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December 25, 2024

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Gov. Baker Creates Commission on Clean Heat in Massachusetts
Cabell Eames with 350 Mass wants a community-based task force that serves an oversight role on the decision-making at the executive level.
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Environmentalists Hesitant About Floating Solar in Massachusetts Ponds, Reservoirs
Mike Marsch with BlueWave Solar says that floating solar is necessar to build out renewable energy at the capacity needed.
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Largest Standalone Battery Storage System in Northeast Planned for Small Mass. Town
Plus Power filed a petition last week with the Massachusetts Energy Facility Siting Board for approval to build the Cranberry Point Energy Storage project.
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NewGrid to Bring Congestion Software to ISO-NE System
NewGrid's CEO says the company's software could move 40% more power on the ISO-NE grid.
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Large-scale Solar is Cropping Up in Small, Rural Massachusetts Towns
A grassroots movement in Massachusetts calls for a moratorium on solar projects on productive farmland and forests where species need protection.
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Equity, Lowering GHGs Could Become Goals of Mass. Efficiency Plan
Mass. regulators have proposed a mechanism for tying quantifiable equity goals and GHG emission reductions to state energy efficiency program funding.
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Legislators Call Proposed Mass. Biomass Regs Unfair
A proposed regulation meant to protect environmental justice communities in Massachusetts appears to leave only 35 towns eligible to host a biomass plant.
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Overheard at 3rd Annual EBC New England Energy Leadership Conference
Regional energy policy leaders presented their plans and priorities at the Environmental Business Council of New England Energy Leadership Conference.
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Mass. Efficiency Plan Budget Misses Mark on Electrification
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.
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Overheard at 170th NE Electricity Restructuring Roundtable
Last week, Raab Associates’ New England Electricity Restructuring Roundtable had a panel discussion on the role of utility regulation in decarbonization.

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