Energy Efficiency Advisory Council (EEAC)

Pursuant to G.L. c. 25, §22, as set forth in the Green Communities Act, the Energy Efficiency Advisory Council (“EEAC”) is charged with reviewing the state’s investor-owned electric and gas utilities' (Program Administrators or "PAs") energy efficiency investment plans and budgets (collectively, the “Three-Year Plan”), which is prepared in coordination with the EEAC. The PAs develop the statewide plan, which includes savings and spending targets, implementation strategies, and descriptions of the various initiatives that serve residents and businesses. Once the EEAC has reviewed and approved the plan, they work with the PAs on implementation.

The EEAC and Three-Year Plan system were set in place by the Green Communities Act (GCA) of 2008. The GCA requires that the state's investor-owned utilities (and the Cape Light Compact) prepare energy efficiency plans that will "provide for the acquisition of all available energy efficiency and demand reduction resources that are cost-effective or less expensive than supply."

The Department of Public Utilities appoints Council members who serve for five-year terms. The Commissioner of the Department of Energy Resources (DOER) chairs the Council, which is supported by DOER staff. Councilors represent a diverse array of important stakeholders, including Associated Industries of Massachusetts, the Low-Income Energy Affordability Network, and Commonwealth cities and towns.

The Council's approval of the utilities' 2016-2018 Three-Year Plan came after dozens of public meetings and thousands of work hours by Councilors, DOER staff, and energy efficiency program administrators. Once implemented, the Plan is projected to generate  $8 billion in economic benefits from a planned investment of $2.6 billion.

The EEAC website documents the EEAC's meetings and milestones.

NOTICE: The next Three-Year Plan is due to the Department of Public Utilities on October 31, 2018.   On February 28, 2018, the EEAC adopted a  Resolution Concerning Its Priorities for the Development, Implementation, and Evaluation of the 2019‐2021 Three‐Year Energy Efficiency Plan.  In preparation for its review of the draft Three-Year Plan to be submitted by Program Administrators on April 30, 2018, the EEAC is conducting a series of Listening Sessions to gather public input on the content of next Three-Year Plan.   If you would like to offer written public comment as part of the Energy Efficiency Advisory Council’s 2019-2021 Three-Year Plan listening sessions, please email DOER.ENERGY@state.ma.us. Public comment received during the listening sessions will be available on the EEAC’s website.

EEAC Meeting Schedule

2018 Council & Committee Meetings 

For official notices and other meeting materials, please visit the EEAC website

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