land use
Connecticut solar developers enlist sheep to cut grass and ease tensions
Several projects before the state’s siting board propose integrating sheep grazing with photovoltaic installations.
Connecticut
Five takeaways from Connecticut’s new residential solar program changes
After years of debate over reforming the state’s solar program, stakeholders widely praised the new rules released last week.
Rhode Island
Carbon capture and brews: Rhode Island brewery puts emissions back into beers
Systems for capturing carbon emissions from brewing operations have become more economical for small brewers during the pandemic.
Rhode Island
Providence rule would require energy benchmarking for all large buildings
A voluntary benchmarking program launched a few years ago hasn’t caught on with commercial building owners, so city leaders want to make it mandatory.
battery storage
Connecticut regulators want to pay utility customers to sync storage with demand
A proposal by the state’s Public Utilities Regulatory Authority is designed to drive the deployment of 580 megawatts of energy storage capacity by 2030.