The proposed arrangement with the state would buy CRRA time to come up with a sustainable business model, CRRA Chairman Don Stein said during a conference call Monday with town officials who are members.

WSJ: Connecticut Considers Trash Power Pact

Mr. Malloy's legal counsel, Luke Bronin, told CRRA officials that the governor is committed to helping the trash-to-energy plant model in Connecticut, which he said is a more environmentally sound way to dispose of garbage than landfills.

WSJ: Connecticut Considers Trash Power Pact