Comprehensive Energy Strategy (CES)
The Comprehensive Energy Strategy (CES) examines future energy needs in the state and identifies opportunities to reduce costs for ratepayers, ensure reliable energy availability, and mitigate public health and environmental impacts of Connecticut's energy use, such as greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and emissions of criteria air pollutants. Under Section 16a-3d of the Connecticut General Statutes, DEEP is charged with preparing a CES every four years.
In planning for effective management of Connecticut's energy system -- including electricity, heating, cooling, and fuels used for transportation -- the CES provides recommendations for legislative and administrative actions that will aid in the achievement of interrelated environmental, economic, security, and reliability goals.
Governor Lamont's Executive Order 21-3 directs DEEP to include in the next CES a set of strategies to: (1) provide for more affordable heating and cooling for Connecticut residents and businesses, (2) achieve reductions in GHG emissions from residential buildings and industrial facilities as needed to enable the state to meet the economy-wide GHG reduction targets for 2030 and 2050 established in the Global Warming Solutions Act, and (3) improve the resilience of the state's energy sector to extreme weather events, fuel commodity price spikes, and other disruptions.
2022 Comprehensive Energy Strategy Proceeding
Notice of Technical Meetings
August 1, 2022 | Notice of Technical Meetings
DEEP invites stakeholder participation in a series of additional Technical Meetings that will inform the development of key elements of the CES. DEEP expects to use information gathered during these technical sessions to inform other energy planning processes, such as future Conservation & Load Management Plans and Integrated Resource Plans. Please see the notice for details on how to participate.
Hydrogen Technical Meeting
April 6, 2022 | Notice of Meeting and Request for Comment | Agenda | Slide Decks | Recording
DEEP held a virtual Hydrogen Technical Meeting regarding incorporating a strategy for development of hydrogen resources into the 2022 CES.
Comprehensive Energy Strategy Scoping Meeting
February 17, 2022 | Slide deck | Recording
DEEP held a virtual Comprehensive Energy Strategy Scoping Meeting to deliver a presentation and receive stakeholder comments on the scope of the 2022 CES. The objective of the scoping meeting was to provide an overview of, and seek public input on, the expected structure, schedule, and topics for the CES, as well as key issues that will be a focus of the CES analysis.
Notice of Proceeding and Scoping Meeting
January 6, 2022 | Notice of Proceeding and Scoping Meeting
On January 6, 2022, DEEP issued a Notice of Proceeding and Scoping Meeting initiating its stakeholder process for development of the next CES. The 2022 CES will build on and/or potentially modify findings and recommendations of prior Comprehensive Energy Strategies released in 2013 and 2018.
Stay Connected
Participants interested in keeping up to date should email DEEP.EnergyBureau@ct.gov and ask to be put on the distribution list for the 2022 Comprehensive Energy Strategy.
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Content last updated August 2022