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We @acadiacenter.bsky.social plotted the structural shift in gas commodity prices that ratepayers in Massachusetts have been exposed to since the import/export shift in 2016. Night and day. We used this chart to help defeat a pipeline amendment this past week - full piece will be posted soon.

Governor McKee’s plans to slash energy costs spark debate among environmental and business groups - The Boston Globe Environmental groups call McKee’s proposals “shortsighted” and a threat to Act on Climate goals, while the R.I. Manufacturers Association says high energy costs are one of the biggest threats to compe...

“Delaying the Renewable Energy Standard abandons the linchpin to achieving the state’s emission reduction mandates and renders the Act on Climate and the recent 2025 climate strategy obsolete,” @acadiacenter.bsky.social's Emily Koo said.
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Quonset firm reaped millions in state energy incentives. Now it backs McKee’s plan to gut them. • Rhode Island Current Toray Plastics (America), a North Kingstown manufacturer, was among the backers of Gov. Dan McKee's energy affordability plan at a press event Monday. But Toray has received nearly $20 million in the ...

“It’s convenient for the utility that we’re not talking about the utility costs, we’re only talking about energy and taxes,” Koo said. “That’s to their benefit.” via @rhodeislandcurrent.com

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Building a Robust and Equitable Clean Energy Economy: Acadia Center’s 2025 Impact YouTube video by Acadia Center

From stopping bad ideas before they became law, to strengthening climate agreements across 10 states, to rapid response reporting that made the case for clean energy in real time, see how the Acadia Center team made climate progress possible this year!
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We’ll have a statement up from @acadiacenter.bsky.social later today. Initial estimates suggest PA will miss out on ~$20B in revenues over the next 12 years by leaving RGGI. On top of billions more in foregone revenue by not participating in auctions since 2022. Huge misstep and lost opportunities.

Here’s our release from @acadiacenter.bsky.social today: acadiacenter.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/u...

@kevinjkircher.com @roselund.bsky.social here’s what an optimized renewable mix looks like for New England in 2050, from @acadiacenter.bsky.social’s analysis last year. See part 1 of our report here:

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Electrification drives major RE buildout needs.

Grid Action Report – June Heat Wave - Acadia Center Acadia Center’s Grid Action Report examines the impacts of the recent historic heat wave on the New England power grid, which was pushed to its limits with record-setting demand. The analysis shines a...

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Energy efficiency is reducing Northeast peak demand, electricity bills: Acadia “It is more important than ever for policymakers, advocates, program administrators, and consumers to understand the value ... of energy efficiency resource acquisition,” said Acadia’s Jamie Dickerson...

@acadiacenter.bsky.social found that energy efficiency solutions, like heat pumps, are saving New Englanders billions on their utility bills. As the federal government cuts clean energy funding, state efficiency programs are critical in helping lower energy bills. www.utilitydive.com/news/energy-...

Cuts to Rhode Island energy-efficiency plan bad for residents, study… Rhode Island has long led on efficiency. A proposal to slash funding may cost the state $90 million in benefits — while saving each household less than $2…

Rhode Island Energy wants to slash energy efficiency funding to save customers money. But a few dollars in quick bill reductions aren’t worth it in the long term, @acadiacenter.bsky.social finds.

Cuts to Rhode Island energy-efficiency plan bad for residents, study… Rhode Island has long led on efficiency. A proposal to slash funding may cost the state $90 million in benefits — while saving each household less than $2…

Rhode Island Energy wants to cut the state’s energy efficiency program to reduce utility bills.

The move would save households less than $2 a month, while risking more than $90 million in benefits, a new @acadiacenter.bsky.social analysis finds.

Why a new gas pipeline into New England may (or may not) lower energy bills After of a winter of exceptionally high natural gas and electricity prices, many New Englanders are asking whether a new natural gas pipeline is the solution.

There's renewed debate in New England about building a new natural gas pipeline.

Some say it would bring down energy bills, other say it may actually raise them.

This is a complicated topic with a lot of nuance. I hope this story helps you understand the issue 🔌💡 www.wbur.org/news/2025/08...

