Since its inception in 2010, Mass Save has delivered more than $37 billion in benefits to consumers statewide through better insulation, weatherization, energy efficiency, and helping residents upgrade to efficient electric equipment. Photo: Ecophotography
February 28, 2025 (Boston, MA) – The Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities approved Mass Save’s 3-year plan for 2025 to 2027 while reducing the program’s budget by $500 million. In response to this decision, Conservation Law Foundation, as part of the Beyond Gas coalition, released the following statement.
“Paring back energy efficiency programs designed to reduce energy consumption at a time when Massachusetts residents are facing skyrocketing utility bills is like cutting your nose to spite your face. Since its inception in 2010, Mass Save has delivered more than $37 billion in benefits to consumers statewide through better insulation, weatherization, energy efficiency, and helping residents upgrade to efficient electric equipment. The proposed 3-year program seeks to increase these savings by going further to ensure renters and low-income residents, who pay into the program via their monthly utility bills but are often unable to access the benefits, likewise have the opportunity to upgrade to healthier, more affordable homes.
“These cuts will result in a loss of almost $1.5 billion in benefits and savings to the Commonwealth.
“To deliver energy affordability for Massachusetts residents, Governor Healey and the State Legislature must take tangible steps to address the root cause of what’s driving up energy costs: excessive spending by gas and electric utilities for costly infrastructure projects and decisions designed to line corporate pockets, not lower bills, like excessive infrastructure projects, political spending, and high salaries.”
About Beyond Gas:
The Beyond Gas coalition is composed of both Massachusetts- and New England-based organizations working to build healthier communities across the Commonwealth by upgrading homes with clean energy. The coalition includes: Acadia Center, Conservation Law Foundation, Sierra Club Massachusetts, Green Energy Consumers Alliance, Pipe Line Awareness Network for the Northeast, and HEETLabs.
Experts are available for further comment.
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