Joint Statement on Eversource Rate Case in Massachusetts
In January 2017, Eversource filed its first complete rate case in many years. After a lengthy proceeding, the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities (DPU) approved four major proposals from Eversource that are bad for ratepayers and move us away from a future with consumer control and widespread local clean energy. The endorsers of this letter support efforts to undo these counterproductive decisions in 2018 and urge the Massachusetts Legislature to ensure that similar steps are not taken in the future.
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Acadia Center Testimony on Solar Siting in Rhode Island (H5789)
In Rhode Island, siting challenges that have arisen in the past few years show that the state can’t accelerate its clean energy transition without a siting plan. In a landscape patchworked with forest, farmland, and open space, policies and incentives must prioritize solar projects in areas with compatible land uses. H5789 is a solar siting bill introduced in 2019 with the aim of address these challenges. Read on to see Acadia Center's testimony on House Bill 5789.
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Comments to Rhode Island CRMC on Offshore Wind
Acadia Center's comments submitted as testimony to Rhode Island's Coastal Resources Management Council in its decision on the development of Vineyard Wind's offshore wind farm for Massachusetts.
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Letter on Solar Policy to the Connecticut Energy and Technology Committee
Connecticut organizations and businesses submitted this letter to the Energy and Technology Committee of the Connecticut Legislature, calling for a pause to implementation of harmful solar policies and a return to net metering and other policies that were mistakenly removed through a bill last session.
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Rhode Island Must Prioritize Solar Siting in 2019
Solar energy is growing in the Northeast, but the urgency of climate change means that states need to accelerate the transition to clean energy sources.
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Threat of shutdown hovers over negotiations between Millstone and utilities over power prices
The Malloy administration last year selected Millstone as a source of “low-cost zero carbon energy” and offshore wind that combined will bolster Connecticut’s contribution to
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Maine’s Biggest Utility Must Change to Make Way for Clean Energy
Maine is at a crossroads in its climate and energy future. For the state to move forward and embrace a consumer-friendly, low-polluting clean energy future,
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