Help Wanted: Massachusetts Seeks Energy Transition Advisors

Massachusetts seeks help solving some of the toughest issues surrounding its energy transition.

State officials are forming an Energy Transition Advisory Council to make recommendations to the recently formed Office of Energy Transition. It will focus on three of the most difficult issues facing the Bay State: the future of the existing liquefied natural gas import terminal outside Boston, how to deliver clean electricity during periods of peak demand and establishing alternative mechanisms for financing clean energy investments.

“A clean energy future will not happen if we operate in silos,” Democratic Gov. Maura Healey said in a statement. “The Office of Energy Transition and this newly formed Advisory Council are an invitation to all affected by this to come to the table, present solutions, and make real commitments that will allow us to move forward.”

State law requires Massachusetts to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 50 percent below 1990 levels by 2030. In 2020, the most recent year for which data is available, emissions were 30 percent lower than in 1990. Meeting the goal will be a challenge.