Average Energy Expenditure
$3,737
Average Greenhouse Gas Emissions
10.9 tons
One of the three storage sites that make up the 1-million-barrel Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve, which was created to offset disruptions in heating fuel supplies, is located in Groton, Connecticut, and it holds 300,000 barrels of heating oil.
About 44% of Connecticut households use fuel oil or other petroleum products for home heating, the fourth-highest share for any state, and 36% of households use natural gas.
Three primary documents govern the energy policy in Connecticut.
Conservation & Load Management Plan