Lt. Governor Karyn Polito, joined by state energy officials, awarded $14,043,257 in Green Communities competitive grants to 72 municipalities across Massachusetts to fund clean energy projects. With this announcement, the largest in the program’s seven year history, the Department of Energy Resources (DOER) has awarded …Continue Reading Lt. Governor Polito, state energy officials announce $14 million in Green Communities grant awards
Standing in front of a Newton Housing Authority complex that has been upgraded with clean energy technologies and as part of the Commonwealth’s Earth Week celebration, Governor Baker and state energy, environmental, and housing officials, announced a suite of six new programs aimed at making it …Continue Reading EARTH WEEK: Governor Baker announces affordable access to clean energy and efficiency programs
Governor Charlie Baker, joined by Energy and Environmental Affairs Secretary Matt Beaton and Department of Energy Resources Commissioner Judith Judson, took a trip out to Marlborough to tour Solar City’s regional office to see firsthand the Commonwealth’s burgeoning clean energy industry and highlight the next solar energy …Continue Reading Governor Baker visits Solar City to talk S.M.A.R.T.
Massachusetts and the New England region are at a crossroads that requires us to work collaboratively to make targeted decisions and investments regarding our regional energy and electricity infrastructure. During a signing ceremony held on the West Lawn of the Statehouse with legislative leaders and other stakeholders, Governor Baker …Continue Reading Energy legislation embraces hydro, offshore wind; invests in energy storage tech
On Tuesday, March 22, Governor Charlie Baker received bipartisan support from three former secretaries of Energy and Environmental Affairs for the Baker-Polito Administration’s efforts to diversify the Commonwealth’s energy portfolio with the generation of hydropower. “I appreciate the support from our state’s former top energy …Continue Reading Hydropower bill receives bipartisan support from former EEA secretaries
On October 28, Governor Charlie Baker and Energy and Environmental Affairs Secretary Matt Beaton met with former Vermont Governor Howard Dean to discuss the Baker-Polito Administration’s hydropower energy legislation that was filed earlier this year. During a media availability immediately following the meeting, Governor Dean …Continue Reading Governor Dean Backs Governor Baker’s Hydro Energy Bill
In a continued effort to stabilize New England’s electricity rates while meeting the Commonwealth’s Global Warming Solutions Act (GWSA) goals, the Baker-Polito Administration has filed two bills this summer to diversify the state’s energy portfolio. In July, legislation was filed to facilitate the procurement of cost-effective, …Continue Reading Diversifying Our Energy Portfolio, Supporting Coastal Communities
Though we should all consider every day to be Earth Day, April 22 is set aside as a day to highlight environmental protection. This year, Governor Baker joined Energy and Environmental Affairs Secretary Matthew Beaton at Lynn Heritage State Park to celebrate the initiation of Phase I of …Continue Reading Earth Day: Celebrating LED Light Conversion
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