May 8, 2013
New Hampshire Governor Weighs In On CT Energy Debate
by Christine Stuart | May 8, 2013 6:06pm
It’s rare for a New England governor to comment on legislation pending before a legislative body in another state, but that’s what happened Wednesday when New Hampshire Gov. Margaret Wood Hassan encouraged Gov. Dannel P. Malloy to drop his support for renewable energy legislation.
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Tags: Maggie Hassan, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Mark Ojakian, Hydro Quebec, Canadian hydropower, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, dh
May 1, 2013
Senate Passes Renewable Energy Bill
by Christine Stuart | May 1, 2013 6:21pm
(Updated 8:30 p.m.) The Senate gave its approval Wednesday to a bill that will codify how the state purchases renewable energy by maintaining a goal of buying 20 percent by 2020. But it wasn’t the goal of cleaner energy that had environmentalists concerned — it was the type of energy that would count toward that goal.
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Tags: Bob Duff, Lonnie Reed, Daniel Esty, renewable portfolio standards, hydropower, Canada, Chris Phelps, dh
April 30, 2013
Esty Returns NU Donations
by Christine Stuart | April 30, 2013 5:30am
A day after her husband was criticized for holding a conference call that included investment bankers with an interest in Northeast Utilities, the National Republican Congressional Committee called upon U.S. Rep. Elizabeth Esty to return $3,500 in campaign contributions from Northeast Utility executives and lobbyists.
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Tags: Elizabeth Esty, Daniel Esty, DEEP, donations, Congress, dh
April 29, 2013
Malloy Defends Esty, Canadian Hydro
by Christine Stuart | April 29, 2013 2:21pm
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy said he probably would have advised his energy commissioner not to participate in a call with investors last week regarding the state’s energy strategy, but he didn’t ask.
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Tags: Hydro Quebec, Dannel P. Malloy, Daniel C. Esty, renewable, Connecticut Citizens Action Group, Common Cause, Northeast Utilities, dh
April 26, 2013
Mass. Lawmaker Takes A Stand Against CT Generation Tax
by Christine Stuart | April 26, 2013 5:29am
A Massachusetts lawmaker filed legislation this week that would prohibit the Bay State from participating in regional energy purchasing agreements with Connecticut if the state decides to continue the electricity generation tax.
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Tags: John Keenan, Massachusetts, generation tax, electricity, dh
April 24, 2013
Investor Call Delays Renewable Energy Debate
by Christine Stuart | April 24, 2013 4:50pm
Department of Energy and Environmental Commissioner Daniel Esty said he had no intention of getting ahead of the legislative process when he spoke with a group of investors Tuesday, but the conversation delayed debate on legislation about Connecticut’s renewable energy strategy.
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Tags: Northeast Utilities, RPS, hydro, Northern Pass, Daniel C. Esty, energy, Bob Duff
April 16, 2013
Finance Committee Poised To Sunset Tax, But Borrow More
by Christine Stuart | April 16, 2013 6:12pm
In order to give itself some breathing room, the Finance Committee restructured the state’s debt Tuesday in a way that also allows it to sunset the electric generation tax as promised.
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Tags: Andrea Stillman, electric generation, Millstone, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, Vincent Candelora, Lawrence Cafero, John McKinney, dh
April 8, 2013
Seniors Question Revenue Proposal, Fear Electric Rates Will Increase
by Christine Stuart | April 8, 2013 5:30am
When he unveiled his budget in February, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy offered a few new ideas to generate revenue, and at least one of those has been called “radical” by the senior citizen lobby.
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Tags: AARP, standard offer, electricity auction, competitive supplier, Janee Breismeister, Nora Duncan, DEEP, dh
April 2, 2013
Regulators Urged Not To Pass Storm Costs Onto CL&P Ratepayers
by Christine Stuart | April 2, 2013 12:00pm
Last week, Connecticut Light & Power officials asked regulators to allow them to increase their rates to recover $414 million for five major storms over the last two years, including Tropical Storm Irene and the October 2011 snow storm, which caused power outages that lasted more than a week for some customers and led to widespread criticism of the utility.
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Tags: cl&p, utility, storm response, Nor'easter, Irene, tropical storm, consumers, ratepayers, Connecticut, petitions, outrage, dh
March 29, 2013
Energy Co-Chairs Try To Quiet Opposition
by Christine Stuart | March 29, 2013 5:29am
The two co-chairs of the Energy and Technology Committee extended an olive branch to environmentalists and advocates Thursday by crashing a press conference that was being held in opposition to a bill they helped draft.
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