Energy and Environment

UPDATE: This page was published in early November 2025, based on the best available data at that time. Due to the limitations of forecasting weather and energy costs, the energy price and heating cost estimates do not reflect current energy prices and household consumption levels this winter.

Studies and statistics from MassDEP, its Office of Research & Standards (ORS), and other organizations.

State energy statistics, including production, consumption, prices, and expenditures. This data is collected by the U.S. Energy Information Administration and hosted on its website.

This dashboard assists utility managers and local officials compare residential water and wastewater rates against various benchmarks, including system characteristics, customer socioeconomic conditions, and geography. This data is published by the University of North Carolina's Environmental Finance Center.

Learn about which pollutants and parameters the agency measures at specific monitoring sites, and why.

The agency prepares inventories on a periodic basis under the federal Clean Air Act and the Massachusetts Global Warming Solutions Act.

Data extracts are raw data from company filings. Information Releases are annual reports from MassDEP.

February 2025

Find data on air quality in Massachusetts. This dataset provides estimates of air pollution concentrations for fine air particles (PM2.5) and ozone. These measures are available for each year for each community within Massachusetts.

Monthly tick reports show seasonal trends in reported tick bites and tick-borne disease diagnoses in Massachusetts residents.