Energy

GCA is monitoring legislative action on policies supporting the deployment of renewable energy resources. House Bill 7251, AN ACT CONCERNING LONG-TERM CONTRACTS FOR CERTAIN CLASS I GENERATION PROJECTS AND THE RESIDENTIAL SOLAR INVESTMENT PROGRAM AND REQUIRING A STUDY OF THE VALUE OF SOLAR, unanimously passed the Energy & Technology Committee and awaits action by the full General Assembly before it adjourns June 5th.

The bill would preserve net metering for those generating electricity from Class I renewable resources and increase the megawatt amount of solar for which the Green Bank may provide financial incentives through its Residential Solar Investment Program (RSIP).

Climate Change Task Force

Groton Conservation Advocates members met with Mayor Granatosky early in 2019 to request that a new committee on climate resiliency be established to review the town’s earlier (2014) resiliency work, access updated research and information from CIRCA and CT DEEP, and use such to advise the town as to what the impacts of climate change are likely to be and ways in which the town could act to mitigate them. On February 20, 2019, the Town Council acted to create the Groton Resiliency and Sustainability Task Force, and five citizens from the town were appointed to the Task Force in March: Frank Bohlen, Sarah Kelly, Jessie Stratton, Zell Steever and Victor Villagra. The Groton Resilience and Sustainability Task Force held its first meeting on April 24, 2019.  Zell Steever was appointed president by Mayor Granatosky.

Baker Cove Canada Geese Project

Baker Cove Non-Migratory Canada Geese Project is now underway! Click on the button below to learn more about the situation with the geese. A free workshop on Canada goose biology, behavior, associated environmental problems, and management options is planned for Wednesday, March 28, 6:30 - 8:30 at the Town of Groton Public Library (Rooms 1 & 2). GCA will be there and, if you’re interested, we hope you will too.