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Energy & Utilities

  • Harvard firm's solar microgrid half-powers Mass. island

    Zachary Comeau August 30, 2017

    A Harvard solar company announced Wednesday a solar array on Cuttyhunk Island provided more than half of the island's electricity during its busy summer season.

    Zachary Comeau August 30, 2017
  • Dudley solar farm to save $1.5 million in energy costs

    August 25, 2017

    A Boston solar company has completed a 2.4-megawatt solar farm in Dudley to provide energy to Worcester-area businesses.

    August 25, 2017
  • RGGI states emissions reduction agreement

    State House News Service August 25, 2017

    The nine-state Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative consortium has settled on a 30 percent reduction in carbon pollution from the region's power plants by 2030.

    State House News Service August 25, 2017
  • Framingham firm chosen for $90M Uruguay embassy project

    August 24, 2017

    A Framingham construction firm has been chosen for a major security and renovation project at the U.S. Chancery in Montevideo, Uruguay.

    August 24, 2017
  • 40 Under Forty: John T. Pitcavage

    August 21, 2017

    In the last five years, Pitcavage has grown solar installer Endless Energy from 10 to 50 employees while serving Massachusetts, New York, Connecticut, New Jersey and Pennsylvania.

    August 21, 2017
  • Ameresco, BlueWave, BCBS to unveil five solar farms

    August 18, 2017

    Ameresco, Blue Wave and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts are celebrating the completion of five solar arrays in Hopedale and Mendon next month.

    August 18, 2017
  • AMSC downsizing to $3.2M facility in Ayer

    Grant Welker August 18, 2017

    AMSC, the company downsizing from its massive Devens space, will land a few miles away in Ayer.

    Grant Welker August 18, 2017
  • State turns to Texas exec Ramirez to fix MBTA

    State House News Service August 16, 2017

    Luis Ramírez, who handled a $3.5 billion line of business for General Electric and runs his own consulting firm in Texas, will take the reins as the new general manager and CEO of the MBTA,

    State House News Service August 16, 2017
  • Construction firm turning old tavern into school facility

    Zachary Comeau August 15, 2017

    Construction has begun on the renovation of an 18th-century tavern into a new facility to be used by the Riverbend School in Natick.

    Zachary Comeau August 15, 2017
  • State approves expansion to create $210M Medway power plant

    Zachary Comeau August 10, 2017

    A state board has approved Exelon's proposed 200-megawatt expansion of its existing Medway facility after more than two years of deliberation.

    Zachary Comeau August 10, 2017
  • Ameresco starts two Pennsylvania projects, announces tripling in net income

    Grant Welker August 10, 2017

    Days after announcing it has started work on one of the country's largest microgrids, Framingham renewable energy firm Ameresco has signed an $8-million energy efficiency contract with a Pennsylvania college.

    Grant Welker August 10, 2017
  • Nearly 100 Worcester businesses join PawSox push

    Zachary Comeau August 9, 2017

    The effort by Worcester officials to convince the Red Sox' Triple-A affiliate to move from Rhode Island to Worcester was joined by 98 key Central Massachusetts business leaders.

    Zachary Comeau August 9, 2017
  • Ameresco starts work on $11M Navy Yard microgrid

    August 8, 2017

    Ameresco, a Framingham renewable energy company, has started work on what it says will be one of the largest microgrids, or self-contained energy grids, in the country.

    August 8, 2017
  • Movers & Shakers

    August 7, 2017

    Clinton Savings Bank, Worcester Polytechnic Institute and Venture Community Services were among the eight organization announcing new hires and promotions.

    August 7, 2017
  • Proposals would bring hydropower to Mass.

    State House News Service July 28, 2017

    The company developing an electrical transmission line that could carry hydroelectric power from Quebec into New England is among the submissions for long-term clean energy contracts in Massachusetts.

    State House News Service July 28, 2017
  • Following new CEO, Hudson solar firm picks COO

    July 27, 2017

    New England Clean Energy, which announced a CEO change last week, on Wednesday announced it has named its first chief operating officer.

    July 27, 2017

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Should Massachusetts significantly reduce the environmental review time for new housing projects?
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In an effort to increase the pace of new housing development in Massachusetts, Gov. Maura Healey has proposed streamlining the environmental review process for certain new housing projects, with the goal of reducing the time spent on the process from about one year to 30 days. Environmental reviews are a hallmark of community planning, to ensure new development doesn't negatively impact surrounding properties or natural resources, even though the process does add significant time and often cost to projects. Healey's proposal comes after Massachusetts fell behind the national average in new housing production, despite adding 90,000 new units since she became governor in 2023.

New England already averages the longest timeline in the nation to build a single-family home once the developer has been giving the authorization to move forward with construction, according to U.S. Census statistics compiled by the National Association of Home Builders. In 2023, single-family homes in New England averaged 13.9 months from permit to completion. The South Atlantic states have the lowest average of 8.9 months while the region that includes Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Louisiana is the second quickest at 9.4 months. The second-longest average after New England is the New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania region, which takes 13.2 months.