Research Highlights

Home Heat Pumps in Massachusetts

May 2019, Green Energy Consumers Alliance (GECA)

Senior Researchers Ricardo Lopez, PhD and Tyler Comings, Clinic Director and Senior Economist Liz Stanton, PhD and Assistant Researcher Eliandro Tavares prepared a report assessing the cost to replace residential heating and cooling systems with: 1) a gas furnace and central air conditioning, or 2) an electric heat pump that provides both heating and cooling.

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Fixing Gas Leaks Pays for Itself

May 2019, Gas Leak Allies

Researcher Bryndis Woods, Clinic Director and Senior Economist Liz Stanton, PhD, and Assistant Researcher Eliandro Tavares prepared a policy brief assessing the return on investment for repairing gas leaks in Massachusetts, and found a payback period of one year for the most significant leaks.

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Testimony on Sooner Coal Plant Scrubbers

April 2019, Sierra Club

Senior Researcher Tyler Comings provided testimony on the prudence of Oklahoma Gas and Electric (OG&E's) investment in scrubbers for its Sooner coal plant.

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