Sometimes, you need to define a challenge in order to communicate how you are solving it. To reach carbon reduction goals nationally, we must transition our buildings—a huge source of greenhouse gas emissions—off of fossil fuels. In carrying out this energy transition to electricity powered by renewable energy, we need a plan that minimizes cost…
Want to join our team? We’re hiring to fill two new positions: Project Manager and Grants Manager. Read the full descriptions and apply at heet.org/careers.
New research by HEET, Harvard, and PSE Healthy Energy finds chemical contamination in natural gas delivered to homes. Read the study here. In 2015, a natural gas storage facility near Porter Ranch, California, sprung a leak. It went on to release nearly 100,000 tons of gas into the air over four months, becoming the largest gas…
HEET started mapping gas leaks in 2015, making the magnitude of leaks in our streets visible and accessible to the general public for the first time. Now, we are excited to share an improved format of our annual gas leak maps, PLUS a first ever map of Massachusetts’ costly plans to replace aging gas pipes…
Our new report with UndauntedK12 provides the first statewide analysis of gas leaks reported at school properties. There were 91 reported gas leaks at MA schools in 2021 alone. A third of those required immediate attention by utility workers. Importantly, none of these leaks are currently an imminent threat to human safety; nor are they…
This year has been a critical time to consider the future of gas – or the lack of a future for gas! Climate laws across the country are driving states to drastically reduce emissions. To actually achieve those reductions, we must transition our energy systems away from carbon-based fuels that warm and pollute the atmosphere,…
At HEET, we’re all about systems change–and direct carbon-cutting steps are an important part of that process. HEET’s Jason Taylor is here to share some of his extensive knowledge on energy efficiency and simple steps you can take right now to cut carbon emissions at home. Jason: My devotion to cutting gas has been called…
As The Boston Globe recently reported, Eversource Gas and National Grid Gas, the two largest utilities in Massachusetts, have both received approval to install demonstration projects using HEET’s networked geothermal model: non-emitting systems of networked ground source heat pumps. The Mass. Attorney General’s Office will oversee an opportunity to design, install, own and operate an additional…
In a peer-reviewed paper, Salem State University Professor Marcos Luna and HEET Director Dominic Nicholas examined over 26,000 gas leaks in relation to demographic groups. Their findings show that low-income and communities of color, as well as renters, limited English-speaking households and adults with lower levels of education, are disproportionately exposed to gas leaks and…
The Shared Action Plan (SAP) is the unique collaboration between gas utilities, HEET, and our allies to prioritize finding and repairing distribution system gas leaks with the highest environmental impact. The SAP goal? Cut distribution pipe leaks in half fast. The good news–it’s working! Read the full report on year two here. Gas utilities are successfully…
