Connecticut”™s new “green” bank won Clean Energy States Alliance (CESA) recognition for a solar leasing program it created.
The Montpelier, Vt.-based CESA included the new Connecticut Clean Energy Finance and Investment Authority (CEFIA) among this year’s award winners.
Northeast states and California swept the seven State Leadership in Clean Energy Awards, which are intended to recognize leadership in advancing clean energy policy, finance and technology.
“Despite challenging economic conditions and uncertainty over continuing federal support, the ”¦ programs have demonstrated innovation, supported emerging technologies, and advanced clean energy markets,” said Mark Sinclair, CESA executive director, in a prepared statement. “After a decade of experience working with clean energy funds across the country, CESA feels confident that these programs represent the best of what”™s out there today.”
Other winners included:
- The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority’s clean energy business incubator and wind market development program;
- The Massachusetts Clean Energy Center’s solar hot water pilot program;
- Rhe New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission”™s residential wood-pellet boiler rebate; and
- The California Energy Commission’s microgrid at the University of California San Diego; and research into “synchrophasors” that measure electric loads on transmission lines.
