Connecticut has a number of financial programs available to utility customers to assist you in purchasing equipment to lower your energy costs.
Connecticut Energy Efficiency Fund (CEEF)
Incentives are available for improving the energy efficiency of your home or business through the Connecticut Energy Efficiency Fund.
Connecticut Clean Energy Fund (CCEF)
Incentives are available for installing Class I renewable energy systems at your home and business
Act for Energy Independence-Distributed Generation Program
Public Act 05-1 provides incentives for distributed resources, including emergency generation, Combined Heat and Power Systems, Demand Management and heat recovery that produces or saves electricity.
Act for Energy Independence-Distributed Resources Load Reduction Program
Public Act 05-1 provides incentives for load reduction strategies, including; Demand Management, load sheding, and heat recovery that produces or saves electricity.
Demand Response and Price Response Programs (ISO-NE)
The utilities and ISO New England, the independent system operator that maintains the reliability of the New England regional transmission system, jointly support two initiatives designed to reduce the regions peak electricity demand. The demand response and price response programs provide incentives to large power users to reduce their load during periods of peak demand. Demand response involves a voluntary reduce in demand within specified periods of time upon notification from ISO-NE during capacity emergencies.
DOE Weatherization Program(WAP)
The Weatherization Assistance Program is available to low income participants of the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) known more commonly as .Energy assistance.. It is administered by the Department of Social Services through contracts with Community Action Agencies to provide services.
Natural Gas Conservation Programs
CT legislation passed in the fall of 2005 mandated that the state's natural gas utilities participate in energy conservation programs under the direct of the ECMB and DPUC. Previous low-income conservation programs were expanded and additional programs added for non-low income customers. Included in these programs are weatherization incentive programs and the energy conservation loan program.
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