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Energy & Utilities

  • Lift cap, give us more solar energy

    June 22, 2015

    Should Massachusetts lift its net-metering cap to help encourage wider adoption of solar energy?

    June 22, 2015
  • Domaleski, founder and builder of World Energy Solutions, embraces broad approach in latest venture

    Christina P. O'neill Special To The Worcester Business Journal June 22, 2015

    Find a need and fill it. Find a product and improve it. Add value and make money doing it. That's Richard Domaleski's strategy for the company he founded in 2012, Worcester-based Mansfield Holdings Group LLC.

    Christina P. O'neill Special To The Worcester Business Journal June 22, 2015
  • ISO: Power use rose, prices fell in May

    June 19, 2015

    The warmest May in 12 years caused consumers to use more power last month, but it cost them less thanks to low prices for natural gas, according to ISO New England, which monitors the region's power grid.

    June 19, 2015
  • Gulf Oil mum on 'rumors' about sale report

    Emily Micucci June 4, 2015

    Cumberland Gulf Group's fuel business, Gulf Oil LP of Framingham, issued a statement Wednesday that did not confirm or deny reports earlier this week that Gulf Oil was being sold to a Boston-area private equity firm.

    Emily Micucci June 4, 2015
  • Beaton hopes to “wean down” solar industry incentives

    State House News Service June 3, 2015

    While the Baker administration maintains the state is poised to hit its solar energy production target even without a change in law, solar industry advocates said lawmakers must take action to keep projects moving.

    State House News Service June 3, 2015
  • Gas pipeline changes to spare 6 Central Mass. communities

    Michael Norton State House News Service June 3, 2015

    Planned revisions to the proposed Kinder Morgan gas project mean the proposed pipeline will no longer affect several communities north and east of Worcester.

    Michael Norton State House News Service June 3, 2015
  • California widens lead over Mass. in clean-tech index

    Michael Norton State House News Service June 2, 2015

    For the third straight year, Massachusetts ranked second in a ranking of states based on the strength of their clean-tech activities, with California widening its lead (94-78.8) over the Bay State and topping the index for the sixth consecutive ye

    Michael Norton State House News Service June 2, 2015
  • AMSC revenue up; quarterly loss down

    Rick Saia May 28, 2015

    Wind energy equipment manufacturer AMSC of Devens saw a strong 36-percent revenue growth to close out its most recent fiscal year while substantially cutting its quarterly losses, the company reported Thursday.

    Rick Saia May 28, 2015
  • Wholesale power prices plunged in April

    May 22, 2015

    The average wholesale price of electricity in New England in April was the third lowest for any single month in 12 years, thanks to mild weather, low prices for natural gas and record-low power demand, according to ISO-New England, which oversees

    May 22, 2015
  • Ameresco to boost energy efficiency of Framingham buildings

    May 22, 2015

    Town officials in Framingham didn't have to look far to select a company to help make municipal buildings more energy efficient.

    May 22, 2015
  • Report: Region’s 2014 wholesale power markets competitive

    May 21, 2015

    Even as electricity prices climbed in New England last year, the state's wholesale power markets operated competitively, with prices reflecting the cost of production, ISO New England said Wednesday.

    May 21, 2015
  • Solar industry: Lift net metering cap

    Gintautas Dumcius State House News Service May 13, 2015

    Solar energy industry officials and advocates on Tuesday called for the lifting of the cap on solar production, which they say is impeding projects, causing delays in hiring and leading some companies to consider leaving the Bay State's market for

    Gintautas Dumcius State House News Service May 13, 2015
  • Ameresco revenue rises 15 percent in first quarter

    May 7, 2015

    Framingham-based Ameresco Inc. reported a 15-percent gain in revenues in the first quarter of 2015, compared with a year earlier.

    May 7, 2015
  • Beaton: Solar debate cannot be kicked down the road

    Sam Bonacci May 7, 2015

    In front of a room full of solar industry officials, Massachusetts Secretary of the Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs Matthew Beaton said Thursday that the state cannot “kick the can” down the road by simply raising the amount of solar that

    Sam Bonacci May 7, 2015
  • AMSC announces $9M order

    Sam Bonacci May 6, 2015

    AMSC, the Devens-based manufacturer of wind and power grid technology, has received orders for $9 million in power grid-related productss in the U.S. and internationally, the company announced Tuesday.

    Sam Bonacci May 6, 2015
  • Westborough energy services firm sold

    Rick Saia April 30, 2015

    Conservation Services Group (CSG), the Westborough-based nonprofit provider of energy efficiency services, has been sold to a Texas company after 31 years of operation, the firms announced Thursday.

    Rick Saia April 30, 2015

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Should Worcester impose limits on the installation of billboards?
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On June 23, the Worcester Zoning Board of Appeals unanimously struck down a proposal to erect a digital billboard at 5 Norton Dr., a location visible along I-190 and shining light onto Indian Lake.

The digital billboard, proposed by Ohio-based Kenjoh Outdoor Advertising, would have stood 75 feet tall with a total of 820 square feet, which is bigger than the standard billboard size. At the zoning board meeting, Kenjoh Outdoor claimed the billboard would require less luminance than the maximum allowed under brightness and dimming control requirements, meaning the sign would not create unnecessary visual clutter nor would it substantially block visibility of signs on abutting lots.

Conversely, residents expressed concerns that the digital billboard would result in a number of negative environmental impacts, including interfering with wildlife, lowering property values, and posing traffic safety risks.