Massachusetts has enacted a clean energy law that gives a green light to a controversial plan to allow some local communities to ban new natural gas-hookups.
Signed Aug. 11 by outgoing Gov. Charlie Baker (R), the Act Advancing Clean Energy and Offshore Wind, also expands the state’s offshore wind energy mandate to 5.6 GW, from 4GW previously, while scrapping price caps on new bids that had lowered interest in the development of new projects.