HeyJaredMiriam Wasser
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Gov. Healey asks feds to expedite review of proposed gas pipeline expansion in Mass. (opens the original)
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Amid ongoing public outcry over sky high energy bills, Gov. Maura Healey has asked the Trump administration to expedite its review of a natural gas pipeline expansion project in New England. In a letter sent Thursday to U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright, Healey urged federal regulators to move as quickly as possible in their assessment of the Reliable Affordable Resilient Enhancement proposal — known as Project RARE. The project, which was proposed by the energy company Enbridge, involves insta
Electric meters in Mass. are getting a 'smart' upgrade (opens the original)
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Across Massachusetts, utilities are replacing millions of electric meters on homes and businesses with smart meters. They provide a lot more detail about electricity use, but not everyone is thrilled about the new tech.
What a canceled battery project in Tewksbury says about New England's aging power grid (opens the original)
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The company behind a large and controversial proposed battery project in Tewksbury pulled the plug on the development this week after learning it would have to pay $65 million to connect to the electric grid. That's more than three times what the company, East Point Energy, had expected to pay to bring its project online. While the decision was celebrated by many residents who oppose the project, state officials and climate advocates say the cancellation highlights a steep barrier Massachusetts
The price of power: Why your energy bills keep rising (opens the original)
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WBUR's Mirian Wasser talks to a panel of energy experts —Matthew Nelson, former chair of the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities; Erika Uyterhoeven, a Democratic state representative from Somerville Disctrict; and Mary Wambui, a ratepayer advocate who sits on the state's Energy Efficiency Advisory Council — about the market and policy drivers behind the skyrocketing electric and gas bills across New England, as well as practical steps consumers can take to ease the burden. This conversa
Residents want a judge to pause Lowell data center expansion (opens the original)
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A group of Lowell residents went to court Wednesday to try and stop the expansion of a 352,000 square-foot data center in their backyards. Attorneys for the residents — some of whom literally live in the shadow of the hulking black building and regularly smell the exhaust of the facility's diesel generators — told a Middlesex Superior Court judge that the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection violated their rights when it it signed off on an air quality permit needed for the cente
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