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Energy and the Environment


Healey calls National Grid rate hike ‘devastating’
Several options to ease spike are available to consumers
By Bruce Mohl
Electricity, Energy, Maura Healey
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National Grid says electricity prices to skyrocket
On Nov. 1, basic service price will more than double
By Bruce Mohl
Electricity, Energy
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Provincetown hooked up to large electricity battery
Designed for reliability, project is one of largest in nation
By Bruce Mohl
Electricity, Energy
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Federal funds, used wisely, can tackle climate change
New law puts nation on road to a sustainable society
By Edward Markey and
Joseph Curtatone
Climate change, National Politics
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5 New England states seek info on transmission issues
Joint effort to address cost of interconnecting offshore wind farms
By Bruce Mohl
Electricity, Energy, Offshore Wind
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Maine court revives Mass.-financed hydroelectric power line
Overturns key sections of voter-approved law that usurped project’s ‘vested’ rights
By Bruce Mohl
Climate change, Electricity, Energy
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Grid operator, utilities call for energy reserve
Also say Everett LNG facility should remain open beyond June 2024
By Bruce Mohl
Electricity, Energy
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Federal aid shows hydrogen is here to stay
Can reduce emissions without appliance switchovers
By Will Hazelip
Energy
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Mass. needs to be as bold on drought as it is on climate
State must protect its most vital natural resource -- water
By Emily Norton and
Daniel Sieger
Energy, Environment
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