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Cancellation of 2nd big Mass. wind energy contract approved
With legal deadlines looming on the path to more clean energy, Massachusetts has now lost three-quarters of the offshore wind capacity once in its pipeline after regulators on Friday allowed another developer to back out of contracts for a major installation. The Department of Public Utilities approved SouthCoast Wind’s proposal to pay utility companies a combined $60 million and terminate…
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Healey plans clean energy permitting overhaul
Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey plans Tuesday to sign an executive order that will address the process by which clean energy projects and infrastructure are permitted, an issue which utility companies and others have said could determine whether Massachusetts makes good on its commitment to achieve net zero emissions by 2050. Healey plans to create the Commission on Clean Energy Infrastructure…
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What exactly is the energy grid? National Grid demonstrates how reliable, clean energy gets to you
National Grid is dedicated to providing clean energy to people living their daily lives. Have you ever wondered how the electricity gets to you? What is the grid any way? We’ve got the answer.
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2nd wind developer moves to terminate its contracts off Martha's Vineyard
Another offshore wind developer took a major step Tuesday toward scrapping its initial plans for an installation in waters off the coast of Martha’s Vineyard. SouthCoast Wind, whose pair of successful bids represented a combined 1,200 megawatts of anticipated offshore wind power, agreed to pay utility companies $60 million to terminate contracts the parties previously struck for the clean energy….
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What Maura Healey Pledged to Do as Massachusetts' Governor
After a campaign during which she was criticized for being light on details, Maura Healey made a handful of firm commitments in her inaugural address to a joint session of the House and Senate, and to the people of Massachusetts.
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‘Landmark Achievement': Fusion Energy Breakthrough by US Scientists Paves Way for Clean Power
Scientists have announced a major advance in the long-running quest to harness fusion, the energy that powers the sun and stars.
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Nuclear Fusion Breakthrough to Produce Clean Energy
The Department of Energy is set to make an announcement on a major development in the push toward creating clean energy.
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Renewables to Overtake Coal and Become World's Biggest Source of Electricity Generation by 2025, IEA Says
The global energy crisis, sparked by Russia’s war in Ukraine, has sparked “unprecedented momentum for renewables,” the IEA said.