November 21, 2024

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Mass. Clean Energy Permitting, Gas Reform Bill Back on Track
After negotiations extending well past the end of the formal legislative session, Massachusetts lawmakers are nearing passage of a wide-ranging climate and energy bill.
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Multistate Offshore Wind Solicitation Lands 2,878 MW for Mass., RI
Massachusetts and Rhode Island selected 2,878 MW of offshore wind project bids from the states’ coordinated solicitation, which would be the region’s largest offshore wind procurement.
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Mass. DPU Approves 1st Round of Utility Grid Modernization Plans
The Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities approved grid modernization plans from electric distribution companies to handle increasing electrification and the deployment of distributed resources.
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Mass. Lawmakers Fail to Pass Permitting, Gas Utility Reform
Massachusetts’ 2023/24 legislative session closed in the morning of Aug. 1 without any significant climate or clean energy legislation despite broad agreement on proposed clean energy permitting and siting reforms.
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Massachusetts Overhauls Municipal Aggregation Approval Process
The Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities has expedited the state’s review process for municipal aggregation plans.
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Mass. Utilities Submit Grid Modernization Drafts
Eversource and National Grid expect their annual peak electricity load in Massachusetts to more than double by 2050.
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Changes Coming to Massachusetts EV Rebate Program, Energy Commissioner Says
Gov. Charlie Baker's administration and Mass. legislators are eyeing tweaks to the state's EV program from rebate size to a price cap for qualifying vehicles.
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Rhode Island Senate Set to Vote on 100% Renewables Bill
A bill before the Rhode Island legislature would increase the state’s current 38%-by-2035 Renewable Energy Standard to 100% by 2033.
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Rhode Island Advocates: Fund State Transit Master Plan to Reduce VMTs
Fully funding Rhode Island’s Transit Master Plan could cut vehicle miles traveled by 8%, state officials updating the state's GHG reduction plan were told.
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Mass. Has Bright EV Future Despite TCI-P Loss, Advocates Say
As federal infrastructure funds arrive, TCI-P revenue looks less and less likely. Where does that leave EVs in Massachusetts?

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