Connecticut extends home solar incentives through 2035, with batteries as key beneficiaries
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Jo Borrás
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Summary
Connecticut's House Bill 5340 has passed both legislative chambers and awaits the governor's signature. The bill extends the state's Residential Renewable Energy Solutions (RRES) program and community solar incentives through 2035, providing long-term financial stability for renewable energy adopters. While not a rebate program, the extension particularly benefits battery storage systems, which emerge as the biggest winners under the new legislation.
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It's taken us a while to parse through it, but one thing is clear: batteries are the big winners.
This isn't a rebate. Instead, the new legislation in CT House Bill 5340 extends Connecticut's existing Residential Renewable Energy Solutions (RRES) program and related community solar incentives through the end of 2035, providing some long-term financial planning stability
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