• The region’s annual and peak energy use will grow significantly over the next decade, driven by the electrification of heating and transportation.
• As soon as 2031, the region could experience peak loads during a particularly cold winter instead of the traditional summer peak. By the mid-2030s, winter will likely become the peak season.
• Existing distributed solar power has already shifted summer net peak loads to later in the afternoon, when solar output is lower. As a result, new distributed solar will play a lesser role in reducing summer peak demand than it has previously.
• 353 generation projects are being tracked, up from 289 two years ago.
• New England’s electricity supply is rapidly shifting toward a higher proportion of intermittent resources such as wind and solar power.

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