Clean Energy Panelists: Apollo Solar, FuelCell Energy, Duracell & Optiwind

As Nation Renews Focus on Climate Action, A Look Back at Connecticut's Visit from Carol Browner, Assistant to President for Energy & Climate Change

With the US Senates climate action bill taking shape, the EPAs move last week to regulate greenhouse gases, and major companies rejecting the US Chamber of Commerces stance on climate action, the shift continues toward Americas clean energy future.

Late this summer, CPES Executive Director Kelly Kennedy attended a clean energy panel discussion that Congressman Chris Murphy hosted with Carol Browner, Assistant to the President for Energy and Climate Change, at the Hill-stead Museum in Farmington.

The panel focused on the promise that green energy advancements hold for our environment and for Connecticuts economy.

Joining Browner and Murphy were representatives from Connecticut-based renewable energy businesses, including Apollo Solar of Bethel, FuelCell Energy (Danbury and Torrington), Duracell (Bethel) and Optiwind (Torrington).

The nearly two-hour meeting covered stimulus investments in energy, the US House bill on climate change (ACES), transmission issues for renewable energy, smart meters, energy efficiency rules for appliances, initiatives of some of Connecticuts renewable energy businesses, and more.

Heres some of what they had to say.

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• clean energy
• renewables
• Chris Murphy
• Carol Browner
• Kelly Kennedy
• Apollo Solar
• FuelCell Energy
• Duracell
• Optiwind
• Connecticut