onnecticut’s Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) has issued final approval for the state’s zero-emissions renewable energy credit (ZREC) and low-emissions renewable energy credit (LREC) program, which will be administered by the state’s two largest electric utilities – Connecticut Light & Power (CL&P) and United Illuminating (UI).
“The ZREC/LREC program will help jump-start Connecticut’s clean energy industry,” says Daniel C. Esty, commissioner of Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. “The program will deploy hundreds of projects across the state at the lowest possible cost to ratepayers.”