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Northampton Selected for Fossil Fuel Free Building Pilot Program 

10/29/2024 Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources

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New Mass Save Plan Receives Support from Healey-Driscoll Administration and Stakeholders 

10/24/2024 Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources

Proposed 2025-2027 Mass Save® Plan received unanimous support by Energy Efficiency Advisory Council for the Plan’s focus on heat pump installations, improved customer experience, and direction of 40% of funding toward equitable programming

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $1.75 Million in Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grants 

10/15/2024 Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources

45 Communities Across Massachusetts Awarded Funds for Clean Energy Projects that Reduce Emissions, Advance Energy Equity

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Massachusetts and Rhode Island Announce Largest Offshore Wind Selection in New England History  

9/06/2024 Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll

Selection of 2,878 megawatts from three projects will power the equivalent of 1.6 million homes in Rhode Island and Massachusetts. Selected projects will create thousands of jobs and generate billions of dollars in economic activity.

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $7.4 Million in Green Communities Grants 

9/04/2024 Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources

44 Communities Receive Funds for Energy Efficiency and Clean Energy Projects

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Celebrates $20 Million Federal Award for Building Decarbonization, Announces Draft Building Reporting Regulations 

8/28/2024 Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources

New Initiatives Will Reduce Emissions from Buildings, Support Building Owners and Professionals, and Build the Clean Energy Workforce

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Massachusetts, New England States Selected to Receive $389 Million in Federal Funding for Transformational Transmission and Energy Storage Infrastructure  

8/06/2024 Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll

States selected to receive highly competitive funds from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Grid Innovation Program for transmission upgrades in Southeastern Massachusetts and Connecticut to connect offshore wind energy into the New England grid.

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Healey-Driscoll Administration and the Town of Barnstable Celebrate $42 Million Award for Barnstable Renewable Powered Microgrid Project 

7/26/2024 Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs

Project Would Lower Energy Costs, Improve Outdoor and Indoor Air Quality and Strengthen Climate Resilience for the Town

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Celebrates $450 Million EPA Award to Rapidly Accelerate Adoption of Heat Pumps  

7/22/2024 Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll

New England Coalition Wins Second Largest Award, Will Launch First-in-the-Nation Program to Drive Down Consumer Costs with Incentives and Guidance for Heat Pump Distributers, Installers

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $26 Million to Decarbonize Affordable Housing, Adds Additional $40 Million to Grant Program  

7/22/2024 Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll

Second Round of Grant Funding Under Affordable Housing Decarbonization Grant Program Will Lower Energy Bills, Improve Air Quality and Comfort in 600+ Homes

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Submits Applications for $146 Million IRA Home Energy Rebate Programs 

5/30/2024 Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources

Inflation Reduction Act Home Energy Rebate Programs Will Lower Energy Bills and Provide Health Benefits of Decarbonization While Fighting Climate Change

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Massachusetts Named Most Environmentally-Friendly State in Nation by Forbes  

5/13/2024 Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Designates Four New Green Communities 

4/24/2024 Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources

91 percent of Massachusetts’ Population Now Resides in a Green Community

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Celebrates Winning $156 Million in EPA’s Solar for All Competition  

4/22/2024 Governor Maura Healey and Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll

Massachusetts’ Solar for All program could result in a 20% reduction in energy costs to 31,000 low-income and disadvantaged households, support 2,800 clean energy jobs, and decrease annual carbon emissions by 70,000 tons

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New England States Seek Federal Funding for Significant Investments in Transmission and Energy Storage Infrastructure  

4/17/2024 Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs

Two applications demonstrate continued regional and interregional collaboration on electricity infrastructure to bolster grid reliability and resilience