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Environment Massachusetts @EnvironmentMA

Environment Massachusetts, a project of Environment America, is a policy and action group with one mission: to build a greener, healthier world.

Joined August 2009
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Critics argue that solar can cause an unfair energy rate increase - in reality, solar has reduced energy costs in New England by $1.1 billion. Get the facts here. environmentamerica.org/massa…

How rooftop solar benefits solar customers and rate payers in Massachusetts

Debunking the narrative that rooftop solar burdens other ratepayers

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Rooftop solar continues to be one of the best technologies for the moment we're in. MA should enact smart permitting to allow households with code-compliant projects to obtain the permits they need to proceed nearly instantly. Learn more here: environmentamerica.org/massa…

New Jersey just passed “smart” solar permitting, Massachusetts should be next

Smart solar permitting platforms allow households with code-compliant projects to avoid costly and burdensome red tape and to obtain the permits they need to proceed nearly instantly.

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Massachusetts ranks among the top 10 states in households purchasing #greenenergy. With 229,400 households purchasing #cleanenergy from their power providers statewide, Bay Staters are supporting clean energy environmentamerica.org/massa…

Clean energy across America

Millions of Americans are building a cleaner, healthier energy future, one household at a time.

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Massachusetts ranks among the top 10 states in households with home battery storage. With 2,710 installations, Bay Staters are protecting their home from #poweroutages through their home #batterystorage #cleanenergy future. environmentamerica.org/massa…

Clean energy across America

Millions of Americans are building a cleaner, healthier energy future, one household at a time.

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Massachusetts ranks among the top 10 states in households with net-metered #solar. With over 188,000 households contributing to the state's grid through their home solar installations, Bay staters worked towards a #cleanenergy future. environmentamerica.org/massa…

Clean energy across America

Millions of Americans are building a cleaner, healthier energy future, one household at a time.

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Over 80,000 households in MA claimed federal #energyefficiency #taxcredits in 2023. Look at your state’s stats with our new #CleanEnergyAcrossAmerica dashboard environmentamerica.org/massa…

Clean energy across America

Millions of Americans are building a cleaner, healthier energy future, one household at a time.

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Almost 24,000 MA households claimed the federal residential #cleanenergy tax credit in 2023. Explore our #CleanEnergyAcrossAmerica dashboard today environmentamerica.org/massa…

Clean energy across America

Millions of Americans are building a cleaner, healthier energy future, one household at a time.

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Over 188,000 Bay State households are powering their homes with solar energy. See all Massachusetts stats on our #CleanEnergyAcrossAmerica dashboard environmentamerica.org/massa…

Clean energy across America

Millions of Americans are building a cleaner, healthier energy future, one household at a time.

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Over 140,000 EVs and plug-in hybrid vehicles are registered in Massachusetts - Bay Staters are embracing #cleanenergy. Visit our Clean Energy Across America dashboard to see #cleanenergyacrossamerica environmentamerica.org/massa…

Clean energy across America

Millions of Americans are building a cleaner, healthier energy future, one household at a time.

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Clean Energy Across America, a new dashboard we released in collaboration with @FrontierGroupUS now LIVE. See how Bay Staters and other Americans are embracing clean energy with #solar, #EVs, and more: environmentamerica.org/massa…

Clean energy across America

Millions of Americans are building a cleaner, healthier energy future, one household at a time.

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For the first time, a gas utility is testing what comes after gas: networked geothermal. @EversourceMA's pilot shows utilities can cut pollution and modernize entire neighborhoods to efficient home heating pbs.org/newshour/show/unlike…

Unlikely alliance builds cleaner geothermal energy network in Massachusetts community

An unlikely partnership between a utility company and climate activists managed to convert a community to geothermal heating and cooling. Science correspondent Miles O'Brien reports on this project...

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A new dashboard we released in collaboration with @FrontierGroupUS shows Americans’ adoption of clean energy in Massachusetts and nationwide incl. #solar, #batteries, #EVs, and more. Check out #Cleanenergyacrossamerica: environmentamerica.org/massa…

Clean energy across America

Millions of Americans are building a cleaner, healthier energy future, one household at a time.

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Bay state advocates urge lawmakers to pass clean energy bills. environmentamerica.org/massa…

Advocates urge Massachusetts lawmakers to pass clean energy bills

Environmental and consumer advocates testify in support of policies to encourage rooftop solar and other clean energy home solutions.

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.@NeumannJo writes in the @DailyHampGaz about the plight of the bumblebee in honor of #PollinatorWeek gazettenet.com/Guest-columni…

Columnist Johanna Neumann: Save Massachusetts’ native bees - Daily Hampshire Gazette

This week marks National Pollinator Week. This annual celebration in support of pollinator health reminds Americans how essential bees are to our environment and our lives, and what action we can...

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What's behind high energy bills in MA? These experts point to volatile gas prices and utility profits as the biggest drivers. commonwealthbeacon.org/opini…

Why is your energy bill so high? Blame natural gas volatility and utility profits  

The cost of natural gas infrastructure, generous utility profits, and the region’s continued fossil fuel investments left us ill-equipped to deal with an exceptionally cold winter. 

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16 Apr 2025
Nearly 3 million Massachusetts households will have the chance to start saving money on heating next winter under new seasonal heat-pump rates from the state’s three major electric utilities: ow.ly/vyoL50VBAup

Massachusetts heat pump owners could pay less for electricity next…

The state’s high electricity prices are a barrier to heat pump adoption, so regulators are working with utilities to reduce rates in winter when demand is…

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If you own a heat pump in MA, you know that high electricity prices can present a barrier. That's why It's good news that regulators are updating rates so they aren't disincentivizing the shift to cleaner more energy-efficient options. environmentamerica.org/massa…

Operating a heat pump in Massachusetts is about to get cheaper

New utility rate structure designed to encourage heat pump adoption

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29 Jan 2025
America’s big box stores can generate 62.3 GW of solar capacity, enough to power 7 million homes with clean energy. @Walmart can lead the way by installing solar panels on all of its viable roofs and parking lots. #GoSolarWalmart #SolarOnSuperstores
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5 surprising facts about renewable energy growth in Massachusetts environmentamerica.org/massa…

5 surprising facts about renewable energy growth in Massachusetts

Massachusetts produces 5 times as much energy from the sun and wind as it did a decade ago. Find more clean energy facts here.

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Tune into @BosPublicRadio today at 12:30pm to hear @NeumannJo and @Gina_McCarthy discuss what's at stake for the #climate this election with @jimbraude & @MargeryEagan youtube.com/watch?v=Gkuoy_4w…
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