North Branford Recognized as a Clean Energy Community

Contributed photo: From left are, Lynne Hamjian, deputy director of the office of ecosystem protection, Environmental Protection Agency New England; Robert Klee, commissioner, Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection; Patrick McDonnell, director of conservation and load management, The United Illuminating Company; Anthony Esposito, finance director, Town of North Branford; David McHale, executive vice president and chief administrative officer, Eversource; Bryan Garcia, president and chief executive officer, The Connecticut Green Bank.

The Town of North Branford is among the more than 145 Connecticut municipalities honored for their participation in the nationally-recognized Clean Energy Communities program, an Energize Connecticut initiative that incentivizes cities and towns to support energy efficiency and renewable energy.

At the Oct. 14 ceremony the keynote speaker was Lynne Hamjian, the deputy director of the office of ecosystem protection for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) New England. Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) Commissioner Robert Klee was also in attendance to congratulate the participants. David McHale from Eversource, Patrick McDonnell from The United Illuminating Company and Bryan Garcia from the Connecticut Green Bank were there as well to honor these outstanding communities.

How did North Branford earn their award?

• Currently benchmarking all municipal and BOE buildings
• Five town buildings are eligible for Energy Star® label
• 314 (6 percent) homes have participated in residential programs
• 58 (13 percent) business and municipal energy-saving projects have been completed
• North Branford is a C-PACE community

For more information on the Clean Energy Communities program, visit EnergizeCT.com/communities.