On Friday, the Department of Public Utilities must issue an order on the proposed Mass Save program for 2025 through 2027. Mass Save is a state program that gives consumers discounts and rebates for ...

BREAKING UPDATE FOR US. BEN. YEAH, ED AND JENNIFER, THERE ARE A LOT OF FACTORS THAT HAVE FUELED THESE RATE INCREASES WHICH HAVE BEEN ALLOWED TO GROW YEAR AFTER YEAR, BUT STATE MANDATED PROGRAMS, THEY ...

Early this year, the state’s nation-leading energy efficiency program adopted a broader strategy to encourage more low-income households and tenants to tap into its benefits for heat pumps, insulation ...

Utility customers already upset about fees tacked onto monthly bills over which they have no control might need to enroll in an anger-management course after digesting the state auditor’s report on ...

A state auditor report has found the Mass Save program provides a skewed distribution of its resources favorably benefitting higher-income communities, with Worcester among the top Massachusetts ...

Installing heat pumps, which use electricity to heat and cool air, is a key part of Massachusetts' plan to get homes off of fossil fuels. (Miriam Wasser/WBUR) Using an electric heat pump in ...

For many of us, the answer is “never.” We change the oil in our cars, get annual physicals at the doctor, and meet with planners for financial investments, but our homes — the places where we spend ...