Thanks to Harvard Radio, WHRB 95.3 FM, for producing this PSA with HEET! Learn about HEET’s GeoMicroDistrict, a non-emitting system of networked ground source heat pumps that heats and cools homes without natural gas, and the six GeoMicroDistrict demonstration installations moving forward in Massachusetts: Construction on one install by Eversource Gas is set to begin…
We are so pleased to announce that HEET and the East Boston chapter of Mothers Out Front were selected as the two recipients of Boston’s first Community Clean Air Grant! The grants are awarded to support Boston’s clean air and carbon neutrality goals. Funds will allow HEET to distribute induction cooktops to Boston residents with…
HEET’s charrettes bring together utility representatives, environmental advocates, legislators, geothermal experts and other stakeholders to share knowledge on the best path forward for the GeoMicroDistrict (a system of networked ground source heat pumps). This fall, stakeholders gathered over Zoom to discuss what legal and regulatory changes will be necessary to allow the utility-scale geothermal network…
Our newest program, EJAir (Environmental Justice Air), is partnering with the non-profit All In Energy to help improve the connection between environmental justice communities and Mass Save’s weatherization and energy efficiency upgrades. Energy efficiency upgrades can reduce carbon emissions, save households money and improve air quality. Through this new partnership, EJAir will provide outreach to…
Methane emissions in Massachusetts are six times higher than the state’s estimates, according to research published this November by Harvard University and Boston University scientists (Sargent, M.R., Floerchinger, C., McKain, K., Budney, J., Gottlieb, E.W., Hutyra, L.R., Rudek, J., and Wofsy, S.C.). Their research also finds that methane emissions have not decreased significantly between 2015…
In November, the HEET team put our efficiency skills to the test with a trip to the Boston Area Gleaners. Gleaners is a wonderful nonprofit that harvests surplus farm crops and distributes them to communities facing food insecurity. Gleaners has been a key partner in Our Table, an initiative launched by Lawrence community leaders with…
The Washington Post spent a day getting to know HEET’s visionary co-founder and co-executive director, Audrey Schulman. Read her profile here! Climate reporter Tik Root recounts Audrey’s and HEET’s evolution over the years. “Schulman is not an engineer or a scientist,” Root writes. “By profession, the 58-year-old is a writer with five novels to her…
According to an eye-opening report detailed in this week’s Boston Globe, billions of dollars are being poured into installing brand new gas pipes in Massachusetts–even as the state transitions off fossil fuels. The report, commissioned by the Gas Leaks Allies coalition, found that the state’s Gas System Enhancement Program, or GSEP, was “intended to increase…
HEET’s new Director of Environmental Justice Community Outreach, Kai Palmer-Dunning, will be leading efforts to improve Boston air quality and respiratory health as a part of HEET’s EJAir (Environmental Justice Air) program. EJAir focuses on reducing emissions and energy bills for environmental justice communities in Boston through energy efficiency retrofits available through the Mass Save…
Each month, HEET hosts a Community Charrette covering a variety of topics related to networked geothermal demonstration projects. Enterprising gas companies—keen to explore cost efficient replacements for increasingly ineffective and outdated gas system business models—have already committed to $30 million in demonstration installations in Massachusetts (Eversource Gas and Merrimack Valley Installations) and New York (NYSERDA,…
