September 28, 2024

Massachusetts

Plus Power
Largest Standalone Battery Storage System in Northeast Planned for Small Mass. Town
Plus Power filed a petition last week with the Massachusetts Energy Facility Siting Board for approval to build the Cranberry Point Energy Storage project.
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NewGrid to Bring Congestion Software to ISO-NE System
NewGrid's CEO says the company's software could move 40% more power on the ISO-NE grid.
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Nantucket Residents File Lawsuit Against BOEM to Protect North Atlantic Right Whale
Nantucket residents want to halt development of offshore wind within a “nexus of activity” for the critically endangered North Atlantic Right Whale.
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Large-scale Solar is Cropping Up in Small, Rural Massachusetts Towns
A grassroots movement in Massachusetts calls for a moratorium on solar projects on productive farmland and forests where species need protection.
Office of Gov. Ned Lamont
Restoration Efforts from Tropical Storm Henri Nearly Complete
Eversource reported that 1,730 out of its 1.28 million customers in Connecticut were without power as of 5 p.m. Monday.
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Conn., RI Take Substantial Hit from Tropical Storm Henri
Tropical Storm Henri made landfall in southern New England, causing power outages in Connecticut, Rhode Island and Massachusetts.
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Equity, Lowering GHGs Could Become Goals of Mass. Efficiency Plan
Mass. regulators have proposed a mechanism for tying quantifiable equity goals and GHG emission reductions to state energy efficiency program funding.
Distributed Solar Development
Meet the Electric Cooperative Pushing Massachusetts Solar Capacity Forward
Cape and Vineyard Electric Coop. has saved its 25 municipal members roughly $16.9 million in energy costs.
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Climate Activists Condemn $170M in Public Bonds for Gas Plant
Climate activists mobilized in front of the Massachusetts State House to protest fossil-fuel infrastructure development in environmental justice communities.
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Consumer-driven Class I REC Sales Important for Mass.
Consumers and communities should be aware of the type and location of RECs that they are purchasing, according to the Green Energy Consumers Alliance.

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