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EcoTarium Wins Grant For Grid Connection
August 5, 2013The EcoTarium in Worcester announced it will use a $244,290 grant from the Massachusetts Cultural Facilities Fund (CFF) to connect to the electrical grid, reducing reliance on its aging power plant.
August 5, 2013Mass Megawatts Jumps Into Solar Market
August 2, 2013Worcester-based Mass Megawatts Wind Power is entering the $12 billion U.S. solar power market, announcing the development of a new solar-tracking technology that it says will increase solar energy production 30 percent.
August 2, 2013Firm Hit With State Environmental Fine
July 24, 2013Pinetree Power Fitchburg has been assessed a $600,000 fine by state environmental officials to resolve a series of alleged violations of emissions limits at its facility in Westminster.
July 24, 2013Unitil Cuts Quarterly Losses
July 24, 2013Unitil Corp., the utility that serves Fitchburg, Lunenberg and Townsend, reported a loss of $100,000 for its most recent fiscal quarter, a 75-percent drop from the loss it declared in the second quarter of 2012.
July 24, 2013Energy Secretary: Grid Is “Stressed”
July 22, 2013As air conditioners around the state do battle with the spate of scalding outdoor temperatures, there have been spotty electrical outages and strains on the grid, though the demand “under forecast,” Secretary of Energy and Environmental Affairs Rick
July 22, 2013State Lawmakers Push 1st-in-U.S. Carbon Tax
July 18, 2013Setting out on what they say will be a long campaign, lawmakers are seeking to pass legislation that would tax carbon at $5 per metric ton.
July 18, 2013Electric Customers Urged To Conserve During Heat Wave
July 17, 2013ISO New England Inc., the region's grid operator, is asking customers to dial down energy use as it expects electricity consumption to hit near-record levels this week.
July 17, 2013Unitil Asks State For Rate Hike
July 16, 2013Unitil Corp. is asking the state to approve a rate increase that would account for $6.7 million in revenue for the company — an 11.5-percent increase — but have a minimal impact on customers due to other charges ending.
July 16, 2013
Holliston Firm Clinches $3M For Clean Air Biz
July 15, 2013Businesses often find federal standards for clean air cumbersome, but one Holliston company is thriving on them.
July 15, 2013
AMSC Case Sends Clear Message To China
July 8, 2013Last month's federal indictment of Sinovel Wind Group, the Chinese firm alleged to have stolen trade secrets from AMSC of Devens, was no doubt welcome news to the manufacturer of wind energy equipment.
July 8, 2013Union: National Grid Not Paying Workers On Time
July 5, 2013One of the state's largest electricity companies has repeatedly failed to pay its workers what they're owed, a union official charged this week.
July 5, 2013WPI Professor Gets Clean Tech Grant
July 3, 2013A Worcester Polytechnic Institute researcher is being awarded a $40,000 grant to fund experimentation of a new biomass-to-energy process.
July 3, 2013World Energy Procures Green Energy For N.H. College
June 26, 2013Worcester-based World Energy Solutions said it helped Colby-Sawyer College in New London, N.H., procure more than 10 million kilowatt hours of electricity, for which the college secured renewable energy credits to cover the entire purchase.
June 26, 2013As Electricity Demand Grows, Grid Manager Explains Operations
June 25, 2013As heat and humidity motivate people around New England to switch on air conditioning systems, the electrical power grid will be burdened with increasing demand even as the weather itself creates stresses on the equipment used to produce and
June 25, 2013Murray Blasts 'Budget Buster' Water Quality Regs
June 19, 2013Just weeks into his new job as executive director of the Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce, former Lt. Gov. Timothy Murray is calling out the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for mandating costly upgrades to a Millbury treatment plant
June 19, 2013Worcester Youths To Receive Clean Energy Jobs Training
June 17, 2013The Worcester Youth Center is one of six Bay State agencies to win grants for clean energy job training initiatives, the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC) announced.
June 17, 2013
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