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Green Energy Consumers
JANUARY 21, 2023
The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) recently filed the regulations needed to adopt the Advanced Clean Cars II (ACCII) regulations. As we’ve written before , these regulations are crucial for Massachusetts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions 50% by 2030.
Green Energy Consumers
OCTOBER 15, 2022
Once again, Massachusetts is working on a clean energy and climate plan – this time for 2050 – and your input is needed by October 21. Energy policy & advocacy Massachusetts Climate change
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Green Car Congress
JANUARY 5, 2022
On 30 December 2021, the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) announced that emergency regulations were filed with the Secretary of the Commonwealth’s office for the immediate adoption California’s Advanced Clean Trucks regulation ( earlier post ), which requires an increasing percentage of ZEV truck sales starting with Model Year 2025 and ramping up through Model Year 2035, accelerating the market for medium- and heavy-duty ZEVs.
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 12, 2021
Russelectric, a manufacturer of distributed energy and microgrid control systems for mission-critical commercial facilities that was acquired by Siemens in 2018, has added electrical vehicle charging capabilities at its Hingham, Massachusetts, facility.
Green Energy Consumers
DECEMBER 5, 2022
On November 30, the Massachusetts Clean Heat Commission released its long-awaited report with recommendations for “strategies and policies to achieve deep emissions reductions from heating fuels in the state.” Energy policy & advocacy Massachusetts Climate change
Green Energy Consumers
NOVEMBER 25, 2022
Now, the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced who got awarded – and school districts in Massachusetts and Rhode Island are on the list! Massachusetts Electric vehicles/Transportation Rhode Island Climate change
Green Energy Consumers
NOVEMBER 23, 2022
Good news for Massachusetts residents! The Massachusetts Offers Rebates for Electric Vehicles Program ( MOR-EV Program ) has increased electric vehicle rebates from $2,500 to $3,500 for battery electric vehicles.
Green Energy Consumers
JANUARY 20, 2022
Energy policy & advocacy MassachusettsAs the Boston Globe recently reported, the Baker administration has appointed a “Clean Heat Commission” (CHC) charged with making recommendations to reduce greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) from the building sector.
Green Energy Consumers
JULY 22, 2022
On Thursday, the Massachusetts House and Senate both passed a major new climate bill, An Act Driving Clean Energy and Offshore Wind. Renewable energy Energy policy & advocacy Massachusetts Electric vehicles/Transportation Electricity and the grid Energy efficiency Home heating Climate change
Green Energy Consumers
JANUARY 12, 2023
Way back in the summer of 2021 , the electric utilities in Massachusetts – Eversource, National Grid, and Unitil – proposed bold new electric vehicle programs to the Department of Public Utilities (DPU).
Green Energy Consumers
JULY 14, 2022
This blog covers strategies outlined in Massachusetts’ final Clean Energy and Climate Plan (CECP) to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the buildings sector. million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalents to Massachusetts’ emissions in 1990, or about 15% of total GHG emissions.
Green Energy Consumers
JUNE 20, 2022
The Massachusetts legislature, meanwhile, isn’t considering a Renewable Portfolio Standard update in the climate bills that have been passed by the MA House and Senate and are currently being negotiated in the conference committee.
Green Energy Consumers
JULY 14, 2022
This blog covers strategies outlined in Massachusetts’ final Clean Energy and Climate Plan (CECP) to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the electric power sector. Renewable energy Energy policy & advocacy Massachusetts Electricity and the grid Green municipal aggregation
Green Energy Consumers
JULY 14, 2022
On June 30, 2022, the Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) released the final draft of the Clean Energy and Climate Plan (CECP) for 2025 and 2030. Energy policy & advocacy Massachusetts
Green Energy Consumers
DECEMBER 6, 2022
Energy policy & advocacy Massachusetts Green municipal aggregationOn November 15, the Mass. Department of Energy Resources published a revised Municipal Aggregation Manual & Best Practices Guide and asked for public comments by December 7. For information, visit here.
Green Energy Consumers
JULY 2, 2022
Massachusetts Green municipal aggregationAs recently covered by the Boston Globe, Green Energy Consumers is excited to present our new report on the great economic and environmental benefits brought to the Commonwealth through what we call Green Municipal Aggregation (GMA) programs.
Green Energy Consumers
APRIL 6, 2021
New Incentive for Electric Trucks in Massachusetts. The Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (DOER) recently announced that the popular rebate program for electric vehicles, MOR-EV , will now offer incentives for medium- and heavy-duty electric trucks too.
Green Energy Consumers
AUGUST 31, 2021
In the coming months, the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities (DPU), the public agency responsible for utility oversight, will review the ideas and decide whether the proposals will be executed as is or with modifications.
Electrek
AUGUST 25, 2022
The power of heavy-duty electric vehicles is on display again in Massachusetts as electric school buses are being used to send much-needed energy back to the grid. The post Electric school buses give back over 80 hours of power to Massachusetts energy grid appeared first on Electrek.
Green Energy Consumers
APRIL 27, 2022
In 2021, Governor Baker signed comprehensive climate legislation called An Act Creating a Next Generation Roadmap for Massachusetts Climate Policy. Energy policy & advocacy Massachusetts Climate change
Electrek
JUNE 1, 2022
National Grid, a utility that serves more than 20 million people in New York, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island, is expanding its Off-Peak Charging Rebate Program in Massachusetts that it runs with ev.energy , a certified B corporation and global provider of managed EV charging software.
Green Energy Consumers
SEPTEMBER 12, 2022
On August 16, President Biden signed into law the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), the largest investment in fighting climate change on the national level this country has ever seen. The IRA is a huge deal and fundamentally changes the game for our work here at the state level.
