At the Braintree Electric Light Department, just south of Boston, just over half of the power comes from non-emitting sources, including a mix of nuclear, hydro, solar, and wind. Also at issue is the treatment of renewable energy credits, or RECs. Each REC represents the environmental benefits generated by one megawatt of clean energy generation. These credits can be sold to utilities or businesses, which can then claim they are funding renewable energy.
Therefore, the climate action network argues, it is misleading for a municipal utility to sell credits but claim the green attributes they represent, as these benefits are already being counted by another entity. But, activists note, that is exactly the claim many local power departments make when they promote the clean energy they source, despite selling the RECs.
But the credits associated with this power were sold. Malik also pointed to an ongoing plan by a group of 12 municipal utilities to build a new natural gas-fired power plant in the suburb of Peabody. There are, however, bright spots in the municipal power landscape, Malik noted.
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Of the nearly , passenger vehicles in Rhode Island, only 0. However, the popularity of electric cars is likely to increase dramatically as automakers like Ford, General Motors, and Volkswagen are ramping up production of long-range and affordable EVs. The question is, will Rhod The Standard also has specifications that require electricity suppliers to use solar and waste energy for a minimum portion of their renewable energy. According to the U. Energy Information Administration, the average retail price of electricity for Massachusetts residents in December was This trend has led to higher electricity bills for Massachusetts residents, motivating many to switch to renewable energy i.
Source: Energy Information Administration , According to the Massachusetts Clean Energy Industry Report, there were 28, people employed by Massachusetts renewable energy companies in According to a study from the University of California, Berkeley, solar energy creates over 7 times more jobs than coal or oil per MWh produced.
The employment estimates for wind power differ from source to source, but most agree that it also produces more jobs than fossil fuels.
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