New MA Energy Policy Signed into Law, Informed by ISE Research
Massachusetts has a new state energy policy enacted with the help of Boston University’s Institute for Sustainable Energy (ISE). The new policy, signed into law by Governor Charles Baker, calls for the purchase of up to 1600 MW of offshore wind and 1000-1200 MW of onshore renewable energy, including possible hydroelectricity purchases from Canada. The […]
Renewable Energy Around the World And at Home
By Yoram Bauman & Peter Fox-Penner & Richard Heinberg / July 26, 2016 Around the world, renewable energy is making headlines: last May, clean energy supplied almost all of Germany’s power demand for one day, while Portugal ran entirely on renewable energy for 107 hours straight. We asked some of our authors how these accomplishments will […]
ISE Director Fox-Penner Testifies Before Massachusetts State Senate
On June 22nd, ISE Director Peter Fox-Penner joined co-authors of a white paper on Massachusetts energy policy options to testify before the Senate Oversight Committee on Global Warming. The hearing was chaired by Senator Marc R. Pacheco. Pictured from left to right are white paper co-authors Michael Haggerty, the Brattle Group; Professor David Cash, Dean […]
Whitepaper by Brattle Economists Examines Clean Energy Policy Options
With contributions from ISE Director Peter Fox-Penner as well as former Massachusetts State officials David Cash and Ann Berwick, the Brattle Group released a whitepaper detailing clean energy policy options for the state of Massachusetts on June 21, 2016 Download the whitepaper.
Solar Power Saves Everyone Money
Study finds benefits for all ratepayers and greater reduction in greenhouse gases By Nancy Averett Hoping to reduce their greenhouse emissions, Kelley Hippler and her husband, Tom, installed solar panels on the roof of their Colonial-style home in suburban Sharon in summer 2015. “We had, like a lot of folks, become more aware of global […]
Intelligent buildings can be energy efficiency’s future, scholars say
April 19, 2016 10:13 pm · Posted by Sophia Eppolito Scholars presented the concept of intelligent buildings as a key factor in the future of energy efficiency during a seminar Tuesday afternoon hosted by the Boston University Institute for Sustainable Energy.