Connecticut has no fossil fuel reserves but does have minor renewable energy resources, including wind power potential and fuelwood resources in the northern part of the State. Connecticut's economy is not energy intensive, and industry is the State's smallest energy-consuming sector.
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- Two of the Nations four Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve sites, intended to cushion the effects of disruptions in the supply of home heating oil, are located in New Haven.
- The 2,037-megawatt Millstone nuclear power plant is the States highest-capacity power plant.
- Connecticut also produces electricity from natural gas, coal, and petroleum, as well as from such renewable energy sources as landfill gas, municipal solid waste, and hydropower.
- Connecticut is one of the few States that require the statewide use of reformulated motor gasoline blended with ethanol.