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Connecticut

Adjourned for 2026⛔ Nuclear moratorium
Next regular session convenes January 6, 2027
Nuclear moratorium — Waste-disposal condition
New nuclear plants require federal approval of a high-level waste disposal means; a 2022 law granted an exemption only for the existing Millstone site. NCSL ↗
How the Connecticut legislature works
Democratic trifecta

Convenes every year; two-year legislative session with bills carrying over.

Senate · 36 seatsDemocratic
House · 151 seatsDemocratic
GovernorDemocratic
State legislator voting records →Connecticut General Assembly ↗
2026 session
1
Bills & resolutions
0
Active
0
Signed / enacted
All time
15
Tracked total
2
Became law
1
Operating plants

Energy profile (2025)

Energy mix
44,465GWh generated in state
Energy storage
Battery 0 GWh
Pumped 16 GWh
Discharged to the grid.
Consumes ~29,727 GWh · net exporter — 34% of generation is sent out of state. Chart shows in-state generation, not the consumption mix.
Market structure
Restructured / deregulated
ISO-NE
2,104 MW nuclear capacity
29.38¢
Residential/kWh
▲ 70%
23.11¢
Commercial/kWh
▲ 72%
18.35¢
Industrial/kWh
▲ 113%
▲/▼ vs US average (2025)

Operating reactors

Millstone
Dominion Generation
2
reactors
2,260
MW
PWR · online 1975

Connecticut legislation

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Regulatory & executive actions

Executive Order Executive Order 59 · Dannel P. Malloy · Jul 25, 2017