National Grid is seeking state approval to purchase liquefied natural gas from the Everett Marine Terminal over the next six years, a supply arrangement that will drive up the monthly bill of a typical Boston Gas customer during winter months by an average of nearly 1 percent a year.
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Geothermal pilot in Framingham could be key decarbonization answer
It’s a first-in-the-nation utility scale networked geothermal system, which works by harnessing the earth’s ambient temperature and Eversource is betting similar systems can be built across Massachusetts.
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Utilities dig into geothermal systems in race to decarbonize
THE GROUND BENEATH Massachusetts is key to a relatively new strategy to decarbonize the state’s building stock within the next decade. Deep beneath Framingham, Lowell, and Boston, pipes will exchange heat between homes and commercial buildings with the rock below, creating geothermal heating and cooling systems aimed at saving residents money while phasing out dependence […]
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Climate and economic development bills are powerful avenues to net-zero goals
Massachusetts is at the precipice of a transformative leap toward our net-zero goals with with omnibus climate package now being developed and an economic development bond bill in which climate tech plays a key role.
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We propose new tiered discounts on electricity
IT’S AN UNWELCOME FACT that far too many utility customers across Massachusetts struggle to afford their monthly bills. While utilities, including National Grid, offer discounted rates and other assistance programs, they are often undersubscribed, or the discount simply can’t cover the bills. As Massachusetts begins the much-needed conversation about shoring up our electric system while […]
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Avoid beach landings, connect offshore wind at Canal plant
Standing idle more than 98 percent of the year, Canal’s under-utilized interconnection capacity of approximately 1,200 megawatts sits largely untapped.
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Offshore wind procurement delayed 2 months
The delay pushes back the deadline for submission of bids from January 31 until March 27. More importantly, the two-month delay means final approval of the next offshore wind deals may not come until the end of 2024 or early 2025.
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Retail electricity suppliers accused of greenwashing
Larry Chretien of the Green Energy Consumers Alliance said many of the companies back up their claims of providing 100 percent clean energy by pointing to renewable energy certificates, or RECs, purchased in places like Texas and Iowa, not Massachusetts.
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EV charging can get very complicated
There are many factors that make EV charging infrastructure much more complicated than refueling a car with petrol or diesel. One simply cannot draw parallels between the two.
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Why is EV adoption slowing down in the US?
Let’s start with a simple and obvious reason for the EV sales slowdown. Electric Vehicles still cost a lot. Despite a rash of EV price reductions in 2023, EVs still have a hefty price premium.