The draft energy efficiency plan for Mass. cuts C&I sector funding by $200 million, but the energy efficiency council wants the funds to go to electrification.

Last week, Raab Associates’ New England Electricity Restructuring Roundtable had a panel discussion on the role of utility regulation in decarbonization.

Sen. Michael Barrett has suggested that the Mass. Energy Efficiency Advisory Council start over on its current 200-page draft three-year plan.

Hydrogen or renewable natural gas pilot projects will affect ratepayers and should be “rooted out” in rate cases, according to the Environmental Defense Fund.

The Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources is still working out eligibility and long-term procurement details for its Clean Peak Energy Standard.

The Transportation and Climate Initiative released its program Model Rule with updates based on stakeholder input on the draft model rule released in March.

Mass. AG Maura Healey’s office organized a panel of policy experts to help regulators think about how they will manage a declining fossil fuel system.

Rev. Mariama White-Hammond with the city of Boston said improving HVAC systems now is a way to start the conversation around efficiency.

A new bill in Massachusetts would create funding mechanisms for gas companies to develop renewable thermal energy alternatives.

A group of 49 health experts and climate organizations called on Eversource to meet with them to discuss a plan for the utility to phase out natural gas.