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Energy & Utilities

  • Worcester co. launches solar division

    Sam Bonacci June 28, 2016

    World Energy Efficiency Services, an energy efficiency services company based in Worcester, has launched a new solar division that will carry clients from the planning stage through final installation.

    Sam Bonacci June 28, 2016
  • Senate bill seeks bigger renewable base

    State House News Service June 27, 2016

    The Massachusetts Senate plans an aggressive approach to bolstering the state's power supplies with renewable resources like hydropower and offshore wind.

    State House News Service June 27, 2016
  • Ameresco completes 18.6 MW Army project; installs 59,994 solar panels

    Sam Bonacci June 20, 2016

    Framingham's Ameresco has completed an 18.6 megawatt (MW) direct current solar facility built for the U.S. Army in Maryland.

    Sam Bonacci June 20, 2016
  • Solect expands into solar maintenance

    Sam Bonacci June 16, 2016

    Solect Energy announced this week that it has expanded its services beyond installation and into solar array operation and management services.

    Sam Bonacci June 16, 2016
  • WBJ named second best biz paper in country

    Brad Kane June 13, 2016

    Worcester Business Journal was honored as the second best small business-to-business publication in the country on Saturday at the annual conference of the Alliance of Area Business Publications, while a WBJ editorial was named the best of the year

    Brad Kane June 13, 2016
  • Solect builds 7KW of solar at birthplace of Henry David Thoreau

    Sam Bonacci June 10, 2016

    Hopkinton's Solect Energy has brought solar power to the farm house where transcendentalist Henry David Thoreau was born nearly 200 years ago.

    Sam Bonacci June 10, 2016
  • Baker: Power drain underscores need for energy plan

    State House News Service June 10, 2016

    Gov. Charlie Baker cited the need to plan for the impending retirement of nuclear and fossil fuel power sources as one reason he wants energy legislation to make it to his desk in coming weeks.

    State House News Service June 10, 2016
  • Senator sees lack of consensus on zoning, housing bill

    State House News Service June 9, 2016

    Proponents and opponents alike can agree: zoning reform is far from the sexiest issue to be debated on Beacon Hill and is not a subject that excites very many people.

    State House News Service June 9, 2016
  • House passes bill pushing wind, hydro

    State House News Service June 9, 2016

    House lawmakers voted near unanimously on Wednesday to require utilities to solicit and enter into long-term contracts for large-scale hydroelectric and offshore wind power.

    State House News Service June 9, 2016
  • Prospects for drug pricing disclosure bill dim

    State House News Service June 8, 2016

    Lawmakers dealt a blow last week to a bill that sought to rein in rising prescription drug costs through pricing disclosure mandates, issuing an order calling for further study on the matter.

    State House News Service June 8, 2016
  • House bill allows ratepayers to be charged for renewable expansion

    State House News Service June 8, 2016

    A new inclusion to the energy bill would allow utilities to charge ratepayers some of the costs associated with bringing more renewable energy sources into their distribution networks.

    State House News Service June 8, 2016
  • Ameresco pursuing British public contracts

    Sam Bonacci June 8, 2016

    Energy efficiency and renewable energy company Ameresco has secured a foothold in Britain and will be able to go after government contracts in the country.

    Sam Bonacci June 8, 2016
  • Avidia Bank drops solar loan rate by 42%

    June 7, 2016

    Hudson-based Avidia Bank announced Monday that it has dropped its solar loan rate down to 1.89 percent for Massachusetts residents seeking to finance their residential solar systems.

    June 7, 2016
  • Energy bill moves closer to vote

    State House News Service June 7, 2016

    An energy bill seeking to steer 2,400 megawatts of wind and hydro energy into Massachusetts began moving through the House Ways and Means Committee on Monday afternoon ahead of a planned floor vote Wednesday.

    State House News Service June 7, 2016
  • Mass. officials turn attention to energy storage

    State House News Service June 6, 2016

    The Department of Energy Resources is hoping to catalyze storage initiatives across the state with a new report and a a $10 million pilot.

    State House News Service June 6, 2016
  • House to debate energy plan

    State House News Service June 6, 2016

    A plan that would require utility companies to solicit and purchase a combined 2,400 megawatts of renewable hydro and offshore wind power through long-term contracts will be discussed this week.

    State House News Service June 6, 2016

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Do you approve or disapprove of the way Eric Batista has led the City of Worcester in the past year?
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On June 24, the Worcester City Council returned a largely positive appraisal of City Manager Eric Batista during his annual review. Councillors praised Batista for his fiscal management of the City and acknowledged his efforts to provide more shelter for unhoused individuals.

Still, members raised concerns over Batista’s handling of a U.S. Department of Justice report that found the Worcester Police Department used excessive force and his response to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement incident on Eureka Street on May 8. 

In Worcester's form of city government, the appointed city manager is essentially the CEO of the City of Worcester while the elected mayor and city council are part time and help set policy.