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theday.com > news > 849683 > massive-200-acre-solar-farm-in-plainfield-and-sterling-faces-local-resistance

Massive 200-acre solar farm in Plainfield and Sterling faces local resistance

2+ hour, 50+ min ago   (415+ words) Massive 200-acre solar farm in Plainfield and Sterling faces local resistance'The Day Plainfield " A Lamont-administration-endorsed proposal for a massive 202-acre solar farm on the Plainfield-Sterling town line is facing pushback from some residents. Representatives from the renewable energy development firm…...

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theday.com > news > 778335 > republicans-look-to-make-a-u-turn-on-federal-commitment-to-electric-vehicles-for-the-postal-service

Republicans look to make a U-turn on federal commitment to electric vehicles for the Postal Service

5+ mon, 3+ week ago   (1036+ words) WASHINGTON (AP) " A year after being lauded for its plan to replace thousands of aging, gas-powered mail trucks with a mostly electric fleet, the U.S. Postal Service is facing congressional attempts to strip billions in federal EV funding. Washington " A year…...

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theday.com > news > 763904 > company-abandons-plans-for-20-acre-battery-energy-storage-project-in-killingly

Company abandons plans for 20-acre battery energy storage project in Killingly

6+ mon, 4+ week ago   (366+ words) The 325-megawatt facility would have held the state's largest reserve of clean energy. Killingly " The company behind a $400 million proposal to build the state's largest battery energy storage facility in Dayville has withdrawn its application. Windham Energy Center, LLC, suspended…...

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theday.com > news > 727902 > home-energy-efficiency-tax-credits-secure-or-fleeting

Home energy-efficiency tax credits: secure or fleeting?

9+ mon, 3+ week ago   (55+ words) While it is a good time to reduce energy costs through solar panels or other energy-saving home improvements, he said, don't let the concern about tax incentives possibly going away push you ... Click on the flag next to a comment…...

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theday.com > news > 722728 > trumps-tariffs-stymie-renewable-energy-efforts-in-connecticut

Trump's tariffs stymie renewable energy efforts in Connecticut

10+ mon, 1+ week ago   (720+ words) The Trump administration's 25% tariffs on steel and aluminum and the 20% tariffs on imports from China are expected to raise the cost and slow the adoption of renewable energy in Connecticut. The Trump administration's 25% tariffs on steel and aluminum and the…...

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theday.com > news > 712427 > musks-embrace-of-right-wing-politics-risks-turning-off-car-buyers-and-sinking-teslas-stock

Musk's embrace of right-wing politics risks turning off car buyers and sinking Tesla's stock

11+ mon, 1+ week ago   (542+ words) NEW YORK (AP) " Elon Musk's car company is required each year to report to investors all the bad things that could happen to it, and the latest version lists every imaginable threat from costly lawsuits to out-of-control battery fires to…...