Updates as of 6/26/25

IMPORTANT UPDATE

On 6/26/25, the Connecticut Siting Council was expected to take a final vote on Docket 516, as directed by the Superior Court’s remand order. Based on the Council’s recent 4–2 straw vote recommending denial of the application, we had every reason to believe that outcome would hold.

Instead, in a surprising turn, the Council voted to approve a motion filed by UI just two days ago asking them to delay the final vote. The request was based on a new statutory requirement that says the Council must include two members with an ecology background—and right now, it only has one. So the final vote is now on hold until the Governor appoints an additional Siting Council member with that required expertise. 


Quick status of where our opposition stands:

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