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Smart Grid pilot at $55M and counting

At the end of its first year, National Grid's two-year smart meter pilot program in Worcester has exceeded its $46M budget by 21%, with an $830-million bill looming.

New Mass. environmental regulations needed under court ruling

A unanimous Supreme Judicial Court ruling handed down on Tuesday affirms the state's obligations under a 2008 global warming law and orders state government to create and implement regulations that apply to multiple carbon sources to meet its emission reduction mandates.

House bill may come in ‘south’ of Baker hydro number, wind power requests

The House energy bill will likely come in below Baker's proposal for hydropower procurement and what the offshore wind industry wants to produce and sell to Massachusetts ratepayers.

Court rules gas co. can take Mass. land for pipeline

A Massachusetts Superior Court has ruled that the Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company can take part of a state forest in Western Massachusetts by eminent domain for its natural gas pipeline.
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Mass. banking on natural gas, renewables to replace retiring plants

As several thousand megawatts on the New England electric grid prepare to retire, Massachusetts officials are looking to natural gas, hydropower and wind to replace retiring generation and to power the commonwealth going forward.

Ameresco sees revenue boost; returns to profitability

Framingham's Ameresco boasted revenue growth, returning to profitability in the first quarter of 2016, the company said in an announcement Thursday.

Energy chief flags need for more natural gas

In the wake of the suspension of Kinder Morgan's major natural gas pipeline project in Massachusetts and...

Hydropower getting support despite reservations over cost

A new policy brief from the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce describes hydropower as featuring energy reliability and environmental impact "strengths" with "less clear" impacts on costs for ratepayers.
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Hopkinton architects create highest LEED-rated building in Massachusetts

The firm of Gorman Richardson Lewis Architects announced that its recently completed project for Subaru of New England in Norwood has achieved the LEED Platinum rating with 86 points, making it the highest rated LEED building in Massachusetts and highest in its class in New England.

Framingham firm secures $25M energy contract

Energy efficiency company Ameresco has inked a $24.7-million contract for deep retrofits to 12 federal buildings in five U.S. cities.
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