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Energy & Utilities

  • Ameresco's NASA Facility Project Takes Flight

    Susan Shalhoub December 27, 2012

    Framingham-based energy services company Ameresco Inc. is helping NASA reduce its energy consumption and replace its aging infrastructure.

    Susan Shalhoub December 27, 2012
  • Unitil Touts $800K In Rebates

    December 26, 2012

    New Hampshire-based Unitil Corp., which provides electricity and natural gas to a handful of communities in northern Worcester County, said it has issued rebates for 25 municipal energy efficiency projects over the past 20 months.

    December 26, 2012
  • New Funding Boosts OutSmart Power

    Susan Shalhoub December 20, 2012

    Natick-based OutSmart Power Systems, a manufacturer of electrical monitoring technology at the circuit level, is pushing to broaden its market following a recent round of $1.5 million in private venture funding.

    Susan Shalhoub December 20, 2012
  • Mass. Utilities To Pay $24.8M Over '11 Storm Responses

    State House News Service December 11, 2012

    National Grid will pay $18.7 million,

    State House News Service December 11, 2012
  • Caliper Cleanroom Build Wraps Up

    Susan Shalhoub December 11, 2012

    Maynard-based builder J.M. Coull is getting used to working with Hopkinton-based Caliper Life Sciences, which was purchased last year by PerkinElmer Inc.

    Susan Shalhoub December 11, 2012
  • A123 Selling Most Assets To Chinese Firm

    December 10, 2012

    A subsidiary of Chinese firm Wanxiang Group will acquire nearly all of lithium-ion battery maker A123 Systems' assets for $256.6 million, following a bankruptcy auction last week, A123 announced.

    December 10, 2012
  • Better Days Ahead For Electric Car Batteries, Say Analysts

    December 10, 2012

    More electric-powered vehicles have been sold this year than in any other, but it's still not enough demand to absorb all the production coming out of companies in Central Massachusetts and beyond.

    December 10, 2012
  • FSU Gets $322K In Energy Rebates

    Emily Micucci December 7, 2012

    Utility provider NSTAR has issued $322,012 in rebates to Framingham State University (FSU) for its participation in the company's energy efficient program.

    Emily Micucci December 7, 2012
  • Ameresco Announces New Contracts

    December 6, 2012

    Energy efficiency and renewable energy company Ameresco Inc. of Framingham announced that it's signed two new contracts in Ohio and Wisconsin and completed a third project in California.

    December 6, 2012
  • Conn. Officials Puzzled By Utility's Layoffs

    Brad Kane Hartford Business Journal December 4, 2012

    Connecticut's attorney general and consumer counsel on Monday demanded that Northeast Utilities (NU) answer questions about its 319 employees who left the company since it merged with

    Brad Kane Hartford Business Journal December 4, 2012
  • FIBA Technologies Expanding In MetroWest

    December 3, 2012

    About a decade ago, FIBA Technologies Inc. vacated its facility on Route 9 in Westborough to pursue an expanded business model at a larger property in Millbury.

    December 3, 2012
  • UMMS Receives $1.6M National Grid Incentive

    Emily Micucci November 30, 2012

    The energy efficient features of new Albert Sherman Center (ASC) have earned its owner, the University of Massachusetts Medical School (UMMS), a $1.6-million incentive payment from National Grid, according to UMMS.

    Emily Micucci November 30, 2012
  • State Unveils Plan To Protect Water Resources

    November 29, 2012

    The Patrick Administration has announced a new plan it said will help protect the state's water bodies while meeting water consumption needs of communities.

    November 29, 2012
  • AMSC Cuts Workforce

    Emily Micucci November 28, 2012

    Devens-based AMSC announced it has reduced its workforce by 25 percent to reduce operating costs and increase liquidity in response to what the company called "challenging conditions in the wind power market."

    Emily Micucci November 28, 2012
  • AG Questions Proposed Milford Water Rates

    November 15, 2012

    For the first time since the state's energy bill passed in July, giving the attorney general's office jurisdiction over water rate cases, Attorney General Martha Coakley's office is taking action against one company.

    November 15, 2012
  • Solarize Mass. Adds 802 Projects, 5.1 MW To State

    November 12, 2012

    The Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC) and Department of Energy Resources announced that 802 residents and businesses signed contracts to install solar electricity systems as part of the 2012 Solarize Massachusetts Program, which ended No

    November 12, 2012

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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.