The batteries inside electric vehicles can do a lot more than power a car. They can back up homes, schools, and businesses during power outages. They can soak up grid power when it’s plentiful and cheap and send it back when it’s scarce and costly. And they could eventually provide enough reliable power to allow utilities to … Continue reading “How Massachusetts is trying to turn EVs into grid batteries”
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Kia EV9 (Source: Kia) Massachusetts is launching a first-of-its-kind statewide vehicle-to-everything (V2X) pilot program. This two-year initiative, backed by the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC), aims to deploy 100 bidirectional chargers to homes, school buses, municipal, and commercial fleet participants across the state. These bidirectional chargers will enable EVs to serve as mobile energy storage … Continue reading “Massachusetts launches a two-year V2X pilot program”
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Adding geothermal to their toolkit “provides a window for [gas utilities] to expand their business, but in a non-polluting way,” said Mark Dyen, part of the steering team at Gas Transition Allies, a coalition focused on reducing methane emissions in the state. If gas utilities wish to expand their service or build new pipelines, the Department of Public Utilities … Continue reading “Massachusetts passes bill to speed clean energy and slow gas expansion”
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Larger, multifamily buildings must be built to Passive House standards, a certification that requires the dramatic reduction of energy use as compared to similar buildings of the same size and type. Single-family homes can also choose to pursue Passive House certification. Decarbonization advocates are pleased with the rollout so far. The state’s major cities, including Boston, … Continue reading “Massachusetts cities embrace voluntary green building codes”