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Energy siting and the grid

Solar, wind, battery storage, transmission, interconnection, power plants, pipelines and utility rates. What changed, the rules that apply and the dates ahead for projects in New Jersey, New York, Connecticut and Pennsylvania.

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  1. MediumWindham County, CT

    Connecticut Siting Council keeps Plainfield waste-to-energy petition on declaratory-ruling track; hearing October 22

    The Council declined on October 1, 2026 to convert the 45-megawatt Plainfield petition into a full certificate case. The declaratory-ruling proceeding continues, with a remote hearing on October 22, 2026 and a decision deadline stated as August 2, 2027.

    ProposedEnergy & gridContamination & cleanup
  2. MediumConnecticut

    Connecticut bars leases that bill tenants for utilities their own unit meter does not measure

    From October 1, 2026, Connecticut leases signed or renewed cannot make tenants pay utility charges unless a separate meter measures their unit's own use; such terms are unenforceable.

    FinalHousingEnergy & grid
  3. HighConnecticut

    Connecticut bars state solar approvals in towns above set land-area shares until July 2027

    A temporary bar on Siting Council solar approvals in certain towns runs to July 1, 2027, and new emergency-contact and incident-reporting duties for generating facilities start October 1, 2026.

    FinalEnergy & gridZoning & land use
  4. MediumFairfield County, CT

    Connecticut grants contested hearing on Brookfield gas compressor expansion before air permits issue, groups report

    State environmental regulators have granted a trial-type hearing on air permits for two new gas turbines at the Iroquois pipeline's Brookfield station, according to Save the Sound; no date is set.

    ProposedAir & climateEnergy & grid
  5. LowConnecticut

    Connecticut picks 63.4 MW of out-of-state solar in regional buy; energy strategy comments due October 16

    DEEP and its New England partners announced 102.4 MW of solar selections on September 24, 2026, of which 63.4 MW are Connecticut's, all outside Connecticut, with delivery required by the end of 2032. Nuclear proposals are still under review. Written comments on the next Comprehensive Energy Strategy are due October 16, 2026.

    ProposedEnergy & grid
  6. LowConnecticut

    Connecticut nuclear bids still undecided as state prepares town opt-in host program and site grants

    On September 24, 2026 DEEP said it is still evaluating nuclear proposals in its zero-carbon procurement. A 2025 law lets towns opt in to host advanced reactors and funds site readiness grants; two 2026 data-center bills were not taken up before the session ended on May 6.

    ProposedEnergy & gridTaxes & incentives
  7. MediumConnecticut

    Connecticut approves Ellington orchard solar as farm agency says it cannot review non-prime soils

    The Siting Council approved a 4.99-megawatt array on an orchard with soils of statewide importance, which fall outside the agriculture department's review, and applied the 2026 emergency-contact rule.

    FinalEnergy & gridProtected regions & species
  8. MediumWindham County, CT

    Connecticut Siting Council closes record on 50-megawatt Sterling-Plainfield solar plan; decision due by February 2027

    Docket 550, a 50-megawatt solar project on nine parcels in Sterling and Plainfield, closed its evidentiary record on August 11, 2026. About 43 to 45 acres of core forest would be cleared, the main contested point. The Council's final decision deadline, extended with the applicant's consent, is February 17, 2027.

    ProposedEnergy & gridProtected regions & species
  9. MediumHartford County, CT

    Connecticut weighs Eversource's rebuild of 10.7 miles of power lines; comments due October 10

    Petition 1720, filed September 8, 2026, asks the Siting Council to rule that Eversource's Southington to Berlin to Black Rock rebuild, estimated at $204 million, needs no certificate. It would replace 140 structures with 177, with taller poles. The schedule lists October 10, 2026 for comments and party requests.

    ProposedEnergy & grid
  10. MediumHartford County, CT

    Connecticut Siting Council bars early site work on battery storage, approves Manchester project

    On July 2, 2026 the Council refused to let a 3.4-megawatt Manchester battery developer pour a pad before its ruling, citing state law; the decision is due by December 7. On September 4, 2026 it approved a 300-kilowatt library battery with a sound wall and fire conditions.

    FinalEnergy & grid

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Rules 5

Funding and incentives 16