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Energy & Utilities

  • Westborough energy co. launches new storage device

    Laura Finaldi September 6, 2016

    Westborough-based NEC Energy Solutions on Tuesday introduced a new energy storage system that allows its customers to offer new energy management services to their commercial and industrial enterprises.

    Laura Finaldi September 6, 2016
  • Westborough energy firm inks $49M federal prison deal

    Sam Bonacci September 1, 2016

    Westborough energy services firm NORESCO will provide energy and water efficiency and capital infrastructure upgrades at two prisons on the East Coast in a $49-million contract with the Federal Bureau of Prisons.

    Sam Bonacci September 1, 2016
  • International border seen as impediment to energy solutions

    State House News Service August 30, 2016

    As part of a push for a regional energy transmission system, the premier of Nova Scotia on Monday urged Gov. Charlie Baker to "erase the border" between his province and Massachusetts.

    State House News Service August 30, 2016
  • Drought severity expands

    State House News Service August 26, 2016

    In the midst of a summer devoid of significant rainfall, all of Massachusetts is now at least "abnormally dry" and the portion feeling the effects of a "severe drought" or worse has expanded to cover almost 75 percent of the state.

    State House News Service August 26, 2016
  • Pipeline companies looking for new financial strategy

    State House News Service August 25, 2016

    National Grid and Eversource Energy this week withdrew applications for long-term gas capacity contracts in the wake of a Supreme Judicial Court decision, but a new letter to policymakers reinforces the utilities' commitment to the Access Northeast

    State House News Service August 25, 2016
  • Spectra committed to gas pipeline project

    State House News Service August 24, 2016

    The company leading the push for a major natural gas pipeline project that would serve New England appeared undeterred Tuesday by the SJC's ruling on passing costs to customers.

    State House News Service August 24, 2016
  • Eversource withdraws natural gas pipeline application

    State House News Service August 23, 2016

    Eversource, a gas and electric utility, has withdrawn its application for natural gas transportation and storage contracts, which would run along a proposed pipeline called Access Northeast.

    State House News Service August 23, 2016
  • Solect Energy completes 676-panel Norwood solar array

    Sam Bonacci August 23, 2016

    Hopkinton solar installer Solect Energy has completed a 175.8-kilowatt rooftop array at the headquarters of a Norwood company.

    Sam Bonacci August 23, 2016
  • Farms feeling scorch of dry summer

    State House News Service August 19, 2016

    Standing in front of a patch of strawberry plants about 10 inches shorter than they would be during a wetter summer, Gov. Charlie Baker and other state officials on Thursday urged Massachusetts residents to conserve water and support their local

    State House News Service August 19, 2016
  • Court rules ratepayers not on the hook for pipeline costs

    State House News Service August 18, 2016

    The Supreme Judicial Court dealt a blow on Wednesday to Gov. Charlie Baker's efforts to increase the flow of natural gas to the region, ruling that utilities cannot ask electric ratepayers to help finance the construction of gas pipelines.

    State House News Service August 18, 2016
  • Consumer price index tracks drop in energy prices

    State House News Service August 17, 2016

    Boston area energy prices are down 6.2 percent from a year ago, while local food prices increased 0.9 percent over the same time period, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics figures released Tuesday.

    State House News Service August 17, 2016
  • Ameresco biogas Arizona facility to earn $1.2M annually

    Laura Finaldi August 16, 2016

    Ameresco, Inc. announced Monday a new wastewater treatment biogas project to be built at a facility owned by five Arizona cities, including Phoenix and Scottsdale.

    Laura Finaldi August 16, 2016
  • New offshore wind requirement leads to price worries

    Laura Finaldi August 15, 2016

    New renewable power requirements in Massachusetts' comprehensive energy law could lead to rate hikes, according to business and industry officials.

    Laura Finaldi August 15, 2016
  • Massachusetts energy policy needed a Republican

    August 15, 2016

    The latest achievement of a conservative governor working out problems with mostly liberal lawmakers came recently when Gov. Charlie Baker signed a comprehensive Massachusetts energy bill into law.

    August 15, 2016
  • Drought effects emerging

    State House News Service August 12, 2016

    Much of Massachusetts is in the midst of a serious drought and its impact could be felt long after the hot weather gives way to autumn.

    State House News Service August 12, 2016
  • Uxbridge solar site builders fined $18K

    Sam Bonacci August 11, 2016

    Developers of an Uxbridge solar facility have been fined $18,000 by the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) for reportedly violating wetlands protection regulations.

    Sam Bonacci August 11, 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.