State briefing

Connecticut: data centers & your electric bill

The numbers residents cite at hearings — grid, water, and regulator contacts for Connecticut, from the free GridWatch toolkit.

60tracked data center facilities

1.0 TWhestimated annual DC electricity

26.8¢residential rate per kWh

200grid gCO₂/kWh · water stress: low

Your regulator

Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority — website · file a complaint

Pushback already happening in Connecticut

Where	Level	Status	Note
Groton	Local	Enacted	Year-long

Case studies

CBA secured

Groton — Moratorium led to permanent zoning controls

After a year-long moratorium, Groton adopted permanent zoning amendments restricting data centers to industrial zones with noise limits of 45 dBA at property lines and mandatory stormwater management. The developer (Vantage) agreed to a CBA funding a $2.5M community recreation center.

What communities in Connecticut have won

Groton (Vantage) — $2.5M community recreation center CBA, recorded as a zoning condition after a year-long moratorium

State municipal league: Connecticut Conference of Municipalities

A data center was proposed near you?

The free toolkit walks you through it in five steps: who's really behind the LLC, what it costs your community, what to do this week, and a downloadable action pack — speech, letters, flyer, and CBA targets included.

Start here → The health risks, sourced