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Environmental activists are calling it a victory after the Mass. Supreme Judicial Court struck down a decision on Wednesday from the Mass. Department of Public Utilities which allowed energy companies to charge customers for expenses relating to pipeline construction.

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As the legislature is winding down its session for the year one of the bills being worked on is an omnibus energy bill that includes provisions regarding an increase in the use of offshore wind.

Eversource is planning a big move. The energy service provider has signed a purchase and sale agreement for a new mult-service facility in the New Bedford Business Park at the former Konarka Technologies center. Eversource spokesman Mike Durand tells WBSM News the vacant building will require a lot of upgrading...

After being appointed by the Acushnet Board of Selectmen on March 14, the Acushnet Citizens Advisory Committee on LNG presented its final report to selectmen and residents at the Council on Aging Wednesday evening.

Individuals representing the commercial and recreational fishing industries and offshore wind developers met at New Bedford City Hall Tuesday to discuss potential projects off the shores of Martha's Vineyard.

BOSTON (AP) — Leaders in the Massachusetts Senate have unveiled a bill designed to ramp up the state's reliance on renewable sources of energy, including offshore wind and hydropower. The plan detailed Friday establishes more aggressive energy targets than a similar bill approved by the House earlier this month...

A Southcoast business leader says the state's proposed renewable energy bill is fool's gold. The Massachusetts House recently passed a bill calling for 1,400 megawatts each of Canadian hydropower and offshore wind. Rob Mellion, President of the Fall River Area Chamber of Commerce, says that won't come close to covering the state's energy needs over the next decade...

Southcoast residents who use Eversource's Basic Service Option will see a lower electricity bill starting July 1.

After many months of backroom wheeling and dealing the legislative leadership and the Baker Administration have reached an agreement in principle on an energy bill. While the final details must still be hammered out it is clear that the powerful green energy lobby has won the day with the bill introduced on Monday in the Massachusetts House of Representatives...