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Webinar: Breaking Down the Draft Clean Energy Siting and Permitting Regulations

Virtual (Zoom)

The Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (DOER) recently published draft regulations to implement legislative reforms passed last year (2024) to municipal siting and permitting processes for clean energy infrastructure. These regulations will change how municipalities across the Commonwealth will need to approach siting and permitting for solar photovoltaic (PV), battery storage, distribution substations, and other […]

Introducing the Climate Resilience Playbook: An Online Resource for Massachusetts Communities (webinar)

Virtual (Zoom)

Join the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC), Pioneer Valley Planning Commission (PVPC), and Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) for a webinar to officially launch the Climate Resilience Playbook (the Playbook). The Playbook is an online interactive tool that local planners can use to identify and prioritize resilience actions for their communities. During […]

E-Cargo Bikes: Small-Scale Deliveries for Big Impact (interactive webinar)

Virtual (Zoom)

Please join MAPC, City of Boston, Net Zero Logistics, and MassCEC for an interactive discussion about our recently launched new resource, E-Cargo Bikes: Strategies for Municipal Delivery Transition! This guide provides tools and resources to support municipalities in the Greater Boston region who want to make the transition from traditional delivery vehicles to electric bikes, […]