MAYFLOWER WIND WAS SELECTED as the winner of the state’s second offshore wind farm procurement with a proposal that the company said offered the lowest price and the least onshore […]
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Posted inOlympics
Decarbonizing economy requires lot more electricity
THE LAST SEVERAL WEEKS have brought into sharp focus the urgency of climate action. From 16-year-old Greta Thunberg sailing across the Atlantic to deliver a dramatic plea at the UN, […]
Posted inOpinion
Colleges can lead on climate change
AT THEIR BEST, American universities and colleges are problem-solving institutions whose work is rooted in a set of universal values. This is a unique position in our society, one that […]
Posted inEnvironment
Baker’s latest solar goal called too small
THE BAKER ADMINISTRATION is calling for an 800 megawatt expansion of the state’s relatively new solar incentive program, but a state lawmaker and industry advocates say that amount is way […]
Posted inUncategorized
DPU approves National Grid rate hike
STATE REGULATORS on Tuesday approved raising National Grid’s monthly residential customer charge from $5.50 to $7 along with a yet-to-be-determined increase in the per-kilowatt distribution rate on residential customer bills. […]
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Trump aide offers no guidance on Vineyard Wind
A TRUMP ADMINISTRATION official attending a conference in Boston on Friday repeatedly refused to say when the agency’s review of the Vineyard Wind project would be completed. The Bureau of […]
Posted inOpinion
Vineyard Wind limbo is chance for reset
THE INTERIOR DEPARTMENT’S Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, or BOEM, the agency that issues permits for offshore wind projects in federal waters, has called a timeout on the rapidly expanding […]
Posted inOpinion
Mass. should accelerate solar development
MASSACHUSETTS IS IN THE MIDST of a success story when it comes to solar energy. At a time when the effects of climate change are becoming more obvious to us […]
Posted inEnvironment
Mayflower Wind promises lowest US price yet
ONE OF THE COMPANIES seeking to win the state’s second offshore wind procurement offered regulators a choice between the lowest price ever in the United States or proposals that come […]
Posted inEnvironment, Politics
Baker presses for March Vineyard Wind decision
GOV. CHARLIE BAKER pressed the Trump administration on Wednesday to wrap up its environmental review of Vineyard Wind by March 2020, and indicated he is seeking accommodations for the wind […]
Posted inEnvironment
3 firms competing in 2d offshore wind procurement
THREE COMPANIES SUBMITTED proposals on Friday for the state’s second offshore wind procurement, an indication that a last-minute budgetary maneuver by Gov. Charlie Baker succeeded in spurring a competitive bid […]
Posted inState House News Service, Uncategorized
Over objections, feds approve transfer of Pilgrim station
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE DESPITE THE OBJECTIONS of Attorney General Maura Healey, the Baker administration, and local advocacy groups, federal regulators approved the transfer of the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station […]
Posted inOpinion
2 views on Vineyard Wind delay
INITIALLY, MEMBERS of the Massachusetts congressional delegation were harshly critical of the Trump administration for putting off a decision about the environmental impact statement of Vineyard Wind, the 800 megawatt […]
Posted inState House News Service, Uncategorized
Vineyard Wind review could extend into 2020
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE WITH A CRITICAL permit for the Vineyard Wind project on hold so the federal government can launch a new study of the burgeoning offshore wind industry and […]
Posted inState House News Service, Uncategorized
Vineyard Wind vows to move forward despite fed hold-up
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE VINEYARD WIND ON Monday vowed that it will move forward with its $2.8 billion, 84-turbine wind farm project despite a new delay caused by the federal […]
Posted inEnvironment
Vineyard Wind layout tough issue for regulators
VINEYARD WIND’S TURBINE LAYOUT is likely one of the sticking points that prompted federal regulators late last week to expand their environmental review of the wind farm to include an analysis […]
Posted inEnvironment
Feds call for more study on Vineyard Wind
IN A DECISION that could derail Vineyard Wind, federal regulators on Friday put their review of the project on hold temporarily while they seek to better understand the cumulative impact […]
Posted inOpinion
Time to put an end to whack-a-mole electricity sellers
Attorney General Maura Healey’s office issued a new report on Thursday indicating that consumers who signed on with competitive electricity suppliers between July 2017 and June 2018 paid $76.2 million […]
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Offshore wind price protection eliminated
GOV. CHARLIE BAKER and the Legislature on Wednesday rushed through a measure that eliminates the state requirement that the next offshore wind contract come in at a price lower than […]
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Baker developing ‘cure plan’ for Vineyard Wind
GOV. CHARLIE BAKER said on Monday that his administration is working with Vineyard Wind to develop a “cure plan” to address the concerns of federal agencies as they review the […]
Posted inState House News Service, Uncategorized
Lawmakers hike assessment on utilities 50%
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE THOUGH LAWMAKER LEFT a handful of proposed taxes on the cutting room floor when they compromised on a budget, the fiscal year 2020 spending plan being […]
Posted inEnvironment
Pacheco raises concerns on offshore wind pricing
SEN. MARC PACHECO of Taunton raised an interesting policy issue on Monday when he spoke out against a provision in the Legislature’s budget that would tweak the way the state […]
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Vineyard Wind says project at risk
VINEYARD WIND says its offshore wind farm could be in jeopardy if the federal government fails to approve its environmental impact statement over the next six weeks. In a carefully […]
Posted inPolitics, State House News Service
29 senators urge DEP to block Weymouth gas facility
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE Nearly three-quarters of the Senate penned a letter Thursday urging the Department of Environmental Protection commissioner to rescind approval for a controversial natural gas compressor station […]
