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November 24, 2024

Massachusetts

Office of Gov. Charlie Baker
Report: Mass. Has Significant OSW Workforce Gaps for 1.6 GW Pipeline
Gov. Charlie Baker joined state and local officials to announce the release of the 2021 MassCEC Offshore Wind Workforce Assessment.
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Gov. Baker Creates Commission on Clean Heat in Massachusetts
Cabell Eames with 350 Mass wants a community-based task force that serves an oversight role on the decision-making at the executive level.
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Environmentalists Hesitant About Floating Solar in Massachusetts Ponds, Reservoirs
Mike Marsch with BlueWave Solar says that floating solar is necessar to build out renewable energy at the capacity needed.
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Experts Say Mass. EV Drivers Need Strong Incentives for Off-Peak Charging
A group of policy experts and consumer advocates want Eversource and National Grid to consider providing deeper incentives for off-peak EV charging.
Fore River Residents Against the Compressor Station
Lawsuit Questions Feasibility of Gas Turbine for Enbridge Compressor Station
Enbridge says using a gas-fired turbine for the Weymouth Compressor station is more cost-effective than an electric motor, but stakeholders disagree.
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Scientists, First Nations Say Hydropower is Not Clean Energy
A critic of hydropower says politicians often make “vacuous statements about a particular energy source being clean, but that is not the case.”
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.

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