Massachusetts
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Commentary: Trump may struggle to repeal this IRA provision; Massachusetts should use it
The "Direct Pay" provision in the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) is a game-changer for municipalities, state and local governments, and other tax-exempt entities to access federal clean energy tax credits.By Daksh Arora .
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As climate focus shifts to states, East Coast partnership offers model for multi-state collaboration
After 20 years, the 11-state Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative “has weathered the political winds” and is conducting a program review that includes finding ways to expand participation.By Sarah Shemkus .
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Massachusetts legislation looks to remove barriers to the state’s shift from natural gas
Under a bill that has already cleared the state Senate, gas utilities and regulators would get new powers to offer customers “something else” such as heat from networked geothermal.By Sarah Shemkus .
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Batteries
A Massachusetts town uses batteries to help its grid — and its schools
Batteries can serve double-duty, shoring up the grid and providing backup to buildings when the power goes out. This project shows how.By Jeff St. John .
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Heat pumps
Mass. regulator orders National Grid to set lower winter rate for heat pumps
The decision instructs the state’s second-largest utility to develop a more affordable wintertime electricity rate for customers who have a heat pump.By Sarah Shemkus .
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Advocates hope utility’s winter heat pump rate discount becomes model for Massachusetts utilities
Unitil will begin offering a lower wintertime electricity rate next year to customers with heat pumps, which is expected to make the high-efficiency, low-emission furnace alternatives more affordable.By Sarah Shemkus .
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Massachusetts aims to ‘adapt with the times’ with updates to solar incentive program
Proposed adjustments to the Solar Massachusetts Renewable Target program encourage solar on buildings and parking lots, and improve access for low-income residents.By Sarah Shemkus .
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Massachusetts advocates say proposed statewide energy efficiency plan falls short on equity
The current draft of the three-year plan includes adding multilingual support and faster processing of rebates, but critics say it misses opportunities to more equitably distribute funds.By Sarah Shemkus .
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Massachusetts to recharge solar programs for low-income residents with $156M federal grant
The state’s Solar for All grant, the largest in New England, will fund various incentives and assistance programs to help low-income households and public housing facilities install solar.By Sarah Shemkus .
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Massachusetts legislation seeks to build on state order to phase out natural gas
A flurry of bills aim to stop expansion of service, ban new pipelines, and empower gas utilities to start offering other services such as geothermal.By Sarah Shemkus .
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