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Energy & Utilities

  • Ameresco Boosts Efficiency At Texas Schools

    March 5, 2012

    Framingham energy management firm Ameresco Inc. has signed a contract with the McAllen Independent School District in Texas for energy efficiency measures expected to save more than

    March 5, 2012
  • AG Freezes Oxford Oil Firm's Assets

    March 1, 2012

    Attorney General Martha Coakley's office has frozen the assets of Kalami Fuels Inc., doing business as Action Oil & Septic in Oxford, claiming the company continually faile

    March 1, 2012
  • World Energy Runs Fed Auctions

    March 1, 2012

    World Energy Solutions Inc. of Worcester said it recently held auctions that generated contracts worth at least $1.5 million for the U.S.

    March 1, 2012
  • Ameresco Profits Up 21 Percent

    February 29, 2012

    Framingham-based renewable energy and efficiency company Ameresco Inc. announced profits of $34.7 million on $728.2 million in revenue for 2011.

    February 29, 2012
  • Hudson Solar Firm's Hybrid Array Largest In U.S.

    Susan Shalhoub February 28, 2012

    Over the next few weeks, Hudson-based SunDrum Solar, with the aid of installers, will help Brown University - and Rhode Island - make history.

    Susan Shalhoub February 28, 2012
  • Ameresco Building Philly Biogas Plant

    February 21, 2012

    Framingham energy management company Ameresco is working with the Philadelphia Water Department on a wastewater biogas-to-energy plant.

    February 21, 2012
  • Clean Energy: For Today And Tomorrow

    Richard K. Sullivan Jr. February 20, 2012

    Investments in clean energy create jobs, reduce our dependence on foreign oil and stabilize energy prices over the long term.

    Richard K. Sullivan Jr. February 20, 2012
  • Briefing: Smart Grid

    February 20, 2012

    Earlier this month, National Grid announced a revised smart grid pilot proposal for 15,000 Worcester customers. It would supersede its original plan, which was proposed in 2008 but withdrawn last year.

    February 20, 2012
  • The Real Value of Clean Energy

    February 20, 2012

    John Regan’s Feb. 6 column (Energy Cost Review: A Bright Idea) tells only part of the story of the Green Communities Act and the cost of energy in Massachusetts.

    February 20, 2012
  • Senate Rejects Bid To Slow Down Utility Merger

    Matt Murphy February 17, 2012

    Despite scuttling a Republican-led effort to delay the proposed merger of NStar and Northeast Utilities, members of the Senate on Thursday expressed serious reservations about the i

    Matt Murphy February 17, 2012
  • Consumer Price Index Up In January

    February 17, 2012

    The consumer price index, which is a commonly used inflation indicator, rose by two-tenths of a percent in January, according to the Bureau of La

    February 17, 2012
  • National Grid Picks Tech Cos. For Smart Grid

    February 16, 2012

    National Grid will work with Washington-state smart-grid and utility management company Itron Inc., as well as Cisco Systems Inc., in building and evaluating new smart grid infr

    February 16, 2012
  • State Reaches Agreement On NStar-Northeast Merger

    February 15, 2012

    State officials have reached a major agreement Northeast Utilities and

    February 15, 2012
  • New Hy9 CEO Thrives On Variability

    Susan Shalhoub February 14, 2012

    Hopkinton-based Hy9 Corp.'s new president and CEO, Gary Clarke, is coming into an emerging industry and hitting the ground running.

    Susan Shalhoub February 14, 2012
  • IPG Earnings See Big Growth

    February 10, 2012

    Oxford-based IPG Photonics Corp., which manufactures fiber lasers and amplifiers, said revenues and profits were up sharply in the fourth quarter of 2011 and for the entire year.

    February 10, 2012
  • Revised Smart Grid Plan Announced For Worcester

    February 9, 2012

    National Grid this morning announced a revised smart grid pilot proposal for 15,000 Worcester customers that would be $12 million cheaper than its original 2008 plan, which was wi

    February 9, 2012

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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.