State utility regulators have approved a plan devised by the Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology Inc. in East Hartford to hand out $10.8 million in capital grants to 10 Fairfield County communities to improve their energy reliability and costs.
The Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology (CCAT) devised the scheme under a contract from the U.S. Energy Department.
The state Department of Public Utility Control recently approved CCAT’s application to distribute the grants for 30 facilities – mostly schools and other public buildings – that would generate enough electricity to power more than 20,000 homes.
Once installed, the power-generation systems would supply electricity during emergencies or when during periods of peak demand to stabilize the energy grid and reduce prices in the region, CCAT said.
Eventually the program will expand to other regions of Connecticut and the country, the organization said.
The recipients by town are:
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- Bridgeport: American Red Cross;
- Darien: American Red Cross; Darien Police Department; Darien Town Hall; WPCF, Noroton Fire Department;
- Fairfield: Dwight School; Ludlowe High School; Fairfield Office of Emergency Mgmt. Fairfield Town Garage;
- New Canaan: American Red Cross; New Canaan Senior High School; Saxe Middle School;
- Norwalk: Norwalk Fire Dept. Station 4; Ponus Ridge Middle School;
- Stamford: American Red Cross;
- Stratford: Bunnell High School; Stratford Fire Dept. (Cos. 2, 3, and 4); Stratford Police Dept.; Stratford Town Hall/Office of Civil Preparedness;
- Weston: Weston Town Hall/ Police Dept.; Weston Middle School;
- Westport: Westport EMS/Police Dept. 2; Long Lots Elementary School; Westport Public Works Garage;
- Wilton: Miller School; Wilton Town Hall/Office of Civil Preparedness; Wilton High School.
