Plotting the future of the region’s power grid
DRIVE AROUND MASSACHUSETTS and you’d be hard pressed not to see a home with solar panels. Wind turbines are spinning over the Berkshires and coastal communities, with more planned for off the coast of Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket. It’s no secret that the region’s power system is undergoing a significant change.
To tackle the existential threat that is climate change, the New England states are moving to reduce carbon emissions from the electric, heating, and transportation sectors. Accomplishing these goals will require electric heating systems in homes and electric vehicles on roads, all powered by an electrical grid that is primarily fueled by renewable energy.