My rooftop solar photovoltaic (PV) system is finally set to be installed. Now I find myself on the edge of solarization, and I want to be clear—with myself at least—why I’m doing this. Just what am I hoping to get out of it? Read more >
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I’m Just About to Install Solar. Here’s What I’m Looking to Get out of It…
September 13, 2016 3:16 PM EDT
Hosting Wind: How One Community Embraced its Wind Farm
August 22, 2016 3:42 PM EDT
Recently a colleague and I got to spend some time in a fine part of New York State with welcoming communities, beautiful rolling hills, picturesque barns and silos—and a ridge-full of wind turbines. What quickly became clear is that, for the host communities, the wind farm isn’t just about economics: the project is also part of the communities’ sense of self. Read more >
Massachusetts Supreme Court Says No to Overreliance on Natural Gas
August 17, 2016 4:46 PM EDT
A ruling today from the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) is another great step toward cutting electricity ratepayers’ risks of natural gas overreliance. For a state with a heavy dependence on natural gas for power generation, it’s been a great summer. Read more >
Massachusetts’s Clean Energy Victory: A Long Night, a Major Bill, and a Bright Future
August 1, 2016 4:29 PM EDT
A few minutes before midnight last night came the news that the Massachusetts legislature passed the omnibus energy bill that had been under development for months (years, actually). The process involved a whole lot of pieces trying to fit together in one rational jigsaw puzzle. So where did we end up? A pretty good place, actually. Read more >
Boldness in the Massachusetts Energy Bill: The Who, What, and Why
July 22, 2016 11:59 AM EDT
Massachusetts is on the verge of legislative greatness in the energy and climate space. How far and how fast we go and grow in clean energy is now in the hands of six key legislators. Here’s who they are, what’s in play, and why it all really, really matters. Read more >