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The Connecticut Green Bank has crossed a major milestone, surpassing $3.11 billion in cumulative investment in clean energy and environmental infrastructure since its founding in 2011, the first state level green bank in the nation. The total includes $463 million in public funds that have leveraged significant private capital, supporting nearly 30,000 green jobs and reducing energy costs for more than 71,000 families, businesses, and nonprofits across the state.
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The West Hartford Town Council voted 9 to 0 to approve a zoning change at 230 Newington Road, clearing the way for a 54 unit for-sale affordable housing development proposed by Honeycomb Real Estate Partners. The project calls for six two-story residential buildings on approximately 2.49 acres, with the zoning board still to take up the building permit application.
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Connecticut's Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) has recommended replacing the state's current residential, non residential, and shared clean energy tariff programs with a unified eight-year successor program running from 2028 to 2035. Key changes include reduced export compensation to encourage on-site energy use, a shift to a "first-ready" project selection process for non-residential projects, and continued incentives for low-income customers and energy storage.
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The Clean Technology Training Trust has launched a new podcast, Apprenticeships WORK!, featuring 9th District International Vice President Dave Reaves discussing the history and value of IBEW joint apprenticeships and how they advance the interests of workers, employers, and communities alike. Available on all major podcast platforms.
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Rep. Donald Norcross, the only IBEW represented electrician in Congress has introduced the Faster Labor Contracts Act, which would set enforceable deadlines for first contract negotiations, requiring talks to begin within 10 days of certification and moving to binding arbitration if no agreement is reached within 120 days. IBEW International President Kenneth W. Cooper is urging members to contact their representatives in support of the bill.
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Blackstone owned QTS Data Centers is pursuing a $2 billion Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities refinancing deal covering three campuses in Atlanta, Chicago, and Northern Virginia, the latest in a series of major capital market moves fueled by surging AI driven demand for data center infrastructure.
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A new independent report analyzing 154 statements from major tech companies and the IEA found no verified examples of generative AI tools, including Google's Gemini and Microsoft's Copilot, delivering measurable reductions in greenhouse gas emissions. Researchers say companies are deliberately conflating energy-efficient traditional machine learning with the far more power-hungry generative AI to mislead the public about the technology's climate impact.
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Ten years after the Paris Agreement took effect, newly released climate data shows 2025 ranking among the three hottest years on record, with ocean heat and sea levels reaching new highs. Efforts to phase out fossil fuels remain insufficient, and with the U.S. having withdrawn from the accord, the world is on course to significantly overshoot its climate targets.
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Voting for the 2025 IBEW Photo Contest closed January 31. Winners, including a $1,000 first prize and $750 second prize, will be announced in the March 2026 issue of The Electrical Worker, available online March 1.
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At 91, Charlie Horhn reflects on a lifetime at the intersection of the Civil Rights and labor movements. Beginning with his work organizing IBEW Local 2268 at a segregated Jackson, Mississippi factory in the 1960s, Horhn draws a direct line between economic justice and civil rights, and the enduring power of solidarity across both movements.
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