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By JAMES PENTLAND

Utility customers can expect to see lower prices than they paid last winter for the six-month period beginning Feb. 1, which could ease some of the pain felt last year when rates skyrocketed.At a hearing before Senate members of the Committee on...

By BELLA LEVAVI

With a three-year contract about to expire, 14 Franklin County towns have entered into a new 24-month energy aggregation contract with Dynegy Energy Services.The towns partnered with Colonial Power Group, an energy aggregation consulting firm based in...

By DOMENIC POLI

WENDELL — Members of the local citizens’ committee formed in opposition to a battery storage facility proposed for Wendell Depot Road are asking the governor to halt further review, permitting and installation of industrial-scale battery energy...

By MARY BYRNE

GREENFIELD — The former Wilson Department Store redevelopment project was selected as one of 10 affordable housing projects to receive grant funding from the first pool of state dollars aimed at lowering energy costs and improving air quality and...

By BELLA LEVAVI

BOSTON — Local residents recently shared their opinions with the Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government on proposed legislation that would allow for more local control over large-scale solar projects.S.1319/H.2082, “An Act Regarding...

By MARY BYRNE

NORTHFIELD — Residents from Northfield and surrounding communities packed the Community Bible Church Sunday night for what felt like a second hurrah seven years after the defeat of the Kinder Morgan NED Pipeline.“It’s wonderful to see so many familiar...

By BILL DANIELSON

As I write this column I am looking out my office window at a world that is enduring its first winter storm of the season. Back in October we saw the first flakes of snow, but that wasn’t really enough to describe as a storm. It was thrilling to see,...

By STELLA TANNENBAUM

Massachusetts’ efforts to meet its net zero goals and measure up to neighboring states may mean an overhaul of energy efficiency program Mass Save, according to Climate Chief Melissa Hoffer’s recent report.The state’s Clean Energy and Climate Plan...

By BELLA LEVAVI

ASHFIELD — The Energy Committee will host a public forum on Monday, Nov. 6, at 7 p.m. at Town Hall to discuss expanding solar power in town. Members of the Energy Committee have a draft solar action plan, came up with several proposals and will now...

By CHRIS LARABEE

DEERFIELD — With climate change a present threat, Michael Pill and Carol Holzberg have been exploring installing a dual-use solar array on their farmland.The Shutesbury couple’s project, though, has run into a roadblock due to the Agricultural...

By DOMENIC POLI

WENDELL — About 45 people convened at the Wendell Meetinghouse on Tuesday night to hear from members of the “No Assaultin’ Battery Citizens Committee,” a non-governmental entity opposing the 105-megawatt battery storage facility proposed for the...

By DOMENIC POLI

WENDELL — A newly formed group plans to host a public meeting on Tuesday in hopes of educating the community about the problems it associates with the energy storage project proposed for Wendell Depot Road.The “No Assaultin’ Battery Citizens...

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 CHRIS LISINSKI

BOSTON — More than half of the land covered by parking lots in Massachusetts could host solar panel canopies, and almost four times that much rooftop space is also viable, according to a new report that urges policymakers to balance solar expansion...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

MONTAGUE — The town is a few shades greener following the Selectboard’s recent approval of three energy-efficiency projects.The board first voted to execute a $71,400 Green Communities grant award, which was announced by the state Department of Energy...

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 MARY BYRNE

GREENFIELD — After roughly 13 years with the city, the last 10 of which she’s served as director of the Department of Energy and Sustainability, Carole Collins is stepping down for a new role in Northampton.“It’s definitely bittersweet,” Collins said....

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 stands around 17,000 solar panels generating...

By JULIAN MENDOZA

SHELBURNE FALLS — Parallel to Sunday’s New York City March to End Fossil Fuels, local environmental activists took to the streets of Shelburne Falls to show solidarity.About 30 activists convened for the demonstration, which included a group singing...

By BELLA LEVAVI

ASHFIELD — Town Hall may get a heating upgrade.Mary Quigley, speaking as the town’s building steward and supported by the Energy Committee, came before the Finance Committee and Selectboard this week to propose the town allocate about $105,000 of...