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Energy & Utilities

  • Mass Megawatts Nets First Sale Of Wind Generator

    February 22, 2013

    Worcester-based Mass Megawatts, a publicly traded wind turbine maker, said it has sold its first wind electric power generator.

    February 22, 2013
  • February 18, 2013
  • Ameresco Lowers 2012 Outlook

    Rick Saia February 15, 2013

    Energy services provider Amersco Inc. of Framingham lowered its revenue and profit expectations for 2012 today, citing storm-related weather delays in the fourth quarter of last year and challenges in the solar market.

    Rick Saia February 15, 2013
  • Framingham State Completes $7.1M Efficiency Project

    February 13, 2013

    Framingham State University has converted its fuel oil power plant to a natural gas system, which it says will result in a reduction in its carbon footprint of up to 30 percent.

    February 13, 2013
  • AMSC Looks Ahead After Trimming Losses

    February 12, 2013

    AMSC, the Devens company formerly known as American Superconductor, saw its losses shrink in its third quarter – three months that included a 25-percent reduction of its workforce.

    February 12, 2013
  • Businesses Prep For Impact Of Lower Carbon Cap

    State House News Service February 10, 2013

    The carbon cap shared by nine states, including Massachusetts, will be about 74 million tons lower next year and closer to the states' actual total carbon dioxide output under a new Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative plan.

    State House News Service February 10, 2013
  • Michelle Fay, Bridge Energy Group

    February 10, 2013

    Michelle Fay comes to Marlborough-based Bridge Energy Group at a crucial time for the 9-year-old utility consulting and integration services provider.

    February 10, 2013
  • National Grid Preparing For Prolonged Outages

    February 8, 2013

    National Grid, whose electricity and gas territory covers most of Central Massachusetts, said it is preparing for widespread and prolonged power outages as a result of the snow that has already started falling today.

    February 8, 2013
  • Ameresco Purchases Colorado Company

    February 8, 2013

    Framingham-based Ameresco Inc. has purchased the assets of Ennovate Corp., a Colorado-based energy services company.

    February 8, 2013
  • Mass. Agrees To Lower Emissions Cap

    Hartford Business Journal February 7, 2013

    Massachusetts and the other eight states comprising the Northeast cap-and-trade program Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative have agreed to strengthen it by lowering the cap on carbon emissions.

    Hartford Business Journal February 7, 2013
  • World Energy Nets Conn. School Contract

    February 5, 2013

    Worcester-based energy management firm World Energy Solutions Inc. announced a 36-month contract with a Connecticut school that helped the school purchase 100 percent green energy.

    February 5, 2013
  • Unitil Earnings Rise In 2012

    January 31, 2013

    New Hampshire-based Unitil Corp., which provides electricity and natural gas service to customers in Northern Worcester County, said earnings for 2012 were up 11 percent over 2011, to $18.1 million.

    January 31, 2013
  • Sevcon Records Loss In Q1

    January 30, 2013

    Southborough-based Sevcon Inc., which makes drivetrain controls for electric and hybrid vehicles, saw its sales fall 22 percent in its first fiscal quarter, helping drive a loss of $1.3 million.

    January 30, 2013
  • AMSC Lands Deal With French Firm

    Rick Saia January 30, 2013

    Devens-based AMSC said it will sell high-temperature superconductor (HTS) wire to Nexans, a French provider of cables and cabling systems. Nexans will use the wire as part of a type of surge protector for a project designed to replace high-voltage

    Rick Saia January 30, 2013
  • New England Electricity Prices Hit 9-Year Low

    January 24, 2013

    Driven by lower demand and plummeting natural gas prices, wholesale electricity prices in New England fell nearly 23 percent last year, reaching the lowest levels since 2003, according to ISO New England Inc.

    January 24, 2013
  • Harvard Is Gem Of State's Solar Program

    Susan Shalhoub January 22, 2013

    One in every 20 households in Harvard is now generating solar power as part of a state program that subsidizes the installation of solar panels. That's according to Mark Durrenberger, president of Hudson-based New England Clean Energy, formerly New

    Susan Shalhoub January 22, 2013

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In an effort to increase the pace of new housing development in Massachusetts, Gov. Maura Healey has proposed streamlining the environmental review process for certain new housing projects, with the goal of reducing the time spent on the process from about one year to 30 days. Environmental reviews are a hallmark of community planning, to ensure new development doesn't negatively impact surrounding properties or natural resources, even though the process does add significant time and often cost to projects. Healey's proposal comes after Massachusetts fell behind the national average in new housing production, despite adding 90,000 new units since she became governor in 2023.

New England already averages the longest timeline in the nation to build a single-family home once the developer has been giving the authorization to move forward with construction, according to U.S. Census statistics compiled by the National Association of Home Builders. In 2023, single-family homes in New England averaged 13.9 months from permit to completion. The South Atlantic states have the lowest average of 8.9 months while the region that includes Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Louisiana is the second quickest at 9.4 months. The second-longest average after New England is the New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania region, which takes 13.2 months.