Connecticut Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) Commissioner Robert Klee announced that the state has selected more than 250 megawatts of clean and renewable energy projects as part of DEEP’s recent Clean Energy Request for Proposals.
A total of 200 megawatts will be procured offshore from Deepwater Wind’s Revolution Wind Project, in addition to multiple fuel cell projects and a new anaerobic digestion facility.
“DEEP is focused on providing cheaper, cleaner and more reliable energy to the residents and businesses of Connecticut,” said Commissioner Klee. “These six projects accomplish that goal at every step. Offshore wind, anaerobic digestion and fuel cells are the clean, resilient and diverse energy sources that our state and nation need. Connecticut is showing the rest of the nation what the future of clean energy looks like.”
The projects selected are:
- 200MW offshore wind from the Revolution Wind Project (Deepwater Wind). This will be incremental to the 400MW from the same project selected by Rhode Island.
- 52MW fuel cells including:
- Energy and Innovation Park New Britain (Doosan), 19.98MW
- Colchester (Bloom), 10MW
- Hartford Fuel Cell (Fuel Cell Energy), 7.4MW
- Derby Fuel Cell (Fuel Cell Energy), 14.8MW
- 1.6MW Anaerobic Digestion Southington (Turning Earth)
Selected projects will now enter negotiations with the electric distribution utilities, Eversource and United Illuminating, to reach agreement on 20-year contracts.
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