By Bruce Mohl A BOARD DOMINATED BY APPOINTEES of Gov. Charlie Baker dealt a major blow on Wednesday to efforts to revive Cape Wind, voting unanimously not to grant the project a permit extension for construction of a transmission line between the proposed Nantucket Sound wind farm and Barnstable. The decision means Cape Wind will… More
Commonwealth Magazine: Baker says state is at energy crossroads Governor’s focus on price puts him on different path than environmentalists
By Bruce Mohl GOV. CHARLIE BAKER said on Tuesday that Massachusetts and the rest of New England are standing at a crossroads on energy, but it appears he wants to go down a different path than most environmental activists and their backers in the Legislature. Baker told the Legislature’s Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities, and Energy… More
Providence Journal: Editorial: New Bedford blunder
Much has been said and written about the 38 Studios debacle that left Rhode Island taxpayers on the hook for a $75 million loan guarantee. Clearly, the state had no business entering into a deal fraught with so much risk and so little public discussion. Unfortunately, bad decisions such as that one, based on speculation… More
Commonwealth Magazine: Baker pushes regional energy approach Plans to rely on utilities for purchases of gas, renewables
By Bruce Mohl THE BAKER ADMINISTRATION said on Wednesday it plans to work with utilities in Massachusetts and neighboring states to purchase renewable energy and expand the region’s natural gas pipeline infrastructure. In a brief, vaguely worded statement, the governor said electric distribution companies operating in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut have agreed to put… More