Energy

Gasoline prices in Massachusetts have hit the highest-ever recorded average price, not adjusted for inflation, as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine ignited volatility in the oil market.

In 2021, consumers had the most complaints against Central Massachusetts utilities and auto dealers.

Framingham renewable energy company Ameresco profited $29.6 million in the fourth quarter, up 24% from 2020’s fourth-quarter profits of $23.8 million.

The Town of Oxford received a $2.8-million award through the state’s MassWorks Infrastructure Program, which will go toward infrastructure improvements to help commercial and residential developments.

The average gasoline sale price in Massachusetts is sitting at $3.62 per gallon of regular unleaded, up 8 cents from last week, according to a Monday report from travel organization AAA Northeast. 

Westborough-based Ascend Elements, a lithium ion battery recycling and manufacturing company, is partnering with a Mexican firm on a proprietary technology that yields battery-grade graphite material from spent lithium-ion batteries.

Framingham renewable energy company Ameresco, Inc. has completed a $160 million street light modernization project in Chicago, the company announced in a press release Wednesday. 

Two days after Worcester City Council discussed the future of gasoline stations, the City received roughly $640,000 to construct new electric vehicle charging stations.

In a tight 6-5 vote Tuesday night, Worcester City Council voted against a zoning change which would ban new construction of gas stations.

The average gasoline price in Massachusetts is sitting at $3.39 per gallon of regular unleaded, 3 cents up from last week, according to a Monday report from the American Automobile Association Northeast.