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Senate approves renewable-energy framework after tense debate over commissioner authority
Summary
The Connecticut Senate passed substitute for House Bill 5004, a broad environmental and renewable-energy bill that sets greenhouse-gas reduction goals and asks the DEEP commissioner to prepare a report of proposed regulations. Critics warned the report step could begin a regulatory process with costly mandates; proponents called the measure aspirational and a roadmap for workforce and clean-energy growth.
The Connecticut Senate on June 4 passed substitute for House Bill 5004, titled An Act Concerning the Protection of the Environment and the Development of Renewable Energy Sources and Associated Job Sectors, following extended floor debate about the role of the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.
Supporters framed the bill as an aspirational statewide plan to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions, boost workforce training, and expand renewable-energy deployment. Senator Lopes, the bill’s proponent on the Senate floor, said the measure “looks to facilitate planning that…
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