Massachusetts Senate saves solar from House bill, but net metering caps remain in place
February 9, 2016
The legislature adjourned on Wednesday evening without agreeing to compromise solar legislation. This is both good news and bad news. The good news is that the extreme policy measures in the House bill won’t become law any time soon. The bad news is...
Guest Blog: Board of Building Regulations and Standards (BBRS) Meeting
January 25, 2016
On January 12th, 2016, the Board of Building Regulations and Standards (BBRS) held their monthly meeting. The BBRS has authority over building codes and regulations under Massachusetts General Laws, thus giving the board great influence over the...
Guest Blog: A Reality Check on the Massachusetts Clean Energy & Climate Plan
January 25, 2016
The Baker Administration just released its Clean Energy & Climate Plan (CECP) as required by the Global Warming Solutions Act (GWSA). They claim that the Commonwealth is on pace to meet our GWSA requirement of reducing...
Guest Blog: Senate saves solar from House bill, but net metering caps remain in place
November 20, 2015
Guest blog post by Emily Rochon, MassSolar
The legislature adjourned on Wednesday evening without agreeing to compromise solar legislation. This is both good news and bad news. The good news is that the extreme policy measures in the House bill...
Guest Blog: Fuel Tracking Makes Sense for Massachusetts
September 11, 2015
What is fuel tracking and why is it important? David Babson, senior engineer for Union of Concerned Scientists’ Clean Vehicles Program explains:
I have been traveling to Massachusetts a lot lately. I like Massachusetts, I attended college there,...