Issue Position: Energy Efficiency

Issue Position

Connecticut residents pay some of the highest energy costs in the nation. That affordability gap will only grow with new cuts to state and federal funding, and tariffs placed on renewable energy products manufactured overseas.

Connecticut is the home of the nation's first full-scale green bank, which is leading the clean energy finance movement by leveraging public and private funds to scale-up renewable energy deployment and energy efficiency. Our community is uniquely situated to help lead the charge on the issues of energy efficiency and affordability. We must modernize our electrical grid and work together with other New England states that benefit from our power to limit rising energy costs.

By increasing energy efficiency, we will save taxpayer dollars and create a sustainable community from which future generations will benefit.
I will advocate for Danbury's fuel cell industry, which has contributed to our economy in the 2nd District and across the state.
I will oppose any efforts to gut funding to the Connecticut Green Bank.
I will encourage renewable energy manufacturers to expand in Connecticut and open new facilities.
You can count on me to be a vigorous defender of our public lands and I will do everything possible to preserve and protect our state's most beautiful environments.
I will work to expand the use of renewable energy and increase energy efficiency, which will help improve our environment while creating new, green jobs.

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