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CEMA
Last week, the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) released their revised Comprehensive Energy Strategy (CES). The plan was ten months late and it appears that they spent most of their time figuring out ways to eliminate the gasoline and heating oil/Bioheat markets in Connecticut.
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Department of Energy via CEMA
For climates with moderate heating and cooling needs, heat pumps offer an energy-efficient alternative to furnaces and air conditioners. Like your refrigerator, heat pumps use electricity to move heat from a cool space to a warm space, making the cool space cooler and the warm space warmer.
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CEMA
CEMA Motor Fuels Committee Chairman Mike Devino of Mercury Fuel (Waterbury) convened a conference call this this week to go over issues concerning the proposed Comprehensive Energy Plan (CES) as it pertain to the transportation sector. The goal of the CES is to "decarbonize" the transportation sector by implementing strategies that replace gasoline fueled cars with electric vehicles.
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Mashable via CEMA
How do electric cars actually work (using Tesla Model S and an example)? That answer requires a bit more explanation. The basics are pretty straightforward, but real intrigue lies in the details of its futuristic car tech. Electricity charges a battery to give the Model S juice for a certain period of time, not unlike your smartphone or laptop.
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SmartGrid.gov via CEMA
Maybe you have heard of the Smart Grid on the news or from your energy provider. But not everyone knows what the grid is, let alone the Smart Grid. "The grid," refers to the electric grid, a network of transmission lines, substations, transformers and more that deliver electricity from the power plant to your home or business. It's what you plug into when you flip on your light switch or power up your computer.
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CEMA
Town officials in the enclave of Terryville were intent on converting the Town Hall to natural gas until a couple of CEMA members showed up to expose the truth about conversion. ENTECH Board Member and Torrco employee Danny Gentile along with Chet Scoville of Plymouth Oil (both residences of Plymouth) contacted CEMA President Chris Herb and AEC Director Tom Tubman to make presentations to a committee tasked with converting the town building to gas.
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CEMA
The U.S. DOT's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has withdrawn a proposed rule that would have required CDL drivers to be screened for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as part of their biennial CDL medical exam. OSA is a respiratory disorder characterized by a reduction or cessation of breathing during sleep that is generally attributed to obesity.
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CEMA
The gas utility tariffs for August 2017 are in. While we show the rates below, we are unable to compare them to state average heating oil rates since the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection hasn't updated its price survey since June 26. Instead, you can compare these rates to your own prices.
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CEMA
The three Democratic state senators (J. Hartley from Waterbury, P. Doyle from Rocky Hill and G. Slosberg from Milford) who held up a vote on the $1.6 billion state employee union concession deal (and thus the budget), ended up voting to approve the deal that was approved along party line in the House of Representatives the week before.
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CEMA
More than 50 local law enforcement agencies along with the state police are joining the Connecticut Department of Transportation's Highway Safety Office in the "U DRIVE. U TEXT. U PAY" initiative. "U DRIVE. U TEXT. U PAY" is an effort to crack down on drivers who violate distract driving laws by using cell phones while driving. Increased enforcement begins on Aug. 2 and runs through the 16th.
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CEMA
Federated Insurance names new director of marketing
Federated Insurance has named Nick Lower as Director of Marketing. As Director of Marketing, Lower will be responsible for all field marketing across the country and will be a member of Federated's Operations Team.
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CEMA
The Connecticut PRO$ Program has had a very strong spring so far, and we're not done yet. Brokers are scheduling presentations, agents are requesting our materials and homeowners are being exposed to our materials and our message at the point that they are considering the purchase of oil-heated homes. Here is a brief snapshot of what the PRO$ Program has been accomplishing in the Nutmeg State.
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CEMA
Hotel rooms for the Southern New England Energy Conference, Sep. 18-19 in Newport, Rhode Island, are selling at a brisk pace. Through our block you can enjoy a $199/night rate (+tax/fees). OUR BLOCK EXPIRES AUG. 18, a month before the event on Sept. 8-19. After that the normal hotel rates apply, which are in the $300-400 range.
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The Wall Street Journal via CEMA
U.S. health officials said Friday they want tobacco companies to make all cigarettes with such low levels of nicotine that they are no longer addictive, part of a sweeping regulatory overhaul that threatens Big Tobacco's main moneymaker. The Food and Drug Administration also said it would encourage smokers to switch to products such as e-cigarettes and smokeless tobacco that are less dangerous than cigarettes.
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Federated Insurance via CEMA
It's nearly impossible these days for businesses to operate without the help of Internet-connected devices, which exposes them to cybercrime. It's the small- to medium-sized businesses, however, that are especially vulnerable: half are victims of cybercrime and nearly two-thirds of those victims go out of business.
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WTNH-TV
In the name of conservation, the state is proposing a tax on home heating oil. The proposal is aimed at people with older homes that haven't made energy efficiency improvements. As one state lawmaker put it, this is a noble cause, but it's also just another tax.
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Hartford Business Journal
Connecticut and New England's largest utility, Eversource, said its second-quarter profits climbed 13.3 percent mainly on lower operating expenses. The electric and gas utility provider, which is in the process of acquiring Aquarion Water Co., reported net income of $230.7 million, or 72 cents per diluted share, up from $203.6 million, or 64 cents, a year ago.
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The News-Times
As Connecticut updates its 2013 Comprehensive Energy Strategy, the biggest change should be the elimination of the need for new natural gas pipelines. New pipelines were one of five key priorities of the original legislation, with tax credits and financing options for homeowners to switch to natural gas and gas appliances and pipeline construction incentives for utilities.
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American Energy Coalition
"Are the days of cheap natural gas numbered?" The answer seems to be a resounding yes, according to experts like Andrew Weissman, founder of EBW Analytics, who recently spoke at the National Association of Regulatory Commissions' summer meetings in San Diego. Utility Dive reports.
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