New state law points to a more rational energy mix The state’s new energy legislation, passed in the frantic final hours of the session on July 31, represents a compromise between those who pushed for more wind and hydro power and those who wanted to do it in a more incremental way to avoid moderate… More
Lexology: Massachusetts Legislature Passes Clean Energy Legislation
Mintz Levin, Cohn Ferris Glovsky, and Popeo PC Late Sunday night, the Massachusetts Legislature passed a compromise energy bill that will significantly increase electricity produced by offshore wind, hydropower and other renewable energy sources. The state’s utilities will be required to enter into long-term contracts to purchase power from on and offshore wind farms, as… More
Worcester Business Journal Online: Mass. Banking on Natural Gas, Renewables to Replace Retiring Plants
By Laura Finaldi As several thousand megawatts on the New England electric grid prepare to retire, Massachusetts officials are looking to natural gas, hydropower and wind to replace retiring generation and to power the commonwealth going forward. At least 4,200 megawatts of non-gas generating capacity across the region are scheduled to retire over the next… 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
South Coast Today: Hydro, wind power could face tug-of-war in Beacon Hill energy talks
By Mike Lawrence NEW BEDFORD — With the 2016 state budget through the Legislature and Gov. Charlie Baker filing a hydropower-focused bill last week, Beacon Hill seems poised to talk about energy legislation, but wind energy proposals that could boost business at New Bedford’s Marine Commerce Terminal still might not be heard until after Labor… More