Energy

Mark Durrenberger co-founded New England Clean Energy, formerly New England Breeze, in Hudson in 2006. Focusing today largely on residential solar energy installations, the company has become a major provider of such systems throughout Central Massachusetts.

HYDROPOWER? POUR IT ON!Gov. Charlie Baker's recently filed bill to widen the use of hydropower in Massachusetts,...

Environmentalists are calling on Massachusetts officials to accelerate their efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, urging policymakers to set new long-term targets and focus on the transportation sector and "solar-ready" new homes.

ISO New England said prices for natural gas and electricity remained low in July, after record-setting lows in June.

The residential solar company Sunrun, based in San Francisco, has announced that it will open a new branch office in Marlborough, bringing more than 100 jobs to the area.

Adding to a hydropower bill that he's already laid before the Legislature, Gov. Charlie Baker on Friday filed legislation to accelerate the maturation of the solar power industry in Massachusetts and then adjust incentives the industry uses to grow.

The solar business is thriving in Massachusetts, thanks to the state's net metering program, which has made it advantageous for commercial customers to adopt solar energy systems for power.

On its surface, Gov. Charlie Baker's bill to encourage large-scale adoption of hydropower by Massachusetts utilities appears to take a reasonable crack at reducing carbon emissions, a requirement of legislation passed in 2008. But critics have concerns.

A class-action lawsuit against Unitil Corp. over its handling of a crippling ice storm in 2008 has been allowed to proceed by a Worcester Superior Court judge.

As solar energy advocates rallied on the steps of the State House Thursday, Gov. Charlie Baker said...