Acadia Center Signs On to Letters in Support for the Clean Resilience Link Application by New York and New England and Support for the Six New England States’ Application for Power Up New England Funding

Support for the Clean Resilience Link Application by New York and New England

Group Ltr of Support, CLR , GRIP.docx

Support for the Six New England States’ Application for Power Up New England Funding

Group Ltr of Support, Power Up NE GRIP.docx

Acadia Center Massachusetts Clean Heat Standard Draft Framework Proposed Potential Changes Comments

AcadiaCenter_MA_CHS_Comments_4_5_24

Acadia Center Urges Passage of Percentage of Income Payment Plan (PIPP) in RI as a Critical Tool for a Just Energy Transition

Addressing inequitable energy burdens is critical to achieving a just energy transition and meeting Rhode Island’s Act on Climate mandates. Stabilizing the cost of electrification requires a variety of solutions – including a PIPP – to ensure that the transition meets dual climate and economic justice goals. A PIPP supports more equal participation in the transition and prevents further harm of increasing energy burdens.

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Acadia Center Testimony in Support of House Bill 7617, the Building Decarbonization Act of 2024

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Efforts in the Rhode Island Legislature to Lead by Example and Promote Environmental Justice

  • S2541 requires state agency emission reporting and would help unify the state’s efforts to lead by example on climate.
  • S2543 requires that state purchases lead by example in waste reduction, electric vehicles and renewable energy and efficient technologies. Acadia Center flags the need for standards for energy efficiency, targets for renewable energy capacity at state sites, and the broad need for benchmarking of state-owned buildings in order to reduce energy use intensity (EUI) as required in the act.
  • S2535, the Environmental Justice Act, provides a critical framework for distributive equity by defining environmental justice focus areas. Defining cumulative impacts in statute will help to mitigate disproportionate environmental burdens.

Acadia Center Testimony in Support of HB 5406, HB 5438, and HB 5439

Acadia Center Testimony in Support of HB 5406, HB 5438, and HB 5439

Acadia Center comments on Electric Sector Modernization Plans, DPU Dockets 24-10, 24-11, 24-12

Acadia Center DPU 24-10, 24-11, 24-12 Comments March 12 2024

Acadia Center Testimony in Support of HB 5359 and SB 301

Acadia Center Testimony in Support of HB 5359 and SB 301

Acadia Center Testimony in Support of HB 5004

Acadia Center Testimony in Support of HB 5004

Acadia Center Comments in Response to Rhode Island Future of Gas Technical Analysis Draft Results

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