MassCEC Blog

Bruce Carlisle, Managing Director, Offshore Energy

New England winters often bring a familiar kind of strain to the energy system. When temperatures stay low for extended periods, energy demand rises quickly. Homes and businesses…

Jacob Chaplin, Program Administrator, Net Zero Grid

The Massachusetts electric grid is changing to accommodate increased demand and new energy sources that enable a clean, modern power system. At the same time…

Read the full report to see how MassCEC is turning investment into impact across Massachusetts. …

George Blagdon, Engineering Director

Most of us don’t think about testing when we turn on a light switch or drive across a bridge.…

The world is installing vast amounts of solar power, more than 605 gigawatts of new capacity in 2025,…

For many people, clean energy still feels like something just over the horizon: promising, but not…

New Bedford Ocean Cluster (NBOC), a first-round Ocean Innovation Network (OIN) grantee, is advancing New Bedford’s blue economy by growing the…

William V. De Luca (National Audubon Society) and Michael T. Hallworth (Vermont Center for Ecostudies)

Imagine you’re a small Blackpoll Warbler – about the weight of two quarters and the size of a bar of soap – and you just completed a breeding season in Alaska. You…

In Massachusetts, smart energy choices at home are part of a larger, coordinated effort to build a more reliable, affordable, and clean energy system. Earth Week offers a…

Let’s be honest, energy bills are on everyone’s mind these days. 

A cold winter or a spike in fuel prices can quickly escalate costs. For many households, that can…