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Energy & Utilities

  • Southborough firm lands $200M electric vehicle deal

    February 3, 2017

    Southborough electric vehicle manufacturer Sevcon Inc. announced Thursday it has inked a $200-million contract with a European manufacturer to develop parts.

    February 3, 2017
  • Rutland food processor penalized $21K over air permits

    February 1, 2017

    The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection announced Tuesday it has assessed a $21,410 penalty against Rutland AD for violating air pollution regulations at its Jordan Farms Organics Recyclery.

    February 1, 2017
  • Tower Hill tabs Florida native as new CEO

    February 1, 2017

    Tower Hill Botanic Garden in Boylston announced Wednesday it has selected the director of a Virginia garden and Florida native as its new CEO.

    February 1, 2017
  • New Mass. solar incentives to cut program costs $200M

    State House News Service February 1, 2017

    Solar energy traders would be about the only ones losing out under the Baker Administration's proposed new plan for incentivizing the solar industry, according to state officials who say the plan will benefit solar developers, solar investors and

    State House News Service February 1, 2017
  • Solect to install 212 kw array for Holbrook firm

    Savannah Donohue January 26, 2017

    Solect Energy has partnered with a Holbrook based shredding company to install 212 kilowatt solar rooftop array.

    Savannah Donohue January 26, 2017
  • Wachusett sets snowmaking record with 95M gallons

    Laura Finaldi January 23, 2017

    Not even halfway through the current ski season, Wachusett Mountain Ski Area has broken its personal snowmaking record.

    Laura Finaldi January 23, 2017
  • Worcester industrial vacancy rate at 40%

    Emily Micucci January 23, 2017

    Worcester's industrial building are 40-percent empty, as landlords can't reconcile costly upgrades with the impact on their tax bill, especially for small manufacturers.

    Emily Micucci January 23, 2017
  • NJ company is looking to a new CFO in Shrewsbury to reach new heights

    Sloane M. Perron January 23, 2017

    Two decades ago, Kevin O'Sullivan worked with a small biotech company named Valeritas in his Worcester incubator Massachusetts Biomedical Initiatives on what felt like groundbreaking technology at a time – a wearable insulin-dispensing device for

    Sloane M. Perron January 23, 2017
  • Energy challenges need comprehensive approach

    James T. Brett January 23, 2017

    At a 2016 energy forum hosted by The New England Council, Gordon van Welie, CEO of ISO New England – our region's power grid operator – described New England's electric reliability this coming winter as precarious.

    James T. Brett January 23, 2017
  • Lease payment shows Cape Wind still alive

    State House News Service January 19, 2017

    Documents furnished to State House News Service indicate Cape Wind made a recent lease payment of $88,278, the exact amount that has been paid each of the prior six years to maintain the lease.

    State House News Service January 19, 2017
  • AG plans to fight Eversource rate increase

    State House News Service January 18, 2017

    Attorney General Maura Healey plans to challenge Eversource's request to increase its electric rates by $96 million, saying the utility company should instead be delivering savings to customers.

    State House News Service January 18, 2017
  • Solect to install 446 kw array for Medford firm

    Savannah Donohue January 18, 2017

    Hopkinton solar installer Solect Energy has partnered with a Medford-based specialty food distributor to install a 446-kilowatt solar array on the roof of the distributor's 75,000-square-foot warehouse and office facility.

    Savannah Donohue January 18, 2017
  • Eversource files for statewide rate increases

    State House News Service January 17, 2017

    Eversource filed a rate request with state regulators Tuesday that would boost charges to its eastern Massachusetts customers by 7 percent and hit western Massachusetts with a roughly 10 percent increase in their monthly bills.

    State House News Service January 17, 2017
  • Ameresco inks $91M deal for Marine boot camp microgrid

    January 13, 2017

    Framingham energy services firm Ameresco, Inc. has signed a $91.1 million contract with the U.S. Marine Corps to create a microgrid at the recruit depot on Parris Island, S.C.

    January 13, 2017
  • Legislature could cut pot plant limit

    State House News Service January 11, 2017

    The Legislature -- which along with Gov. Charlie Baker has already delayed full implementation of the legalization law by six months -- is expected to amend the law approved by voters in November, with a higher tax rate on marijuana sales at or near

    State House News Service January 11, 2017
  • Solect installs 25kw system on Dorchester tuition-free school

    January 9, 2017

    Hopkinton solar installer Solect Energy has finished a 25-kilowatt solar array on the roof of the Epiphany School in Dorchester.

    January 9, 2017

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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.