Small Business Climate Resilience Series Part 1
SMALL BUSINESS CLIMATE RESILIENCE SERIES PART 1: KNOW YOUR RISK By Kate Galbo, Programs Manager With meteorologists anticipating a very active Atlantic hurricane season this year, climate change is quickly transforming from a distant forethought to an impending reality. On top of that, 2017 is on track to be the…
Community Choice Aggregation
INCREASING COMMUNITY CHOICE IN LOCAL ENERGY How communities can save money, go green, and control their energy futures by Tim Cronin, Policy Fellow A growing number of Massachusetts communities are boosting their use of renewable energy and cutting electricity costs for local businesses and households by rethinking traditional utility…
Industry Experts Featured at CABA Energy Storage Event
Industry Experts Featured at CABA Energy Storage Event by Tim Cronin, Policy Fellow How can energy storage make our communities more resilient? This was the central theme of “Making Energy Storage Work for Communities,” the latest in our Local Emerging Market Series. The event featured a panel of industry professionals…
Make America Collaborate Again: An Alternative Vision for Bold Action
Notes from the United Nations by Michael Green, Executive Director The Bionnassay Glacier sits right below the summit of Mont Blanc, the highest point in the Alps and Eastern Europe. The mountain towers over the landscape of France, Switzerland and Italy and attracts thousands to its peak as travelers come…
Hydro-Québec & the Northern Pass Project
FROM CANADA TO THE COMMONWEALTH: HYDRO-QUEBEC'S CONTROVERSIAL NORTHERN PASS PROJECT By Jamie Garuti, Communications Manager One year ago, Massachusetts passed H.4568, An Act Relative to Energy Diversity. The legislation authorized the procurement of hydropower and requires utilities to solicit and contract for 1,200 megawatts of clean energy generation. In the…
Infinite Earth Radio: World Bank — Turning Down the Heat
Every month our Executive Director, Michael Green, co-hosts the podcast Infinite Earth Radio. This month, the episode featured Tom Kerr, the Principal Climate Policy Officer at the International Finance Corporation/World Bank Group. 03:10 Guest Tom Kerr is introduced. 03:26 Tom explains what the World Bank is. 05:00 Tom…
CABA Testifies at Last SMART Public Hearing
CABA Testifies at Last SMART Public Hearing by Tim Cronin, Policy Fellow On Tuesday, the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (DOER) conducted the last of a series of public hearings regarding their proposed “SMART” solar incentive program. At the hearing, CABA expressed concern that SMART does not demonstrate a full…
MA’s New Solar Incentive Program Still Faces Key Issues
MA’s New Solar Incentive Program Still Faces Key Issues By Kate Galbo, Programs Manager On June 5, 2017, the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (DOER) issued emergency regulations establishing a new solar incentive program called Solar Massachusetts Renewable Target (SMART). These regulations were promulgated as a result of legislation passed…
