Processing Your Payment

Please do not leave this page until complete. This can take a few moments.

Energy & Utilities

  • Senate to take up clean energy acceleration

    State House News Service June 11, 2018

    Utilities would need to ramp up renewable energy purchases, the state could expand its support of offshore wind, and commercial solar endeavors would be freed from restrictions, under legislation the Senate plans to take up.

    State House News Service June 11, 2018
  • ExxonMobil delays Charlton water line construction

    Zachary Comeau June 8, 2018

    ExxonMobil's construction on a six-mile water pipeline to address contaminants from a Charlton gas station will begin about a year later than expected.

    Zachary Comeau June 8, 2018
  • Ameresco inks $7M energy deal with Atlanta

    Zachary Comeau June 6, 2018

    Framingham renewable energy firm Ameresco has signed a $7-million contract with Atlanta to improve the energy efficiency of 19 city-owned buildings.

    Zachary Comeau June 6, 2018
  • Ameresco completes 2,900-panel solar array in Conn.

    June 5, 2018

    Framingham-based renewable energy firm Ameresco has completed a 947.7-kilowatt solar facility in a rural Connecticut town.

    June 5, 2018
  • Boston firm completes 1,048-kw solar facility at Webster hospital

    Zachary Comeau May 31, 2018

    A 4,200-panel solar array at Harrington HealthCare's Webster facility is expected to save the hospital and Webster-area community more than $1 million.

    Zachary Comeau May 31, 2018
  • Worcester eyes 48 acres in Princeton for watershed protection

    Zachary Comeau May 29, 2018

    Worcester is looking to acquire more than 48 acres of land in Princeton for $180,000 to protect its water supply.

    Zachary Comeau May 29, 2018
  • Four clean energy bills clear House committee

    State House News Service May 25, 2018

    Four new clean energy bills promoting energy storage, solar development and electric vehicle sales have cleared the Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities and Energy,

    State House News Service May 25, 2018
  • Ameresco tapped for $2.1M upgrade to Portland, Ore., schools

    Zachary Comeau May 23, 2018

    Framingham energy efficiency and renewable energy firm Ameresco has been chosen by one of the Northwest's largest public school districts for a $2.1 million efficiency and infrastructure project.

    Zachary Comeau May 23, 2018
  • Mass. selects Vineyard Wind for offshore wind farm

    May 23, 2018

    Vineyard Wind, a project backed by a Danish fund management company, has been chosen by the Baker administration and state utilities to build an 800 megawatt offshore wind farm off the coast of Martha's Vineyard.

    May 23, 2018
  • AMSC chosen for Iowa grid pilot program

    May 22, 2018

    Devens energy company AMSC is participating in an energy efficiency pilot program with a Wisconsin firm to improve the optimization of the Iowa distribution grid.

    May 22, 2018
  • Ameresco acquires D.C.-based engineering firm

    May 14, 2018

    Framingham-based renewable and efficient energy firm Ameresco has acquired a Washington, D.C. engineering and consulting firm.

    May 14, 2018
  • Tree House to grow Charlton headquarters by 30%

    Zachary Comeau May 14, 2018

    Craft beer maker Tree House Brewing Co. is planning a 16,000-square-foot expansion of its 52,000-square-foot headquarters in Charlton.

    Zachary Comeau May 14, 2018
  • NORESCO begins $97M VA system energy work

    Zachary Comeau May 7, 2018

    Westborough energy efficiency and infrastructure solutions company NORESCO has begun work on a $97-million energy savings contract with a U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs' system in the upper Midwest.

    Zachary Comeau May 7, 2018
  • Tree House Brewing plans 16K-square-foot expansion

    Zachary Comeau May 7, 2018

    Craft beer maker Tree House Brewing Co. announced Sunday evening a planned 16,000-square-foot expansion of its 52,000-square-foot headquarters in Charlton.

    Zachary Comeau May 7, 2018
  • Old Sturbridge Village adds 5,400 solar panels

    May 3, 2018

    The outdoor living history museum Old Sturbridge Village has turned the switch on a 5,400-panel solar energy system, adding a 21st century technology to a 19th century community.

    May 3, 2018
  • Devens' Great Exchange business recycling program expanding

    Grant Welker April 30, 2018

    What started as a one-time business service event strictly for Devens now encompasses nearly three dozen communities throughout New England.

    Grant Welker April 30, 2018

Sign up for Enews

WBJ Web partners

Today's Poll

Should Massachusetts significantly reduce the environmental review time for new housing projects?
Choices
Poll Description

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.