Massachusetts
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Heat pumps
Boston is piloting window heat pumps in affordable housing
Housing authorities in Boston and two nearby cities are installing plug-in heat pumps from startup Gradient to try to swiftly and affordably cut emissions.By Alison F. Takemura .
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Offshore wind
Massachusetts offshore wind port uncertain after federal funding cuts
Salem residents worked for years on plans for a port that offered economic development and other community benefits. Then the Trump administration canceled funding.By Sarah Shemkus .
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Offshore wind
Trump admin halts construction of nearly finished offshore wind farm
Ørsted's Revolution Wind project off the coast of Massachusetts and Rhode Island is hit with a stop-work order over vague "national security" concerns.By Clare Fieseler .
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Fossil fuels
Massachusetts residents no longer have to subsidize new gas hookups
A new ruling says anyone who wants a new gas line will have to pay for it. Until now, utilities have spread out the costs of new hookups among all their customers.By Sarah Shemkus .
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Electrification
This Massachusetts town banned gas — and housing boomed anyway
Critics say stringent, pro-electrification building codes and restrictions on natural gas will impede housing developers. A Boston suburb is proving them wrong.By Sarah Shemkus .
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Heat pumps
Massachusetts could give heat pump owners a huge discount on electricity
The state will lower electricity rates for heat pump owners this winter, and is considering even deeper cuts to encourage residents to ditch fossil-fueled heating.By Sarah Shemkus .
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Electrification
Massachusetts test shows big savings from free heat pumps and solar
Low-income residents on Cape Cod and Martha’s Vineyard who participated in a home electrification pilot saw their utility bills drop by more than half.By Sarah Shemkus .
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Solar
Massachusetts solar incentives bolster industry facing federal cuts
State officials unveiled a new iteration of the SMART solar incentives, which could help the state’s solar businesses survive the repeal of federal tax credits.By Sarah Shemkus .
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Policy & regulation
A proposal for a Massachusetts wood-burning plant is back from the dead
Springfield residents thought they had defeated a plan to burn wood waste for energy that would greatly worsen air quality. Now they’re gearing up for another fight.By Sarah Shemkus .
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Green steel
Boston Metal forges path to commercialization for green steel process
Amid industry setbacks and federal funding losses, the company, which makes green steel without burning fossil fuels, has a robust plan for moving ahead.By Sarah Shemkus .
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