Global Power Up!
On Nov. 3 and 4, 350.org activists will come together to power up the global renewable energy revolution, showcasing the peoples solutions we need! This will be a moment to…
How Private Monopolies Fuel Climate Disaster and Public Corruption
How Private Monopolies Fuel Climate Disaster and Public Corruption 8/30/23 post in The American Prospect by John Farrell, Institute for Local Self-Reliance. Starting with the Lahaina fire, Farrell cites several…
Video recording of FERC Office of Public Participation Workshop
OPP recently held a workshop on “Public Participation in the Natural Gas Pre-Filing Review Process,” which is now available online here. OPP’s next WorkshOPP, this fall, will focus on participating…
ISO-NE weighs new executive position on Environmental Justice
You may have seen in the news last week that 5 of the 6 states in our region sent a letter to ISO-NE asking the grid operator to establish an…
Lighting the Path: AAPI Leaders Powering Up the Energy Justice Movement
Hosted by Energy Allies on Friday, August 11 at 3pm ET. Join them, Green 2.0, and Solstice Power Technologies to hear from Maui Councilwoman Keani Rawlins, Energy Democracy Project National…
Grid Modernization Advisory Council (GMAC):
The Massachusetts GMAC has announced upcoming opportunities for public comment on their work and a draft plan submitted by utilities for grid modernization. There is a general public comment period from…
Technical News Highlights June 4-22
In the last two weeks there have been a flurry of news items relevant to Fix the Grid, including two local news articles about the FERC Winter Reliability conference in…
Challenge to ISO-NE Winter Reliability Plan, new RFP for Wind in MA, and more
The last two weeks of highlights for grid technical news include an article favorably comparing battery storage technology to fossil-fuel-based peakers, a proposal for EV charging on highways, a large…
FERC Equity and Environmental Justice Roundtable
On Wednesday, March 29th. See here for more details on speakers and schedule.
SOLIDARITY WORK
The Springfield Climate Justice Coalition's effort to collect 10,000 petitions before Earth Day is well underway, calling on MA Gov Maura Healey to declare that there is no future for gas. The…