Connecticut Green Power Purchase Plan
This program is a purchasing commitment by Connecticut's state government—not a rebate you can apply for directly—so it does not offer homeowners a direct incentive. If you want financial support for renewable energy at home, the page points to the Connecticut Green Bank, which offers incentives and low-cost financing for homeowners pursuing renewable energy and efficiency projects.
This initiative targets state government agencies and universities rather than residential customers, so it does not create a direct contractor incentive path. However, it signals strong statewide demand for Class I renewables—solar, wind, biomass, landfill gas, fuel cells, hydro under 5 MW, and other listed technologies—and contractors may find related opportunities through DEEP procurements, the Shared Clean Energy Facility program, and Green Bank-financed work.
Established by a 2004 executive order, this green power purchasing program directs Connecticut state agencies and universities to buy escalating shares of Class I renewable electricity (goals of 20% by 2010, 50% by 2020, and 100% by 2050), and authorizes energy-efficiency savings to help fund those purchases. The target demographic is state government load, and it operates alongside broader state initiatives including the RPS (40% by 2030, plus additional trash-to-energy and CHP/conservation tiers), offshore wind and other DEEP procurements, and the Shared Clean Energy Facility program. Specific current funding amounts are not stated in the sources; historical data notes roughly 93.6 million kWh (about 15% of state load) of green power in 2015.
Program details
- Program ID
- 1078
- Last updated
- 12/12/2024
Eligibility
- Sectors
- state government
- Technologies
- solar thermal electric solar photovoltaics wind (all) biomass fuel cells using non-renewable fuels landfill gas tidal wave ocean thermal wind (small) hydroelectric (small) fuel cells using renewable fuels
Program summary
The State of Connecticut have renewable energy development initiatives including a renewable portfolio standard (RPS) and renewable energy procurement targets. By 2030, this state plans to meet 48% of their electrical demand using renewable energy. See the website for details.
History
In April 2004, Connecticut's governor signed an executive order directing state government agencies and universities to purchase an increasing amount of electricity generated by renewable resources. Under terms of the order, the state government has a goal to increase "Class I" renewable energy purchases to 20% of electricity used in 2010, 50% in 2020 and 100% in 2050. The order also authorizes the use of savings generated by state energy efficiency and conservation projects to fund green power purchases.
Class I renewable energy resources include solar, wind, new sustainable biomass, landfill gas, fuel cells (using renewable or non-renewable fuels), ocean thermal power, wave or tidal power, low-emission advanced renewable-energy conversion technologies, and new run-of-the-river hydropower facilities with a maximum capacity of five megawatts (MW).
In 2006, Governor Rell issued Connecticut's Energy Vision for a Cleaner, Greener State, which sets a separate set of goals for the state. Specifically, it states that by 2020, 20% of all energy used and sold in the State will come from green renewable (clean) resources. See the Energy Vision for additional goals.
The State of Connecticut has made the Environmental Protection Agency's National Top 50 Green Power Partnership (R) list from 2009-2014. Estimates of electricity use by State government for 2015 represent 93,615,352 KWh of green power, of 15% of Connecticut state government's electric load.
Connecticut’s renewable portfolio standard (RPS) was created in 1998 and has been revised several times since then. The RPS requires that increasing amounts of electricity sold in the state be generated from renewable resources, reaching 40% by 2030. The RPS also requires that an additional 4% be produced from either renewable resources or trash-to-energy facilities. Another 4% must come from commercial and industrial combined-heat-and-power or waste-heat recovery systems or from conservation or demand-side management project savings.
Contact & resources
- Contact email
- Greg.Fitzpatrick@ct.gov
- Additional resources
Please verify current program details with the administering agency before making any financial decisions.
