Governor Healy announces executive order to pursue 10 gigawatts of new energy and 5 gigawatts of storage

Governor Healy announced an executive order at Lynch Elementary School in Winchester directing state agencies to pursue 10 gigawatts of new energy resources and 5 gigawatts of energy storage, saying the move is aimed at lowering household and business energy costs and speeding project buildout.

"I'm setting Massachusetts on a course to get 10 new gigawatts of energy into our state as soon as possible," Governor Healy said, adding that the target equates to powering "2,000,000 homes" and that the administration expects the effort to produce about "$10,000,000,000" in savings if the goals are reached. She said her administration would direct all agencies to take the actions necessary and described an "all-of-the-above" strategy that includes solar, wind, nuclear, geothermal, gas and battery storage.

Rebecca Tepper, secretary of the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs, said the order sets clear 10-year targets and emphasizes permitting reforms and regional cooperation to move projects forward more quickly. "This executive order is…