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Energy & Utilities

  • Ameresco reports $1.6B total project backlog

    May 2, 2017

    Framingham energy efficiency company Ameresco reported a record high total project backlog of $1.6 billion on Tuesday, in an earnings report that also revealed the company lost about $600,000 in its first quarter.

    May 2, 2017
  • AMSC expects $28M quarterly loss

    Grant Welker April 27, 2017

    American Superconductor Corp., a Devens power grid planner and engineer, said Wednesday it expects disappointing fourth-quarter revenue.

    Grant Welker April 27, 2017
  • Grant program seeks to expand efficient energy use

    State House News Service April 21, 2017

    Gov. Charlie Baker wants the state to explore other ways of extending the benefits of renewable energy and energy efficiency programs to Bay Staters who lack the means to shell out resources for the technology.

    State House News Service April 21, 2017
  • Enviro. groups give Baker a "C" for energy work

    State House News Service April 20, 2017

    Gov. Charlie Baker's administration for the second straight year received a middling, but passing grade from leading environmental and energy advocacy groups in 2016.

    State House News Service April 20, 2017
  • Aquarion files for first water rate increase in six years

    April 19, 2017

    Aquarion Water Co., which owns and operates water systems for Oxford and Millbury, has filed for a water rate increase for its entire Massachusetts service area, its first in six years.

    April 19, 2017
  • On clean energy, Moody's says Mass. is ahead of NY

    State House News Service April 19, 2017

    Massachusetts is on track to score a renewable energy win over New York, according to Moody's Investors Service, which said the Bay State will close in "much faster" on the clean energy progress achieved by national leader California.

    State House News Service April 19, 2017
  • Do not eschew the green economy

    April 17, 2017

    While the clean economy has insulation against President Donald Trump's policies aimed to loosen environmental enforcement, there are still reasons for concern.

    April 17, 2017
  • UMass Memorial to cut $24M in energy costs

    April 11, 2017

    UMass Memorial Health Care in Worcester is expected to save a total of $24 million in energy and operational costs through an energy performance contract with Siemens, as well as other efforts.

    April 11, 2017
  • Pilgrim Nuclear Station fuels for last time

    State House News Service April 10, 2017

    Pilgrim Nuclear Station began powering down Sunday morning so that it can refuel for the last time.

    State House News Service April 10, 2017
  • Mass. greenhouse gas emissions fall again

    State House News Service April 3, 2017

    Greenhouse gas emissions in Massachusetts decreased from 2013 to 2014, continuing a decade-long trend, according to the latest state data.

    State House News Service April 3, 2017
  • Seaman Paper takes soft steps toward sustainability

    Sarah Connell April 3, 2017

    Taking “Soft Steps Forward” might sound like a philosophy that comes naturally in the satin tissue industry, but for Seaman Paper in Gardner, taking a soft approach is no simple matter.

    Sarah Connell April 3, 2017
  • State and trade partners highlight ties

    State House News Service March 29, 2017

    State and business officials stressed the importance of building bonds across borders as representatives of Canadian, French, Swiss and Haitian governments and companies gathered at the State House Tuesday.

    State House News Service March 29, 2017
  • National Grid unveils semi-transparent Worcester solar panels

    March 24, 2017

    National Grid's Sustainability Hub unveiled a semi-transparent solar awning on Friday, which National Grid says is the first of its kind in Massachusetts.

    March 24, 2017
  • Mass. receives an F on lead pipe disclosures

    State House News Service March 15, 2017

    Massachusetts received a failing grade in a new national report assessing lead pipe disclosure policies in the states.

    State House News Service March 15, 2017
  • Worcester's drought downgraded

    March 13, 2017

    Worcester will downgrade its drought alert status to Stage 1 -- a less severe level but one that still comes with water-use restrictions on businesses -- as reservoir conditions have improved.

    March 13, 2017
  • Solect acquires Northeast division of rival

    Grant Welker March 8, 2017

    Solect, a Hopkinton solar energy developer and installer, has bought the Northeast division of industry rival Brightergy, Solect announced Tuesday.

    Grant Welker March 8, 2017

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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.