This Focus Area Work Group will convene stakeholders to develop a coordinated strategy to reduce and ultimately eliminate the local gas distribution companies’ reliance on the EMT LNG facility, aligned with DPU Order 20-80 and the state’s climate and clean energy mandates, including those established in the Global Warming Solutions Act.
Overview
The Everett Marine Terminal imports LNG and supports Massachusetts and the New England region by helping to meet energy needs on the coldest of days or if there is a disruption elsewhere in the system. It is one of the longest operating LNG facilities in the United States. The state’s three largest gas utilities executed contracts to maintain the use of the facility until 2030. In its order approving the contracts, the Massachusetts Department of Public utilities (DPU) required that the utilities establish plans to move beyond reliance on fossil fuel infrastructure and natural gas, including the EMT LNG facility, and expeditiously toward electrification and other alternatives, like geothermal.
Informational Webinar
The Transitioning Away from Reliance on the EMT LNG Facility Focus Area Work Group launched with an informational webinar that provided 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.
For questions about the Focus Area Work Group webinar series or other efforts of the OET, please email energytransformation@mass.gov
Events
Join the EMT FAWG
Registration for joining this Focus Area Work Group is closed. Please email energytransformation@mass.gov with questions.