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Energy & Utilities

  • ISO: N.E. power grid ready for summer

    April 29, 2015

    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.

    April 29, 2015
  • Planning our energy future

    April 27, 2015

    Massachusetts and New England have brought themselves to a crossroads when it comes to the region's energy needs.

    April 27, 2015
  • AMSC to offer 4 million shares of common stock

    April 24, 2015

    Devens-based AMSC Thursday announced it would offer 4 million in common stock in an underwritten public offering.

    April 24, 2015
  • Governors’ energy conference yields more talk

    Brad Kane Hartford Business Journal April 24, 2015

    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.

    Brad Kane Hartford Business Journal April 24, 2015
  • Cold winter helped Unitil achieve strong quarter

    April 23, 2015

    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

    April 23, 2015
  • Eversource CEO's pay on Healey's radar

    State House News Service April 22, 2015

    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.

    State House News Service April 22, 2015
  • Details set for five-state energy forum

    State House News Service April 21, 2015

    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.

    State House News Service April 21, 2015
  • Mass. officials eye new energy sources

    State House News Service April 15, 2015

    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.

    State House News Service April 15, 2015
  • As solar use goes up, costs are coming down

    Livia Gershon Special To The Worcester Business Journal April 13, 2015

    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.

    Livia Gershon Special To The Worcester Business Journal April 13, 2015
  • Experts: Wind energy still has potential in Mass.

    Sam Bonacci April 13, 2015

    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.

    Sam Bonacci April 13, 2015
  • Hospitals go green to help meet energy demand

    Emily Micucci April 13, 2015

    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.

    Emily Micucci April 13, 2015
  • AG: Soltas agrees to pay $330,000 over solar allegations

    April 10, 2015

    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

    April 10, 2015
  • GasBuddy: Prices looking good for summer

    April 9, 2015

    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.

    April 9, 2015
  • Natural gas, wholesale power prices hit highs in February

    April 9, 2015

    February's severe cold kicked up prices for natural gas and wholesale power, the region's grid operator said Thursday.

    April 9, 2015
  • State adds $2M for electric vehicle rebates

    April 6, 2015

    The state will spend an additional $2 million in rebates to residents who buy or lease electric vehicles, the Baker administration announced last week.

    April 6, 2015
  • Lawmakers look into Mass. power rate spike

    Michael Norton State House News Service March 25, 2015

    Citing recent increases in electricity rates, the chairman of a House oversight committee plans to start digging into the reasons behind those higher prices.

    Michael Norton State House News Service March 25, 2015

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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.