Somerville Skipped Over for Fossil Fuel Ban Pilot
State officials have picked Northampton to round out its fossil fuel-free building pilot program, skipping over an application from Somerville officials.
Developers Lean into High-Efficiency Designs
As more Greater Boston communities adopt the state’s new opt-in energy code with its higher sustainability standards, developers are testing the limits of how far commercial buildings can effectively run without fossil fuel sources.
10-Town Energy Pilot Will Straddle Administrations
It will ultimately be up to the next administration to decide how a new program allowing a group of cities and towns to restrict fossil fuel infrastructure buildings will operate, but the outgoing Baker team will propose its own plan all the same.
Healey: All-Electric Construction Requirement Within Limits Of New Law
The ability for a municipality to require all-electric new construction was not among the Baker administration’s proposed state building code changes meant to encourage builders to shift away from fossil fuel heating in favor of electrification, but Attorney General Maura Healey has told the administration that it has the legal authority to propose such a policy.
Admin Extends Stretch Code Comment Period After Pushback
After two key senators complained that the administration was “depriving the public of a full opportunity to participate,” the Department of Energy Resources is giving people about 10 additional days to weigh in on its straw proposal for state building code changes.
Tech Tempts Developers Toward Sustainability
Battle lines are forming as advocates of tougher voluntary energy codes weigh in on the state’s approach to meeting its carbon emissions-cutting goals.
While Feds Delay Review, Vineyard Wind Doubles Down on MA
Even as its first planned project hangs in a morass of federal reviews and regulatory wrangling, Vineyard Wind on Friday doubled down on its plan to provide Massachusetts with clean energy from offshore wind turbines.
