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Warwick receives Leading by Example Award for green energy efforts
02-06-2025 4:00 PM

By CHRIS LARABEE

WARWICK — Thanks to the work of a dedicated team of volunteers over the last 17 years, Warwick residents were able to slash town energy use and pave a path forward for green energy, even in a town of just under 800 residents.

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Home Energy Assistance Program offers heating help to families in Massachusetts
12-27-2024 10:27 AM

By JAMES BUCKSER

It’s getting cold in Massachusetts, and as the cost of living rises, some families will have trouble paying to keep their homes warm. One option they may not have considered is the Home Energy Assistance Program.“It’s a program that’s been available...


Wendell to appeal AG’s rejection of battery energy storage bylaw
12-26-2024 8:57 AM

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

WENDELL — The Selectboard plans to appeal the state attorney general’s recent rejection of the town’s battery energy storage bylaw.During a Dec. 18 executive session, the Selectboard opted to contract with Springfield-based law firm Doherty Wallace...


No Assault & Batteries forum provides overview of new climate law
12-14-2024 12:38 PM

By DOMENIC POLI

WENDELL — The citizens group that formed last year in opposition to a now-withdrawn proposal for a 105-megawatt battery storage facility held a virtual forum this week to shed light on local permitting and the role of municipal power in the wake of...


State climate law leaves locals uneasy
12-10-2024 4:00 PM

By MARA MELLITS

With the new climate and clean energy law changing the permitting process for solar and battery storage projects, western Massachusetts residents are left wondering how the regulations will impact their rural communities.“An act promoting a clean...


Climate activist Bill McKibben: Solar is light in dark times
12-08-2024 2:01 PM

By EMILEE KLEIN

AMHERST — The past few weeks have been tough for climate activism, and longtime climate activist Bill McKibben, who makes his home in Vermont, is feeling the heat.This year will be the hottest year on record, breaking the record-setting temperatures...


AG’s office rejects Wendell’s battery energy storage bylaw
11-21-2024 3:26 PM

By DOMENIC POLI

WENDELL — A battery energy storage bylaw that voters overwhelmingly approved in May has been rejected by the state Attorney General’s Office for failing to comply with procedural safeguards embedded into state zoning laws.Wendell residents voted 100...


Energy battles intensifying ahead of Trump swearing-in
11-20-2024 5:00 PM

By COLIN A. YOUNG

BOSTON – There is a clean energy bill sitting on Gov. Maura Healey’s desk and Beacon Hill’s calendar for this week includes an array of energy-related events and reports. But there are also mounting indications that the federal government could change...


Sheep, solar go hand in hoof: Northfield farm’s flocks help keep solar sites shorn
10-21-2024 5:02 PM

By SCOTT MERZBACH

HADLEY — Munching on goldenrod, white woodland aster, white clover, hairy vetch, birdsfoot trefoil, burdock and dandelions, more than 120 sheep are having much of their dietary needs met by a variety of grasses and plants growing at an 11-acre,...


Energy bill compromise may surface for pre-election vote
10-18-2024 2:08 PM

By COLIN A. YOUNG

Another significant piece of legislation is ready to spring from protracted negotiations and onto the House and Senate floors for possible votes before the Nov. 5 elections.House and Senate Democrats announced a breakthrough Thursday morning on...


Developer eyes 9-acre battery energy storage system in Erving
09-08-2024 4:00 PM

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

ERVING — The Conservation Commission heard an initial development proposal Tuesday night for a 9-acre, 100-megawatt battery energy storage system on Rose Lane.While plans are in the very early stages, Granite Source Power’s Director of Development...


New heat pump sought for Athol Town Hall
08-23-2024 5:00 PM

By GREG VINE

ATHOL – Town officials have applied for a grant to begin work on an energy-efficient improvement to Town Hall.A $50,000 Energy Efficiency Conservation Block Grant would fund a portion of the design costs for a recommended upgrade included in an energy...


With battery storage proposal nixed, Wendell citizens’ group to celebrate
08-20-2024 3:52 PM

By DOMENIC POLI

WENDELL — New Leaf Energy has nixed the controversial battery storage facility it had proposed for 68 Wendell Depot Road, and members of a local citizens’ committee formed in opposition to the project are ready to celebrate.No Assault & Batteries...


New Leaf Energy nixes controversial battery storage project in Wendell
08-06-2024 5:57 PM

By DOMENIC POLI

WENDELL — A Lowell-based developer of renewable energy and energy storage projects has pulled the plug on a controversial facility proposed for 68 Wendell Depot Road, citing changes in the interconnection process and the state Legislature’s failure to...


State House clean energy talks fizzle amid finger-pointing
08-02-2024 7:35 PM

By COLIN A. YOUNG

BOSTON — The chances of the House and Senate reaching a stoppage time deal on clean energy permitting and other climate-related policies are slim, negotiators from both sides said shortly after midnight as the sniping and finger-pointing began.“I was...


Will local control be lost? State climate bill likely to usurp authority over siting of clean energy infrastructure
06-17-2024 5:00 PM

By EMILEE KLEIN

Regional planning groups and local municipalities remain wary of the looming implications on municipal jurisdiction should the state’s massive climate bill move ahead in the coming weeks with promises to reform the slow process of siting and...


Wendell group gives Comerford petition seeking pause on large-scale battery storage systems
06-12-2024 5:00 PM

By DOMENIC POLI

GREENFIELD — Moments before state Sen. Jo Comerford’s Town Hall event at Greenfield Community College on Monday, members of a citizens group that was formed last year in opposition to a proposed battery storage facility in Wendell handed the state...


Battery storage bylaw passes in Wendell
05-03-2024 5:32 PM

By DOMENIC POLI

WENDELL — Town Hall was packed Wednesday night with 102 registered voters eager to have their voices heard on a bylaw regulating battery energy storage systems, which was overwhelmingly approved. The Special Town Meeting warrant article was proposed...


Wendell Special Town Meeting to decide on battery storage bylaw
04-29-2024 5:00 PM

By DOMENIC POLI

WENDELL – Residents are being summoned to Town Hall on Wednesday to have their voices heard on a bylaw proposed to regulate battery energy storage systems.A Special Town Meeting is slated to begin at 7 p.m., with two articles on the warrant – one...


No word from Wendell Town Counsel on battery facility bylaw
03-22-2024 5:00 PM

By DOMENIC POLI

WENDELL – The Selectboard is waiting to hear from Town Counsel before taking a stance on a potential bylaw submitted by a citizens group formed last year in opposition to a 105-megawatt battery storage facility proposed for the center of...


State gripped by solar slowdown: Worst year in decade for installations
03-20-2024 5:00 PM

By EMILEE KLEIN

Massachusetts’ solar development just had its worst year in over a decade in terms of new installations, but Greenfield Solar partner Claire Chang says her firm that does jobs throughout the Valley hasn’t experienced the same downturn.As a small...

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