Nearly 4,000 Connecticut households last fall turned to Operation Fuel for help staying warm after the Russian invasion of Ukraine sent energy prices skyrocketing. This year, the nonprofit cut off applications early after aiding roughly the same number of people in about half the time. “It has outstripped our expectations,” said Roxanna Booth, spokeswoman for the donor-backed group.

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