Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection

Emergency Burn Ban In Effect 10/26/24 - An emergency burn ban is now in effect for all Connecticut State Parks, Forests, and Wildlife Management areas, prohibiting the use of all outdoor grills, firepits, and campfires, and the kindling and use of flame outdoors. DEEP and local agencies are working to contain several active fires across the state. Please avoid all affected State Parks and Forests, as well as the blue-blazed Mattabesett Trail. The Enduro Trail in Voluntown and portions of North Stonington within the Pachaug State Forest are closed at this time. Rocky Neck State Park is also closed until further notice due to a brush fire. Please note that today's forest fire danger report remains at a 'very high' or 'extreme' level. More information about the current fire danger, burn ban and recommended safety measures can be found here

Renewable Thermal Energy

Renewable energy doesn’t just mean clean electricity from solar panels and wind turbines. It also means clean thermal energy from the sun (and the Earth’s interior). Renewable thermal energy (aka “clean heating and cooling”) is a central feature of DEEP’s initiatives to decarbonize Connecticut’s residential and commercial buildings. A wide range of technologies – from heat pumps to biofuels to solar water heating – harvest renewable energy from the environment. They provide buildings with efficient, low-carbon heating and cooling and can dramatically reduce use of fossil fuels.

The agency’s development of renewable thermal policies and programs involves both the Office of Energy Supply and Infrastructure and the Office of Building and Transportation Decarbonization.

Heatpump

Renewable thermal technologies

Mature, readily available technologies include:

Geothermal Summer Winter Diagram

Image source: Dandelion Energy


Emerging technologies include:

  • Renewable natural gas
  • Enhanced geothermal
  • Concentrated solar for industrial process heating
  • Compost heat recovery

Are clean heating and cooling technologies a good fit for your home or business? What incentives are available? energizect.com/cleanheatcool


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