The MA Energy Facilities Siting Board has opened a rulemaking for proposed regulations regarding Cumulative Impact Analysis and Standards for Applying Site Suitability Criteria

The Grid Modernization Advisory Council (GMAC) is hosting its second in-person event on Friday, December 12th to convene municipal stakeholders and community leaders who are interested in or taking steps to decarbonize and electrify their city or town. Attendees will hear from a panel of speakers from the GMAC and electric distribution companies (EDCs) to learn about the actions Massachusetts is taking to modernize and proactively plan our electric grid. Attendees will engage in facilitated breakout discussions to explore opportunities and challenges of updating our electric grid and identify priority topics for the GMAC’s future work. Additionally, attendees have the option to ...

The Department of Energy Resources (DOER) is holding informational sessions on its proposed regulations streamlining the permitting of small clean energy infrastructure projects. Remote attendees can register for the informational sessions at this link. More details at mass.gov/energypermitting.

The annual public board meeting for ISO-New England is coming up on Wednesday, November 5th 1-4:30pm in Boston (exact location TBA). We don’t have more details than this at the moment, but mark your calendar! We’ll definitely want to turn folks out to make public comments.

The Governor’s Office of Climate Innovation and Resilience is planning a series of regional listening sessions across the state. The first is slated to be held at Double Edge Theater in Ashfield, MA on the evening of September 9th. The goal of these sessions is to hear from and give a platform to community members who have a personal story of how climate and extreme weather have impacted their lives directly. This could be impacts to their business, their homes, insurance, affordability, health, from increased instances of flooding, extreme heat, or general unpredictability in the climate

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coalition is pushing for five critical bills that will protect Native heritage, improve education, and end outdated racist practices.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!