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State Profile
Connecticut
Composite score 60 / 100
Rank
#24
Renewable
4%
Grid carbon
530lb/MWh
Full Metric Breakdown
Connecticut vs. the US average
Composite scoreUS avg 58.3/10060.0/100
Renewable shareUS avg 27.0%4.0%
Solar capacity / capitaUS avg 260.0W305.0W
Wind capacity / capitaUS avg 510.0W0.0W
Residential ¢/kWhUS avg 16.1¢25.6¢
5-yr cost trendUS avg 17.0%31.0%
EV adoptionUS avg 1.2%1.8%
Grid carbonUS avg 828.2lb/MWh530.0lb/MWh
Net metering gradeUS avg CC
RPS ambitionUS avg CB
Incentives here
What's currently available in Connecticut
Federal ITC (Sec. 25D) expired Dec 31, 2025. State-level programs below remain active — deadlines enforced. Verified monthly against DSIRE.
- State income tax credit · varies
- Property tax exemption for PV equipment
- Net metering · grade C
- Low-income weatherization (federally funded)
What it would take
Modeled scenarios for CT
To hit 50% renewable~16 years
To hit 75% renewable~24 years
To hit 100% renewable~39 years
Assumes continuation of current deployment pace plus realistic grid-scale additions. Full methodology on the methodology page.