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Solar backers say impasse taking toll on jobs, investments

Solar industry executives, workers and municipal officials pushed Tuesday to get a bill to foster growth in the solar power industry over the finish line, repeating their warning that further delays will cost the state jobs and money.

Guide aims to steer solar energy into low-income communities

A policy guide for low-income solar projects holds up Massachusetts as a leader in making solar energy accessible to low-income communities.

Gas workers to vote on National Grid contract Sunday

Members of a Boston gas workers union that contracts with National Grid will meet Sunday to vote on a collective bargaining agreement negotiated with the utility company, according to the union's president.

Solar industry fears price spikes, job losses

Central Massachusetts solar installers and equipment providers said continued loss of state subsidies and the slow reaction of the Massachusetts legislature will soon lead to a spike in renewable energy prices and job losses in the solar industry.
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National Grid workers protest use of contractors

Members of a local gas union representing 800 National Grid employees protested at the State House Wednesday claiming that the utility company's practice of hiring outside contractors puts the public at risk.

Mass. solar jobs up 37 percent; skewed east

The Massachusetts solar industry saw huge growth in 2015, with solar jobs up over 35 percent throughout the state. However, those jobs are still largely concentrated in the eastern portion of the state, according to a survey from the Solar Foundation.

National Grid investing $1.2B in energy efficiency

National Grid plans to invest just under $1.2 billion into energy efficiency programs over the next three years, with an expected payoff of $3.6 billion in savings for customers.

Federal regulator probes electric transmission amid rising costs

A federal energy regulatory agency has determined the ratemaking process for New England's electricity transmission prices lacks adequate transparency and is unjust and is working on changes that could ultimately lower energy rates for Massachusetts consumers and businesses.
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Solar without subsidy?

As Massachusetts lawmakers debate this month whether to raise the net-metering cap on solar, utility National Grid...

Area colleges focus on big data

Before he was a management professor at Nichols College, Leonard Samborowski worked for the head of army intelligence at the Pentagon, where he used data analytics to predict the outcome of possible military moves.
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