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Energy & Utilities

  • Framingham renewable energy firm to improve Alaska cross-country skiing center

    Kevin Koczwara March 23, 2023

    Ameresco, Inc. of Framingham has partnered with Alaska Pacific University to design and upgrade infrastructure at the Nordic Ski Center for Winter Olympic athletes and world championship cross country skiing athletes.

    Kevin Koczwara March 23, 2023
  • Rail supporters demand state extend services west of Worcester

    Chris Lisinski | State House News Service March 22, 2023

    The MBTA's commuter rail network only goes as far as Worcester. Amtrak offers passenger rail service to points further west, but on its current schedule, just one train per day -- the Lake Shore Limited bound for Chicago -- travels nonstop from

    Chris Lisinski | State House News Service March 22, 2023
  • DPU approves 40% National Grid electric rate decrease

    Kevin Koczwara March 22, 2023

    The Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities has approved a rate reduction for National Grid plc electric customers. The decision, announced Tuesday, will result in residential customers seeing roughly a 40% decrease in monthly bills starting

    Kevin Koczwara March 22, 2023
  • Ameresco to plant more trees in England

    Kevin Koczwara March 20, 2023

    Ameresco, Inc. has extended its partnership with the British charity Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust to plant 1,000 trees and help landscape the Yorkshire Dales National Park in England.

    Kevin Koczwara March 20, 2023
  • Healey overhauls regulators on state public utilities board

    Colin A. Young | State House News Service March 17, 2023

    The Healey administration on Wednesday rolled out its refreshed roster for the Department of Public Utilities and charged the new trio with creating a "21st Century DPU."

    Colin A. Young | State House News Service March 17, 2023
  • Westborough EV battery recycler strikes supply deal with UK material provider

    Kevin Koczwara March 16, 2023

    Ascend Elements in Westborough has reached an agreement with Koura Global to provide the United Kingdom-based company with up to 5,000 metric tons of recycled and recovered materials from lithium-ion batteries, enough to support the production of 1

    Kevin Koczwara March 16, 2023
  • National Grid to drop electric rates on May 1

    Kevin Koczwara March 16, 2023

    Utility company National Grid plc announced on Thursday it is reducing electric bills for its customers who received its basic service starting on May 1. 

    Kevin Koczwara March 16, 2023
  • Ameresco increases European footprint with Italian acquisition

    Timothy Doyle March 13, 2023

    Natick-based clean energy company Ameresco has entered into an agreement to acquire Italy-based energy efficiency and renewable energy company ENERQUOS Energy Solutions S.r.l.

    Timothy Doyle March 13, 2023
  • Westborough EV recycling firm extends Honda battery deal

    Kevin Koczwara March 9, 2023

    Ascend Elements and Honda Motor Co., Ltd. reached an agreement to extend their collaboration on recycled lithium-ion batteries for Honda’s electric vehicles in North America.

    Kevin Koczwara March 9, 2023
  • Energy coalition wants $300M for building overhauls to defray costs

    Sam Drysdale | State House News Service March 8, 2023

    To meet the state's climate goals and cut down on energy costs for residents, Massachusetts needs to invest in zero-carbon renovations in existing buildings around the state, according to a coalition of over 150 organizations.

    Sam Drysdale | State House News Service March 8, 2023
  • DPU approves further cut in gas rates

    Michael Norton | State House News Service March 1, 2023

    State regulators have approved additional gas supply rate reductions, and customers will see lower costs beginning on March 1 and lasting until May 1.

    Michael Norton | State House News Service March 1, 2023
  • Gas prices continue late-season drop in Greater Worcester

    Timothy Doyle February 28, 2023

    The average price of gasoline in Greater Worcester dropped almost 6 cents since a week prior, continuing a slide in prices begun early in February.

    Timothy Doyle February 28, 2023
  • Greater Worcester gas prices down another 5 cents

    Timothy Doyle February 21, 2023

    The average price for a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline in the Worcester metro area dropped again this week as school vacations begin.

    Timothy Doyle February 21, 2023
  • What tech companies like about downtown Worcester

    Timothy Doyle Updated: February 20, 2023

    Inside of these downtown Worcester century-old structures, and some contemporary ones, businesses from one of the most cutting-edge industries – technology – have been setting up shop

    Timothy Doyle Updated: February 20, 2023
  • Worcester metro gasoline prices drop 3 cents in a week

    Timothy Doyle February 13, 2023

    The average price of a gallon of regular gasoline in Greater Worcester dropped by 3 cents since last week but remains well above the average a month ago.

    Timothy Doyle February 13, 2023
  • Amid national and political fanfare, $2B fusion energy company opens in Devens

    Kevin Koczwara February 13, 2023

    In a ribbon-cutting event attended by the top energy official in President Joe Biden’s administration and both Massachusetts senators, Commonwealth Fusion Systems officially opened its new campus in Devens on Friday.

    Kevin Koczwara February 13, 2023

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Should Madison Properties be forced to sell its Polar Park-adjacent land?
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Poll Description

When City of Worcester and Worcester Red Sox officials announced in 2018 the plan to construct the Polar Park baseball stadium in the Canal District, a key part of the economic development effort was a partnership with Boston developer Madison Properties to redevelop five properties around the ballpark into residences, hotels, and office buildings, with openings scheduled to begin in 2021 when the stadium opened.

All five of those Madison projects are significantly behind schedule and only one has come to fruition -- the high-end 228-apartment complex The Revington -- although the Canal District has seen other non-Madison developments come online, including The Cove and District 120 apartment complexes. All developments in Central Massachusetts have faced headwinds since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, including trouble obtaining affordable financing, shortage of materials and labor, and downturns in the commercial real estate and life sciences industries.

The slow development of the Madison properties was the main reason cited by City officials for why the City's plan to not use general taxpayer funds to pay for the $160-million Polar Park has failed. Members of the City Council have gone as far as to call for one key Madison property to perhaps be seized by eminent domain to make way for a new developer.