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Fix the Grid Scorecard Delivery Action:
We’ve been working on our scorecard evaluating all of the grid operators in the country on metrics of governance for over a year, and it’s finally ready for release! We’re going to have a big ...
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(MA) Grid Equity Act Stakeholder Meetings:
The Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) invites you to stakeholder sessions to discuss siting and permitting changes under the 2024 Grid Equity Act. These sessions will provide an opportunity to review straw proposals, ...
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(MA) Grid Services Workshop:
The third public stakeholder workshop for a Grid Services Study being conducted for Massachusetts is coming up on Friday, April 25th from 12:00pm to 3:00pm on Zoom. Please register via this link. In this third workshop, we will provide a brief recap of the ...
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Whither the NE Clean Energy Transition in the Aftermath of the Administration’s Assault
On Friday, February 14, 2025, the Fix the Grid Technical Committee hosted a panel discussion on the impact of the Trump administration’s energy policies on renewable energy development. The panelists were Tyson Slocum, Energy Program ...
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Talk by Lorenzo Kristov
On Friday, November 15 the Technical Committee hosted a talk by Lorenzo Kristov, a visionary on the potential of distributed energy resources (DER) to enable a democratized, decentralized, and just electricity system. We had a ...
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Announcements / Updates /Events
Climate Conference:
April 20, 2025
MassEnergize is hosting its 2nd Annual Community Climate Leaders Conference on April 30th at Bentley University in Waltham, MA. This conference is ideal for anyone working to accelerate local climate action in their community – including volunteers from grassroots organizations and town committees, and members of municipal and non-profit groups. There’s a free late ...
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(MA) Climate Action Plan meeting:
March 24, 2025
Governor Healey’s Office of Climate Innovation and Resilience (Climate Office) is developing a Comprehensive Climate Action Plan (CCAP) as part of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Climate Pollution Reduction Grant (CPRG) – a program for states, cities, tribes and territories to plan how to reduce greenhouse gas emissions with a ...
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(FERC) Office of Public Participation (OPP)
December 24, 2024
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) Office of Public Participation (OPP) recently released the educational video “FERC’s Role in Regulating the Construction of Interstate Natural Gas Transmission Pipeline Projects” that explains the three phases of interstate pipeline construction: what happens after FERC authorizes a pipeline and before construction begins, FERC’s role during construction, and FERC’s ...
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MA Grid Modernization Advisory Council —
December 24, 2024
They have a new website and some new public-facing materials to explain their work to various audiences. Feel free to take a look and get more information about upcoming meetings here.
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The videos from our Fix the Grid Community Summit are now available!
June 7, 2024
You can find them all on Fix the Grid’s YouTube channel and share them from there.
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Demand Response & Energy Democracy
March 8, 2024
#NoCoalNoGas at the #CLG Meeting! Yesterday the topic was “demand response,” which focuses on energy grid management that reduces our times of highest energy usage. New England’s grid operators (ISO-NE) don’t utilize demand response mechanisms quite as much as other regions, preferring to have “peaker plants” that get called to ...
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Upcoming Action
MA Environmental Justice Table —
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March 24, 2025
Your zip code shouldn’t determine whether or not you breathe clean air. Your legislators should know this too! Take 2 minutes and invite your state legislators to learn more! Link here: Invite your Legislator to the Environmental Justice Legislator Briefing for Clean Air – Action Network At the briefing, legislators will hear directly from community members experiencing poor air quality as well as experts who will share solutions and policy recommendations. Let’s make sure as many legislators as possible turn out! Thanks for adding your voice to this movement for clean air and justice.
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MA Indigenous Legislative Agenda —
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March 24, 2025
For too long, Indigenous voices have been ignored in Massachusetts policies. Now, we have the chance to make real change. Our Indigenous-led coalition is pushing for five critical bills that will protect Native heritage, improve education, and end outdated racist practices. Your voice can help get them passed! Please contact your legislators today to ask them to co-sponsor our agenda!
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(CT) Community Engagement Workshops for PURA:
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February 4, 2025
Nonprofit Accountability Group (NAG) is excited to invite you to apply to participate in a paid workshop series hosted by NAG in association with Dr. Mark Mitchell and Attorney Cynthia Jennings! This opportunity is designed to support your engagement in the upcoming public utility public meetings hosted by the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA). Apply here. Contact Tenaya Taylor for any questions 860-840-7287 info@naghartford.org
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Transmission webinar series:
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November 14, 2024
The State Climate Policy Network is hosting a series of transmission-focused events, including introductory webinars on the basics of transmission, expert panels diving into various specific aspects of climate-aligned transmission reform, discussion-based forums on transmission developments across the country, and opportunities to connect with transmission experts and advocates. More info here.
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Stand Against Fossil Gas Expansion in our Back Yards
Kent Wittenburg
July 15, 2024
Apparently Enbridge didn’t get the memo. The memo being that we are in a climate red alert! That we must transition away from fossil fuels. That we must stop expansion of fossil fuel infrastructure immediately! That Massachusetts and other New England states have committed to a reduction of greenhouse gas emissions on an accelerated timeline, which means we must transition away from use of fossil gas now. Instead, Enbridge, the infamous pipeline company responsible for Line 3, Line 5, and the Weymouth Compressor, is proceeding with a 23% capacity expansion of the Algonquin pipeline. This pipeline runs from New Jersey ...
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Submit a comment to ISO-NE!!
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November 27, 2023
Last Wednesday, ISO-NE held their second ever open board meeting. Please submit written comments to the board regarding Fix the Grid’s demands! You can email comments to legal@iso-ne.com. If you submit a comment, please note these asks: Ask that ISO-NE respond specifically and publicly to your comment, and all the comments submitted, the way state and federal agencies do.
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