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Energy & Utilities

  • Municipal officials say green power is wrapped in red tape

    Sam Drysdale October 13, 2023

    Municipalities want to create programs to provide cheaper, greener power for their residents, and are backing a bill to cut through regulatory red tape and would allow them to get approval more quickly and easily.

    Sam Drysdale October 13, 2023
  • Drilling company buys Northborough property for $1.2M

    Timothy Doyle October 10, 2023

    Northborough drilling services company Terebro Leasing, LLC purchased an industrial property at 33 Talbot Road in Northborough for $1.2 million.

    Timothy Doyle October 10, 2023
  • Report recommends rooftops, parking lots for solar installations instead of in nature

    Chris Lisinski | State House News Service October 5, 2023

    More than half of the land covered by parking lots in Massachusetts could host solar panel canopies, and almost four times that much rooftop space is also viable, according to a new report that urges policymakers to balance solar expansion with

    Chris Lisinski | State House News Service October 5, 2023
  • Natick green energy firm raises $380M to accelerate manufacturing

    Timothy Doyle October 3, 2023

    Natick-based Electric Hydrogen (EH2), a company manufacturing equipment to create hydrogen from water using renewable electricity, has raised $380 million in series C financing, which it will use to accelerate manufacturing to meet customer demand.

    Timothy Doyle October 3, 2023
  • Marlborough tech firm seeks funding to avoid 105 layoffs

    Timothy Doyle September 28, 2023

    Marlborough battery-technology firm Ambri will lay off 105 workers, 89 residing in Massachusetts, unless it can raise sufficient funding on or before Nov. 13.

    Timothy Doyle September 28, 2023
  • Healey plans clean energy permitting overhaul

    Colin Young | State House News Service September 26, 2023

    The governor plans Tuesday to sign an executive order that will address the process by which clean energy projects and infrastructure are permitted, an issue which utility companies and others have said could determine whether Massachusetts makes

    Colin Young | State House News Service September 26, 2023
  • Secretary: Climate tech will feature in Healey economic development bill

    Sam Drysdale | State House News Service September 22, 2023

    The Healey administration is working on an economic development bill to file in the new year and "hit the ground running in 2024," Economic Development Secretary Yvonne Hao said Wednesday, forecasting a focus in the legislation on technology related

    Sam Drysdale | State House News Service September 22, 2023
  • Mass. seventh among states in clean energy jobs

    Colin A. Young | State House News Service September 18, 2023

    Massachusetts had the seventh most clean energy jobs among states in 2022, according to a report released Thursday by a national business group.

    Colin A. Young | State House News Service September 18, 2023
  • Central Mass. architects adapt to address the causes of and results of climate change

    Emily Micucci Updated: September 18, 2023

    If there is an industry that stands to dramatically contribute to climate change mitigation, it’s building design, and Central Massachusetts architects say they’re poised for the challenge.

    Emily Micucci Updated: September 18, 2023
  • Making connections: Three tech entrepreneurs open a local ISP in downtown Fitchburg

    Timothy Doyle Updated: September 18, 2023

    A trio of community-minded tech workers are connecting Downtown Fitchburg to a new internet service and looking beyond.

    Timothy Doyle Updated: September 18, 2023
  • Boston solar B Corp raises $91M for five projects, including one in Douglas

    Timothy Doyle September 15, 2023

    BlueWave, a Boston-based solar B Corp, raised $91 million in equity and debt to finance five agrivoltaic projects across Massachusetts, including one in Douglas.

    Timothy Doyle September 15, 2023
  • Electric Hydrogen to provide 100MW electrolyzer system for Texas hydrogen project

    Timothy Doyle September 12, 2023

    Natick-based Electric Hydrogen will soon be putting its Devens gigafactory to use, as it has entered an agreement to provide a 100-megawatt electrolyzer system to New Fortress Energy in Texas.

    Timothy Doyle September 12, 2023
  • Mass. utilities outline plans to handle more electricity

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

    Massachusetts is aiming to achieve net-zero emission by 2050 largely by electrifying things currently powered by fossil fuels. While the region's electrical grid is not ready to serve that heightened demand, the Bay State's utility companies late

    Colin A. Young | State House News Service September 6, 2023
  • Ameresco secures $300M loan, $400K project

    Isabel Tehan September 1, 2023

    Ameresco, a clean energy company based in Framingham, closed on a $300-million loan to fund development and construction on its for clean energy projects. The loan is through HASI, a Maryland climate-positive investment firm.

    Isabel Tehan September 1, 2023
  • Second wind developer moves to terminate its contracts

    Chris Lisinski | State House News Service September 1, 2023

    Another offshore wind developer took a major step Tuesday toward scrapping its initial plans for an installation in waters off the coast of Martha's Vineyard.

    Chris Lisinski | State House News Service September 1, 2023
  • Offshore wind bids due by Jan. 31 in newly-launched procurement

    Colin A. Young | State House News Service August 31, 2023

    The Healey administration and state utility companies released their formal request for proposals for more offshore wind power Wednesday, kicking off a bidding process that will unfold over the course of 2024.

    Colin A. Young | State House News Service August 31, 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.