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Energy & Utilities

  • State cuts National Grid rate hike by 24%

    October 3, 2016

    The Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities has cut the proposed $133.2 million revenue request proposed late last year for its electric customers by 24 percent to $101 million.

    October 3, 2016
  • Transpo chief says its time to 'get serious' on climate change

    State House News Service September 30, 2016

    Climate change will become a "huge focus" of the Baker administration's transportation efforts, according to a top state official who said the old method of building pilot-sized shared-use walking-cycling paths does not meet the demands for reducing

    State House News Service September 30, 2016
  • ISO New England to address businesses

    State House News Service September 26, 2016

    The president of New England's energy grid operator will be the featured guest Wednesday during a noontime regional energy forum in Manchester, N.H.

    State House News Service September 26, 2016
  • Drought impact extends to Wachusett Mountain

    Marshal D. Haneisen September 26, 2016

    Amid a historic Massachusetts drought, Wachusett Mountain Ski Area must rely heavily on its failsafe Fitchburg water contract to meet its snow demands.

    Marshal D. Haneisen September 26, 2016
  • National Grid to add 14MW of solar, test batteries

    Sam Bonacci September 22, 2016

    National Grid is seeking to add 14 megawatts of solar generation to its existing 21 megawatt portfolio and test emerging solar technologies.

    Sam Bonacci September 22, 2016
  • Clark U. receives $800K to study water

    Sam Bonacci September 21, 2016

    Clark University in Worcester has received nearly $800,000 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to assist in a nationwide study the economic value of water quality.

    Sam Bonacci September 21, 2016
  • Ameresco secures $53M federal prison contract

    Laura Finaldi September 20, 2016

    Framingham renewable energy company Ameresco has entered into a $53-million contract with the U.S. Federal Bureau of Prisons, an agreement that will reduce total power usage at a North Carolina correctional facility by 30 percent and cut annual

    Laura Finaldi September 20, 2016
  • Energy storage could deliver 600 megawatts in 2025

    State House News Service September 19, 2016

    A new study has found that energy storage could save residents of Massachusetts more than $800 million in energy costs in 2025.

    State House News Service September 19, 2016
  • Massachusetts to confront climate change

    State House News Service September 19, 2016

    Gov. Charlie Baker on Friday directed his administration to confront climate change on two fronts, reducing greenhouse gas emissions contributing to the planetary warming trend and preparing the Bay State for the ravages of the climate future.

    State House News Service September 19, 2016
  • Plymouth nuclear plant back online

    State House News Service September 19, 2016

    After addressing valve and mechanical issues that kept it offline since Sept. 5, workers at Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station in Plymouth fully repowered the plant over the weekend.

    State House News Service September 19, 2016
  • Natural gas prices to jump this winter

    September 19, 2016

    National Grid's residential customers can expect a $14 increase to their monthly bill this winter.

    September 19, 2016
  • Merger enhances Canada's role in Mass. energy puzzle

    State House News Service September 14, 2016

    Houston-based Spectra Energy, which is pushing a controversial pipeline project in Massachusetts, expects to merge with a Canadian company, to create "the largest energy infrastructure company in North America" valued at $127 billion.

    State House News Service September 14, 2016
  • Solect installs 650kW solar system in Worcester

    Sam Bonacci September 14, 2016

    Hopkinton solar installer Solect Energy has installed a rooftop solar system at the office and industrial property of Chacharone Properties in Worcester.

    Sam Bonacci September 14, 2016
  • Official talks up offshore wind power plants

    State House News Service September 12, 2016

    Unveiled in Charlestown on Friday, an updated federal strategy for offshore wind development aims to develop 86,000 megawatts of power across the United States by 2050, support 160,000 jobs, and address 30 specific challenges facing the growing

    State House News Service September 12, 2016
  • Worcester issues business guidelines for Massachusetts drought

    Sam Bonacci September 9, 2016

    With water reserves getting concerningly low and pushing Worcester to a Level 3 Drought, the city is asking local businesses to pitch in by restricting their water use.

    Sam Bonacci September 9, 2016
  • Task force cites new drought impacts

    State House News Service September 9, 2016

    Central Massachusetts communities are ratcheting up water use restrictions in the face of a deepening drought.

    State House News Service September 9, 2016

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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.