Mayor Ganim, PSEG Power and Bridgeport Community Groups Sign Historic Community Environmental Benefit Agreement
BRIDGEPORT, CT – PSEG Power Connecticut and Bridgeport Mayor Joe Ganim today signed a Community Environmental Benefit Agreement (CEBA) associated with the construction of a new gas-fired plant in Bridgeport. The agreement was also signed by the Connecticut Coalition for Environmental Justice, the University of Bridgeport, South End Revitalization Zone Committee and West Side/West End Neighborhood Revitalization Zone Implementation Committee. Among the components of the CEBA, PSEG Power Connecticut agreed to establish a $2 million Community Environmental Fund administered by the Fairfield County Community Foundation or a similar organization recommended by Bridgeport Environmental Task Force. Community organizations and governmental entities can apply for grants through the fund to support the following: • Health-related projects for Bridgeport residents • Improvements focused on creating environmental benefits for Bridgeport residents • Finalizing plans to retire the coal-fired Bridgeport Harbor Station Unit 3 power plant • Ideas to