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Energy & Utilities

  • Gas workers ratify contract, due back to work this month

    State House News Service January 8, 2019

    National Grid gas workers who have been locked out since June are set to be back on the job later this month.

    State House News Service January 8, 2019
  • Tentative agreement reached between National Grid, gas workers

    State House News Service January 3, 2019

    The prolonged contract dispute and lockout that has riled the natural gas industry and labor and political circles since June could be coming to an end.

    State House News Service January 3, 2019
  • Baker signs gas safety bill

    State House News Service January 2, 2019

    Utilities operating in Massachusetts will face new oversight on natural gas work.

    State House News Service January 2, 2019
  • State starts from zero with clean peak energy standard

    State House News Service January 2, 2019

    State energy officials on Monday determined that zero megawatt hours are being served by clean peak resources during peak load hours in Massachusetts.

    State House News Service January 2, 2019
  • Baker signs lockout benefits bill

    State House News Service December 31, 2018

    Gov. Charlie Baker on Monday morning signed a bill to extend unemployment benefits for locked-out workers, legislation for which unions of locked-out gas workers have clamored.

    State House News Service December 31, 2018
  • AMSC collects final $25M payment over Chinese trade secret theft

    Grant Welker December 28, 2018

    A Chinese firm the U.S. Department of Justice said stole trade secrets from Ayer renewal energy firm AMSC has made its final settlement payment to the company.

    Grant Welker December 28, 2018
  • The hospitality industry will keep the Central Mass. buzz going into 2019

    Zachary Comeau December 24, 2018

    Worcester and the business community has seized on its economic momentum with several new homegrown restaurants and entertainment options debuting seemingly every month.

    Zachary Comeau December 24, 2018
  • DPU eases National Grid work moratorium, with conditions

    State House News Service December 19, 2018

    State regulators are ordering National Grid to have gas work plans reviewed and approved by a certified professional engineer and have imposed a new oversight requirement on the company.

    State House News Service December 19, 2018
  • Millbury solar firm moving HQ to Douglas

    December 18, 2018

    Solar Wolf Energy is moving its main offices from Millbury into a 20,000-square-foot facility in Douglas.

    December 18, 2018
  • Baker energy plan hinges on changes transportation, building

    State House News Service December 13, 2018

    A first-ever energy plan released Wednesday by the Baker administration found that Massachusetts must step up its efforts around energy efficiency.

    State House News Service December 13, 2018
  • Worcester to save $2M with new natural gas contract

    December 4, 2018

    Worcester is expecting to save $2 million over the course of a new three-year contract with Constellation NewEnergy to supply city facilities with 2.6 million therms of natural gas each year.

    December 4, 2018
  • Sutton, Primetals get $2.25M MassWorks grant for gas lines

    November 28, 2018

    England-based metal mill manufacturer Primetals and Sutton are receiving $2.25 million in assistance from the state to help fund natural gas lines for the company's planned $28-million manufacturing facility in the town.

    November 28, 2018
  • AAA: December could bring lowest gas prices of year

    State House News Service November 27, 2018

    As oil prices tumble, Massachusetts drivers could get an early present in the form of cheaper prices for gas before they fill up the tank for holiday travel.

    State House News Service November 27, 2018
  • Gas connection halt puts development in the crosshairs

    State House News Service November 14, 2018

    The state's twin natural gas crises are now taking a toll on housing and economic development in Massachusetts.

    State House News Service November 14, 2018
  • AMSC nets $22.6M in Q2 thanks to $30M settlement payment

    November 12, 2018

    Thanks to the first settlement payment from a Chinese company accused of stealing the company's intellectual property, AMSC reported a 400-percent increase in second-quarter revenue.

    November 12, 2018
  • Orsted completes Deepwater Wind acquisition

    State House News Service November 12, 2018

    Danish wind energy giant Ørsted announced on Thursday that its acquisition of Deepwater Wind has been finalized.

    State House News Service November 12, 2018

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Should Massachusetts significantly reduce the environmental review time for new housing projects?
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In an effort to increase the pace of new housing development in Massachusetts, Gov. Maura Healey has proposed streamlining the environmental review process for certain new housing projects, with the goal of reducing the time spent on the process from about one year to 30 days. Environmental reviews are a hallmark of community planning, to ensure new development doesn't negatively impact surrounding properties or natural resources, even though the process does add significant time and often cost to projects. Healey's proposal comes after Massachusetts fell behind the national average in new housing production, despite adding 90,000 new units since she became governor in 2023.

New England already averages the longest timeline in the nation to build a single-family home once the developer has been giving the authorization to move forward with construction, according to U.S. Census statistics compiled by the National Association of Home Builders. In 2023, single-family homes in New England averaged 13.9 months from permit to completion. The South Atlantic states have the lowest average of 8.9 months while the region that includes Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Louisiana is the second quickest at 9.4 months. The second-longest average after New England is the New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania region, which takes 13.2 months.