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States Seek More Input, Visibility into ISO-NE Governance

Mar 1, 2021
Jason York
The latest in a series of state official-led online technical forums to discuss ISO-NE’s governance issues publicly on Thursday focused on transparency in the RTO’s decision-making. Anne George, vice president of external relations and corporate communications at ISO-NE, said the RTO has "a strong tradition of outreach and engagement with...
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Follow-up: Controversial East Boston Substation Approved

Feb 23, 2021
Emily Hayes
The Massachusetts Energy Facilities Siting Board (EFSB) tentatively approved the contentious relocation of a substation in East Boston on Monday during a public meeting. The "notion that a substation is part of a fossil fuel past is a false, politically motivated narrative," Secretary of the Executive Office of Energy and...
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Mass. Transportation Bill Advances Electric Bus Efforts

Feb 21, 2021
Emily Hayes
Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker on Wednesday held a ceremonial signing of a $16 billion transportation bond bill that allocates funding for modernizing the state’s transportation system, including the electrification of buses.  “The Transportation Bond Bill builds upon our administration’s ongoing commitment to create a 21st-century mobility infrastructure that will prepare...
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Mass. Puts $10M into EV Rebates for Trucks

Feb 17, 2021
Emily Hayes
The Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (DOER) on Tuesday designated $10 million in rebates for purchases of medium- and heavy-duty electric trucks. Purchases of private, commercial and government fleet vehicles made on or after Feb. 16 will be eligible for rebates ranging from $7,500 for pickup trucks to $90,000 for...
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Overheard at NE Energy Vision Tx Planning Tech Forum

Feb 15, 2021
Jason York
Energy officials in New England are concerned that ISO-NE’s transmission planning process cannot adapt to the evolving resource mix, the growing investments in clean energy and the decarbonization of the grid. Without more robust transmission planning, they said, ratepayers in the region likely face higher costs and lower reliability, plus...
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New Mass. Bill Targets 1M Home Retrofits

Legislation Crafted by New Coalition on Climate and Economic Inequity
Feb 11, 2021
Emily Hayes
Members of the Massachusetts legislature on Thursday announced new bills to lower emissions, launch a new source of employment and combat racial inequities. The Building Justice with Jobs Act, supported by Rep. Maria Robinson (D), Rep. David LeBoeuf (D) and Sen. Marc Pacheco (D), seeks to retrofit 1 million homes...
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Tx Planning in Boston Collides with Climate Goals

Feb 10, 2021
Emily Hayes
A public meeting held Monday for a planned electrical substation in the East Boston neighborhood shined a light on the juxtaposition of long lead times for transmission planning and new energy transition goals. Eversource Energy first identified a need for new transmission to accommodate increased demand in the East Boston...
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Baker Returns Climate Bill to Mass. Legislature

Seeks Flexibility on 2030 Emissions Goal
Feb 8, 2021
Emily Hayes
Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker returned a comprehensive climate bill to the state legislature Sunday, with amendments that would lower the bill’s 2030 interim emissions reduction goal of 50% below 1990 levels to as low as 45%. "Over the past three weeks, our administration has engaged in productive and informative discussion...
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McCarthy to NASEO: State Energy Targets Matter

National Climate Adviser Says Feds Won’t Duplicate State Efforts on the Ground
Feb 3, 2021
Emily Hayes
The Biden administration is aiming to support the work states are already doing to eliminate harmful emissions by filling in funding gaps and strengthening climate policy, according to White House National Climate Adviser Gina McCarthy. A major focus will be delivering on Biden’s promise to create jobs in the clean...
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NE States Considering Different Market Models

NE States Considering Different Market Models
Feb 1, 2021
Jason York
New England state officials last week heard suggestions for how ISO-NE’s electricity markets could be altered to aid in the implementation of clean energy laws and decarbonization mandates. The discussion Jan. 25 was part of the second of two public online technical forums to discuss reforms to the RTO’s wholesale market design...
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