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State, utilities seek faster grid hookups for new homes

January 29, 2026January 29, 2026 · Boston, Massachusetts Local News

BOSTON — The Healey administration is launching an initiative with the state’s two largest utilities to speed up the process of connecting new residential units to the regional…

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Beverly Community Electric secures new contract

December 10, 2025December 10, 2025 · Boston, Massachusetts Local News

BEVERLY — The city has secured a new electricity supply contract for a program that provides 100% renewable energy to Beverly residents. Participants in the Beverly Community Electric…

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Greening of America: ‘No going back’ on solar, renewables

October 31, 2025November 8, 2025 · Boston, Massachusetts Local News

Solar power is surging across the U.S. as costs plummet and companies ramp up large-scale commercial projects, but experts say the green industry faces an uncertain future as…

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Greening of America: ‘No going back’ on solar, renewables

October 31, 2025November 22, 2025 · Boston, Massachusetts Local News

Envinity Solar employees Josh Fisher, left, TJ Barnhart, Matt Hansen and John Delahanty install solar panels on the roof of St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. Robert…

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Trump DOE decides to keep at least one Biden-era energy program | TechCrunch

October 17, 2025October 19, 2025 · Technology

The Department of Energy said Thursday that it had finalized a $1.6 billion loan guarantee to upgrade around 5,000 miles of transmission lines. The grid upgrades would ease…

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California made it through another summer without a Flex Alert. Thank batteries, experts say

October 17, 2025October 17, 2025 · Los Angeles, California Local News

For decades, rolling blackouts and urgent calls for energy conservation were part of life in California — a reluctant summer ritual almost as reliable as the heat waves…

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Leaked doc reveals the chaotic politics behind Trump Energy Department cuts | TechCrunch

October 3, 2025October 3, 2025 · Technology

This week, the Department of Energy canceled nearly $8 billion worth of awards — a move touted by the Trump administration as an effort to protect fossil fuels…

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Deal provides ‘automatic’ discounts on utility bills

Deal provides ‘automatic’ discounts on utility bills

October 17, 2024October 20, 2024 · Boston, Massachusetts Local News

BOSTON — Hundreds of thousands of low-income Massachusetts residents will be getting an “automatic” break on their utility bills under a deal between the Healey administration and the…

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Region is betting big on offshore wind. Can it deliver?

Region is betting big on offshore wind. Can it deliver?

July 27, 2024July 28, 2024 · Boston, Massachusetts Local News

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Dozens of hard hats and yellow safety vests were neatly placed on folding chairs. A giant American flag hung from the rafters of a hangar-sized…

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