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How are lawmakers responding to the governor's call for creativity on CT energy consumption?

Wind turbine propellor hubs lined up at the ϳԹ State Pier in New London where wind turbines are staged and assembled before being shipped to their offshore location in the sound.
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FILE: Wind turbine propellor hubs are lined up at the ϳԹ State Pier in New London where wind turbines are staged and assembled before being shipped to their offshore location in the sound. ϳԹ Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) Commissioner Katie Dykes said during a press conference at the ϳԹ State Pier in New London, August 07, 2024, that once it’s completed, the 2,400 megawatts of offshore wind will be a significant source of clean energy.

ϳԹ residents pay some of the highest electricity rates in the country. The governor of ϳԹ wants local lawmakers to do something about it.

He’s said “cosmetic changes”, like shifting payments from energy customers to taxpayers, won’t solve the problem of using more electricity than the state can muster.

Today on the Wheelhouse, we’ll check in with reporters on what lawmakers are doing this year to make energy consumers whole.

Plus, how are local lawmakers preparing for a future that may come with less federal dollars to support local education? We’ll analyze another funding priority of Gov. Ned Lamont in this year’s legislative session: finding more dollars in support of students with disabilities.

GUESTS:

  • , Energy and environment reporter, CT Mirror
  • , Senior political reporter, WSHU
  • , Assistant Professor of Environmental and Resource Economics, University of ϳԹ
  • , Education reporter, CT Mirror

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Frankie Graziano is the host of 'The Wheelhouse,' focusing on how local and national politics impact the people of ϳԹ.
Chloe Wynne is a producer for 'The Wheelhouse' and 'Where We Live.' She previously worked as a producer and reporter for the investigative podcast series, 'Admissible: Shreds of Evidence,' which was co-produced by VPM and Story Mechanics and distributed by iHeartRadio. She began her journalism career at inewsource, an investigative newsroom in San Diego, Calif., where she covered housing, education and crime. She earned her master’s degree from Columbia Journalism School in 2021, where she focused on audio storytelling.