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THE BUSINESS OF ENERGY
Attendees filled the Society Room in downtown
Hartford for HBJ's The Business of Energy event.
John Matheson, president of ReNew Developers,
gives opening remarks.
The final panel featured (from left) moderator Chris Davis of the CBIA; U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal; Andy
Frank of the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection; Heather Burns of the Connecticut
Sustainable Business Council; and Sam Schneider of Earthlight Technologies.
Don Scacco, president of Connecticut electric operations
for Eversource, welcomes attendees to the event.
Guests enjoy networking at the Society Room.
The first panel featured (from left) moderator Greg Bordonaro, of the Hartford
Business Journal; Jacob Lucas of Eversource; John Matheson of ReNew
Developers; and Eric Strayer of FuelCell Energy.
The second panel featured (from left) moderator Jessica Quinn of the HBJ;
Alysse Lembo-Buzzelli of the Connecticut Green Bank; Scott Livingston of
HORST Engineering; and Justin Kearney of Titan Energy.
2026
HARTFORD BUSINESS JOURNAL
POLITICS &
POLICY FORUM:
THE BUSINESS OF ENERGY
H
artford Business Journal held its
second annual Politics & Policy Forum:
The Business of Energy event on Sept. 1, at
the Society Room in downtown Hartford.
The event featured three panel discussions
focused on rising electricity demand, energy
costs and federal energy policy.
The event's sponsors were Connecticut
Green Bank, Eversource, Harris Beach
Murtha, ReNew Developers and The Nature
Conservancy.
Photos were by Luke Wayne Photography.
