In Case You Missed It: Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities Approves Eversource Electric Sector Modernization Plan
05 Setembro 2024 - 1:32PM
Business Wire
Eversource ESMP Details Comprehensive Roadmap
to Enhance Grid Resiliency and Reliability for Customers, Foster
Community Engagement, and Achieve Commonwealth’s Clean Energy
Goals
Affirming the commonwealth’s leadership on a strategic approach
to the clean energy transition, the Massachusetts Department of
Public Utilities' (DPU) recently approved Electric Sector
Modernization Plans (ESMP) proposed by Eversource and other
utilities to develop the clean energy infrastructure needed to meet
decarbonization goals while ensuring safe, reliable service for
customers. The DPU’s order builds on Massachusetts’ proactive,
equity-focused work to advance a sustainable energy future,
reflecting a strong commitment to responsibly investing in more
resilient, flexible infrastructure to combat the impacts of climate
change, enable electrification, increase renewable energy
production and meet the future energy needs of customers.
“We appreciate the department’s constructive consideration and
the thoughtful collaboration with stakeholders across Massachusetts
on our Electric Sector Modernization Plan, which is a
transformative roadmap that paves the way for a modernized electric
distribution system that strengthens the grid’s resiliency and
reliability for our customers while helping meet the commonwealth’s
decarbonization goals with enhanced community and stakeholder
engagement,” said Eversource Senior Vice President of Engineering
and System Planning Digaunto Chatterjee.
The department’s order and Eversource’s ESMP demonstrate a
strong commitment to a clean energy future that spurs economic
development, creates jobs, and encourages more investment in
Massachusetts. Importantly, it also affords all customers effective
and equitable opportunities to access and participate in the
process to develop clean energy infrastructure projects through
multiple forums including the Grid Mod Advisory Council, Equity
Working Group, and the establishment of a Community Engagement
Stakeholder Advisory Group (CESAG). The newly established CESAG
will bring together members from community-based organizations
across the state to collaboratively create a statewide stakeholder
engagement framework that will be implemented before the
development of clean energy projects.
“We are eager to move forward with our ESMP to maintain safe and
reliable service as we transition to a clean energy future that
ensures meaningful opportunities for all customers to participate
in the development of clean energy projects and share in their
benefits,” Chatterjee continued. “By investing in innovative
technologies and more resilient infrastructure while engaging with
our communities, we are committed to supporting the commonwealth's
decarbonization goals and ensuring all customers share in our
collective progress – reinforcing Massachusetts’ leadership in
responsibly advancing a sustainable energy future.”
Among other highlights, Eversource’s ESMP will significantly
increase electrification hosting capacity to accommodate 2.5
million electric vehicles, 1 million residential heat pumps, and an
additional 2.2 GW of new solar power, which are essential for
achieving the commonwealth's ambitious electrification and
decarbonization targets. It also focuses on enhancing grid
resiliency in environmental justice communities by prioritizing
these areas for proactive grid upgrades to mitigate potential
future climate impacts. Working collaboratively with the
Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC) and other stakeholders,
Eversource will increase the use of local clean energy resources as
virtual power plant (VPP) alternatives to address grid needs, defer
system upgrades when possible, and help lower costs for
customers.
“As the commonwealth continues to pursue this transformative
energy transition, investments in clean energy infrastructure must
achieve both equity and decarbonization objectives while focusing
on affordability for customers,” said Eversource Vice President for
Grid Modernization Jen Schilling. “Collaboration and stakeholder
input is at the heart of our ESMP, and we look forward to working
with MassCEC on a study to quantify the local reliability value of
virtual power plan alternatives.”
More information on Eversource’s ESMP can be found on the
company’s website.
Eversource (NYSE: ES), celebrated as a national leader for its
corporate citizenship, is among the top energy companies in
Newsweek’s list of America’s Most Responsible Companies for 2024
and recognized as a Five-Year Champion, appearing in every edition
of the list. Eversource transmits and delivers electricity and
natural gas and supplies water to 1.8 million customers throughout
Massachusetts, including approximately 1.42 million electric
customers in 157 communities, 656,000 gas customers in 122
communities, and 11,500 water customers in five communities.
Eversource harnesses the commitment of approximately 9,900
employees across three states to build a single, united company
around the mission of safely delivering reliable energy and water
with superior customer service. The #1 energy efficiency provider
in the nation, the company is empowering a clean energy future in
the Northeast, with nationally recognized energy efficiency
solutions and successful programs to integrate new clean energy
resources like a first-in-the-nation networked geothermal pilot
project, solar, offshore wind, electric vehicles and battery
storage, into the electric system. For more information, please
visit eversource.com, and follow us on X, Facebook, Instagram, and
LinkedIn. For more information on our water services, visit
aquarionwater.com.
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