Quarter 1 2015
NEWS & UPDATES

Dear Friends,

Thank you for your interest in Acadia Center and our continuing progress toward smarter energy policies. As we look forward to the first signs of spring, we also want to keep you updated on what we have been up to over the past few months.
For a closer look at Acadia Center's in-depth research and advocacy, and to keep up with the landscape that is changing every day, please  check out our website  for news clips, blog posts, publications and updates on our initiatives.

Sincerely,
Daniel L. Sosland
President

Modernizing the Power Grid
In February, Acadia Center published its ambitious but realistic look at an energy future that puts the consumer in control to allow greater freedom regarding energy costs. UtilityVision presents a comprehensive regulatory framework for a modern energy system that revolves around the consumer and propels us toward our climate and economic goals.

UtilityVision focuses on reforms such as empowering the consumer, planning a consumer-focused power grid, aligning utility incentives with consumer and environmental goals, helping consumers pay for power they use, and paying consumers for power they produce.

Looking Toward a Clean Energy Future in Massachusetts
With the advent of the new Massachusetts Legislature, Acadia Center is ready and focused on a slate of policy initiatives developed to propel the state's transition to a broadly electrified energy system that is low-carbon, efficient, and consumer-friendly. With advocacy action, stakeholder collaboration and in-depth economic and emissions analysis, Acadia Center is working to ensure success of new proposals, with goals such as accelerating clean energy uptake, advancing electric vehicles and pricing carbon emissions.

Acadia Center is engaged with state leaders and representatives from consumer, labor, business, and other stakeholder groups to advance these priorities through state processes, legislative proposals and policy analysis.
Envisioning Our Energy Future Forum
Acadia Center held a forum on Envisioning Our Energy Future in Boston on February 24th. The event was intended to help foster thought-leadership in the energy space, bringing together stakeholders and experts for a discussion of timely topics, with three panels and a lunch speaker. The three panels of the day featured presentations from stakeholders with a wide range of expertise in the energy fields.