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DPU Joins 2025 Dig Safe Awareness National Campaign  

4/09/2025 Department of Public Utilities

Governor Healey signs proclamation declaring April as Dig Safe Month

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DPU Issues Order to National Grid 

3/31/2025 Department of Public Utilities

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DPU Reduces Mass Save Plan by $500 Million and Approves Proposals to Reduce Residential Gas Bills  

2/28/2025 Department of Public Utilities

The 2025-2027 Mass Save Plan will deploy more energy efficiency resources and the budget reduction will lower energy bills while the gas proposals will minimize costs on residential customers’ bills for March and April

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DPU Instructs Gas Companies to Reduce Rates for March and April 

2/21/2025 Department of Public Utilities

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DPU Approves Settlement for New England Clean Energy Connect  

1/27/2025 Department of Public Utilities

The project will provide clean energy and $3.38 billion in net benefits to customers

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DPU Creates Division of Clean Energy and Resilience Engineering 

1/15/2025 Department of Public Utilities

Creation of CERE Division

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DPU Receives Favorable Report on Rail Safety Management from the FTA 

12/19/2024 Department of Public Utilities

The DPU will present findings from the FTA’s triennial audit at the MBTA’s Board of Directors meeting.

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DPU Expands Net Metering Program  

11/29/2024 Department of Public Utilities

The new orders improve net metering, increasing access and energy independence for residents

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DPU Approves Plans to Modernize Electric Sector to Accelerate Clean Energy Transition  

8/30/2024 Department of Public Utilities

Plans from the state's electric utility companies are designed to boost reliability and resiliency for Massachusetts’ decarbonized future

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DPU Establishes Network Geothermal Guidelines  

7/31/2024 Department of Public Utilities

The state’s first set of guidelines support development and progression of the renewable energy source

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DPU Enhances Municipal Aggregation Process  

7/09/2024 Department of Public Utilities

New order simplifies the approval process to improve efficiency and efficacy of future programs

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Healey-Driscoll Office of Energy Transformation Announces Advisory Board and Focus on Peaker Plants, Everett LNG Terminal, and Affordability  

7/03/2024 Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs

The Energy Transformation Advisory Board will include utilities, fossil fuel workers, business groups, technology providers and innovators, and environmental justice advocates, among others

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DPU Issues Order on Low-Income Solar Access  

6/04/2024 Department of Public Utilities

The new order provides equitable access to solar energy and affordability to low-income and environmental justice populations

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DPU Joins Dig Safe Awareness National Campaign  

4/18/2024 Department of Public Utilities

Governor Healey signs proclamation declaring April as Dig Safe Month

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DPU Updates Net Metering Regulations  

2/16/2024 Department of Public Utilities

The new order will allow for more Massachusetts residents, businesses, and government-owned facilities to realize savings from solar energy, potentially $10 million or more annually