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Energy & Utilities

  • Worcester metro gas prices drop 2 cents, up 10 cents in a month

    Timothy Doyle February 8, 2023

    Greater Worcester gasoline prices dropped two cents per gallon on Wednesday from a week ago, following a late January bounce.

    Timothy Doyle February 8, 2023
  • Teenagers press Mass. legislators on climate bills

    Sam Doran | State House News Service February 8, 2023

    Around 50 schoolkids descended on the State House Tuesday to lobby for their climate agenda, but before they started knocking on lawmakers' doors, one 16-year-old student told the crowd that their activism was hampered by the secret nature of the

    Sam Doran | State House News Service February 8, 2023
  • Yatco Energy buys permitted land from WooSox co-owner for $2.5M, plans gas station

    Timothy Doyle February 8, 2023

    Marlborough energy and retail company Yatco Energy has purchased a permitted site in Worcester formerly owned by a co-owner of the Worcester Red Sox, in order to build a gas station and convenience store.

    Timothy Doyle February 8, 2023
  • Department of Public Utilities opened electric service probe on Baker’s last day

    Colin A. Young | State House News Service February 6, 2023

    Matthew Nelson responded to nearly 100 state lawmakers who had written him with concerns about winter energy bill increases to tell them that the gas bill reductions publicized by the Healey administration Thursday were coming -- and to explain that

    Colin A. Young | State House News Service February 6, 2023
  • Mass. Dept. of Public Utilities forces cut in gas bills

    Colin A. Young | State House News Service February 3, 2023

    When they get their bills in March, most gas customers in Massachusetts are going see a decrease of 4 or 5 percent after the Department of Public Utilities this week approved a mid-season reduction in gas supply charges as natural gas prices drop.

    Colin A. Young | State House News Service February 3, 2023
  • Ameresco building to get new tenants and a facelift

    Timothy Doyle February 2, 2023

    The recognizable and highly visible 111 Speen St. in Framingham is gaining two new tenants: a co-working space and an architectural firm, long with a new look.

    Timothy Doyle February 2, 2023
  • Mass. gas prices continue January bounce

    Timothy Doyle January 30, 2023

    Gasoline prices in the Worcester metro area, as well as statewide, climbed another 6.5 cents in the past week.

    Timothy Doyle January 30, 2023
  • National Grid offers $1K grants to help small businesses pay utility bills

    Kevin Koczwara January 25, 2023

    Electric utility National Grid is handing out 1,000 grants of $1,000 each to small businesses in Central Massachusetts as part of its statewide attempt to help soften the blow of the energy cost increases.

    Kevin Koczwara January 25, 2023
  • AG puts renewed scrutiny on Peterson Oil over biodiesel, reaches additional settlement

    Kevin Koczwara January 23, 2023

    The Massachusetts Attorney General earlier in January reopened the case where Peterson Oil delivered heating fuel to the state allegedly containing too much biodiesel.

    Kevin Koczwara January 23, 2023
  • Gas prices jump, but Worcester metro remains below national average

    Timothy Doyle January 23, 2023

    The average price of a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline jumped nationwide over the past week, although prices in the Greater Worcester metro area and across Massachusetts remain below the national average.

    Timothy Doyle January 23, 2023
  • Stretch codes: More stringent building codes coming to Central Mass.

    Kevin Koczwara Updated: January 23, 2023

    With new building codes on the horizon, battles will be fought in the name of progress, as developers and various interest groups are hesitant to make sweeping changes.

    Kevin Koczwara Updated: January 23, 2023
  • Worcester gas prices slip below national average

    Timothy Doyle January 17, 2023

    The average price of gasoline in Massachusetts, as well as in Greater Worcester, is now slightly below the national average, according to Tuesday data from the travel association AAA.

    Timothy Doyle January 17, 2023
  • Decarbonization lobby wants Healey moving full speed ahead

    Colin A. Young | State House News Service January 12, 2023

    Climate and environmental activists made clear Wednesday that they feel they have a real ally in Gov. Maura Healey and sent a direct message to the new administration's climate chief: it's time to get to work.

    Colin A. Young | State House News Service January 12, 2023
  • WPI partners with Chicago investment firm to reduce carbon footprint

    Timothy Doyle January 11, 2023

    Worcester Polytechnic Institute and Chicago investment firm Harrison Street announced a partnership on Tuesday aimed at reducing WPI’s carbon footprint by expanding energy-conservation measures, improving WPI’s power plant, and developing

    Timothy Doyle January 11, 2023
  • Healey sees economic gains in shift from fossil fuels

    Chris Lisinski January 11, 2023

    After making affordability a major theme of her campaign, Gov. Maura Healey said Tuesday that her administration's focus on clean energy and combatting climate change goes hand-in-hand with helping Bay Staters deal with rising costs of living.

    Chris Lisinski January 11, 2023
  • Mass. gas prices dip while national average jumps seven cents

    Timothy Doyle January 10, 2023

    The average price of a gallon of regular gasoline dropped three cents in Massachusetts since last week to $3.32, while national prices jumped seven cents in the same time period.

    Timothy Doyle January 10, 2023

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Four Central Massachusetts hospitals have been working through some administrative difficulties and regulatory investigations this year. In August and September, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health launched investigations into Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester, Framingham Union Hospital, and Leonard Morse Hospital in Natick following hospital-related incidents and complaints submitted by the Massachusetts Nurses Association labor union. On Sept. 30, Gardner-based Heywood Healthcare, which operates hospitals in Gardner and Athol, announced its stand-alone exit from bankruptcy after it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.