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Energy & Utilities

  • Southbridge manufacturer gets 35% of energy from solar

    February 13, 2018

    Southbridge cutting tool manufacturer Hyde Industrial Blade Solutions has installed 784 solar panels on its 170,000-square-foot building, and now the company gets 35 percent of its electricity needs from solar.

    February 13, 2018
  • Solar and storage facility under construction in Sterling

    Zachary Comeau February 7, 2018

    A Miami-based solar energy firm has begun construction in Sterling on a 1.7-megawatt community solar array with storage capacity.

    Zachary Comeau February 7, 2018
  • Worcester scrap yard sold to energy savings company

    Zachary Comeau February 6, 2018

    An industrial building and former scrapyard is due for a major renovation and improvement after a Lamartine Street property in Worcester has been sold to an energy savings solutions company for $750,000.

    Zachary Comeau February 6, 2018
  • AMSC loses $27M through three quarters

    Zachary Comeau February 6, 2018

    Devens energy product manufacturer AMSC reported Monday another quarter of losses, this time $4.2 million in the third quarter, and $26.7 million for the company's fiscal year so far.

    Zachary Comeau February 6, 2018
  • Protonex has deployed $34M in military power devices

    February 6, 2018

    Southborough-based power management device maker Protonex will supply the U.S. military and NATO with its Squad Power Manager Special Operations Kits.

    February 6, 2018
  • Power grid solutions needed to avoid blackouts

    Gordon Van Welie February 5, 2018

    The challenges to power system reliability require action from policymakers, regulators and the energy industry.

    Gordon Van Welie February 5, 2018
  • New Hampshire denies Canadian hydrpower transmission project

    State House News Serivce February 2, 2018

    A permit that the Northern Pass project had been counting on was denied by New Hampshire site evaluators on Thursday, jeopardizing the Bay State's newly minted plan to transmit hydropower from Quebec to Massachusetts.

    State House News Serivce February 2, 2018
  • U.S. court finds Chinese company guilty of stealing AMSC secrets

    Zachary Comeau January 31, 2018

    A federal court has found a Chinese wind turbine manufacturer guilty of stealing trade secrets from Devens-based AMSC, which caused the loss of 70 percent of AMSC's workforce.

    Zachary Comeau January 31, 2018
  • Baker forming group in opposition to offshore drilling

    State House News Service January 30, 2018

    Gov. Charlie Baker said Monday he's working to build a coalition of eastern seaboard governors opposed to the Trump administration's plan to open the North Atlantic to offshore oil drilling.

    State House News Service January 30, 2018
  • Protonex receives $1.6M military power device order

    Zachary Comeau January 30, 2018

    Southborough power supply manufacturer Protonex has received a $1.6 million purchase order for the U.S. military.

    Zachary Comeau January 30, 2018
  • Eversource, Montreal firm chosen for Northern Pass project

    State House News Service January 29, 2018

    Capping a competitive procurement, the Baker administration and Bay State utilities have selected the Northern Pass project, a joint effort of Eversource and Hydro-Quebec to bring hydropower from Canada to Massachusetts.

    State House News Service January 29, 2018
  • AMSC begins system work for South Korean 5.5-megawatt wind turbines

    January 25, 2018

    Energy grid and planning company AMSC of Devens has begun work on an electrical control system for a wind turbine manufacturer helping to build an offshore wind project in South Korea.

    January 25, 2018
  • Solect expects pain from new solar tariff

    Grant Welker January 24, 2018

    Hopkinton solar company Solect Energy is expecting a sudden stop in growth — or even a drop — after a new tariff on solar-panel imports was announced this week.

    Grant Welker January 24, 2018
  • WPI to open Boston collaboration space Jan. 31

    Grant Welker January 24, 2018

    Worcester Polytechnic Institute's new collaboration space in Boston is meant to capitalize on its proximity to tech companies, start-ups and a wealth of professional talent in the city.

    Grant Welker January 24, 2018
  • Central Mass. electrician union adds 30 members

    January 17, 2018

    The IBEW Local 96, a Worcester union for electrical workers, added 30 new members in 2017 to bring the union's membership to 371.

    January 17, 2018
  • After tax law, National Grid to reduce rate increase request

    State House News Service January 11, 2018

    National Grid will seek a smaller rate hike in Massachusetts than it originally requested, the utility company said Thursday, citing the benefit of the recent federal tax reform bill.

    State House News Service January 11, 2018

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In November, Massachusetts residents will vote on Question 4 regarding whether or not to legalize restricted use and possession of psychedelic drugs for those 21 and older. The use of psychedelics to treat mental health conditions is slowly becoming more popular within the U.S. On Oct. 10, veterans lobbied on the Boston Common to decriminalize the use of certain types and small quantities of psychedelic substances, claiming its usage has the potential to save lives.

While the proposed law would not impact employers’ rights to enforce workplace policies restricting employee psychedelic substance use, the possibility of legalization does bring up the question of whether or not companies will choose independently to adjust their drug testing policies. The ballot question comes six years after legalized sale of recreational marijuana began in Massachusetts.