State Climate Bills Move Forward
In July, just a few days before the legislative session was scheduled to end, the Massachusetts House passed its own…
HEET Supports Lockdown Food Deliveries
When the coronavirus struck Massachusetts, Ana Javier of the Merrimack Valley Project identified families in Lawrence who were under economic…
Gas Leak Maps Now Include 2019 Data
Massachusetts gas distribution utilities have been required since 2014 to report annually to the Department of Public Utilities the location…
HEET in the News
HEET received a national sustainability award! Together with Buro Happold Engineering, we won the American Planning Association (APA) Sustainable Communities…
HEET runs Utility-Scale Geothermal Charrette in MIT’s January Session
There was a lot of ENERGY in the room during the four Utility-Scale Geothermal sessions in MIT’s January IAP (Independent…
Energy Shift in New Senate Legislation
The Massachusetts Senate has just announced their Next Generation Climate Policy Legislation, S.2477 and it directs the Department of Public…
Rocky Mountain Institute Shares GeoMicroDistrict Path to Electrification
Read our guest blog at Rocky Mountain Institute! HEET Co-Executive Director Audrey Schulman pitches a 'grounded' path to electrification, featuring…
WBUR Highlights HEET Influence
WBUR reporter Bruce Gellerman explains how HEET promoted interconnecting wells to build GeoMicroDistricts that can replace gas infrastructure. How A Climate…
Eversource Plans Three Geothermal Pilots
Based on HEET’s GeoMicroDistrict concept, Eversource stated its intention to pilot three geothermal pilots in a document recently filed with…
Legislation for a Gas-Free FUTURE
After the Merrimack Valley gas disaster, HEET spearheaded ideas for omnibus gas legislation, then worked with Gas Leaks Allies and…