Massachusetts

Geothermal

Want a job drilling for geothermal? A Northeast training hub is coming.

A worker shortage threatens to hold up America’s buildout of geothermal networks. These groups have a plan to address the problem, starting in Massachusetts.

By Sarah Shemkus . 11 June 2026
EV charging

Why is Massachusetts sitting on $64M in EV-charger funding?

Despite the state’s political embrace of EVs, it has built zero chargers nearly four years after receiving federal funds from the Biden administration.

By Jordan Wolman, CommonWealth Beacon . 8 June 2026
EV charging

In Massachusetts, parked EVs will start feeding the grid this summer

Three electric school buses will kick-start the state’s groundbreaking vehicle-to-grid pilot program once school's out, with more EVs to be added in the coming months.

By Sarah Shemkus . 3 June 2026
Geothermal

As geothermal networks grow, so does the call for a new utility model

A bill in Massachusetts would create a framework for a geothermal utility, with the aim of heating and cooling buildings cleanly and affordably.

By Sarah Shemkus . 28 May 2026
Heat pumps

New winter rates saved at least $37M for Massachusetts heat-pump owners

Rhode Island and New York are in the early stages of considering similar discounts for households that install the electric, clean-heating technology.

By Sarah Shemkus . 30 April 2026
Batteries

Big grid batteries are finally on a roll in New England

The region's largest battery yet recently came online in Massachusetts, where state climate policies aimed at cleaning up the grid are boosting the tech.

By Julian Spector . 16 April 2026
Solar

This program pays nonprofits to take the time to consider solar

A Massachusetts initiative is making it easier for resource-strapped nonprofits to access federal tax credits for solar before they disappear.

By Sarah Shemkus . 8 April 2026
Wind

My city’s two wind turbines are shutting down. Here's what we're losing.

A loud cohort of Gloucester, Massachusetts, residents is cheering the shutdown. But some of us are mourning the loss and thinking about what comes next.

By Sarah Shemkus . 30 March 2026
Clean industry

Clean cement startup Sublime cuts jobs after Trump pulled funding

Sublime Systems lays off two-thirds of its staff months after pausing work on a planned Massachusetts factory, following the loss of an $87 million federal grant.

By Maria Gallucci . 12 March 2026
Energy efficiency

Massachusetts energy bill would make big cuts to energy efficiency

Advocates say the energy affordability measure is strong but for a proposed $1 billion reduction to efficiency programs that would undermine the sector without lowering bills.

By Sarah Shemkus . 27 February 2026