1. Articles mentioning both Western Massachusetts Electric Company and Governor Deval L. Patrick

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    1. Cape Wind power purchase, WMECO rate freeze seal deal for Massachusetts OK of NStar-Northeast Utilities merger

      Explore masslive.com (Feb 15 2012) Energy

      Cape Wind power purchase, WMECO rate freeze seal deal for Massachusetts OK of NStar-Northeast Utilities merger ... for four years including for 200,000 customers in Western Massachusetts. Cape Wind power purchase, WMECO rate freeze seal deal for Massachusetts OK of NStar-Northeast Utilities merger Published: Wednesday......2 to $15 for the average ratepayer. sulli.jpg The Republican photo by Dave RobackMassachusetts Gov. Deval L. Patrick talks to Belchertown residents during a meeting last November about the Oct. 29 snow storm. At righ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Governor Deval L. Patrick   Northeast Utilities   West Springfield

    2. Make or break: Challenges to manufacturing in the Berkshires

      Explore Home - Berkshire Eagle Online (Jan 29 2012) Manufacturing

      Make or break: Challenges to manufacturing in the Berkshires ...re's also an unskilled work force at play. In his State of the State speech earlier this week, Gov. Deval Patrick called Yet, some believe those obstacles can be overcome. Duncan Cooper, the co-owner of Pittsfield......n 1997, electricity costs were 5 percent of Pittsfield Plastic's total expenses. With help from the Western Massachusetts Electric Co., Cooper said electrical costs are now down to 3.5 percent. "We ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Governor Deval L. Patrick   MassDevelopment   Berkshire Bank

    3. Utilities say nearly all customers to have power restored by Friday or Saturday

      Explore masslive.com (Nov 3 2011) Energy

      Utilities say nearly all customers to have power restored by Friday or Saturday ...nst the utility companies preparations for the storm and for their progress in making repairs. Gov. Deval Patrick on Thursday said he planned to speak with the heads of WMECO and National Grid in a conference call that afternoon. Prior to the call, he told reporters the two......50 percent of residents were still without power Thursday. The town will host a public meeting with Western Massachusetts Electric Co. Friday ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Domenic J. Sarno   Governor Deval L. Patrick   Michael D. Bissonnette

    4. Energy Fields

      Explore BusinessWest (Mar 29 2011) Energy

      Energy Fields ...sed systems. There were only 11 on a larger scale and nothing in the utility class,” Frattini said. WMECO decided to take on the challenge due to a 2008 state initiative. “Gov. Deval Patrick set a goal of having 250 megawatts of solar power installed by 2017; it is a formidable objective,”... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Governor Deval L. Patrick   Northeast Utilities   Springfield

    5. The Largest Solar Power Plant in Massachusetts Is About to Go Online

      Explore UK Business News, UK Financial News (Nov 17 2010) Energy , Green Region

      The Largest Solar Power Plant in Massachusetts Is About to Go Online ...ower to light up 300 homes. Besides the $9.4 million solar installation with a capacity of 1.8 MW, Western Massachusetts Electric Co. (WMECO) has another ambitious ongoing plan regarding a second solar power project that is expected to be f......onstructions have been laid, one through the Green Communities Act signed by Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick in 2008, and the other through the WMECO's project to reduce ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Governor Deval L. Patrick   Springfield   Western Massachusetts Electric Company

    6. New solar facility is pumping energy

      Explore Home - Berkshire Eagle Online (Oct 26 2010) Energy

      ...e had favorable weather," Clarke said. "It was fairly dry." Six of the site’s eight acres belong to WMECO, while the two other acres are located in the Stanley Business Park. The facility is the Stanley Bu......e’re seeing all those being brought into play with this project," he said. "I applaud the people at Western Massachusetts Electric and all the people involved here for moving that effort ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Governor Deval L. Patrick   Western Massachusetts Electric Company

    7. How state broadband czar is tackling 'massive project' to connect WMass

      Explore masslive.com (Sep 21 2010) Information Technology

      How state broadband czar is tackling 'massive project' to connect WMass ...rnet access to more than 333,000 households and 44,000 businesses. For the administration of Gov. Deval Patrick, getting all of western Massachusetts connected cements broad goals of economic development. But fo......hem. And it is here that Dumont's team must spur private companies - National Grid, Verizon and the Western Massachusetts Electric Co. - to act. The power and phone companies must first prep their own poles to receive ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Governor Deval L. Patrick   Daily Hampshire Gazette   Northampton

    8. $2.6 million federal grant to help boost energy savings in 6 Western Massachusetts communities

      Explore masslive.com (Sep 21 2010) Green Region

      $2.6 million federal grant to help boost energy savings in 6 Western Massachusetts communities ...gs, state officials said. The state is working in partnership with three utilities – National Grid, Western Massachusetts Electric Co. and Bay State Gas Co. – to administer the program in the region. The pilot program “will demons......cient,” Ryan said. “We are excited to be part of the pilot so that it will deliver real benefits to WMECO customers.” Details of the program have yet to be finalized. The state’s ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Governor Deval L. Patrick   Springfield   Western Massachusetts Electric Company

    9. Proposed Western Massachusetts Electric Co. rate increase to be subject of hearing in Springfield

      Explore masslive.com (Aug 23 2010) Energy

      Proposed Western Massachusetts Electric Co. rate increase to be subject of hearing in Springfield ...om 220 * For more info: State Department of Public Utilities, access via www.mass.gov; also, www.wmeco.com, click on “2010 WMECO rate case” SPRINGFIELD – The proposed $28.4 million rate increase requested by the Western Massachusetts Electric Co. will be the subject of a public hearing on Thursday at 7 p.m. at City Hall. It will mark the th......for the rate increase that has drawn opposition ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Domenic J. Sarno   Governor Deval L. Patrick   Springfield

    10. WMECo' Solar Array Prompts Interest in Business Park

      Explore iBerkshires.com (Jun 21 2010) Energy , Green Region

      WMECo' Solar Array Prompts Interest in Business Park The empty lot across from Silver Lake will soon be sprouting thousands of solar panels as Western Massachusetts Electric Co. installs the biggest solar array in New England thus far. Email PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The empty ...... kind in New England, but the $10 million project is just the first solar facility being planned by WMECo. Pittsfield was chosen as the first site after looking at a number of other so-called "Gateway ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Governor Deval L. Patrick   Western Massachusetts Electric Company   Peter Clarke

    11. Bissonnette and Gov. Patrick work to prevent more manufacturing layoffs

      Explore The Reminder Online (Aug 20 2009) Energy , Manufacturing

      ...ity, Mayor Michael Bissonnette has been working to switch Callaway from buying its electricity from Western Massachusetts Electric Company (WMECO) to Chicopee Electric Light Department (CELD). By G. Michael Dobbs Managing Editor CHICOPEE -- To t...... two years, he added. What has also helped the business stay in Chicopee are the conversations Gov. Deval Patrick has had with the president of the Callaway Golf, the mayor said. Patrick has been trying ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Governor Deval L. Patrick   Michael D. Bissonnette   Chicopee

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