Energy

About 1,300 Worcester County residents have been mailed checks as part of the second phase of restitution payments Viridian Energy must make to settle deceptive sales tactics.

It would be a head-in-the-sand mentality for electrical contractors not to brace for a bit of a tremor by the time 2020 rolls around.

A 7.1-megawatt Winchendon solar farm developed and owned by three energy firms has been completed.

House Speaker Robert DeLeo proposed a sweeping $1 billion environmental grant program Friday that, over the next decade, would fund municipal efforts to build renewable-energy infrastructure and invest in climate resiliency programs.

Maine Gov. Janet Mills said she is now behind a project to bring clean hydropower from Quebec to Massachusetts and will allow the project to advance through approval processes.

The New England power grid has a "strong foundation," but still faces vulnerabilities, according the operator of the regional system, ISO-New England.

Eversource has agreed to pay $225 million for a 50 percent interest in two Orsted offshore wind projects..

Energy systems manufacturer AMSC reported a decline in third-quarter revenues but is eyeing future profitability after receiving the last $25 million from a legal settlement.

Tree House Brewing Co. is now trying its hand at farming.

Like Worcester, many other cities have bet public spending on stadium-based development. They've had mixed results, with lots of skepticism.