Energy

Competitive electric suppliers that purport to offer cheaper rates while in reality costing Massachusetts residents hundreds of dollars each year could be thwarted by Attorney General Andrea Campbell and lawmakers this session.

The price of a gallon of gasoline has been relatively steady over the past week in the Worcester metro area, falling 3 cents lower than last week’s $3.48 per gallon. 

Five Central Massachusetts municipalities were selected to take part in a new program to help them identify and address internet availability and affordability, device access and digital skills gaps in their communities. 

The Worcester Business Journal will host the Massachusetts Energy Summit on May 12 at the DCU Center in Worcester.

A Framingham geothermal heating pilot program is inching closer to reality as New England utility company Eversource Energy expects to begin construction of its closed-loop project by the end of May.

Four organizations in Central Massachusetts received grants totaling more than $264,000 to help expand the collection of mattresses, textiles, and food materials as part of the Commonwealth Recycling and Reuse Business Development Grant program on Thursday.

Gasoline prices in the Worcester metro region rose another 9 cents over last week as consumers wait to benefit from lower oil prices.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's National Vehicle and Fuel Emissions Laboratory in Ann Arbor, Michigan tapped Westborough-based NORESCO to implement a new decarbonization program through an energy savings performance contract.

Jurors voted 9-0 to clear the way for Central Maine Power, a subsidiary of Avangrid, to resume work on a massive transmission project that will carry hydroelectric power from Quebec to Massachusetts.

The average price of a gallon of gas in Greater Worcester rose five cents per gallon this week after a seven cent increase the previous week.