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Peterson Oil to face class action lawsuit for allegedly selling bad oil mix

A lawsuit filed by several customers against Peterson Oil Service Inc. of Worcester accusing the company of knowingly delivering the wrong mix of heating oil was certified on Dec. 12 as a class action lawsuit by a Worcester Superior Court judge.

🔒Energy & environment 2023 economic forecast: Better sources of power

The energy industry is moving quickly toward development of environmentally friendly technologies

🔒WBJ’s editorial staff predicts these 10 news events will happen in 2023

Every December, the WBJ Editorial staff predicts possible news events for the coming year. Here are our predictions and why they will happen.

🔒Our annual look forward

At the end of 2019, no one could have predicted what the following year would bring: a worldwide pandemic, an economic shutdown, the highest unemployment since the Great Depression, massive government intervention, empty offices, and the start of a recovery.
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Mass. gas prices down another 10 cents

The average gas price now sits at $3.44 a gallon. That is down 38 cents from just a month ago ($3.82), and 5 cents higher than this time last year.

Wind energy developer seeks to scrap power agreements

Declaring that the largest offshore wind farm in the state's pipeline cannot be financed and built under existing contracts, Commonwealth Wind on Friday asked Massachusetts regulators to scrap the agreements the company reached with utilities and reopen a new round of bidding.

Mass. nearly back to pre-pandemic job levels, as unemployment drops to 3.4%

Massachusetts employers added 17,300 jobs in November, labor officials announced Friday, putting the state within striking distance of returning to a pre-pandemic level of employment.

Auburn solar co. moving to Worcester

Bright Planet Solar of Auburn is moving its New England Regional warehouse and sales office to Worcester, according to a Wednesday press release from Worcester real estate broker Kelleher and Sadowsky Associates, who brokered the company’s lease.
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Falling gas prices still higher than a year ago in Mass.

The average price of a gallon of gas fell 12 cents in Massachusetts over the past week.

Marlborough energy company names new president

Doble Engineering Co. of Marlborough has appointed Matthew Carrara as its new president.
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