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Updated: 9:47 AM EDT May 19, 2021 By Brianna Borghi Four hundred Tesla batteries are supporting the New England power grid. It s a really exciting innovation. This is the first time this has been done, said Kristin Kelly, director of communications at Green Mountain Power.It s part of Green Mountain Power s Frequency Regulation Pilot program. Back in 2017, GMP teamed up with tesla to offer residential Powerwall batteries to customers. The energy stored in some of those home batteries is now being sent out to balance the ISO New England power grid. So when you think about stored energy, this clean energy in Vermont networked from all these different houses where there are these are Powerwall batteries, customers working together to benefit the greater grid, it s really exciting, Kelly said.ISO New England relies on regional energy producers to balance the flow of power across the region. It s a small but important piece of the overall grid operations and maintainin
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The state’s top environmental official continued to thread an awkward policy needle this week as opponents of a proposed natural gas power plant in Killingly reaffirmed their call for the project’s termination. The commissioner of the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection said the project secured key go-aheads because of problems in broader regional energy markets.
Environmental advocates joined together on a Zoom call Tuesday to share their opposition to the proposed Killingly Energy Center, which they said would harm Connecticut’s water and air while also running in direct conflict with Gov. Ned Lamont’s stated goal of transitioning the state to a 100% clean energy grid by 2040.