous Nursing Home this week will make room for a three-lot subdivision on the 2.96-acre parcel, with lots ranging in price from $775,000 to $795,000. The Planning & Zoning Commission had approved the plans, submitted by Mady Devel III LLC, at...
Hydropower advocates warn Connecticut risks further dam closures due to economic conditions

CT has an electric car problem. Here’s what’s driving delays, debate and new economic inequality.

by Kimberly Glassman | Dec 4, 2023 | Uncategorized

After proposed new regulations were derailed, Gov. Ned Lamont and the state legislature are now shining a spotlight on electric vehicles as they plot the future path for the state in a fast-moving industry that is already being driven by market forces. In the coming...
Hydropower advocates warn Connecticut risks further dam closures due to economic conditions

Mass. company to construct EV battery plant in Bridgeport, with help of $47.5M federal grant

by Kimberly Glassman | Dec 4, 2023 | Uncategorized

A Massachusetts-based company that manufacturers electric vehicle batteries is planning to build a factory in Bridgeport, with the help of $47.5 million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding from the U.S. Department of Energy. Nanoramic Laboratories plans to create...
Hydropower advocates warn Connecticut risks further dam closures due to economic conditions

UConn receives federal grant for offshore wind farm development project

by Kimberly Glassman | Dec 1, 2023 | Uncategorized

The University of Connecticut was one of four institutions to receive a grant from the Department of Energy to support their offshore wind power development program. According to a press release from UConn, the grant contributes $2.1 million to the project, which is...
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