Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection

DEEP headquarters at 79 Elm Street in Hartford is currently closed due to recent water damage impacting multiple areas of the building. We are working to remediate the situation and get the building back open to staff and the public as soon as possible. While the building is closed, Staff continue to work either remotely or in alternate locations. We continue to be able to receive documents via U.S. Mail or courier service, and our electronic file submittal protocols remain unchanged. For updates, please click here

Priority Climate Action Plan (PCAP) and Implementation Grant

December 18, 2023 – Climate Pollution Reduction Grants Public Information Meeting:

Request for Public Comments (December 22, 2023 - January 12, 2024) – DEEP solicited public comments on how the state’s proposed priority actions to reduce greenhouse gases (GHG) will benefit communities in Connecticut through direct or indirect benefits, especially for low-income and disadvantaged communities (LIDAC, as defined per EPA).

March 1, 2024 – EPA Climate Pollution Reduction Grant Planning Grant First Deliverable: A Priority Climate Action Plan 

Fourteen near-term, implementation-ready climate action measures aligned with Connecticut’s Governor’s Council on Climate Change recommendations and sector-specific climate plans to inform applications for the EPA Climate Pollution Reduction Grant Phase 2 Implementation Grant.

Return to Connecticut Climate Pollution Reduction Grant main page

Content last updated in March 2024.