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Friday, January 16, 2009
Gas Tax Hike, Tolls Needed Urgently | Hartford Business
Today's online edition of the Hartford Business Journal links to Gas Tax Hike, Tolls Needed Urgently, written by Oz Griebel, President and CEO of the MetroHartford Alliance. It's about sustainable funding for a smart, sustainable, multi-modal transportation system:
Earned Solar Installations Completed at West Hartford High Schools
Conard and Hall High Schools Generate Clean Energy with Solar Arrays
Rocky Hill, Conn., January 15, 2009 — The Connecticut Clean Energy Fund (CCEF) today announced the completion of two solar photovoltaic (PV) installations earned by the town of West Hartford under CCEF’s Connecticut Clean Energy Communities Program. One of the installations is located at Conard High School and the other at Hall High School. Both solar arrays are 3 kilowatts (kWs) in size.
“I am proud of the continued commitment of West Hartford residents to pursue clean energy options,” said Mayor Scott Slifka. “By installing the new solar arrays at our high schools, we look forward to educating the next generation of consumers about the importance of clean energy as well as realizing savings for our taxpayers.”
West Hartford earned the two solar arrays, as well as a third, 3-kW solar array installed in 2006 at West Hartford Town Hall, by achieving a number of clean energy support milestones. In 2005 the town made the commitment to purchase 20 percent clean energy for its municipal facilities by the year 2010. It also secured its first 100 clean energy customers under the CTCleanEnergyOptionsSM program and made a municipal clean energy purchase, earning the designation of Connecticut Clean Energy Community.
West Hartford earned 2 kW of solar PV from CCEF for its first 100 signups and subsequently earned additional kilowatts of solar PV by securing more clean energy customers – utilizing a grant from CCEF to implement community-based clean energy awareness-raising projects and participating in a signup challenge with New Haven. West Hartford now boasts an impressive 919.5 clean energy signups, the second highest in the state behind New Haven.
“West Hartford continues to be a shining star in promoting clean energy in Connecticut,” said Bob Wall, director, energy market initiatives for CCEF. “The town has earned a total of 12 kW of solar PV through our Connecticut Clean Energy Communities Program and so will be adding even more solar panels to one of its buildings.” Wall added, “We applaud West Hartford for its leadership. Its citizens can take pride in knowing that their actions will benefit Connecticut ratepayers for years to come.”
West Hartford is one of 38 Connecticut Clean Energy Communities in Connecticut and one of 88 communities statewide that have made the commitment to 20 percent clean energy by 2010.
About the Connecticut Clean Energy Fund (CCEF)
CCEF was created by the Connecticut General Assembly and is funded by the electric ratepayers. CCEF’s mission is to promote, develop and invest in clean energy sources for the benefit of Connecticut’s ratepayers in order to strengthen Connecticut’s economy, protect community health, improve the environment, and promote a secure energy supply for the state. CCEF is administered by Connecticut Innovations, a quasi-public authority. For more information on CCEF, please visit www.ctcleanenergy.com.
Rocky Hill, Conn., January 15, 2009 — The Connecticut Clean Energy Fund (CCEF) today announced the completion of two solar photovoltaic (PV) installations earned by the town of West Hartford under CCEF’s Connecticut Clean Energy Communities Program. One of the installations is located at Conard High School and the other at Hall High School. Both solar arrays are 3 kilowatts (kWs) in size.
“I am proud of the continued commitment of West Hartford residents to pursue clean energy options,” said Mayor Scott Slifka. “By installing the new solar arrays at our high schools, we look forward to educating the next generation of consumers about the importance of clean energy as well as realizing savings for our taxpayers.”
West Hartford earned the two solar arrays, as well as a third, 3-kW solar array installed in 2006 at West Hartford Town Hall, by achieving a number of clean energy support milestones. In 2005 the town made the commitment to purchase 20 percent clean energy for its municipal facilities by the year 2010. It also secured its first 100 clean energy customers under the CTCleanEnergyOptionsSM program and made a municipal clean energy purchase, earning the designation of Connecticut Clean Energy Community.
West Hartford earned 2 kW of solar PV from CCEF for its first 100 signups and subsequently earned additional kilowatts of solar PV by securing more clean energy customers – utilizing a grant from CCEF to implement community-based clean energy awareness-raising projects and participating in a signup challenge with New Haven. West Hartford now boasts an impressive 919.5 clean energy signups, the second highest in the state behind New Haven.
“West Hartford continues to be a shining star in promoting clean energy in Connecticut,” said Bob Wall, director, energy market initiatives for CCEF. “The town has earned a total of 12 kW of solar PV through our Connecticut Clean Energy Communities Program and so will be adding even more solar panels to one of its buildings.” Wall added, “We applaud West Hartford for its leadership. Its citizens can take pride in knowing that their actions will benefit Connecticut ratepayers for years to come.”
West Hartford is one of 38 Connecticut Clean Energy Communities in Connecticut and one of 88 communities statewide that have made the commitment to 20 percent clean energy by 2010.
About the Connecticut Clean Energy Fund (CCEF)
CCEF was created by the Connecticut General Assembly and is funded by the electric ratepayers. CCEF’s mission is to promote, develop and invest in clean energy sources for the benefit of Connecticut’s ratepayers in order to strengthen Connecticut’s economy, protect community health, improve the environment, and promote a secure energy supply for the state. CCEF is administered by Connecticut Innovations, a quasi-public authority. For more information on CCEF, please visit www.ctcleanenergy.com.
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