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Energy legislation makes it out of conference

Energy legislation makes it out of conference

Sierra Club official complains bill represents only 'baby steps'

By Colin A. Young Electricity, Energy, Massachusetts Legislature 0 Comments Jul 31, 2018

STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE .Just like two years ago, the Legislature is poised to consider a substantial piece of clean energy legislation on the final day of formal sessions. The conference committee that since July 17 has been working to reconcile a Senate bill and four House bills related to clean energy filed its report(...)

Lawmakers should embrace clean energy

Say no to gas pipelines financed by electric ratepayers

Emily Norton

Inaction on environmental justice has consequences

Lawmakers need to act on solar access legislation

Khalida Smalls

MA solar hurting, needs legislative help

Industry lost more than 3,000 jobs last year

Abigail Ross Hopper

3 utilities seek $426m for negotiating hydro contracts

Firms say payments needed to recognize their ‘financial obligation’

Bruce Mohl

Baker officials tout hydro contract benefits

At 5.9 cents per kilowatt hour, customer bills expected to decline

Bruce Mohl

climate change

Mass. must lead on climate change

Price, or fee, on carbon pollution is the key

William Moomaw

Planned transmission key to offshore wind race

A grid could attract more bidders, better prices

Edward N. Krapels

A fracking ban is hypocritical

Why ban a product that doesn’t exist in Massachusetts?

Steve Dodge

Are we doing enough on clean energy?

Beacon Hill debate is mostly about hydro vs. solar and wind

Bruce Mohl

The Codcast: Are we doing enough on clean energy?

CommonWealth Staff

Raise the Renewable Portfolio Standard

A boost is needed to help state meet emissions goals

Deborah Donovan

Raise the Renewable Portfolio Standard II

Boost is needed to keep up with other states

Rick Kidder

Electricity trick or treat?

Pro and con: Do competitive electricity suppliers help or hurt in Massachusetts?

Jack Sullivan

FERC OKs help for Mystic plants

Gas pipeline issue hovers over decision

Bruce Mohl

Busted unions

Indifference and declining muscle threaten labor’s role

Jack Sullivan

Busted unions

CommonWealth Staff

Another shot in the pipeline wars

Has 2015 report’s author changed his tune?

Bruce Mohl

Pacheco: Putting price on carbon is not a tax

Senate calls its proposal a market-based compliance system

Bruce Mohl

Putting a price on carbon gains momentum in Mass.

Senate approves legislation, National Grid lends its support

Bruce Mohl

Clouds over Mass. solar industry

Clear, bold leadership needed from Beacon Hill

Sean Garren

No 7th inning stretch needed, just clean energy home runs

National Grid baseball analogy provokes strong response

Joel Wool

On clean energy, we need a 7th inning stretch

Time to take stock of where we are and where we’re going

Marcy Reed

Senate bill would ramp up clean energy development

Business groups fret about cost, say some provisions unwise

Bruce Mohl

Region’s power grid is changing dramatically

Increase in solar reducing need for new pipelines

Jerry Elmer

Music and climate change

Connecting dots between tar sands, NE Conservatory

Tanya Kalmanovitch

Is Baker getting carried away with offshore wind?

Governor predicts ‘terrific pricing’ on Vineyard Wind contract

Bruce Mohl

New York is a bad neighbor to New England

Gov. Cuomo is blocking pipelines that could help region

Rob Ortt

Some Mainers question hydro-electricity line for MA

Gov. LePage criticizes 4 lawmakers who raised concerns

Bruce Mohl

Baker makes bold bet on offshore wind

MA, RI together procure a total of 1,200 megawatts

Bruce Mohl

NH court OKs novel pipeline financing approach

Opinion says Massachusetts SJC got it wrong

Bruce Mohl