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New England's power grid is ready to meet peak summer electricity demand, according to ISO New England, the operator of the region's bulk power system and wholesale electricity markets.
Massachusetts and New England have brought themselves to a crossroads when it comes to the region's energy needs.
Devens-based AMSC Thursday announced it would offer 4 million in common stock in an underwritten public offering.
After a summit of the five New England governors on Thursday in Hartford, they all agreed to further collaborate on the region's energy issues but did not commit to any infrastructure projects or policy changes.
Unitil Corp. reported a strong first quarter Thursday. The utility company serving residents and businesses in Fitchburg, Ashby, Lunenburg and Townsend said its 7.9 percent increase in earnings for the first three months of 2015 was driven by higher
Attorney General Maura Healey on Tuesday called a utility company executive's compensation an "awful lot of money," and said she is willing to investigate to ensure consumers aren't affected.
The governors of five New England states will meet in a private working meeting Thursday on regional energy issues but plan to brief the media afterwards at the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford.
Utilities and Massachusetts energy officials hope to tap into renewable energy from the north while opening the spigot of cheap natural gas from the south and west, they told lawmakers Tuesday.
Massachusetts' use of solar power has been on a tear over the past few years. In 2007, developers, businesses and homeowners had installed less than 2 megawatts of photovoltaic capacity. But that doubled the next year, then the next, and the next.
Wind power has always had a blustery outlook in Massachusetts. With a dense population and lower wind speeds compared with flat-plain states, the Bay State was never going to become the Wind Farm State.
With one Midwestern hospital now operating off the grid, energy independence appears within reach for hospitals. Find out about the local push for renewables in our April 13 print article.
New York-based Soltas Energy Corp. has agreed to pay $330,000 over allegations it caused two Massachusetts towns and two nonprofit organizations to lose thousands of dollars in energy savings when it failed to honor agreements to sell them net
The gasoline price website GasBuddy said Thursday it expects the average price of gasoline across the nation to be about $2.35 a gallon during the summer driving season — Memorial Day through Labor Day.
February's severe cold kicked up prices for natural gas and wholesale power, the region's grid operator said Thursday.
The state will spend an additional $2 million in rebates to residents who buy or lease electric vehicles, the Baker administration announced last week.
Citing recent increases in electricity rates, the chairman of a House oversight committee plans to start digging into the reasons behind those higher prices.