New Bedford is hosting a national mayors' summit on smart cities and energy technologies Thursday and Friday, with about 20 mayors, industry experts and policy leaders meeting to discuss renewable energy technologies.
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...
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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...
New studies suggest that endangered marine species would not be significantly impacted by the construction and use of offshore wind farms off the Massachusetts coast.
The state and federal studies released this week were based on observations of whales, turtles, and marine birds over a period of four years in federally designated wind energy areas south 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...