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A successful transition will lower bills, provide residents with reliable energy & make their communities healthier. We thank the Senator for his work to advance infrastructure that both furthers MA’s #NetZero goals & boosts our Commonwealth’s economy.
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Emily brought her son to the press conference and it melted my heart 🥹💚

Before moving to Rhode Island 3 years ago, I grew up in a car-free household in LA! My family rode @metrolosangeles.bsky.social all over the region! 🌴 We need to invest in transit for future generations! 🚌

Emily Koo at today’s press conference on the devastating proposed service cuts to RIPTA.

“I’m here to remind our state leaders that a robust public transit system is necessary to reach our climate mandates and to mitigate the harm of the climate crisis for generations to come.”

Renewables Helped Prevent Blackouts on New England's Hottest Day This Summer - EcoWatch Renewable energy sources such as solar helped keep power on in New England during peak demand on the hottest day this summer.

“Unless further thwarted by counterproductive federal proposals, the northeast will see an increasingly diversified clean energy portfolio... minimizing the reliance on aging, inefficient fossil fuel power plants to serve peak demand.” @acadiacenter.bsky.social

🧵 Life comes at you fast…

Here, from @iso-ne.com’s Final 2025 Photovoltaic (PV) Forecast, is the ISO’s forecast of coincident “50-50” summer peak load reductions due to Behind-The-Meter solar.

Last week’s 100° F peak demand reduction exceeded all the 50-50…

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1/2 Informative, incisive, comprehensive Grid Action Report from—full disclosure—my employer @acadiacenter.bsky.social regarding 6/24/25’s 100° F peak demand event.

The hero of the day? Behind-the-meter (BTM) solar: it …

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Cutting energy efficiency and renewables is not the answer to R.I.’s rising energy costs - Acadia Center Rhode Islanders felt the sting of high energy costs this winter as colder-than-usual temperatures drove up utility bills. This surge in costs has brought the energy affordability crisis front and cent...

"As energy costs rise, Rhode Islanders deserve to have confidence that every dollar spent on the energy system is to our benefit. The good news is, there are proposed laws that can help." - Emily Koo in her Boston Globe Op-Ed co-written with Jamie Rhodes of Conservation Law Foundation

The Future Grid and What's at Stake for Communities YouTube video by Acadia Center

Miss last week’s @acadiacenter.bsky.social webinar? No worries! You can now watch it at your leisure! 📺 🍿

Topics: the future of New England’s electric grid, how the transition underway will impact communities, and the role communities can play in shaping the future grid.

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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: The Future Grid and What's at Stake for Communities—An Introduction to the Communities and Clean Grid Program. After registering, you will receive a confirm... Over the next twenty-five years, the capacity of New England's electric grid will need to double to accommodate the region's future demand for electricity. It has been estimated that it will cost betw...

You want to know about the future of the grid in New England, how the systemic changes the future will bring will impact communities, and the role that communities can play in shaping that future, right?

Good news! @acadiacenter.bsky.social has you covered!

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Why is your energy bill so high? Blame natural gas volatility and utility profits   The cost of natural gas infrastructure, generous utility profits, and the region’s continued fossil fuel investments left us ill-equipped to deal with an exceptionally cold winter. 

💡 Why are your energy bills so high? It’s not energy efficiency programs like Mass Save — it’s fossil fuel volatility and outdated utility incentives.

In a powerful op-ed, @kylemurray.bsky.social of @acadiacenter.bsky.social breaks down what really drove up costs for New England this past winter.

Why is your energy bill so high? Blame natural gas volatility and utility profits The cost of natural gas infrastructure, generous utility profits, and the region’s continued fossil fuel investments left us ill-equipped to deal with an exceptionally cold winter.

Important piece about what is *really* driving up the cost of electricity in Mass. @acadiacenter.bsky.social #mapoli

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Last week, Acadia Center team members Joy Yakie and Paola Moncada Tamayo attended the 2025 New Horizons in Conservation Conference at Yale, hosted by the Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Sustainability Initiative.

Acadia Center's Joy Yakie, Kyle Murray and Kristen Kaneb enjoying last night's Earth Night with the Environmental League of Massachusetts

What’s that charge for? We’re breaking down your utility bills Do you ever look at those bills and wonder what all those charges are?

Acadia Center's Kyle Murray helps break down what's really going on with your utility bills with Boston 25 News: www.boston25news.com/news/local/w...

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