The 100% Renewable Energy Act would empower Massachusetts with 100% renewable electricity by 2035 and 100% renewable energy for other sectors, including heating and transportation, by 2045, and ensure that all communities have a voice in the transition to renewable energy.
Massachusetts may consider itself to be a progressive leader in many respects, including climate action, but a new report on renewable energy in the United States is challenging that perception.
Households in Boston that don''t choose a different option by Jan. 11 will end up with a plan that would secure 28 percent of their electricity from renewable sources, compared to the state''s
BU Wind. As part of our Climate Action Plan, BU is matching 100% of our electricity needs with new renewable resources. This one project reduces our carbon emissions by 53% and gets us closer to our goal of carbon neutrality by 2040.
The Future Act will incentivize our utilities to transition away from using fossil fuel as an energy source to clean, renewable thermal energy sources including solar and geothermal.
The Boston Community Choice Electricity (BCCE) program provides renewable electricity to its customers. The program does this through the purchase of Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs). You can find questions and answers below about how that works.
We provide options for more renewable energy, like the Green 100 plan and the lower-cost Optional Basic plan, to help serve all of our customers. BCCE automatically enrolls Eversource Basic Service customers.
Mayor Martin J. Walsh today announced the completion of the first phase of Renew Boston Trust, the City of Boston''s initiative to invest in energy efficiency and renewable energy measures for municipal buildings.
1 · Excelerate Energy''s Northeast Gateway, located 13 miles offshore of Massachusetts, can also receive LNG for delivery into New England. With 1,413 megawatts of combined-cycle gas turbine (CCGT) capacity, Mystic was the largest natural gas-fired power plant operating in the region managed by the Independent System Operator New
19 · While contributing to the clean energy goal, renewable energy will also be an important catalyst for multiple sustainable development goals (SDGs) such as ecological restoration for life on land, decent work, and economic growth. China holds more than half of the global market share in renewables equipment manufacturing and project development
As shown in the Massachusetts Global Warming Solutions Dashboard, renewable energy generation is growing in Massachusetts. Massachusetts created one of the first Renewable Portfolio Standards and the chart below highlights that mount of renewable energy that has come online since 2003.
These two programs will simultaneously work to reduce energy use and transition residents from utilizing fossil fuels to renewable energy, while delivering immediate benefits to residents in energy-burdened neighborhoods.
4 · Behind-the-meter solar power helped meet energy demand during heat wave. Electricity use without behind-the-meter solar on June 19. With behind-the-meter solar. Source: ISO New England • YOOHYUN
The City of Boston will work gradually to increase renewable energy sources within the current energy portfolio while helping to invest in local projects that bring co-benefits to the Boston community, with a particular
7 · Luma''s budget, proposed to Puerto Rico''s Energy Bureau, includes $1.3 billion for the entire electrical sector, with 65% allocated to Luma, which is in charge of transmission and distribution, 32% to Genera PR, which operates and maintains the grid, and 3% to the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority.
The City of Boston has elected to increase the renewable energy content in BCCE''s Standard (default) product by an additional 15% beyond the State''s required renewable portfolio standard, increasing the total renewable energy content in
The last decade of advancements in clean energy technology and its adoption here and around the country proved that 100 percent renewable energy is a realistic goal for Massachusetts,
Boston Program Aims to Offer Renewable Energy at Lower Cost. Boston''s Community Choice Energy''s standard enrollment provides 30% renewable energy. Customers can choose to opt into its 100
MassCEC''s main office is at 63 Franklin Street and WTTC is at 80 Terminal Street in Boston. According to its website, MassCEC''s mission is to grow the state''s clean energy economy while helping to meet the Commonwealth''s clean energy, climate and economic development goals. . . .
22 · The Emirati state-owned renewable energy company Masdar has turned to Simmons for counsel. The team is led by London-based corporate partner Raghav Ghai and energy and infrastructure of counsel
Renewable Energy & Conservation Initiatives. The City of Boston continues to pursue energy-saving initiatives to conserve energy in municipal buildings and also encourage residents and businesses to improve their energy use.
Tens of thousands of Eversource customers in Greater Boston can find relief from rising electric rates this winter from an unexpected tactic: going green.
Rhode Island''s governor signed legislation Wednesday setting the most ambitious target in the nation to require the state to be powered completely by renewable energy.
The Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources'' Renewable and Alternative Energy Division provides information regarding the different kinds of renewable energy, funding programs and incentives, installation assistance, and more available in Massachusetts.
The panel approved a long-awaited rule last month making it easier to transmit renewable energy such as wind and solar power to the electric grid — a key part of Biden''s goal to eliminate
3 · Trenton''s Historic Coal Plant Makes Way for Renewable Future with Successful Demolition. In a spectacle that drew local spectators and marked a significant shift towards renewable energy, the
In 2018, Boston University and the Green Ribbon Commission (GRC) hosted a Renewable Energy Strategy & Procurement Workshop with BU''s technical advisor, Edison Energy, and project developer, ENGIE.
20 · UBS says renewable energy can meet 70% of electricity demand growth — these stocks benefit. The power needs of corporate America, particularly Big Tech, and coal retirements are creating an
Through a new partnership, Boston University (BU) is formally teaming up with the U.S. Department of Energy''s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) to encourage joint research appointments and new collaborations.
The guiding principles of RBT creates green jobs, fosters cost savings, and reduces emissions through energy audits and conservation upgrades for municipal buildings. "When the City of Boston invests in green, renewable energy, we all benefit," said Mayor Michelle Wu.