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Department of Public Utilities (DPU)
Coverage of Department of Public Utilities (DPU) in the Nexus archive.
Actonplace1Aquinnahplace1Arlingtonplace1Brooklineplace1Cambridgeplace1Concordplace1Lexingtonplace1Lincolnplace1Newtonplace1Northamptonplace1Eversourceorganization1National Grid Plcorganization1Gas System Enhancement Plantopic1Massachusettsplace1Charlie Bakerperson1CommonWealth Beaconorganization1methanetopic1
- Ten communities in Massachusetts went ‘fossil fuel free.’ Then utilities spent $100M on natural gas infrastructure there.
Ten Massachusetts communities adopted 'fossil fuel free' policies banning gas hookups in new construction and major renovations. Despite these efforts, utilities Eversource and National Grid spent $100 million upgrading gas infrastructure in nine of these communities since the policies were enacted, primarily to replace leaky pipes under the state's Gas System Enhancement Plan.