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Constellation Reports Customer-Sited Solar Capacity Installed During 2013

Constellation announced that it added 38 megawatts of customer-sited solar generation in 2013 in Arizona, California, Maryland, New York and the District of Columbia, bringing its total solar generation in operation or under construction for commercial, industrial and public sector customers to more than 164 megawatts. Constellation said that with 58 projects and 177 installations in 10 states and the District, Constellation is the third-largest commercial solar developer in the U.S.

New Commissioner of Connecticut Energy Regulator Named

Governor Dannel Malloy announced the appointment of Robert Klee to serve as Commissioner of the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP). DEEP serves as the state's top energy regulatory and policymaker, and oversees the Public Utility Regulatory Authority. Klee currently serves as Chief of Staff at DEEP, a position that he has held since April 2011. Klee will succeed Commissioner Daniel C. Esty, who last week announced his intention to return to Yale University following a three-year leave of absence from his tenured professorship at the school. Prior to joining DEEP, Klee was an attorney with Wiggin and Dana, LLP, in New Haven, where he specialized in appellate work and energy and environmental law.