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Energy Affordability Dominating State Politics Across New England
Debates about affordability continue to dominate state-level energy policy debates throughout New England, shifting the focus away from decarbonization, a panel of experienced lobbyists said.
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Advocates Trumpet Costs, Benefits of Clean Energy in Northeast
Two new studies released by advocates on opposite sides of the clean energy debate reach opposite conclusions about the economic benefits of renewables.
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Report Shows Cost Savings from New Solar, Storage in New England
A new report estimates that solar and battery storage growth in New England between 2025 and 2030 could reduce wholesale energy costs across the region by about $684 million annually by 2030.
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Collaboration Key to Energy Affordability, Say U.S. and Canadian Officials
Energy affordability and regional collaboration dominated talks at the New England-Canada Business Council's annual Executive Energy Conference.
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Top Mass. House Members Seeking Major Rollback of Climate Laws
Top Massachusetts House members are pushing an expansive energy bill that would scale back several major climate initiatives and programs.
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Advocates in Massachusetts Continue Push for All-electric Construction
A coalition of municipal officials and climate advocates in Massachusetts are renewing a push for the expansion of a state program allowing a select number of municipalities to ban fossil fuel hookups in new building construction and renovation projects.
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Pipeline Expansion Highlights Key Questions About Gas in New England
A relatively small project aiming to increase gas pipeline capacity into New England is raising larger underlying questions about how the region will balance gas reliability and affordability with longer-term efforts to transition away from natural gas.
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Outgoing Mass. DPU Chair Van Nostrand Discusses Gas Transition
Two and a half years after taking the helm at the Massachusetts DPU, Chair Jamie Van Nostrand is leaving after leading it through a series of major changes in its approach to natural gas regulation.
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Report Projects $19.3B in Benefits from New England Efficiency Programs
Projected energy efficiency investments in New England over the next three years will generate an estimated $19.3 billion in lifetime benefits, returning $2.93 for every dollar spent, according to new analysis by the Acadia Center.
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Gas Industry Sees Political Opportunity in New England
Representatives of major gas pipeline companies said they are optimistic that political shifts at the federal and state levels will create opportunities for gas infrastructure expansion in New England.

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