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Report 2026

Everett Marine Terminal Focus Area Working Group Report

Working-group analysis of options for reducing Massachusetts gas utilities’ reliance on the Everett Marine Terminal.

Groundwork Data, Consensus Building Institute

Massachusetts Office of Energy Transformation

Michael Walsh (Lead Researcher and Technical Facilitator)

National Grid (Boston Gas) daily Everett Marine Terminal vapor and liquid use, effective degree days, and cumulative terminal draw during the 2025–26 heating season.Expand figure
National Grid (Boston Gas) daily Everett Marine Terminal vapor and liquid use, effective degree days, and cumulative terminal draw during the 2025–26 heating season.

Everett Marine Terminal report: National Grid (Boston Gas) utilization, 2025–26 heating season. Source: National Grid EMT reporting, D.P.U. 24-25; November effective degree days from Boston weather observations.

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Everett Marine Terminal report: National Grid (Boston Gas) utilization, 2025–26 heating season. Source: National Grid EMT reporting, D.P.U. 24-25; November effective degree days from Boston weather observations.

This working-group report examines options for reducing Massachusetts gas utilities’ reliance on the Everett Marine Terminal while maintaining local reliability. It presents analysis and recommendations to the Energy Transformation Advisory Board, with attention to affordability and the Commonwealth’s decarbonization goals.

Supporting resources

  • Report appendix — membership, meeting agendas, utility forecasts, assessment guidance, and alternatives analyses. Download PDF · Mass.gov copy
  • Research compendium (July 10, 2026) — background on the terminal’s history, operations, community role, emissions, and place in the regional energy system. Download PDF · Mass.gov copy

The chart shows National Grid (Boston Gas) utilization of the terminal during the 2025–26 heating season, alongside effective degree days and cumulative terminal draw. View the full-size chart to read its axes, annotations, and source note.