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w w w. C T G re e n G u i d e . c o m (860) 236-9998 Publisher Gail Lebert Associate Publisher Donna Collins Editor, Connecticut Green Guide Brad Kane Editor, Hartford Business Journal Greg Bordonaro News Editor, Hartford Business Journal Gregory Seay Digital Producer Matt Pilon Contributing Editor Keith Griffin Office Manager Moira Rosek Sr. Accounts Manager David Hartley Sr. Accounts Manager William C. Lambot Sr. Account Manager Jill Siegel Special Projects Account Manager Brittney Michaud Special Projects Account Manager Alexis Hersh Special Projects Account Executive Catherine Gruszka Event Manager Brian Baum Human Resource Manager Debbie Amorelli Credit and Collection Manager Raki Zwiebel Production Director/ Marketing Coordinator Lynn Mika Art Director Christopher Wallace CEO Peter Stanton President & Group Publisher Joseph Zwiebel Comptroller Mary Rogers Subscriptions: To subscribe, please visit HartfordBusiness.com, email hartfordbusiness@cambeywest.com, or call (845) 267-3008. Advertising: For advertising information, please call (860) 236-9998. Please address all correspondence to: Hartford Business Journal, 15 Lewis Street, Suite 200, Hart ford CT 06103. News Department: If you have a news item: Call us at (860) 236-9998, fax us at (860) 570-2493, or e-mail us at editorial@HartfordBusiness.com Hartford Business Journal accepts no responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts or materials and in general does not return them to the sender. Connecticut Green Guide is published quarterly by New England Business Media LLC, 15 Lewis Street, Suite 200, Hartford CT 06103. Tel: (860) 236-9998 Fax (860) 570-2493 Copyright 2014. All rights reserved. Postmaster: Please send address changes to: Hartford Business Journal P.O. Box 330, Congers, NY 10920-9894 GreenGuide C o n n e C t i C u t www.copyright.com A publication of Hartford Business Journal www.CTGreenGuide.com SprinG 2014 • Connecticut Green Guide 5 Go With What Works A t the Green Guide, we are nothing but in favor of pragmatic solutions. Don't let the perfect be the enemy of the good, and all that jazz. Unlike every other state, Con- necticut made the smart decision more than 40 years ago that burning its garbage for electricity was better than burying it in the ground. Today, waste-to-energy in Con- necticut faces a crisis of falling elec- tricity prices, competition for lower tipping fees, and increased recycling that will lower its fuel source. We look at how the industry can be saved for the next 40 years, and not replaced by a less progres- sive system of non-recycled waste management. Although this could apply to any issue of the Green Guide, this Spring edition is full of pragmatic people, ideas, and companies. Santa Fuel saw the writing on the wall nearly 30 years ago to diversify beyond heating oil delivery to become the billion dollar Santa Energy, which is this issue's ECOmpany. This is a path followed today by many heating oil companies looking to survive the state's switch to natural gas. Jessica Bailey, this issue's Green Warrior, helps businesses offset the high cost of expensive renewable and efficient energy projects through a special state financing program. Her secret to getting $20 million in deals done in less than a year: don't waste time creating the per- fect program, just get stuff done. There are plenty of lessons for businesses in the Green Guide, but the overall theme is: don't worry about finding perfect solutions in an imperfect world; just do what- ever works best in the situation you are given. Brad Kane editor FRoM THe eDiToR Food Recycling Legal expert Brian Freeman looks at Connecticut's progress in recycling food waste for composting and for anaerobic digestors. See page 29. Reflections of a Commissioner opinion Columnist Dan esty reminisces on his accomplishments as the commissioner of the Department of energy & environmental Protection. See page 33. Contributors Green Tip: When you've finished reading it, the Green Guide makes for excellent wrapping paper.