Green Energy Consumers
JULY 14, 2022
This blog covers strategies outlined in Massachusetts’ final Clean Energy and Climate Plan's (CECP) to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the transportation sector.
Green Energy Consumers
JUNE 30, 2021
As mayors representing a diverse group of communities across Massachusetts, we are in a unique position to be on the front lines of how the big global issues manifest from block to block in our neighborhoods. Energy policy & advocacy Massachusetts Green municipal aggregation Climate change
Electrek
NOVEMBER 4, 2021
Massachusetts-based Ko-Solar wants to put solar panels in places no one really notices, like on industrial building roofs, in parking lots , and sound barriers on highways. more… The post Massachusetts may soon host the first US solar on highway sound barriers appeared first on Electrek.
Green Energy Consumers
MAY 9, 2022
We have a whole page on our website to explain the federal tax credit (up to $7,500) and Massachusetts state rebate (MOR-EV) for electric vehicles (EVs). If you’re looking for an electric car, you are likely looking for rebates and incentives to help you make the switch too.
Electrek
JANUARY 25, 2022
Massachusetts-based Ko-Solar wants to put solar panels in places no one really notices, like on industrial building roofs, in parking lots , and sound barriers on highways.
Baua Electric
JULY 28, 2022
New England dealer David Rosenberg, along with partners, has purchased two more dealerships in Massachusetts, expanding his DSR Motor Group network to eight stores. The post David Rosenberg and partners buy Nissan, VW dealerships in Massachusetts appeared first on Bauaelectric Auto News.
Green Car Congress
APRIL 2, 2015
An additional $2 million will be allocated to the Massachusetts Offers Rebates for Electric Vehicles (MOR-EV) program. The electric vehicle rebate program, administered by the Department of Energy Resources’ (DOER), offers rebates of up to $2,500 to Massachusetts residents who buy or lease electric vehicles. This funding aims to help meet Massachusetts’ goals under the Global Warming Solutions Act (GWSA) to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the transportation sector 7.6%
Green Car Reports
FEBRUARY 8, 2021
A new Massachusetts state law aims to address one of the main reasons why. DC fast charging can make owning an electric car more convenient, but the cost of using it can be substantially higher than slower Level 2 AC charging.
Green Energy Consumers
JUNE 30, 2021
As mayors representing a diverse group of communities across Massachusetts, we are in a unique position to be on the front lines of how the big global issues manifest from block to block in our neighborhoods. Energy policy & advocacy Massachusetts Green municipal aggregation Climate change
Fleet Carma
SEPTEMBER 1, 2020
FleetCarma is proud to announce the launch of SmartCharge Massachusetts , a new electric vehicle (EV) pilot program in partnership with National Grid. This 500 vehicle profiling study will help establish the driving and charging behaviors of EV owners in Massachusetts.
Green Energy Consumers
NOVEMBER 19, 2021
This summer I moved from Massachusetts to Colorado and decided I was going to make the move in its entirety with just my electric vehicle (EV). I’ve had a 2019 Chevy Bolt for two years now and this was the longest trip I had ever done with it.
Green Energy Consumers
SEPTEMBER 28, 2022
Background. Recently, we posted a blog on one policy, the Clean Heat Standard, to decarbonize the building sector. Consider it one tool in the tool chest and understand that it’s usually not possible to make anything with just one tool.
Green Energy Consumers
SEPTEMBER 2, 2022
Here's a guest blog from our friend Nicole about her family's trip from Massachusetts to Virginia in a fully-electric car. When we talk about electric cars at Green Energy Consumers, we often get questions about road trips. How do you drive hundreds of miles with a battery electric vehicle?
Green Car Congress
JUNE 17, 2014
The Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources has selected the nonprofit, California-based Center for Sustainable Energy to administer a new incentive program aimed at increasing the number of zero-emission vehicles commonwealth residents own. The Massachusetts Offers Rebates for Electric Vehicles (MOR-EV) program will provide up to $2,500 for the purchase or lease of plug-in hybrid or electric vehicles (EVs). Currently, Massachusetts residents drive more than 3,600 EVs.
Green Energy Consumers
SEPTEMBER 9, 2022
Energy policy & advocacy Massachusetts Electric vehicles/Transportation Rhode Island
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 18, 2017
XL Hybrids announced its XL3 Hybrid Electric Drive System will be installed in 52 vehicles that serve five Massachusetts state agency fleets. The hybrid-electric vehicles will be deployed at the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR), Massachusetts Environmental Police, Department of Correction (DOC), Department of Developmental Services (DDS), and Department of Youth Services (DYS).
Baua Electric
SEPTEMBER 12, 2022
Massachusetts Lawyer Normal Maura Healey and the Alliance for Automotive Innovation are at odds over the subsequent steps in an ongoing lawsuit regarding updates to the state’s “proper to restore” Read more.
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 18, 2017
XL Hybrids announced that the company has been selected by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Operational Services Division (OSD), to be a vendor on the newly released Advanced Vehicle Technology statewide contract VEH102. This multi-year contract allows public fleets nationwide to purchase the XL3 Hybrid Electric Drive System as both an upfit and retrofit product through an established public contracting mechanism with competitive volume pricing.
Green Energy Consumers
MARCH 3, 2021
Electric vehicles/Transportation
Green Car Congress
JUNE 23, 2017
Optimus Ride, a MIT spinoff company developing self-driving technology, recently received approval from the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) to test highly automated vehicles in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 3, 2014
In December, the Patrick Administration awarded grants and announced new investments in three programs to support alternative fuel vehicles and related infrastructure across Massachusetts, including the launch of an electric school bus pilot. The grant program, available to public and private fleets, will be administered by the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (DOER) and funded with $11.7
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