MassLandlords Executive Director Re-Elected to Dept. of Energy Equity Working Group

MassLandlords Executive Director Doug Quattrochi was unanimously re-elected to his non-voting Mass Save stakeholder seat on the state Energy Efficiency Advisory Council Equity Working Group (EWG) in December.

Doug Quattrochi, seen here at a December rent control opposition fundraiser in New Bedford, has been unanimously re-elected to his seat to the Department of Energy Equity Working Group. (Image License: cc BY-SA 4.0 MassLandlords, Inc.)

This will allow Quattrochi to continue to provide housing provider perspective on important decarbonization issues, as well as advocate for funding that helps low-income renters and undercapitalized housing providers.

MassLandlords has held a seat on the EWG since 2023. The group, which is part of the state Department of Energy Resources, was previously tasked with coming up with a three-year plan for Mass Save. In 2025, landlords in 21 designated equity communities were able to receive full funding for a variety of energy improvements to eligible rental properties. These improvements include barrier remediation, weatherization and heat pumps.

Quattrochi expressed his gratitude in the unanimous decision to allow him to retain his seat.

“The members of the equity working group are coming from all sorts of places, ideologically and organizationally,” he stated. “Jo Ann Bodemer at the Department of Energy Resources runs the show, and well. Everyone's got a unique perspective and, unlike in other places where housing providers have tried to contribute, somehow we're all welcome to be there despite not everyone agreeing with us at first. I am enormously grateful.”

Retaining his seat enables Quattrochi to continue add essential input from rental housing providers’ perspectives on important energy initiatives.

“The vote shows that when we're given the chance, people appreciate what we bring to the table,” he added.