The Next Generation Roadmap Act, signed into law in 2021, requires the Commonwealth to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions by at least 50% by 2030, a mere eight years away. This is both a monumental task and an imperative one. Reaching that target will set us on a trajectory to net zero emissions by 2050. In August 2022, Governor Baker signed
Gov. Charlie Baker signed a sweeping climate bill into law on Friday, signaling a new era in Massachusetts'' plans to cut greenhouse gas emissions, build a greener economy and prioritize equity
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Form Energy has secured $800 million in investments from the Engine, Breakthrough Energy Ventures, and others. The most eye-popping numbers of all belong to Commonwealth Fusion Systems, which had
June 26, 2023. Miriam Wasser. The 98 unit Finch Cambridge passive house on Concord Avenue. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR) Massachusetts recently established a " green bank " to help finance new climate
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LBE serves as a trusted resource and helps transform policy into action through strategic partnerships, technical assistance, grant funding, and nation-leading best practices. By demonstrating leadership within state
Gov. Charlie Baker signed a sweeping climate bill into law on Friday, signaling a new era in Massachusetts'' plans to cut greenhouse gas emissions, build a greener economy and prioritize equity
Green Communities Designation & Grant Program. Find clean energy solutions for your local problems. Here, you can learn about how your town can find clean energy solutions to reduce costs and strengthen your local economy. You can also find technical help and financial support for local initiatives that improve energy efficiency.
June 26, 2023. Miriam Wasser. The 98 unit Finch Cambridge passive house on Concord Avenue. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR) Massachusetts recently established a " green bank " to help finance new climate
The Green Community Designation and Grant Program provides a road map along with financial and technical support to municipalities that 1) pledge to cut municipal energy use by an ambitious and achievable goal of 20 percent over 5 years and 2) meet four other criteria established in the Green Communities Act. Participation in the Program has
The Energy Policy & Analysis Divisions presents that Massachusetts Energy Data section. This section provides data and links to current data related to how the state uses energy including consumption, emissions, generation, and more. Among the links provided here: U.S EIA has an energy dashboard for both Massachusetts and New England, Mass
A new report finds that municipalities across Massachusetts are using the Community Choice Aggregation program to negotiate for green power — and that both consumers and the climate are seeing
Massachusetts is legally required to dramatically reduce greenhouse emissions over the next few decades. By 2050, the state needs to achieve "net-zero" emissions, and getting there will be
The Mass Save programs are funded by a variety of sources, the largest of which are a historical System Benefit Charge (SBC) and the Energy Efficiency Reconciliation Factor (EERF) created by the Green Communities Act. Typically, approximately 11 percent of the funding comes from the RGGI auction proceeds. These funds are allocated by DOER.
Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker (R) on Thursday signed a major climate and clean-energy bill that contains sweeping policies targeting renewables, transportation and fossil fuels — a move that
Green Energy Consumers Alliance and our allied organizations are certain that more legislation is needed if Massachusetts is to meet its greenhouse gas emission reduction mandates. This is especially true when it comes to the state''s second-largest source of emissions, the residential and commercial building sector.
Massachusetts consumes about 17 times more energy than it produces, but it is among the five states with the lowest per capita energy consumption. 7,8 Massachusetts summers are generally mild and mid-winter temperatures, which are often below freezing, rarely fall below zero. Precipitation, as rain or snow, is equally distributed
Here''s what Massachusetts'' new "clean energy and climate" plan says the state needs to do for 2025 and 2030.
You may be aware that Massachusetts is home to top-notch universities, a vibrant economy, and championship sports teams. Did you know that we also have the highest percentage of clean energy workers per capita in the U.S. and our clean energy community includes the largest cleantech incubator in the country?. Thirty-two hundred (3,200) MW
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Being a Green Community. Once designated, Green Communities apply for grants and demonstrate energy leadership through best practices. Green Communities are eligible to apply for grants to implement energy conservation measures that help them cut energy use and costs. They track their actual energy use and costs, acquire fuel-efficient vehicles
Green Municipal Aggregation, or GMA, is a model that our organization devised with energy broker Good Energy so that communities could support local renewable energy. When a community decides to enact
This is Massachusetts today. The Global Warming Solutions Act of 2008 required the Secretary of Energy and Environmental Affairs to establish a statewide limit on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of between 10% and 25% below 1990 levels for 2020 - on the way toward an 80% reduction in emissions by 2050 - along with a plan to achieve the 2020
A new office of Energy Transformation in Massachusetts will be tasked with ensuring there''s sufficient electrical infrastructure, that the transition from gas to electric is well coordinated
The bill creates a $100 million investment fund that the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center can use to jumpstart the clean energy industry and build out infrastructure.
The renewable energy obligation for these categories is expressed as a percentage of a supplier''s total energy. The RPS Class I requirement is 11% as of 2016 and set to increase by 1% each year. RPS Class II suppliers must have 3.6% renewable energy supplies and 3.5% waste energy. The APS offers incentives to businesses and other organizations
The Green Communities Division strives to help all 351 Massachusetts cities and towns find clean energy solutions that reduce long-term energy costs and strengthen local economies. The Division provides technical assistance and financial support for municipal initiatives to improve energy efficiency and increase the use of renewable energy in
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Massachusetts has a long history of promoting renewable energy and technologies. Current targets for installed renewables capacity call for 1600 MW of solar and 2000 MW of Wind by 2020. Policies, programs and
The Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (DOER) launched the Green Communities program in 2010 and since then has provided more than $160 million in grants to participating communities. Plymouth is one of 290 Massachusetts Green Communities, representing more than 89% of the state''s population. To become a Green
Climate Leader Communities. The Climate Leader Communities program will help municipalities reduce emissions by electrifying non-electric energy uses and maximizing the efficiency of buildings and transportation. The Green Communities Act of 2008 established the Green Communities Designation and Grant Program, creating the framework for
The graphic and dashboards below are public resources that provide key information and performance indicators relevant to Massachusetts'' greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and the Massachusetts Clean
Boston — Governor Maura Healey announced today that the Massachusetts Community Climate Bank has launched a new $20 million program, the Energy Saver Home Loan Program, to help low- and moderate-income homeowners make clean energy improvements to their homes.. The Massachusetts Community Climate
Vineyard''s $4B offshore wind farm set to start generating green energy in Oct. Vineyard Wind 1 is projected to generate cleaner electricity for more than 400,000 homes and businesses in Massachusetts, produce at least 3,600 jobs, reduce costs for Massachusetts ratepayers by an estimated $1.4 billion over 20 years, and eliminate
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