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No justification for proposed Peabody gas plant

THE MASSACHUSETTS Municipal Wholesale Electric Company and the staff at some participating municipal light plants say that building a new, 60-megawatt combined natural gas and oil peaker power plant in Peabody is absolutely necessary. The proposed peaker plant will run only when energy demand is high – and will cost ratepayers in 14 communities with […]

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House takes baby steps on climate change

WE ARE WRITING as Mass Power Forward, a grassroots coalition of over 200 environmental groups, community development organizations, clean energy businesses, faith groups, neighborhood health and safety advocates, and Massachusetts families fighting for our future. We believe our state and region can power forward with healthy, clean, affordable, reliable energy and a thriving economy. Since […]