1. Articles mentioning both Western Massachusetts Electric Company and Greenfield

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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......about 50 percent of the power output of Cape Wind. Northeast Utilities, based in Hartford, owns the Western Massachusetts Electric Co., which serves 200,000 residential and other customers in Western Massachusetts including Amh... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Governor Deval L. Patrick   Northeast Utilities   West Springfield

    2. 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 ...rtown, where close to 5,200 customers, or close to 80 percent of the town, were still without power Western Massachusetts Electric Company announced Thursday it had restored service to 100,000 customers in Western Massachusetts and was co......50 percent of residents were still without power Thursday. The town will host a public meeting with Western Massachusetts Electric Co. Friday at 2 p.m. at Longmeadow High School to ... (Read Full Article)

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

    3. Massachusetts Lt. Gov. Tim Murray tours Easthampton's Oliver Street landfill solar array, now under construction

      Explore masslive.com (Oct 21 2011) Energy

      Massachusetts Lt. Gov. Tim Murray tours Easthampton's Oliver Street landfill solar array, now under construction ...rray addresses a ceremonial groundbreaking for the Knowledge Corridor railway at the Energy Park in Greenfield on Thursday afternoon. Murray also visited Easthampton, where he toured the Oliver Street landfill ......n of utility poles, which the City Council recently approved after bargaining between residents and Western Massachusetts Electric Co. over the type. Project manager Joseph Harrison said Easthampton will save about $80,000 on powe... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Greenfield   Western Massachusetts Electric Company   Knowledge Corridor

    4. Massachusetts Developing Solar Farms on Old Landfills

      Explore CleanTechnica (Jun 23 2011) Energy , Green Region

      Massachusetts Developing Solar Farms on Old Landfills Recent Massachusetts solar include Western Massachusetts Electric Company plans to develop a 2 megawatt solar energy facility on a former landfill on Cottage Street in the c......etts that are involved with projects to put solar panels on former landfills include Easthampton, Greenfield and Amherst. (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Springfield   Amherst   Greenfield

    5. Pioneer Valley Business etc.: Berkshire bank presents filmmaking award and more

      Explore masslive.com (Apr 25 2011)

      Pioneer Valley Business etc.: Berkshire bank presents filmmaking award and more ...that fall under the program. Tighe & Bond currently is performing repairs at 12 public schools in Greenfield, Orange, Palmer and Westfield using a prescribed set of sustainable standards. It is anticipate...... postings, job applicant screening, labor market information, computer classes, job fairs and more. WMECO gets award for solar-panel project PITTSFIELD - Western Massachusetts Electric Co.'s Silver Lake Solar Facility has received the Photovoltaic Projects of Distinction Award from t... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   MassMutual   Palmer   Berkshire Bank

    6. Amherst will begin negotiating a contract to bring solar to the town's former landfill

      Explore masslive.com (Mar 9 2011) Energy

      Amherst will begin negotiating a contract to bring solar to the town's former landfill ...e city has contracted with Borrego Solar Systems Inc. to build solar facilities on city owned land. Greenfield has contracted with a company to build a solar farm on a former landfill site in that Franklin Coun... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Amherst   Greenfield   Westfield

    7. Ludlow seeking proposals for solar farm on capped town landfill

      Explore masslive.com (Oct 29 2010)

      ... He said the company which operates the solar farm would produce electricity which it would sell to Western Massachusetts Electric Co. The company also would give the town of Ludlow a discount on the electricity the municipality p......t and would result in a cost savings to the community, Harrington said. Harrington said the town of Greenfield has undertaken a similar plan and contracted with a company to build solar ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Greenfield   Holyoke   Western Massachusetts Electric Company

    8. 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 ...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 the new fibe......ned project to provide "last mile" service. Last week, Matt Crocker, of Crocker Communications in Greenfield, an Internet service provider, pledged to join the effort, but acknowledged that other parties ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Governor Deval L. Patrick   Daily Hampshire Gazette   Northampton

    9. Business owners and residents pack Springfield hearing to protest WMECO $28.4 million rate demand

      Explore masslive.com (Aug 26 2010)

      Business owners and residents pack Springfield hearing to protest WMECO $28.4 million rate demand ...lic Utilities will consider the dozens of comments from the hearing here, as well as others held in Greenfield and Pittsfield, in deciding on the proposed increase, department hearing officer Selma Urman said. ......hearing officer Selma Urman said. Business owners and residents pack Springfield hearing to protest WMECO $28.4 million rate demand Published: Thursday, August 26, 2010, 8:52 PM Updated: Thursday, Augu... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Springfield   Greenfield   Western Massachusetts Electric Company

    10. Attorney General Martha Coakley opposes plan by Western Massachusetts Electric Co. to hike electric rates

      Explore masslive.com (Aug 18 2010) Energy

      Attorney General Martha Coakley opposes plan by Western Massachusetts Electric Co. to hike electric rates ...ess Follow Share this story Story tools coakley.jpg AP PhotoFile photo: Martha Coakley. 0 0 Share GREENFIELD (AP) - A proposal by Western Massachusetts Electric Co. to hike rates by more than $28 million is running into opposition from Attorney General Martha ......ike rates by more than $28 million is running into opposition from Attorney General Martha Coakley. WMECO has asked the state Department of Public Utilities to approve an ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Greenfield Community College   Springfield   Greenfield

    11. No go on solar panels - Berkshire Eagle Online

      Explore Home - Berkshire Eagle Online (Mar 1 2010) Energy

      ...me so important," Ryan said. "But we are aware that this is an issue now, and with networks also in Greenfield, West Springfield, and two in Springfield, WMECO and other utilities are collaborating to engineer a solution." PITTSFIELD - Three owners of buildin......ability to sell electricity back to the utility, the cost of the solar projects is prohibitive. But Western Massachusetts Electric Co. officials are working with other utilities in ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   West Springfield   Springfield   Greenfield

    12. Builders Zero In on New Goal of Energy-Neutral Housing

      Explore Business News & Financial News (Dec 22 2009) Green Region

      See the details of a net-zero house, which produces as much energy as it consumes. In Greenfield, Mass., nonprofit Rural Development Inc. has completed eight of 20 planned duplex homes that use al......he purchase premium in roughly 12 years after tax incentives and rebates are included. Officials of Western Massachusetts Electric Co., which provided financial incentives for the development, say they want to see more projects li... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Greenfield   Western Massachusetts Electric Company

    13. Electrical systems in many downtown cities, like Springfield, incompatible with wind, solar power

      Explore masslive.com (Jul 13 2009) Energy , Green Region

      Electrical systems in many downtown cities, like Springfield, incompatible with wind, solar power ... the electric grid when less was needed than was being produced, earning a credit from his utility, Western Massachusetts Electric Co. Springfield's predicament is not uncommon, said Andrew T. Bloom, of Alteris Renewables based in......talling the panels. "I know Manchester and Enfield in Connecticut have the same problem," he said. "WMECO established this network, the grid configuration, at a time when solar was not on anyone's radar ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   MassMutual Center   Springfield   Greenfield

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