The Latest from Lisa Prevost

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  Legal snafu over canceled natural gas plant site ensnares Connecticut energy storage project

  An Israeli firm wants to build batteries on a site once envisioned for a natural gas power plant, but the regulatory approvals are tangled up with a fossil fuel company that no longer exists.

  By Lisa Prevost  .  7 January 2025

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  As Rhode Island considers future of gas, advocates call for ‘realism’ on cost, availability of RNG

  Members of a state committee want its final report to acknowledge that renewable natural gas captured from animal manure or food waste is not a viable replacement for fossil fuel gas.

  By Lisa Prevost  .  13 November 2024

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  Connecticut will tap clean energy technology to find emission-cutting efficiencies on grid

  State regulators recently approved seven companies to test their software or hardware in pilot projects with utilities Eversource or United Illuminating.

  By Lisa Prevost  .  12 March 2024

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  Five years later, New Hampshire’s community power law is reshaping the electricity market

  The statewide community power coalition will become the state’s second-largest electrical supplier this spring after it adds another 29 communities to the program.

  By Lisa Prevost  .  1 February 2024

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  Vermont wants to win over the state’s biggest gas-guzzlers with new EV incentives 

  Electric vehicles have barely made a dent in gas consumption, but state and local officials hope to change that by targeting long-distance commuters and drivers with older vehicles.

  By Lisa Prevost  .  27 July 2023

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  Connecticut mapping tool aims to bring visibility to environmental justice communities

  The University of Connecticut and the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection unveiled a tool to visualize pollution exposure, health disparities, and other socioeconomic factors.

  By Lisa Prevost  .  18 July 2023

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  Utilities

  The boards that regulate utilities are overwhelmingly white and male

  Public utility commissions wield enormous power over state-level clean energy progress. But they lack diversity and tend to have political, utility or fossil connections.

  By Lisa Prevost  .  13 July 2023

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  Who decides where we get electricity and how much we pay? Mostly White, politically connected men

  A pair of recent studies show that public utility commissions lack diversity, and that appointees are more likely to have utility or fossil fuel connections than environmental backgrounds.

  By Lisa Prevost  .  5 July 2023

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  Neighbor dispute risks souring a Connecticut community on solar energy 

  An isolated noise issue at a solar farm is already being leveraged by opponents, despite promises by the site's owner to address it.

  By Lisa Prevost  .  16 June 2023

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  Zoning norms slow efforts to cut transportation pollution in Connecticut

  Land use is the single biggest factor in determining how much people drive. As the state tries to lower vehicle miles traveled, officials are seeking legislation to encourage more local governments to allow denser development.

  By Lisa Prevost  .  25 May 2023