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Energy & Utilities

  • Power from new offshore wind contracts may not be cheaper, officials say

    State House News Service May 26, 2022

    Contracts for the state's next two offshore wind projects were filed Wednesday and while both projects legally comply with the state's offshore wind price cap, officials said the price of power might not actually be cheaper than the last project.

    State House News Service May 26, 2022
  • Marlborough waste management plant fined for unauthorized transfer to Westminster

    Katherine Hamilton May 25, 2022

    A waste management company operating in Marlborough and Westminster has been fined $7,373 for violating hazardous waste and solid waste regulations, according to a Wednesday release from the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection.

    Katherine Hamilton May 25, 2022
  • National Grid sells Rhode Island operations

    State House News Service May 25, 2022

    National Grid is moving out of the Rhode Island market with Wednesday's completion of the sale of Narragansett Electric Company (NECO).

    State House News Service May 25, 2022
  • Auburn solar company abruptly closes, amid legal trouble & unfinished projects

    Katherine Hamilton May 13, 2022

    Auburn-based solar company Solar Wolf Energy announced abruptly in a Wednesday Facebook post it will close its operations, leaving more than 50 Yarmouth residents without fully installed solar panel systems, despite having paid.

    Katherine Hamilton May 13, 2022
  • Ameresco awarded $7.9M U.S. Army contract

    Laura Finaldi May 11, 2022

    HSGS-Ameresco, LLC has been awarded a $7.9-million contract to design and construct a new solar energy system for the U.S. Army.

    Laura Finaldi May 11, 2022
  • Mass. gas prices rise 18 cents per gallon in new record high

    Katherine Hamilton May 9, 2022

    Massachusetts’ average gas price hit a new record high after rising 18 cents in a week to $4.39 per gallon of regular unleaded, according to a Monday press release from travel association AAA Northeast.

    Katherine Hamilton May 9, 2022
  • Ameresco to add battery storage system to 67-acre Army base

    Katherine Hamilton May 5, 2022

    Framingham renewable energy firm Ameresco was awarded a contract to add a comprehensive battery energy storage system to its existing solar energy facility in Maryland.

    Katherine Hamilton May 5, 2022
  • Power 50: The most influential professionals of 2022

    Brad Kane Updated: May 20, 2022

    The Power 50 may not necessarily hold the most power in the region, but they are the people who most effectively wielded their power to have an outsized influence on the economy and the community within the last year.

    Brad Kane Updated: May 20, 2022
  • 2022 Power 50: Michael O’Kronley

    Updated: May 2, 2022

    Michael O’Kronley and Ascend Elements’ goal is to be at the forefront of the public’s transition from gas-guzzling cars to electric vehicles.

    Updated: May 2, 2022
  • 2022 Power 50: Bob Mumgaard

    Updated: May 2, 2022

    Few companies worldwide have the ability to alter the entire course of human history, particularly our relationship with energy and limited global resources.

    Updated: May 2, 2022
  • 2022 Power 50: Charles Norton

    Updated: May 2, 2022

    Charles Norton has already had a tremendous impact on the region’s development trajectory and shows no signs of slowing.

    Updated: May 2, 2022
  • 2022 Power 50: Christopher Roy

    Updated: May 2, 2022

    Looking into the future, high-speed internet and sustainable energy are going to be the cornerstones of economic development infrastructure, even more so than now.

    Updated: May 2, 2022
  • National Grid sets net-zero goal for 2050

    Alexander MacDougall April 19, 2022

    National Grid, the utility which provides electricity and natural gas to communities throughout Central Massachusetts, announced it intends to reach net-zero emissions by 2050, seeking to eliminate fossil fuels entirely from its gas networks. 

    Alexander MacDougall April 19, 2022
  • Fitchburg trucking firm to buy new truck with $44K NCMDC loan

    Anthony Buscarino April 14, 2022

    Fitchburg transportation company R.A. Aldrich Trucking received a $44,000 loan from the North Central Massachusetts Development Corp. to assist with the purchase of a new semi-truck.

    Anthony Buscarino April 14, 2022
  • Ameresco commits to $102M conservation project at Hawaiian Air Force base

    Sloane M. Perron April 8, 2022

    Renewable energy firm Ameresco partnered with Hickam Communities LLC, residential homes owned and managed by Lendlease at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam Air Force Base in Hawaii.

    Sloane M. Perron April 8, 2022
  • Mass. Senate climate change plan would pour $250M into decarbonization

    Chris Lisinski from the State House News Service April 8, 2022

    Transportation, energy and the construction fields feature as primary focus areas in a bill Senate Democrats rolled out Thursday to accelerate decarbonization efforts amidst what lawmakers called a sluggish approach by state agencies.

    Chris Lisinski from the State House News Service April 8, 2022

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While shifting cultural norms in the business community have found hiring managers outwardly working toward hiring a more diverse staff, studies in the last few years by organizations like McKinsey & Co. and Regent University found women and people of color are promoted less frequently than their white male counterparts. This produces a dynamic where company leadership at many organizations remains dominated by white males even as the company's employees become more diversified.