Massachusetts has no fossil fuel reserves but does possess substantial renewable energy resources. Massachusetts is the most densely populated State in New England. Per capita energy consumption is low and the Massachusetts economy is one of the least energy intensive in the Nation. The residential and transportation sectors lead State energy consumption.
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- The Everett liquefied natural gas (LNG) import facility is the only existing LNG terminal serving the Northeast.
- Massachusetts is one of the few States that require the statewide use of reformulated motor gasoline blended with ethanol.
- Massachusetts is a leading source of electricity generated from landfill gas and municipal solid waste.
- Massachusetts is the only New England State that relies significantly on coal-fired power plants, with coal accounting for one-fourth of electricity generation.
- A proposed 420-megawatt wind power project in Nantucket Sound could become the Nation's first offshore wind farm.