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Energy & Utilities

  • Gas tax could rise by 17 cents

    State House News Service December 17, 2019

    A proposal to cap carbon emissions from vehicles could add up to 17 cents to the price of a gallon of gas, according to estimates, but could also generate more than $500 million in revenue for the Bay State.

    State House News Service December 17, 2019
  • Columbia Gas probe not yet scheduled by state

    December 16, 2019

    The state's Department of Public Utilities has yet to schedule hearings in the Columbia Gas probe.

    December 16, 2019
  • UN reports 'bleak' findings on global greenhouse gas emissions

    Michael P. Norton November 26, 2019

    Massachusetts is trending toward its long-term greenhouse gas emission reduction targets, but the effort to reduce global emissions is failing, a new report said.

    Michael P. Norton November 26, 2019
  • Worcester energy company announces updated solar tech

    October 24, 2019

    Worcester-based Mass Megawatts Wind Power has announced Thursday the latest version of its solar tracking technology it says can improve power output by 60%.

    October 24, 2019
  • Ameresco secures $1.8M Oregon project

    October 21, 2019

    Framingham energy firm Ameresco has secured a $1.8-million Energy Savings Performance Contract with the Silver Falls School District in Oregon.

    October 21, 2019
  • Columbia Gas hires chief safety advisor

    October 16, 2019

    Nick Stavropoulos has been named the new chief safety advisor at Columbia Gas, which is headquartered in Westborough and has continued to struggle with high-visibility safety concerns.

    October 16, 2019
  • Solar Wolf Energy expanding to Auburn; hiring 40 employees

    Sam Bonacci October 16, 2019

    Solar Wolf Energy will purchase the former Cabot House Furniture location in Auburn in an expansion where the company will add 40 employees.

    Sam Bonacci October 16, 2019
  • DPU investigating National Grid's management

    State House News Service October 11, 2019

    State utility regulators have ordered a broad investigation into the management of National Grid in a rare move born of concerns that one of the state's largest electricity providers failed to communicate about the potential for severe delays in

    State House News Service October 11, 2019
  • Ameresco to build its largest solar farm

    Sam Bonacci October 8, 2019

    Framingham energy firm Ameresco has been contracted to build a solar farm made of more than 71,000 panels on a brownfield site in Illinois.

    Sam Bonacci October 8, 2019
  • Solar and energy storage company opening Sturbridge office

    September 30, 2019

    Nexamp, a Boston solar and energy storage company, is opening its third Massachusetts office in Sturbridge.

    September 30, 2019
  • Eversource spends $9 million on three Auburn properties

    Zachary Comeau September 23, 2019

    New England utility company Eversource has purchased three parcels in an Auburn business park for just over $9 million.

    Zachary Comeau September 23, 2019
  • Solar Wolf Energy expands south

    Zachary Comeau September 11, 2019

    Douglas clean energy installer Solar Wolf Energy has quietly opened new locations throughout the U.S. and now operates locations in four states.

    Zachary Comeau September 11, 2019
  • 40 Under Forty 2019: Ted Strzelecki

    August 16, 2019

    At Solar Wolf, the results of Strzelecki’s leadership speak for themselves.

    August 16, 2019
  • Industry group knocks feds' move on Vineyard Wind project

    Zachary Comeau August 12, 2019

    As it kicked off what it hoped would be a week to celebrate "U.S. leadership in wind energy production," a national wind energy industry group is instead making the case against the federal government's new delay of the Vineyard Wind project.

    Zachary Comeau August 12, 2019
  • Aquarion Water changes Central Mass. leadership

    July 31, 2019

    Aquarion Water Company, the privately-owned utility servicing Oxford and Millbury and a subsidiary of utility company Eversource, has announced a change in leadership for its Central Massachusetts operations. 

    July 31, 2019
  • Columbia Gas settles explosions class-action lawsuits for $143M

    Zachary Comeau July 29, 2019

    Westborough utility company Columbia Gas and its parent company NiSource of Indiana announced Monday it settled all class-action lawsuits related to last September’s natural gas disaster in the Merrimack Valley for $143 million. 

    Zachary Comeau July 29, 2019

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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.