Energy

This year’s 40 Under Forty class is certainly like no other. Although full of the archetypal up-and-coming leaders of Central Massachusetts business organizations, each member of the Class of 2020 has found a way to thrive in the midst of an international crisis.

The Baker administration rolled out the final regulations Tuesday for a first-in-the-nation financial incentive program that aims to promote clean energy generation to supply power when demand on the grid is at its highest, and officials said it will help reduce greenhouse gas emissions and save ratepayers money.

Renewable energy company Ameresco, based in Framingham, reported $223M in revenue during the company’s second quarter, according to a quarterly report released on Monday.

MassDevelopment and the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources announced last week financing is now available for funding energy improvements on commercial, industrial and multi-family buildings, as well as buildings owned by nonprofits. 

Framingham-based renewable energy company Ameresco will complete a large-scale municipal streetlight energy conservation project in Lawrence, the company announced on Wednesday, reporting that it was selected to replace more than 3,800 light fixtures with energy efficient LED’s.

Energy-buying consortium PowerOptions has expanded its relationships with Hopkinton-based Solect Energy to offer large-scale solar and storage to its members.

Noresco, a Westborough energy efficiency and infrastructure firm, has begun work on a cogeneration and microgrid system expansion at Naval Submarine Base New London in Connecticut.

Framingham energy company Ameresco has secured an $18.6-million energy efficiency project to replace more than 8,000 streetlights in Portland, Ore.

A Boston real estate investment trust has chosen a Westborough distribution warehouse as part of a new rooftop solar panel initiative.

Burlington electrical contractor B F Garvey & Sons purchased a $544,000 industrial building located at 72 Jeffrey Ave. in Holliston, according to an announcement Friday from O’Brien Commercial Properties, Inc. of Concord, which brokered the sale.