On Tuesday’s one-year anniversary of Superstorm Sandy, Connecticut announced new protection programs for businesses and residents to prepare themselves against future emergencies.
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy announced on Tuesday the creation of the Connecticut Shoreline Resiliency Fund, a low-interest loan program for businesses and residents subject to coastal flooding.
The fund will pay only for elevating homes and flood-proofing businesses, including watertight walls, protecting utilities from flood, and making structural components more resistant to water flow.
Also on Tuesday, the Department of Energy & Environmental Protection announced the state of the second round of microgrid funding, a program designed to create island of critical facilities that will remain powered even if the main electric grid goes down.
DEEP will announce further microgrid round two details in December and expects to receive proposals for more microgrids in June.
