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By EMILEE KLEIN

AMHERST — The University of Massachusetts Amherst will lead a new $11.9 million center on offshore wind education, research and outreach to expedite development of offshore wind energy and train a national workforce to design, operate and manage the...

By EMILEE KLEIN

The influential lobby group Mothers Out Front took aim at the natural gas industry this week, using its monthly climate action call to encourage people to push for a future without gas.Each month, the statewide group with local chapters in the Pioneer...

By BELLA LEVAVI

SHELBURNE — The Selectboard hopes Cowell Gymnasium’s backup heating system will last long enough to make it through the initial litmus test for the newly installed electric mini splits. With the state giving out Green Communities grants to encourage a...

By VIRGINIA RAY

MONTAGUE — Residents will have a chance to weigh in on a Community Solar Action Plan and solar energy possibilities for the future during a town-wide forum being planned for the spring.Energy Committee Co-Chairs Sally Pick and Tim Van Egmond met with...

By CHRIS LARABEE

WHATELY — Joining several neighboring communities in the Pioneer Valley, Whately’s Selectboard has signaled its support to write a letter to the Legislature advocating for legislation that could allow municipalities more control over solar energy...

By CHRIS LARABEE

NORTHFIELD — With the appeal of BlueWave Solar’s three arrays on Pine Meadow Road dismissed in September, the company is working with its project partners as it prepares to make progress on their installation.Stagnant for two years because of the 2021...

By MADDIE FABIAN

Editor’s note: This is the fourth and final article from the Western Massachusetts Solar Forum series. The first three forums took place in September, and another series of forums is in the works for this spring. AMHERST — Most experts agree solar...

By JAMES PENTLAND

Utility customers can expect to see lower prices than they paid last winter for the six-month period beginning Feb. 1, which could ease some of the pain felt last year when rates skyrocketed.At a hearing before Senate members of the Committee on...

By BELLA LEVAVI

With a three-year contract about to expire, 14 Franklin County towns have entered into a new 24-month energy aggregation contract with Dynegy Energy Services.The towns partnered with Colonial Power Group, an energy aggregation consulting firm based in...

By DOMENIC POLI

WENDELL — Members of the local citizens’ committee formed in opposition to a battery storage facility proposed for Wendell Depot Road are asking the governor to halt further review, permitting and installation of industrial-scale battery energy...

By MARY BYRNE

GREENFIELD — The former Wilson Department Store redevelopment project was selected as one of 10 affordable housing projects to receive grant funding from the first pool of state dollars aimed at lowering energy costs and improving air quality and...

By BELLA LEVAVI

BOSTON — Local residents recently shared their opinions with the Joint Committee on Municipalities and Regional Government on proposed legislation that would allow for more local control over large-scale solar projects.S.1319/H.2082, “An Act Regarding...

By MARY BYRNE

NORTHFIELD — Residents from Northfield and surrounding communities packed the Community Bible Church Sunday night for what felt like a second hurrah seven years after the defeat of the Kinder Morgan NED Pipeline.“It’s wonderful to see so many familiar...

By BILL DANIELSON

As I write this column I am looking out my office window at a world that is enduring its first winter storm of the season. Back in October we saw the first flakes of snow, but that wasn’t really enough to describe as a storm. It was thrilling to see,...

By STELLA TANNENBAUM

Massachusetts’ efforts to meet its net zero goals and measure up to neighboring states may mean an overhaul of energy efficiency program Mass Save, according to Climate Chief Melissa Hoffer’s recent report.The state’s Clean Energy and Climate Plan...

By BELLA LEVAVI

ASHFIELD — The Energy Committee will host a public forum on Monday, Nov. 6, at 7 p.m. at Town Hall to discuss expanding solar power in town. Members of the Energy Committee have a draft solar action plan, came up with several proposals and will now...

By CHRIS LARABEE

DEERFIELD — With climate change a present threat, Michael Pill and Carol Holzberg have been exploring installing a dual-use solar array on their farmland.The Shutesbury couple’s project, though, has run into a roadblock due to the Agricultural...

By DOMENIC POLI

WENDELL — About 45 people convened at the Wendell Meetinghouse on Tuesday night to hear from members of the “No Assaultin’ Battery Citizens Committee,” a non-governmental entity opposing the 105-megawatt battery storage facility proposed for the...

By DOMENIC POLI

WENDELL — A newly formed group plans to host a public meeting on Tuesday in hopes of educating the community about the problems it associates with the energy storage project proposed for Wendell Depot Road.The “No Assaultin’ Battery Citizens...

By CHRIS LARABEE

VERNON, Vt. — With the reactor building serving as one of the final structures standing, the decommissioning of the former Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant has been progressing steadily with a potential finish date four years ahead of its 2030...