In May, the Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental
Protection (DEEP) launched a web-based tool to assist with the potential
siting of solar projects and further the goal of increasing our state’s
supply of zero-carbon energy. CREST provides free access to various
layers of state, federal, and institutional data – demographic,
forestry, geology, land use, water, wildlife, and more – that can be
used by municipal planners, solar developers, conservation
organizations, members of the public, and others to visualize where
renewable energy best fits into Connecticut’s diverse landscape. Learn
more about CREST and how to use it from the developers of the tool at
DEEP with input from UConn-CLEAR, primary partners with DEEP on the
CREST.