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w w w. C T G re e n G u i d e . c o m (860) 236-9998 President and Publisher Joe Zwiebel 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/Reporter Matt Pilon Office Manager Jessica Baker Operations Manager Catherine Gruszka Sr. Accounts Manager David Hartley Sr. Accounts Manager William C. Lambot Sr. Account Manager Jill Siegel Accounts Manager Brittney Michaud Custom Publishing Accounts Manager Stephanie Kucharski Events Manager Amy Orsini Human Resource Director Kim Vautour Credit and Collections Manager Raki Zwiebel Production Director/ Marketing Coordinator Lynn Mika Art Director Christopher Wallace Graphic Designer Vlada Shelkova CEO Peter Stanton President & Group Publisher Joseph Zwiebel CFO Mary Rogers Subscriptions: To subscribe, please visit HartfordBusiness.com, email hartfordbusiness@cambeywest.com, or call (845) 267-3478. 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 2015 • Connecticut Green Guide 5 CT Graduates L et's call this Phase 2. Although Connecticut had a lot of programs going before Gov. Dannel P. Malloy took office, Phase 1 of turning Connecticut in a green business state started with the creation of the Green Bank, pro- grams like C-PACE and renewable energy contracts, and the Compre- hensive Energy Strategy. Now, with all those balls in motion, it appears Connecticut is graduating to the next level. As Michael Trahan notes in this issue's Advocate Corner (pg. 30), solar installers no longer view Con- necticut as a fledging market, but instead as a full-on market with real opportunities to make money. The Connecticut Green Bank (pg. 7) is entering the next phase of its premier business program, Commer- cial Property Assessed Clean Energy, as the C-PACE director has left to launch the kind of private enterprise that government officials like Malloy said they wanted to start when they came up with all these initiatives. The nearly 60-year-old fuel cell facility in South Windsor is having a rebirth (pg. 18). After its two previ- ous owners lost interest waiting for the fuel cell market to materialize, the company appears to be on the upswing as a South Korean conglom- erate with billions in resources sees the potential to be a market leader for the next 100 years. Connecticut's transportation system will begin a new phase on March 28 when the CTfastrak busway between Hartford and New Britain opens (pg. 25). This comes as Malloy proposed a 30-year, $110-billion transportation over- haul that starts by expanding rail services in New Haven, Fairfield, and Hartford counties. Growing an industry from scratch takes slow, steady progress. While Connecticut certainly has pitfalls, its green initiatives keep moving forward. Brad Kane Editor FROm THE EDiTOR Solar Pricing Opinion Columnist Jon Gordon tackles an issue certain to heat up during this year's state legislative session: how much residential solar owners should be paid for their excess power. See page 33 Natural Gas Competition news Columnist Lee Hoffman reveals how continuing problems with new England's natural gas pipeline capacity is limiting the ability of small suppliers to compete with utilities. See page 12 Contributors Green Tip: Once you've finished reading it, you can turn the Connecticut Green Guide into coasters for your office drinks.