Massachusetts Study on Time-Varying Rate Design to Enable Electrification

Posted by Reports on May 12, 2025 9:54:52 AM

Publish Date: May 9, 2025

A new report, authored by Advanced Energy United and Demand Side Analytics, identifies ways in which Massachusetts can support electrification without abandoning its energy efficiency and long-term system cost containment imperatives. The report shows that a time-of-use (TOU) electric rate, paired with enhanced energy efficiency efforts, can significantly reduce residential energy bills for electrified homes while mitigating rate increases for all homes.

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Topics: Massachusetts, Building Electrification

2024 Advanced Energy Employment Fact Sheets

Posted by Reports on Oct 24, 2024 9:53:26 AM

Publish Date: October 24, 2024

In 2023, advanced energy employment nationwide increased by 4%, more than double the growth rate of the overall U.S. labor market. Advanced energy jobs surged from 2022 to 2023, with 4.1 million U.S. workers now working in the sector. Some of these gains were driven by the early impact of tax credits from the Inflation Reduction Act and the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.

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Topics: State Policy, Virginia, Advanced Energy Employment, Texas, Arizona, Pennsylvania, Economic Impact, California, Nevada, Massachusetts, Maryland, Connecticut, New Jersey, Rhode Island, New York, Colorado, New Mexico, Florida

Interconnection Reforms for New England’s Grid

Posted by Reports on Oct 31, 2023 12:38:18 PM

Publish Date: November 1, 2023

The New England grid must rapidly replace retiring resources with new generation to meet future load. However, uncertainty regarding the cost of accessing the grid and delays in interconnection hinder these efforts. The costs imposed on ratepayers by inefficiencies in the interconnection process are so significant that they threaten to prevent New England states from achieving their policy requirements.

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Topics: Wholesale Markets, Massachusetts, Maine, Vermont, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Hampshire