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- The Brayton Point power plant is being sold again, but new owner will still shut it down (8/22/14)
Brayton Point is getting a new owner, but it still won’t be saved from the wrecking ball. The massive coal-fired power plant on the South Coast will be acquired by Houston’s Dynegy Inc. in a $3.45 billion deal
- Solar bill’s failure on Beacon Hill was a missed opportunity for utilities (8/2/14)
Plenty of people in the clean-tech industry were disappointed that an ambitious bill to overhaul the state’s solar incentives didn’t make it to the finish line last week.
- Springfield seeking options for old fire stations (7/24/14)
As city officials consider potential reuses of four long-closed fire stations in Springfield, their hopes are boosted by a recent report outlining success stories from around Massachusetts and beyond
- Greenfield uses power-buying plan to help Kennametal expand (7/24/14)
- More Ocean off Massachusetts Open for Wind Energy (6/18/14)
BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick and U.S. Interior Secretary Sally Jewell say a large area off the coast is being opened for commercial wind energy leases.
- All Eyes on Boston: Will the New Commercial Food Waste Ban Lead to a Boom in Waste-to-Energy? (8/13/14)
Will the implementation of the ban be a model for other states? The answer may be an outstanding, yes!
- Battle lines drawn in Dartmouth over proposed cell upgrades (7/29/14)
DARTMOUTH — Why does AT&T need a 150-foot cell phone tower on Concordia's property at 300 Gulf Road, an area designated as a scenic road?
- Grid overseer seeks federal help to keep plans for Salem power plant alive (7/24/114)
The overseers of New England’s power grid have reached out to the federal government for help in ensuring a massive natural gas power plant planned for Salem can get off the ground
- Industry group rejects plan that would help ensure Salem power plant’s financing (7/1/14)
Building a major power plant in New England isn’t necessarily easy for anyone. But it’s becoming particularly tough for Footprint Power, the developer behind the nearly 700-megawatt gas plant that would replace the coal- and oil-fired dinosaur in Salem that shut down a month ago.
- Massachusetts Pushing to Expand Electric Car Use (6/18/14)
BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts drivers buying or leasing new electric cars can begin applying for rebates from the state worth up to $2,500, according to Gov. Deval Patrick’s administration.