• Install Your Own Generator - Distributed Generation

Monetary Grant Program

 

The Connecticut Department of Public Utility Control has been authorized to offer monetary grants and other financial incentives to assist commercial and industrial customers with the cost of installing customer-owned electric generating equipment, commonly referred to as Distributed Generation or 'DG'.

 

This program includes:

 

Capital grants of up to $500/kW;

Low interest loans;

Reduced cost for natural gas used to power the equipment; and,

Exemption from certain electric costs.

 

CLICK HERE for information on Connecticut's DG Capital Grant Program.

 

Combined Heat and Power Generation

 

DG units, particularly combined heat and power generating equipment, may be a cost-effective way to control you energy costs.  These units (which qualify for incentives under Connecticut's DG Capital Grant Program) provide electricity and heat, helping customers to meet their total energy needs while serving as a backup during power outages.  Use the links provided below to learn more about combined heat and power generation and to evaluate whether a DG unit is appropriate for you.    

Follow this link for a further explanation about the benefits of distributed generation.

http://www.easternct.edu/depts/sustainenergy/energy/loadmanagementDG.htm

Click below for assistance in evaluating combined heating and power applications.

 

http://www.epa.gov/CHP/funding_opps.htm

http://www.northeastchp.org/