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5 wind turbines just came online at Massachusetts’ first offshore wind farm

Electrek

In another US offshore wind milestone, the first five turbines at Vineyard Wind 1 in Massachusetts have powered up.

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Massachusetts Adopts Clean Car Standards. Rhode Island. Slow-walks.

Green Energy Consumers

Today (March 31, 2023), the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) announced that Massachusetts has formally adopted the Advanced Clean Cars II standards (ACCII). This is great news – and a BIG thank you goes out to all of you who submitted comments in support of these standards at DEP’s hearing earlier this year!

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Massachusetts Electric Vehicle Rebate Increased to $3,500

Green Energy Consumers

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.

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Massachusetts' Right to Repair Law Finally Gets Go-Ahead From Feds

The Truth About Cars

Massachusetts voters approved a measure that would require automakers to open access to their over-the-air processes and data in 2020, but the feds only recently gave the okay for it to proceed after the NHTSA pumped the brakes.& Right to repair is a contentious issue for all consumer products, especially smartphones and cars.

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NHTSA Tells Auto Industry Not to Comply With Massachusetts Data Laws

The Truth About Cars

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has advised automakers not to comply with a Massachusetts vehicle telematics rule designed to ensure customers have control over what happens with their private data. Massachusetts is seeking to enforce a 2020 ballot initiative that was overwhelmingly approved by voters.

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Massachusetts may soon host the first US solar on highway sound barriers

Electrek

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. And that would be a US first.

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An EV charging rebate program expands in Massachusetts – here’s why it matters

Electrek

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.