Utilities Tell Greenwich Residents: No Power or Gas Available for Home Expansions
- 23 hours ago
- 2 min read
At the July 9, 2026 Board of Selectmen meeting, First Selectman Camillo made a startling announcement. Utilities (CNG, Aquarion, and Eversource) have informed the town that they do not have the capacity to expand service to certain residential properties.
Here are the Selectman's comments:
""About a month ago, I was stopped by a couple of neighbors who had lived in little houses... in Havemeyer Park. They knocked them down and they rebuilt. And then they were informed by Connecticut Natural Gas that there is not enough capacity. And another neighbor came out and told me that. And so I set up a meeting with CNG, because I feared this is not going to end well and it's not going to stop."
"And it was true. And there's a capacity issue all over the state of Connecticut, but no one was aware of it. So as we were meeting the other day, I got another text from a friend who was going from a 2,900-square-foot house to 4,000, which is not a lot. But I guess the BTU limit was over... I asked them if any other municipality has reached out and they said no. So even though we're the first to do this and we're gonna get on top of it, we're still behind."
"When people file applications, I spoke with Margarita Alban [Head of Planning and Zoning]. They're going to make sure... to check whether there is capacity. And it's not just CNG. We found... it's Eversource... Their lack of capacity and... lack of communication on something [has] cost the town a lot of money... It is a huge problem."
"Which leads me to the mandates that Connecticut is putting on us now with all this building. And there was another law that... [for] projects with 16 units or below, we can't require off-street parking. So we are working on that to protect the town. All this legislation up there is being done without any thought... So, I'm reaching out to the utility companies... to put the brakes on all these demands on the municipalities, because there's no capacity, let alone congestion, quality of life..."
"Just keep that in the back of your mind if you're thinking about renovating or building: you have to make sure that there's capacity for it."
Between the Lines: Greenwich residents have absorbed massive increases in utility bill prices, and now we are told companies can't or won't expand service. This leaves residents asking: How will housing values be impacted if you find out you can't upgrade your residence? Could this also be a strategy by the town to stop the State from forcing denser housing mandates on Greenwich? Stay tuned.