GOV. CHARLIE BAKER recently submitted a significant bond bill to the Legislature calling for a $1.4 billion authorization for climate adaptation, mitigation, and infrastructure investment. While the dollar amounts grab the headlines, there is also an important and innovative piece of policy buried within the bill, establishing a clean peak energy standard (CPS). A clean […]
Ken Driscoll
Posted inEnvironment, Opinion
Raise the net metering cap
MASSACHUSETTS SPENDS more than $28 billion per year on energy and electricity, with much of that money leaving the state to pay for fossil fuels from other parts of the world. Even with this mild winter, ratepayers struggle with seasonal changes that yield fluctuations in oil and natural gas prices. Meanwhile, our state’s businesses cite […]