Energy Exchange

By Jolette Westbrook

• Heat pumps can offer significant winter heating savings for 82% of MA homes if outdated electric rates are reformed.
• Current MA electric rates hinder climate goals and discourage heat pump adoption; “2.0 rates” are urgently needed.

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By Casey Horan & Magdalen Sullivan

• The All-Electric Buildings Act can accelerate the energy transition and help decarbonize New York’s building sector, which is the largest source of climate pollution in the state.
• Potential exemptions, particularly the broad framework proposed by the New York Department of Public Service, threaten to undermine the Act’s effectiveness and the state’s climate progress, necessitating a more precise and data-driven standard for granting exemptions.

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By Colin Leyden and Adam Peltz

• A bill aimed at Texas’ 115,000 inactive oil and gas wells has passed both legislative chambers and will help address one of the state’s most critical, yet hidden, challenges. 
• A bill heading to Gov. Abbott’s desk challenges the status quo in Texas, making sure the oil and gas industry starts cleaning up its old, leaky, non-producing wells.

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By Deanna Nussberger, EDF Legal and Regulatory Intern

Energy decisions profoundly impact communities, yet the decision-making process can feel opaque and inaccessible. Concerns surrounding the tangible impacts of energy infrastructure — who benefits, who bears the costs and how electricity bills are affected — are frequently resolved behind closed doors in highly technical and legally complex energy regulatory proceedings, leaving many feeling voiceless in choices that directly shape their lives.

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