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As a Massachusetts homeowner, I'm asking that you address my concerns regarding the Clean Heat Standard being proposed by the Department of Environmental Protection.
Like many across the Commonwealth, I have long depended upon heating fuel provided by a local business – also from MA – to keep my family warm from October to April each year. Not only has this been a reliable and affordable option that supports our local economy, but I also believe it is the right choice from an environmental perspective.
With clean, renewable heating fuel, our home comfort provider is helping us to decarbonize our home right now - more affordably and more quickly than if we were to convert our home to electric heat pumps and wait on decarbonization of the power grid. Rather than mandating that a percentage of customers convert to heat pumps each year, the Clean Heat Standard would do better to mandate that a percentage of customers transition to Bioheat or other renewable liquids – which are commercially available today at increasingly clean blends and require no modifications to heating systems such as mine.
Across our region and country, headline after headline addresses the enormous obstacles that continue to slow our progress towards achieving a 100% renewable power grid. So why push millions of more homes onto the grid when there is a more affordable, cleaner option that offers immediate decarbonization without the cost of conversion?
Rather than steering us towards a singular point of failure, we should be encouraging growth, technology, and advancement in areas that make the most sense. In a state where the liquid fuels infrastructure, distribution network, and workforce is already in place, renewable biofuels should absolutely be part of the equation. Any comprehensive clean energy policy should be diverse and include low-carbon biofuels, as well as other renewable liquids and gases.
Like many across the Commonwealth, I have long depended upon heating fuel provided by a local business – also from MA – to keep my family warm from October to April each year. Not only has this been a reliable and affordable option that supports our local economy, but I also believe it is the right choice from an environmental perspective.
With clean, renewable heating fuel, our home comfort provider is helping us to decarbonize our home right now - more affordably and more quickly than if we were to convert our home to electric heat pumps and wait on decarbonization of the power grid. Rather than mandating that a percentage of customers convert to heat pumps each year, the Clean Heat Standard would do better to mandate that a percentage of customers transition to Bioheat or other renewable liquids – which are commercially available today at increasingly clean blends and require no modifications to heating systems such as mine.
Across our region and country, headline after headline addresses the enormous obstacles that continue to slow our progress towards achieving a 100% renewable power grid. So why push millions of more homes onto the grid when there is a more affordable, cleaner option that offers immediate decarbonization without the cost of conversion?
Rather than steering us towards a singular point of failure, we should be encouraging growth, technology, and advancement in areas that make the most sense. In a state where the liquid fuels infrastructure, distribution network, and workforce is already in place, renewable biofuels should absolutely be part of the equation. Any comprehensive clean energy policy should be diverse and include low-carbon biofuels, as well as other renewable liquids and gases.
Worcester County State reps. below
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Donald.Berthiaume@mahouse.gov,Kate.Donaghue@mahouse.gov,Daniel.Donahue@mahouse.gov,Peter.Durant@mahouse.gov,Kimberly.Ferguson@mahouse.gov,Paul.Frost@mahouse.gov,Natalie.Higgins@mahouse.gov,Hannah.Kane@mahouse.gov,Mary.Keefe@mahouse.gov,meghan.kilcoyne@mahouse.gov,Michael.Kushmerek@mahouse.gov,david.leboeuf@mahouse.gov,John.Mahoney@mahouse.gov,joseph.mckenna@mahouse.gov,David.Muradian@mahouse.gov,Brian.Murray@mahouse.gov,James.O'Day@mahouse.gov,michael.soter@mahouse.gov,Jon.Zlotnik@mahouse.gov
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Clean Heat Standard
Clean Heat Standard