Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) 2018 data-driven performance

Learn how EEA uses data to improve your experience with state government.

The Baker-Polito administration is working hard to improve your experience with state government. To that end, EEA has been asked to identify our critical constituent-facing services and to track our ongoing efforts to improve their delivery. By selecting key metrics and measuring performance against annual targets, our goal is to provide you with the resources you need as simply, efficiently, and transparently as possible.

You can find out which metrics our agencies are tracking and how they’re performing on this page.

EEA's Calendar Year 2018 performance

Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs

2018 Metric	2018 Target	2018  Performance
Urban trees planted	7,500 additional trees planted	Target achieved-7,592 trees planted

Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)

2018 Metric	2018 Target	2018  Performance
% of permit applications decided on time	95%	Target achieved-96.5%

Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources (MDAR)

2018 Metric	2018 Target	2018  Performance
% of farmers' markets that accept Farmers' Market Nutrition Program benefits.  This program facilitates access to healthy foods throughout Massachusetts communities.	94% of all registered and eligible farmers' markets.	Target achieved-94% of all registered and eligible farmers' markets certified to accept Farmers Market Nutrition Program Benefits.

Department of Fish & Game (DFG)

2018 Metric	2018 Target	2018  Performance
Acres of active wildlife habitat management performed on state Wildlife Management Areas managed by DFG’s Division of Fisheries and Wildlife.	1000 acres	Target achieved-1147 acres

Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) 

2018 Metric	2018 Target	2018  Performance
Campground Participation; number of nights reserved	5% increase	Target achieved-6.5% increase

Department of Energy Resources (DOER)

2018 Metric	2018 Target	2018  Performance
# of municipalities provided with assistance to lower their cost of energy and emissions, provide clean energy infrastructure, and technical assistance to achieve their clean energy goals.	100 municipalities assisted	Target achieved-176 communities assisted

Department of Public Utilities (DPU) 

2018 Metric	2018 Target	2018  Performance
The Transportation Division shall reduce violations by towing companies.	Reduce the total number of “violations” by towing companies by 8% (from 49% in 2017 down to 41% in 2018).	Target achieved-Reduced violations by 39% (from 49% in 2017 to 10% in 2018)