Energy News

National Grid Announces 30% Increase in Massachusetts Electric RatesOctober 11, 2023

Following the announcement of a 30% rate increase from one of the Commonwealth’s largest utilities, the Retail Energy Advancement League (REAL) today released a guide to help Massachusetts customers shop for competitive electric suppliers and save money (view the guide here). In early October, National Grid announced that its electricity basic service rates in Massachusetts […]

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Guest Contributor Matt Brakey: Ohio’s Data Centers Can Unleash the Potential of Demand-Side Electricity ManagementOctober 10, 2023

Read the op-ed on Cleveland.com CHAGRIN FALLS, Ohio — In an age when digital innovation drives progress, data centers represent the backbone of modern technology fueling our interconnected world. Ohio, a pivotal hub for these critical centers poised to secure massive investments through leading-edge chip factories, needs to be energy-conscious now more than ever. Data centers — power-intensive […]

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MA Electric Customers & Advocates Call for Modernized Competitive Retail Electric Market, Not Return to Utility MonopolySeptember 21, 2023

Local electric customers and advocates testified at a hearing held by House members of the Legislature’s Telecommunications, Utilities, and Energy Committee today, calling for a reformed and improved competitive retail electric market in Massachusetts, not a return to a utility monopoly that reduces consumer choice. “I have been a proud consumer in the choice market […]

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