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The following news clips highlight Massachusetts involvement in recent renewable energy and energy efficiency projects and list in chronological order. Here you can scroll through of stories dating back to 2003. Alternatively, you can search state energy news by state and topic.
November 11, 2009
Report Charts Path for U.S. Offshore Wind Power Development
A new report lays out the efforts needed to make offshore wind power a reality in the United States, while summarizing the efforts currently underway. Projects have been proposed up and down the East Coast, while recent studies are examining the wind power potential of the Great Lakes. More
November 6, 2009
Massachusetts Utility to Build Five Solar Power Sites
National Grid got the green light from the state utility commission to build five solar power arrays on company land. The project, which will generate 5 megawatts of power, is allowed under the state's 2008 Green Communities Act. More
October 8, 2009
Massachusetts Moves Toward a Three-Year Energy Efficiency Plan
In a move designed to save consumers billions in electricity costs while cutting statewide power plant pollution, Massachusetts puts the finishing touches on an energy efficiency program. More
July 9, 2009
Massachusetts Ocean Plan Outlines Areas for Wind Energy Development
Massachusetts announced the first-in-the-nation plan for managing offshore energy developments that restricts commercial wind energy development to about one-quarter of the state’s waters and outlines a process for wind developers to move their projects forward. More
July 6, 2009
Obama Administration Delivers More than $288 Million for Weatherization Programs in Seven States
DOE delivered more than $288 million in Recovery Act funding on July 6 to expand weatherization assistance programs in Arkansas, Iowa, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, and New Hampshire. The funds will help these states achieve their goal of weatherizing more than 91,000 homes of families earning low incomes. More
June 4, 2009
Massachusetts Grants Permits for Cape Wind Project
Massachusetts has given the green light to the 454- megawatt Cape Wind Project, the first offshore wind farm in the nation. The state's Energy Facilities Siting Board granted all of the state and local permits for the project on May 28, allowing Cape Wind Associates to proceed to construction. More
March 30, 2009
Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative Raises More Than $117 Million in Third Auction
Funds raised by a mid-March auction of carbon dioxide emissions allowances by the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative exceeded $117 million, $10 million more than the auction held in December 2008. The funds will be invested in energy efficiency and clean energy technologies in 10 Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states. More
February 16, 2009
Western Massachusetts Electric Company Files Large-Scale Solar Energy Plan
Western Massachusetts Electric Company has submitted a solar energy plan to the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities that would implement large-scale solar installations, which could begin generating power by 2010. The sale of renewable energy credits would help pay for the program. More
January 21, 2009
Offshore Wind Power Moves Ahead in Massachusetts and Rhode Island
A favorable Final Environmental Impact Statement from the Minerals Management Service bodes well for the Cape Wind project off of Massachusetts, as the project leaders hope to complete the project permitting by March. Meanwhile, Rhode Island could soon have a wind facility built in state-owned waters. More
January 7, 2009
Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative Raises $106.5 Million in Second Auction
The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative raised $106.5 million for the participating 10 states in a December auction of carbon dioxide emissions allowances. The funds will be invested in energy efficiency and clean energy technologies. More
