| Agency Name: | Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection |
| Type: | Environmental protection |
| Formed: | July 1, 2011 |
| Preceding1: | Department of Environmental Protection |
| Preceding2: | Department of Public Utility Control |
| Jurisdiction: | Government of Connecticut |
| Headquarters: | 79 Elm Street Hartford, Connecticut 06106-5127 |
| Minister1 Name: | Katie Scharf Dykes, Commissioner |
| Deputyminister1 Name: | Betsey Wingfield |
| Deputyminister1 Pfo: | Deputy Commissioner, Environmental Quality |
| Deputyminister2 Name: | Susan Whalen |
| Deputyminister2 Pfo: | Deputy Commissioner, Environmental Conservation |
| Deputyminister3 Name: | Victoria Hackett |
| Deputyminister3 Pfo: | Deputy Commissioner, Energy |
The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) is a state agency in the US state of Connecticut. The department oversees the state's natural resources and environment and regulates public utilities and energy policy. It is headquartered in Hartford.
The agency was created on July 1, 2011, by the merging of two other state agencies, the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection and the Connecticut Department of Public Utility Control.[1] Daniel C. Esty was appointed as commissioner of the DEEP upon its creation in July 2011. Rob Klee served as commissioner of the department from January 2014 through December 2018. Katie S. Dykes has served as commissioner since January 2019.
The law enforcement branch of DEEP is the Connecticut State Environmental Conservation Police. Officers were previously known as game wardens.[2]