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STATE HOUSE, BOSTON — The Blackstone Valley bills itself as the birthplace of the American Industrial Revolution, and New Bedford was once a major producer of the whale oil used in lamps and candles. Now, business groups in those areas are asking lawmakers to boost the state's commitment to renewable energy, arguing that clean power can be the modern-day economic driver for their regions... Read M

BOSTON (AP) _ Eversource Energy says it has acquired a 50 percent ownership interest in a proposed offshore wind farm off the Massachusetts coast. Officials said the project, known as Bay State Wind, would be located about 15-25 miles south of Martha's Vineyard and when completed could generate enough electricity to power 1 million homes in the state...

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...

New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell was honored at the U.S. Conference of Mayors Friday. Mitchell achieved first place in the 2016 Mayors' Climate Protection Awards, which recognizes the efforts of mayors across the country for energy and climate protection...

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...

New Bedford's newest solar project was unveiled Tuesday afternoon at New Bedford Business Park, bringing the city's total number of large-scale projects to ten.