CT-GOV: Lamont Unveils Plan to Reduce Energy Costs, Create Jobs, Preserve Open Spaces

by: Larkspur

Wed Jun 16, 2010 at 14:14:32 PM EDT

Lamont Unveils Plan to Reduce Energy Costs, Create Jobs, Preserve Open Spaces
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As governor, Lamont will:

• Create up to $500 in yearly utility bill savings for the average Connecticut family by negotiating long-term contracts with power generators and supporting weatherization programs at the state level.
• Allow towns to offer property assessed clean energy (PACE) loans to home and business owners, enabling them to pay for clean energy improvements only as fast as the savings come in.  Families will be able to go green without cracking open their wallets each month.
• Make sure Connecticut workers get the skills they need to power our green economy by teaming with trade unions, vo-tech schools, and community colleges to expand green job training.
• Make it easier for entrepreneurs to start or grow a green business, providing funding for promising early-stage companies and establishing a 24-hour, 1-800 line with an advocate who can help them start, fund, locate, staff, or expand.
• Preserve our historic farmlands by providing incentives, such as those in the Community Investment Act, for families to keep their land as farms, rather than sell it to developers.

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