Oct 9, 2014 | Lowell, Media, Year 2014
LOWELL — City residents and business owners will save a combined $9.5 million on their energy bills in the next six months thanks to a program that combines all buildings and homes across the city for greater purchasing power. The savings, representing a...
Oct 6, 2014 | Media, Year 2014
The bulk-purchase agreement by 10 Berkshire towns that will partially ease the anticipated dramatic increase in electricity costs this winter is welcome but doesn’t change the suspect nature of the dramatic hikes. It is assuredly an endorsement of the wisdom of...
Oct 5, 2014 | Lenox, Media, Year 2014
It was a tough week for customers of National Grid, the power company that serves 17 Berkshire communities. Residences and businesses that hook up to WMECO will have their turn to voice outrage in about six weeks when that utility releases its January to June 2015...
Dec 3, 2013 | Lunenberg, Media, Year 2013
LUNENBURG — Residents will again see a decrease in their electric rates beginning this month after the town successfully negotiated a new municipal aggregation plan with the help of Colonial Power Group. The new rate, which will last from this month through June,...
Nov 18, 2013 | Lancaster, Media, Year 2013
Solar Farm to Provide Green Power to Town LANCASTER, MASS. (Nov. 18, 2013) – Orlando Pacheco, the Town Administrator of Lancaster, has been on the cutting edge of energy issues for years. And he recently added another innovation to his considerable track record. Last...