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Adding Thousands of Electric Heat Pumps to the Grid Could Cause Brownouts, Blackouts
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CEMA applauds Governor Ned Lamont regarding comments made yesterday during political show, CT Politics TV.
During the show, Lamont told host, Dan Newmyer, that he thinks following federal emissions standards, and not California, is a better fit for Connecticut. Lamont also softened his stance regarding an EV mandate. “It was a question about freedom: ‘You...![CEMA Celebrates Earth Day by Lowering Greenhouse Gas Emissions; in Just Two Years, Millions of Gallons of Home Heating Oil in Connecticut Have Been Replaced with Renewable Biodiesel](https://www.ctema.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/CEMA-default-featured-image.png)
HOUSE BILL 5485 WOULD CREATE A ONE-SIDED COMMISSION TO SKATE AN EV MANDATE PAST THE FINISH LINE AFTER THE ELECTIONS
If the council really wants to look at the big picture of an EV mandate, then other stakeholders and experts need to be added to this commission to tell the whole story including people from our industry, small businesses, fire suppression experts, transportation...![CEMA Celebrates Earth Day by Lowering Greenhouse Gas Emissions; in Just Two Years, Millions of Gallons of Home Heating Oil in Connecticut Have Been Replaced with Renewable Biodiesel](https://www.ctema.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/CEMA-default-featured-image.png)