Supporting a renewable energy future that ensures reliability & affordability, strengthens our economy, & enhances MA’s role as a leader on climate change
Massachusetts, USA
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Affordability? What affordability? My latest on how much Massachusetts residents could be spending if the Legislature pushes ahead to electrify our homes and decommission our natural gas system.
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My latest on the history of Mass. electric bills -- and how ratepayers may soon discover electricity is their only option as policymakers debate ending natural gas service.
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Massachusetts now spends more on climate programs than housing programs – and more on heat pumps than support for UMass.
My latest on why Beacon Hill should be debating this:
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Two recent The Boston Globe pieces highlight why some people pay less for electricity — and who ends up covering the difference.
Understanding this dynamic is really key to understanding Massachusetts’ affordability challenge. 1/x
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My latest on the climate & economic benefits of cheap electricity:
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My latest on GSEP: the pipe repair villain the environmental community just can't quit:
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Thread 1/5: The Massachusetts Coalition for Sustainable Energy commends Speaker Mariano, Chair Michlewitz, Chair Cusack, and their staff for advancing H.5151, An Act Relative to Energy Affordability, Clean Power & Economic Competitiveness.
4/5: We firmly endorse Amendment 34 (Rep. Cahill), which permits long-term energy supply and transportation contracts, pending full DPU review, to improve reliability, affordability, and competitiveness.
5/5: During difficult times, effective leadership and well-considered policies are crucial. We encourage support for H.5151 and Amendment 34.
#EnergyAffordability #Massachusetts #CleanEnergy
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Today marks the first day in nearly 3 weeks—since January 23—that New England hasn’t burned any oil for electric generation.
That’s like getting a new pacemaker and finding out it’s from Temu — it may seem good on the surface but you wouldn’t want to party too hard. 1/x
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My latest on how the Commonwealth's decarbonization ambitions have left the region increasingly dependent on oil:
The Dirty Truth Behind Massachusetts’ Clean Energy Transition open.substack.com/pub/robert…
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My latest on the stress test our grid passed, but our climate and energy policies didn't:
Massachusetts’ Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Energy Weekend open.substack.com/pub/robert…
Thread incoming. 1/4: As energy costs and reliability concerns continue to rise, Massachusetts has wisely chosen to delay implementation of the Clean Heat Standard.
3/4: "Alas, the state’s aggressive climate mandates mean that Massachusetts residents will be stuck footing the bill either way...Some in the state legislature wisely want to make these goals nonbinding, but these efforts are stalled...
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My latest on the little-understood modeling assumption driving energy costs higher for Massachusetts ratepayers this winter.
The Economic Sleight-Of-Hand Behind Social Cost of Carbon Calculations open.substack.com/pub/robert…
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Interesting comment by Environmental League Massachusetts about a report on the cost of Commonwealth clean energy investments — calling out its authors for not taking into account the so-called “Social Cost of Carbon” (SCC) in their analysis. 1/x
Conservative think tanks challenge New England’s clean energy strategy masslive.com/politics/2026/0…
