On March 11, 2024, the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) issued a notice of request for proposals for energy storage projects pursuant to Public Act 21-53. DEEP is seeking to procure...more
The Connecticut General Assembly passed Public Act 20-09 in the fall of 2020 with the promise that the Connecticut Transfer Act would be abolished in favor of a released-based, rather than a transaction-based, remediation...more
In July of 2023, the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) released Draft Guidance through its Sustainable, Transparent, and Efficient Practices (STEPS) for Solar Development public engagement...more
8/16/2023
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Growing four pounds of marijuana at an indoor facility can consume as much electricity as the average American home uses in a year. Cannabis growth is now responsible for 1% of all U.S. electricity consumption per year, and...more
5/22/2023
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Cannabis Products ,
Carbon Emissions ,
Clean Energy ,
Investment Tax Credits ,
Marijuana ,
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Marijuana Related Businesses ,
Production Tax Credit ,
Renewable Energy ,
Solar Energy
Effective immediately, the Connecticut Siting Council requests all Exempt Modification, Tower Share, Declaratory Ruling, including sub-petitions,* and Development and Management Plan completion of construction notices include...more
The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) is charged by statute with periodically preparing and implementing a Comprehensive Energy Strategy (CES). ...more
1/18/2022
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Electric Vehicles ,
Energy Policy ,
Energy Reform ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Low-Income Issues ,
Power Infrastructure ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Renewable Energy ,
Strategic Planning
Welcome to Manufacturing Updates, Pullman & Comley’s quarterly publication that summarizes important legal developments for manufacturers. Manufacturing Updates brings together insights from attorneys across our many practice...more
9/28/2021
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Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
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Employer Mandates ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Libor ,
Loans ,
Manufacturers ,
Manufacturing Facilities ,
Property Tax ,
Secured Overnight Funding Rate (SOFR) ,
Tax Planning ,
Vaccinations ,
Workplace Safety
Preparation is key in surviving an EPA or state environmental agency inspection. Your facility may have advance warning that the inspector will be visiting, so the disruption caused by the inspection can be minimized, but...more
The Connecticut Brownfields Initiative of the University of Connecticut recently announced the release of a Request for Proposals for its Municipal Assistance Program starting in the fall of 2021. The Municipal Assistance...more
6/21/2021
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Redevelopment ,
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Urban Planning & Development
Welcome to Manufacturing Updates, Pullman & Comley’s new quarterly publication that summarizes important legal developments for manufacturers. Manufacturing Updates brings together insights from attorneys across our many...more
6/1/2021
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American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 ,
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Federal Contractors ,
Land Use Restrictions ,
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Premium Subsidies ,
Remediation ,
Remote Working ,
Selling a Business ,
Suppliers ,
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Trade Secrets
As readers of prior client alerts may be aware, DEEP’s General Permit for the Discharge of Stormwater and Dewatering Wastewaters from Construction Activities (“Stormwater General Permit”) expired on October 1, 2020 and DEEP...more
The General Assembly gave Connecticut an early Halloween present during the first week of October when both houses of the legislature passed H.B. 7001, An Act Revising Provisions of the Transfer Act and Authorizing the...more
The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection notified individuals by e-mail on December 27, 2019 of its Notice of Tentative Decision of Intent to Reissue the General Permit for the Discharge of Stormwater...more
1/2/2020
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Stormwater Discharge Permits ,
Wastewater
On July 8, 2019 the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (“DEEP”) proposed an overhaul to its Remediation Standard Regulations (“RSRs”). These proposed amendments, often referred to as “Wave 2,” will...more
On July 8, 2019 the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (“DEEP”) proposed an overhaul to its Remediation Standard Regulations (“RSRs”). These proposed amendments, often referred to as “Wave 2, ” will...more
On July 8, 2019 the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (“DEEP”) proposed an overhaul to its Remediation Standard Regulations (“RSRs”). These proposed amendments, often referred to as “Wave 2, ” will...more
On July 8, 2019 the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (“DEEP”) proposed an overhaul to its Remediation Standard Regulations (“RSRs”). These proposed amendments, often referred to as “Wave 2, ” will...more
8/15/2019
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State and Local Government ,
Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC)
Those who develop solar projects in Connecticut know that the siting and developing of these projects can be every bit as involved as the permitting of a fossil-fueled generation station. In addition to the ordinary...more
On July 8, 2019 the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (“DEEP”) proposed an overhaul to its Remediation Standard Regulations (“RSRs”). These proposed amendments, often referred to as “Wave 2, ” will...more
7/16/2019
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Pesticides ,
Redevelopment ,
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Regulatory Requirements ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Site Remediation ,
Soil ,
State and Local Government
On June 13, 2019, Commissioner Katie Dykes announced the Department of Energy & Environmental Protection’s top 16 initiatives during her keynote address at the Connecticut Business & Industry Association’s annual Energy and...more
On September 19, 2018, the Connecticut Public Utility Regulatory Authority (PURA) issued a declaratory ruling requested by Solar Connecticut, Inc. that existing net-metering rules would continue for existing distributed...more
Over a decade ago, Connecticut, like much of the country, had concerns over groundwater contamination from gasoline containing the additive MTBE. Although much of the country had let the issue of MTBE contamination fall by...more
When Robert Klee took over as Connecticut’s Commissioner of Energy and Environmental protection in 2014, he viewed his role as that of an implementer. As he indicated when he took over two years ago, it was his job to take...more
On Monday August 3, 2015, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a final Clean Power Plan that it claims will cut carbon emissions from existing electric power plants by 32 percent from 2005 levels by the year...more
The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (“DEEP”) announced its plan to nearly double the state’s investment in energy efficiency – from $122 million per year to $231 million a year for the next three...more