Healey Asks Trump Administration to Speed up Review of Planned Gas Expansion in Latest Sign of Shifting Energy Politics
Healey said the expansion would add enough gas capacity for about 200,000 homes and help lower costs for customers.
- On Thursday, Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey urged Energy Secretary Chris Wright to expedite federal permits for the Reliable Affordable Resilient Enhancement project, citing a "sense of urgency" to preserve its 2028 in-service date.
- Facing an energy affordability crisis while campaigning for reelection, Healey is pushing an "all-of-the-above" energy strategy to lower heating costs by securing more natural gas supply into Massachusetts.
- Under RARE, Enbridge would replace about eight miles of existing infrastructure, a move the Department of Public Utilities found could save 600,000 Eversource customers about $40 million annually.
- Environmental advocates expressed disappointment, with Sierra Club Massachusetts chapter president Vick Mohanka calling the support an "about-turn" that contradicts state climate goals, contrasting Healey's current stance with her past opposition to pipeline expansions.
- Healey also signaled interest in a larger expansion called Project Beacon, noting "there may be more opportunities ahead," though Enbridge has not yet submitted a formal proposal for the potential 10 percent capacity increase.
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