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Energy & Utilities

  • Power grid solutions needed to avoid blackouts

    Gordon Van Welie February 5, 2018

    The challenges to power system reliability require action from policymakers, regulators and the energy industry.

    Gordon Van Welie February 5, 2018
  • New Hampshire denies Canadian hydrpower transmission project

    State House News Serivce February 2, 2018

    A permit that the Northern Pass project had been counting on was denied by New Hampshire site evaluators on Thursday, jeopardizing the Bay State's newly minted plan to transmit hydropower from Quebec to Massachusetts.

    State House News Serivce February 2, 2018
  • U.S. court finds Chinese company guilty of stealing AMSC secrets

    Zachary Comeau January 31, 2018

    A federal court has found a Chinese wind turbine manufacturer guilty of stealing trade secrets from Devens-based AMSC, which caused the loss of 70 percent of AMSC's workforce.

    Zachary Comeau January 31, 2018
  • Baker forming group in opposition to offshore drilling

    State House News Service January 30, 2018

    Gov. Charlie Baker said Monday he's working to build a coalition of eastern seaboard governors opposed to the Trump administration's plan to open the North Atlantic to offshore oil drilling.

    State House News Service January 30, 2018
  • Protonex receives $1.6M military power device order

    Zachary Comeau January 30, 2018

    Southborough power supply manufacturer Protonex has received a $1.6 million purchase order for the U.S. military.

    Zachary Comeau January 30, 2018
  • Eversource, Montreal firm chosen for Northern Pass project

    State House News Service January 29, 2018

    Capping a competitive procurement, the Baker administration and Bay State utilities have selected the Northern Pass project, a joint effort of Eversource and Hydro-Quebec to bring hydropower from Canada to Massachusetts.

    State House News Service January 29, 2018
  • AMSC begins system work for South Korean 5.5-megawatt wind turbines

    January 25, 2018

    Energy grid and planning company AMSC of Devens has begun work on an electrical control system for a wind turbine manufacturer helping to build an offshore wind project in South Korea.

    January 25, 2018
  • Solect expects pain from new solar tariff

    Grant Welker January 24, 2018

    Hopkinton solar company Solect Energy is expecting a sudden stop in growth — or even a drop — after a new tariff on solar-panel imports was announced this week.

    Grant Welker January 24, 2018
  • WPI to open Boston collaboration space Jan. 31

    Grant Welker January 24, 2018

    Worcester Polytechnic Institute's new collaboration space in Boston is meant to capitalize on its proximity to tech companies, start-ups and a wealth of professional talent in the city.

    Grant Welker January 24, 2018
  • Central Mass. electrician union adds 30 members

    January 17, 2018

    The IBEW Local 96, a Worcester union for electrical workers, added 30 new members in 2017 to bring the union's membership to 371.

    January 17, 2018
  • After tax law, National Grid to reduce rate increase request

    State House News Service January 11, 2018

    National Grid will seek a smaller rate hike in Massachusetts than it originally requested, the utility company said Thursday, citing the benefit of the recent federal tax reform bill.

    State House News Service January 11, 2018
  • WBJ names the 2018 Best of Business Award winners

    Brad Kane January 8, 2018

    If you're looking for good companies and organizations to help your business prosper, we recommend you take a look at this list.

    Brad Kane January 8, 2018
  • Eversource to lower rates after new tax law

    State House News Service January 4, 2018

    Some Eversource customers who braced for higher charges could end up paying less for their electricity after the energy company proposed changes based on the new federal tax law.

    State House News Service January 4, 2018
  • Five C-Mass towns to receive $758K as green communities

    January 2, 2018

    Five Worcester County towns have will receive a total of $758,345 after achieving Green Communities designation by the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources.

    January 2, 2018
  • Yatco Energy brothers buy Worcester gas station for $2.8M

    Zachary Comeau December 29, 2017

    The three brothers who run Northborough wholesale fuel distributor Yatco Energy have purchased the Yankee Food Mart and gas station on Route 12 in Worcester for $2.8 million.

    Zachary Comeau December 29, 2017
  • Mass. gasoline prices fall 3 cents

    Zachary Comeau December 27, 2017

    Gasoline prices in Massachusetts continue to fall -- this time three cents to $2.43 per gallon -- after a spike due to a nasty hurricane season this fall.

    Zachary Comeau December 27, 2017

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Do you approve or disapprove of the way Eric Batista has led the City of Worcester in the past year?
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On June 24, the Worcester City Council returned a largely positive appraisal of City Manager Eric Batista during his annual review. Councillors praised Batista for his fiscal management of the City and acknowledged his efforts to provide more shelter for unhoused individuals.

Still, members raised concerns over Batista’s handling of a U.S. Department of Justice report that found the Worcester Police Department used excessive force and his response to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement incident on Eureka Street on May 8. 

In Worcester's form of city government, the appointed city manager is essentially the CEO of the City of Worcester while the elected mayor and city council are part time and help set policy.