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Can Going Solar Save You Money?

By Colin Doherty Mar 14, 2023

As the effects of climate change continue to be felt around the world, the decisions we make regarding our energy use have never been more urgent. As many are aware, fossil fuel energy is a major threat to our planet’s well-being. When fossil fuels are burned, they release dangerous amounts of carbon dioxide into the air, trapping heat into our atmosphere and ultimately leading to climate change. Though most households in America still use fossil…

How To Lower Your Energy Bills

By Colin Doherty Mar 08, 2023

Throughout this winter, residents across the Northeast have been experiencing high costs for their electric and gas bills. This rise in utility costs has led residents to turn down their thermostats, limit their electricity use, and do what they can to reduce their grocery purchases. Despite the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities’ mandate to reduce prices by about 4-5% for some gas customers, residents should still expect higher costs to continue throughout the season. Aside…

ZeroCarbonMA’s Road To Decarbonization

By Colin Doherty Feb 06, 2023

“We know we need to electrify as quickly as possible,” Lisa Cunningham declared during MassEnergize’s Community of Practice meeting in January, “and our mission at ZeroCarbonMA is to facilitate that by building the political infrastructure to get us to that goal.” Cunningham is a co-founder of ZeroCarbonMA, an organization that develops electrification legislation for communities in the Boston area, as well as at the State level and beyond. In the fall of 2019, the team originally…