Massachusetts Energy Explorer
Data-driven insight to the Commonwealth’s energy landscape from the Clean Energy & Environment Legacy Transition (CELT) Initiative at the Boston University Institute of Global Sustainability.
1.1 MASSACHUSETTS ENERGY OVERVIEW
1.2 PRIMARY ENERGY PRODUCTION
1.3 PRIMARY ENERGY CONSUMPTION
1.4 ENERGY STORAGE
PRODUCTION & CONSUMPTION
Massachusetts uses electricity and a range of renewable and fossil fuels to support its economy and the lifestyles of its residents. The data in this section track important trends and transitions in the Commonwealth’s energy system, including how energy production and consumption vary over time and across sources.
2.1 ENERGY PRICES
2.2 ENERGY EXPENDITURES
2.3 ELECTRIC CUSTOMER CHOICE
PRICES & COSTS
Massachusetts residents and business pay for fuels and electricity via utility bills, home heating fuels, and motor gasoline. The data in this section track important changes over time in energy costs and how Massachusetts compares to other states.
3.1 GENERATION
3.2 RESOURCE MIX
3.3 GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
3.4 AIR POLLUTION
REGIONAL GRID
4.1 MASS SAVE OVERVIEW
4.2 MASS SAVE-HEAT PUMPS
4.3 HEALTH BENEFITS FROM MASS SAVE
4.4 CLIMATE BENEFITS FROM MASS SAVE
MASS SAVE
Decision-makers in municipal and state government prioritize energy efficiency to help meet climate targets, lower energy bills, and improve the overall quality of life for households and businesses. The data in this section highlight key trends in the Mass Save program and the health benefits associated with more energy-efficient homes.
5.1 THE NATIONAL PICTURE
5.2 THE STATE PICTURE
5.3 REGIONAL AGENCIES
5.4 MUNICIPALITIES
LIHEAP
The Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) is a federally funded program that helps low-income households afford home energy costs. In Massachusetts, LIHEAP—branded as the Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP)— is administered at the state level by the Massachusetts Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities and by local community action agencies and nonprofit regional administrators across the Commonwealth that serve distinct geographic areas. The metrics in this section describe the size and distribution of LIHEAP benefits.
6.1 NATIONAL GHG EMISSIONS
6.2 STATE GHG EMISSIONS
6.3 RETAIL ELECTRICITY SELLERS GHG EMISSIONS
AIR EMISSIONS
Achieving net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2050 is mandated by Massachusetts law and drives many of the Commonwealth’s energy, environmental, and equity goals. The use of energy and the processing of materials and wastes generate air pollutants that harmful to human health. The metrics in this section describe the magnitude, sources, and trends in the emission of GHGs and other air pollutants.
7.1 GREEN COMMUNITIES
7.2 SOLAR MASSACHUSETTS RENEWABLE TARGET (SMART)
7.3 MASSACHUSETTS VULNERABILITY PREPAREDNESS (MVP)
7.4 REGIONAL GREENHOUSE GAS INITIATIVE (RGGI)
7.5 ELECTRIC VEHICLE REBATES
7.6 PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
STATE PROGRAMS
Massachusetts provides grants to municipalities that commit to meeting state energy-reduction and clean energy standards, that supports municipalities in assessing climate risks and funding local resilience planning, and that promote solar PV development. The metrics in this section describe the specifics of what projects are funded, which municipalities receive funding, and how funding has changed over time.
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