HARTFORD – Senate President Pro Tempore Martin M. Looney (D-New Haven) and Senate Majority Leader Bob Duff (D-Norwalk) condemn the announcement that 78 Connecticut workers will lose their jobs due to President Trump’s attacks on the clean energy industry. PosiGen, a solar developer, announced this week that it will cease operations nationwide, including its three Connecticut-based offices in Danbury, Shelton, and Wethersfield. According to The Connecticut Post, “PosiGen officials blame the company’s financial difficulties on the decision by Congress to remove the majority of solar tax credits.” Earlier this summer, President Trump and Republicans in Congress passed a budget that eliminated most federal solar tax credits, creating financial pressure on the solar industry as a whole.
“This closure is not only a tragedy for the men and women who worked at PosiGen, but also a setback for our state and our nation,” said Senator Looney. “At a moment when we should be investing in clean energy and job growth, President Trump has turned his back on progress. He is willing to take food off the table of Connecticut families to further the goals of big oil and gas.”
“President Trump talks a big game about standing up for the working man, but the truth is he’s left 78 Connecticut families without a paycheck,” said Senator Duff. “These are blue-collar jobs that built our clean energy future. Now they’re gone because Trump needed the money for tax cuts for billionaires and his corrupt circle.”
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