Northeast

Connecticut

Connecticut established the nation’s first green bank in 2011 and has since leveraged more than $2.43 billion of clean energy investments into the state’s economy. From 2001-2021, the state reduced greenhouse gas emissions by 17%. Connecticut has no fossil fuel reserves but more than half of the state’s generated electricity is sourced from natural gas. Connecticut uses less energy per-capita than 46 other states.

GHG Reduction Targets

All targets relative to 2001 levels

2030

45%

2050

80%

Governor

Ned Lamont (Democrat)

House Party

Democratic Majority

Senate Party

Democratic Majority

Legislative session

2/7/24 - 5/8/24

US Climate Alliance Status

Member

Key Offices & Links

31

Policies Enacted or In Progress

across 6 policy areas

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31

Policy Opportunities

across 7 policy areas

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Northeast

9 states

This map shows the occurrence of climate policies passed at the state-level. Higher numbers represent more climate policies enacted.

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Progress by Policy Area

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In-progress
Partially Enacted
Not Enacted

Glossary of Terms

Status	Policy	Policy Area	Policy Category	YR Enacted
Enacted	Clean Energy and Renewable Portfolio Standards Empty column 48% renewable energy by 2030 Establishing Policies SB 9 (2018)	Electricity	Energy Plans and Targets	2018
Not Enacted	Clean Energy Plans Empty column Clean energy plans are documents that outline the policies and strategies states can implement to meet clean energy targets. Draft plans are often published first, and after a period of public comments and revisions, a final plan is released.	Electricity	Energy Plans and Targets
Enacted	Electricity Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Targets Empty column 100% reduction by 2040 Establishing Policies SB 10 (2022)	Electricity	Energy Plans and Targets	2022
Not Enacted	Community Choice Aggregation Empty column Community choice aggregation allows local governments to procure power on behalf of their residents, businesses, and municipal accounts from an alternative supplier while still receiving transmission and distribution service from their existing utility provider.	Electricity	Clean Energy Generation
Enacted	Distributed Generation/Solar Carve-out Empty column The State Policy Opportunity Tracker (SPOT) breaks clean energy policies down into “components”, which are binary questions to evaluate policy quality. Higher quality policies have more of their SPOT components fulfilled. Establishing Policies SPOT - Distributed Generation/Solar Carve-out in Connecticut Policy Components enacted enacted enacted enacted enacted 5/5	Electricity	Clean Energy Generation
Partially Enacted	Net Metering Empty column The State Policy Opportunity Tracker (SPOT) breaks clean energy policies down into “components”, which are binary questions to evaluate policy quality. Higher quality policies have more of their SPOT components fulfilled. Establishing Policies SPOT - Net Metering in Connecticut SPOT - Aggregate Net Metering in Connecticut Policy Components enacted enacted not-enacted enacted enacted not-enacted enacted enacted not-enacted not-enacted enacted 7/11	Electricity	Clean Energy Generation
Partially Enacted	Shared Renewables Empty column The State Policy Opportunity Tracker (SPOT) breaks clean energy policies down into “components”, which are binary questions to evaluate policy quality. Higher quality policies have more of their SPOT components fulfilled. Establishing Policies SPOT - Shared Renewables in Connecticut Policy Components enacted enacted enacted not-enacted not-enacted enacted 4/6	Electricity	Clean Energy Generation
Enacted	Energy Storage Targets Empty column 300 megawatts (MW) of energy storage by 2024, 650 MW by 2027, and 1,000 MW by December 31, 2030 Establishing Policies SB 952 (2021)	Electricity	Transmission, Distribution, and Energy Storage	2021
Enacted	Interconnection Standards Empty column Connecticut received a C grade from Freeing the Grid. Establishing Policies Freeing the Grid Connecticut Grade (2023)	Electricity	Transmission, Distribution, and Energy Storage	2023
Not Enacted	Coal Phaseouts Empty column Coal phaseouts establish a target year by which states must end coal-fired power generation.	Electricity	Coal Retirement
Not Enacted	Coal Plant Securitization Empty column Coal securitization is a financing tool that allows utility companies to refinance debt they issued to build coal plants and close the facilities early without taking a financial hit or passing costs on to ratepayers.	Electricity	Coal Retirement

Connecticut

Key Offices & Links

31

31

Northeast

Progress by Policy Area

Climate Governance and Equity

Cross-Sector

Electricity

Buildings and Efficiency

Transportation

Industry, Materials, and Waste Management

Natural and Working Lands

Greenhouse Gas Emissions Projections in Connecticut