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Trump Administration Objects to Two-Tiered CO2 Reduction Rules

November 27, 2017December 15, 2017 by Ken Silverstein

President Trump said that one reason the United States will withdraw from the Paris climate agreement is that developing countries won’t make the same commitments as this country has done. Fair statement?

Granite State Power Link Could Reduce New England Energy Costs by $1B Over 10 Years

March 29, 2017 by Cheryl Kaften

proposed transmission project in New England could decrease energy costs across the region by $1.1 billion over its first 10 years of operation – and would not be paid for by utility customers, according to a March 28 report by Vermont Business Magazine.

Dunkin’ Donuts, Eversource, National Grid Develop Energy Program

March 7, 2017 by Carl Weinschenk

Dunkin’ Brands Group – the parent company of Dunkin’ Donuts coffee shops and Baskin-Robbins ice cream shops – Eversource and National Grid have developed the Dunkin’ Brands Energy Management Program. The companies are cooperating to identify energy efficiency operations at Dunkin’ franchises locations within the two utilities’ footprints. Once found, ... Read more »

National Grid Offers Demand Response Savings to Massachusetts and Rhode Island Business Customers

February 8, 2017 by Cheryl Kaften

National Grid’s business customers in Massachusetts and Rhode Island can earn up to $3,500 and become more energy efficient by participating in a two-year demand response pilot program, the utility announced on February 6. The program offers financial incentives to qualified participating businesses for reducing electricity consumption during times when ... Read more »

Why Sustainable Business Leaders Must ‘Think Exponentially’

October 12, 2016December 5, 2016 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

As corporations increasingly embed sustainability into their long-term plans and decision-making processes, new business models are emerging that promise to deliver financial and non-financial (such as environmental and societal) values while working toward a net-zero emissions economy. A new paper by Volans, commissioned by the Business and Sustainable Development Commission, ... Read more »

Massachusetts DPU Okays $101M Rate Hike for National Grid

October 5, 2016 by Cheryl Kaften

National Grid has received its first distribution rate hike (Docket No. D.P.U. 16-BSF-D3 ) from the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities (DPU) since 2009.

900 Ratepayers Switch to Retailers in First 90 Days After ‘Empower RI’ Website Goes Live

June 3, 2016 by Cheryl Kaften

uring the first three months of 2016, 900 Rhode Island-based customers of National Grid switched from the regulated utility to competitive retail electric suppliers after checking the new Empower RI website, launched last January.

Small Massachusetts Burg to Save $900K Annually with Community Aggregation

June 1, 2016 by Cheryl Kaften

Residents and business owners in Methuen – a burg of about 47,000 people in Northeastern Massachusetts - will save more than $900,000 annually thanks to the newly created Methuen Community Choice Power Supply Program, Mayor Stephen Zanni announced on May 28.

41 Oil & Gas Companies Agree to Cut Methane Emissions

April 5, 2016April 5, 2016 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Duke Energy, National Grid and TransCanada Pipelines are among the 41 energy companies that have agreed to voluntarily reduce their methane emissions as part of an EPA partnership program launched last week. The Natural Gas STAR Methane Challenge Program builds upon the Natural Gas STAR Program, a voluntary partnership between ... Read more »

National Grid Offers Online Solar Marketplace to Rhode Island Customers

March 22, 2016 by Cheryl Kaften

The Rhode Island Public Utilities Commission (Docket No. 4589-A) has approved National Grid’s application for a SolarWise Rhode Island website, to be launched early this spring. The utility said that “the site would be the first nationwide to offer customers a simplified way to research and purchase photovoltaic equipment and ... Read more »

Businesses Gradually Embracing Solar Energy

March 16, 2016 by Carl Weinschenk

Last week, National Grid announced that it is establishing an online platform in Rhode Island that will help customers add solar to their energy portfolio. SolarWise Rhode Island, which is part of National Grid’s 2016 Rhode Island Renewable Energy (RE) Growth Program, will be available to residential and business customers ... Read more »

Cohasset, MA, Abandons LED Street Light Project

January 13, 2016August 2, 2019 by Carl Weinschenk

Cohasset, MA, has abandoned an LED street light replacement project due to lack of data on the number of lights to be replaced, according to the Patriot Ledger. The story says that $141,460 is available from the state’s Department of Energy Resources, which has named the town a Green Community. ... Read more »

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