Proposed supply agreements between Constellation and Massachusetts gas utilities which would keep the Everett Marine Terminal operating through 2030 are facing pushback from environmental organizations and the Attorney General’s Office.

Arguments over alternative fuels are a main point of contention in the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection’s development of a clean heat standard.

Eversource and National Grid have reached agreements with Constellation to keep the Everett Marine Terminal open for six more years, pending approval from the state.

The recommendations for the state's gas pipe replacement program highlight some key areas of contention between the gas utilities, climate organizations and state officials.

“The clock is ticking,” Sen. Mike Barrett, Senate co-chair of the legislature’s Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy, told NetZero Insider.

The new docket will consider improvements to Massachusetts' affordability programs for low- and moderate-income ratepayers.

FERC Commissioner Allison Clements said addressing transmission planning issues will be a key component of cutting down interconnection backlogs.

The slow rate of approvals of new municipal aggregations at the state’s Department of Public Utilities has limited the reach of these programs, the researchers said.