Energy

National clean energy company Nexamp, which maintains an office in Sturbridge, has won a customer acquisition award from the Northeast Clean Energy Council, the company announced in November.

With the state eyeing a future of net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, the Baker administration's top energy official said Monday the new Biden administration offers hope for a better partner at the federal level, but said challenges remain.

Energy efficiency company Ameresco, headquartered in Framingham, reported a 112% increase in profits in the company’s third quarter, according to an earnings report released Monday.

The average gasoline price of regular unleaded in Massachusetts is down two cents from last week, averaging $2.08 per gallon, the travel organization AAA announced on Monday.

The town of Weymouth will drop its ongoing legal fight against a controversial natural gas project, and energy giant Enbridge will pay the municipality $10 million as part of a newly reached host community agreement that immediately drew condemnation from opponents of the compressor station.

Aquarion Water Company, based in Bridgeport, Conn., has issued water restrictions for customers located in Millbury, following statewide drought designations by the Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental affairs, the company announced on Tuesday.

More than 100 major corporations and higher education institutions wrote to governors Thursday voicing "strong support" for an in-development regional effort to curb transportation greenhouse gas emissions that will raise gasoline prices.

As of Monday, the average price per gallon is $2.10. This is eight cents lower than the current national average which is $2.18 per gallon.

Investigators still have not determined what triggered an automatic shutdown and natural gas release at the Weymouth compressor station on Wednesday, and Congressman Stephen Lynch said the Federal Bureau of Investigation will be asked for assistance.

The energy company Enbridge will pause its planned start of operations at its natural gas compressor station in Weymouth after the facility required two emergency shutdowns in the past three weeks, imposing a delay that surprised its critics.