Eversource Energy and Avangrid asked FERC to pause refund obligations stemming from the commission’s recent order cutting the return on equity for New England transmission owners and requiring the companies to issue extensive refunds.

Amid uncertainty about how New England will meet rising demand in the coming decades, Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey issued an executive order to procure 10 GW of new power and 5 GW of energy storage by 2035.

In Massachusetts, a state with some of the most ambitious decarbonization policies in the country, fundamental disagreements between utilities and consumer advocates threaten to derail the transition from natural gas before it even gets off the ground.

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.

Energy affordability and regional collaboration dominated talks at the New England-Canada Business Council's annual Executive Energy Conference.

Top Massachusetts House members are pushing an expansive energy bill that would scale back several major climate initiatives and programs.

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.

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.

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.