Decarbonizing the Peak Informational Webinar

Peaking power plants are facilities that typically run only when there is very high demand for electricity, i.e., when demand “peaks.”  In Massachusetts today there are dozens of fossil fuel-fired power plants. Most of these plants are either peaking power plants or combined heat and power (CHP) facilities, with many located in or near environmental justice communities. As Massachusetts transitions to an electrified energy and transportation system powered by renewables, there is a potential to become more reliant, not less, on these facilities.  The Decarbonizing the Peak Focus Area Work Group will identify and demonstrate pathways to reduce reliance on and eliminate fossil fuels and associated emissions from peaking power plants and CHP facilities, both via demand- and supply-side alternatives. 

The Decarbonizing the Peak Focus Area Work Group is launching with an informational webinar that will provide an overview of:

• The function and purview of the Focus Area Work Group and its relationship to OET, the Advisory Board, and the other focus areas.
• The scope of work this Focus Area Work Group will undertake.
• How organizations and individuals can participate in this Focus Area Work Group.
• The expectations of Focus Area Work Group participants.
• How the Focus Area Work Group recommendations will be shared with the OET and Advisory Board.  

Recordings of the Decarbonizing the Peak webinar will be posted on the OET’s website within seven days of the webinar.

The days and times of the other two Focus Area Work Group webinars will be announced shortly and posted on the OET website.  For questions about the Focus Area Work Group webinar series or other efforts of the OET, please email energytransformation@mass.gov