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Study: Vermont’s warming winters ‘not the whole story’ for declining fossil fuel use

The analysis finds that warming winters explain most but not all of Vermont’s drop in fossil fuel sales, as improvements like heat pumps and weatherization are starting to have a greater impact.

By Annie Ropeik . 18 June 2024
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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 . 10 June 2024
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As sprawl threatens farmland, proposed Maine rules single out just one competing land use: solar

Some advocates say the rules unfairly single out clean energy based on limited data, but they hope the fees could help funnel development toward brownfields and less productive farmland.

By Annie Ropeik . 5 June 2024
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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 . 30 May 2024
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New Hampshire’s first open community solar project moves forward despite state policy barriers

The small southern New Hampshire town of Jaffrey is working with ReVision Energy to develop a community solar project on a former landfill despite ongoing policy barriers in the state.

By Sarah Shemkus . 21 May 2024
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Portland, Maine climate trust fund would use solar credits to spur emission-cutting projects

The city council is considering a novel approach to funneling proceeds from the sale of renewable energy credits into a trust fund that would support efforts to meet the goals of a 2020 climate action plan.

By Annie Ropeik . 16 May 2024
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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 . 7 May 2024
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As Massachusetts pioneers a new way to pay for grid upgrades, some solar projects are left waiting

More than 100 megawatts of planned solar projects throughout southeastern Massachusetts are facing lengthy delays as needed grid upgrades wait for state approval.

By Sarah Shemkus . 1 May 2024
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New England utilities plan ‘transformational’ data platform to make it easier to calculate energy savings

The project would offer easier access to granular usage data, which is needed to support certain Inflation Reduction Act rebates and is currently a labor-intensive process to compile.

By Annie Ropeik . 30 April 2024
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Amid progress on electric vehicles, political setbacks frustrate advocates in Maine, Connecticut

Transportation is the biggest contributor to climate change in New England, and EVs are only one part of the solution in both rural and urban settings, advocates say.

By Annie Ropeik . 1 April 2024

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Study: Vermont’s warming winters ‘not the whole story’ for declining fossil fuel use

Massachusetts advocates say proposed statewide energy efficiency plan falls short on equity

As sprawl threatens farmland, proposed Maine rules single out just one competing land use: solar

Massachusetts to recharge solar programs for low-income residents with $156M federal grant

New Hampshire’s first open community solar project moves forward despite state policy barriers

Portland, Maine climate trust fund would use solar credits to spur emission-cutting projects

Massachusetts legislation seeks to build on state order to phase out natural gas

As Massachusetts pioneers a new way to pay for grid upgrades, some solar projects are left waiting

New England utilities plan ‘transformational’ data platform to make it easier to calculate energy savings

Amid progress on electric vehicles, political setbacks frustrate advocates in Maine, Connecticut