Energy

A company founded by Worcester undergrads aims to supply rural communities with an inexpensive local source of electricity.

Fourteen projects across Central Massachusetts have received more than $152 million in federal and state low-interest-rate loans...

The average price of a gallon of regular gasoline in Greater Worcester jumped 7 cents since one week ago.

Massachusetts state agencies have coordinated with five other Northeast states to create a public-private partnership to attract federal dollars to build a clean hydrogen hub in the region.

The clean and renewable technology companies reached an agreement where Redflow will supply the Framingham company with advanced non-lithium battery energy storage technology so Ameresco can install and use the storage devices for its projects.

The average price of a gallon of gas in Greater Worcester dropped another 2 cents since last week and is down 5 cents since last month.

MBTA officials estimated Thursday it would need at least a year and about $5 million to get a widespread low-income fare option off the ground, plus tens of millions of dollars per year to cover its recurring costs.

Ameresco, Inc. of Framingham has partnered with Alaska Pacific University to design and upgrade infrastructure at the Nordic Ski Center for Winter Olympic athletes and world championship cross country skiing athletes.

The MBTA's commuter rail network only goes as far as Worcester. Amtrak offers passenger rail service to points further west, but on its current schedule, just one train per day -- the Lake Shore Limited bound for Chicago -- travels nonstop from Boston to Springfield.

The Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities has approved a rate reduction for National Grid plc electric customers. The decision, announced Tuesday, will result in residential customers seeing roughly a 40% decrease in monthly bills starting after May 1.