Energy

National Grid will consider Juneteenth a company holiday for all U.S. employees beginning this year, the electric company announced Tuesday morning. 

Clean energy company Ameresco, of Framingham, has broken ground on a $21.6 million microgrid project in Jolon, Calif.

Over the next year and a half, Commonwealth Fusion Systems is building a $300-million, 47-acre headquarters in Devens, in its $1-billion, long-term effort to make fusion the default energy source on Earth

Worcester’s World Energy Efficiency Services has been acquired by Boston-based XL Fleet Corp. for $16 million.

The average gasoline price in Massachusetts on Monday increased 5 cents from last week, which comes a week after it rose 6 cents per gallon, according to a report from travel association AAA Northeast.

The gasoline price in Massachusetts jumped 6 cents this week to an average of $2.86 per gallon of regular unleaded on Monday, according to the travel association AAA Northeast. 

Ameresco announced Tuesday it had profits of $11.2 million for the first quarter of the year, representing an 80% year-over-year increase compared to the first quarter of 2020.

The average gasoline price in Massachusetts has increased by 3 cents on Monday from the previous Monday's price, as it now stands at $2.77 per gallon of regular unleaded, according to travel association AAA Northeast. 

The Gov. Charlie Baker Administration announced on Friday it was allocating $433,381 to three Central Massachusetts towns newly designated as Green Communities under the state’s program.

As workers are given more leeway to bring their personal causes and beliefs into the workplace, companies can use their own engagement around issues like climate change to help recruit and retain employees and particularly younger employees.