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By CHRIS LARABEE

VERNON, Vt. — With the reactor building serving as one of the final structures standing, the decommissioning of the former Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant has been progressing steadily with a potential finish date four years ahead of its 2030...

By MADDIE FABIAN

Editor’s note: This is the third of four articles from the Western Massachusetts Solar Forum series taking place in September.AMHERST — At Joe Czajkowski Farm in Hadley, not only does the broccoli field produce fresh vegetables, but rows of solar...

By COLIN A. YOUNG

BOSTON — The governor plans Tuesday to sign an executive order that will address the process by which clean energy projects and infrastructure are permitted, an issue which utility companies and others have said could determine whether Massachusetts...

By MADDIE FABIAN

Editor’s note: This is the second of four articles from the Western Massachusetts Solar Forum series taking place in September.AMHERST — At the site of the old Mount Tom Station coal-fired power plant stand around 17,000 solar panels generating enough...

By MADDIE FABIAN

Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of four articles from the Western Massachusetts Solar Forum series taking place in September.AMHERST — Massachusetts has 15 to 18 times the amount of solar potential it needs to support decarbonization...

By COLIN A. YOUNG

State utility overseers on Friday ordered Eversource and National Grid to split two of the coldest (and often most costly) months of the year into two procurement and billing periods, implementing an idea that Maura Healey’s office proposed when she...

By GREG VINE

ATHOL – A proposed replacement of the town’s vehicles with electric models is estimated to generate a quarter of a million dollars over three decades.Athol’s Decarbonization Task Force was given an assessment of converting the town’s internal...

By GREG VINE

ATHOL – The town has received the results of an energy audit conducted on several municipal buildings, along with proposals for improving efficiency relative to heating, cooling, ventilation and lighting.The recommended improvements don’t come cheap,...

By GREG VINE

ATHOL—An option to get a lower electric rate for the town is being looked at once again.Dr. Kevin Kelly, CEO of Sagamore Beach-based Crimson Power Solutions, went before the Selectboard at its Aug. 22 meeting to outline electrical aggregation....

By MICHAEL P. NORTON

BOSTON — Massachusetts has more than enough solar energy potential to support the decarbonization requirements enshrined in state laws, according to a report officials released Thursday.The Department of Energy Resources report found the state’s land...

By GREG VINE

ATHOL – On March 31, the town received word it had been awarded a Municipal Energy Technical Assistance (META) grant of nearly $15,000 to undertake a weatherization assessment of Town Hall, the police station and wastewater treatment plant.Two months...

By COLIN A. YOUNG

Bay Staters who get their electricity through National Grid’s basic service could see their monthly bill drop by more than $100 under a new rate that would take effect in May, but the cost of power will still be higher than last summer.The utility...

By GREG VINE

ATHOL — The town of Athol, according to Town Manager Shaun Suhoski, was an early convert in the campaign for municipalities to operate in a way that causes less harm to the environment, both locally and regionally.Recently, the town has begun...