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 ,
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Clean Energy ,
Investment Tax Credits ,
Marijuana ,
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Marijuana Related Businesses ,
Production Tax Credit ,
Renewable Energy ,
Solar Energy
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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Climate Action Plan ,
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Economic Development ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Energy Policy ,
Energy Reform ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Low-Income Issues ,
Power Infrastructure ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Renewable Energy ,
Strategic Planning
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