By Analiese Paik
We’re in a climate crisis and both the state and federal government have made transitioning to electric vehicles a top priority to rapidly cut carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions from the transportation sector.
But Connecticut is far from meeting its 2025 goal of having 150,000 EVs on the road despite having significant charging infrastructure and CHEAPR rebates for consumers.
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Analiese Paik
When compared to “open” states, which allow direct sales of EVs by electric vehicle manufacturers, we’re a laggard both in terms of job growth and EV sales by any means.
Even dealer-franchisees, the very group fighting against EV direct sales in Connecticut (Senate Bill 127) over unfounded claims it will damage their businesses and harm the economy and jobs, have higher sales and employment in open states, according to data from their own national association, the National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA).
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In a victory for the energy storage industry, the Connecticut Senate has passed a bill targeting deployment of 1,000 MW of energy storage by December 31, 2030. The bill also establishes interim targets of 300 MW by December 31, 2024 and 650 MW by December 31, 2027. Pursuant to the legislation, the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (“PURA”) must initiate a proceeding by January 1, 2022, to develop and implement programs and associated funding mechanisms to interconnect energy storage resources with the electric distribution system. The energy storage programs implemented by PURA must include rate design incentives designed to avoid or defer investment in traditional electric distribution system capacity upgrades. Moreover, PURA’s program must achieve the following objectives: 1) provide positive net present value to ratepayers; 2) provide multiple benefits to the grid, including resilience, ancillary services, and
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