1. Articles mentioning both Western Massachusetts Electric Company and Holyoke

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    1. Installation of solar panels on Ludlow landfill to result in cost savings to town

      Explore masslive.com (Mar 27 2012) Energy

      Installation of solar panels on Ludlow landfill to result in cost savings to town ...fill from the town for 20 years for the installation of solar panels on the capped town landfill on Holyoke Street for the production of electricity to be sold to Western Massachusetts Electric Co.  “This will save the town $140,000 a year,” said James P. “Chip” Harrington, chair of the town’... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Holyoke   Western Massachusetts Electric Company   The Republican

    2. With more electric cars coming to market, plans in works to upgrade New England grid

      Explore masslive.com (Nov 28 2011) Energy

      With more electric cars coming to market, plans in works to upgrade New England grid Earlier this year, the Western Massachusetts Electric Co. installed two free charging stations in the Pioneer Valley, one at its Springfield headquarters...... grid operations in the near future," says Marcia C. Blomberg, spokeswoman for ISO New England, the Holyoke-based agency that distributes virtually all the power in the six-state region. However, in the long... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Springfield   Holyoke   Western Massachusetts Electric Company

    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 ...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

    4. Capped Ludlow landfill to be leased for solar panels

      Explore masslive.com (Oct 4 2011) Energy

      Capped Ludlow landfill to be leased for solar panels ...fill from the town for 20 years for the installation of solar panels on the capped town landfill on Holyoke Street for the production of electricity that would be sold to Western Massachusetts Electric Co. Energy Committee chair James Harrington said estimates are Ludlow would save $150,000 per year... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Holyoke   Western Massachusetts Electric Company   The Republican

    5. Ludlow selectmen agree to negotiate for installation of solar system for town landfill

      Explore masslive.com (Sep 23 2011) Energy

      Ludlow selectmen agree to negotiate for installation of solar system for town landfill ...ms of Lowell for solar installation panels which will cover 14 acres of the closed town landfill on Holyoke Street. Home > Breaking News - MassLive.com > Ludlow Ludlow selectmen agree to negotiate for insta......ars for the installation of solar panels for the production of electricity which would be sold to Western Massachusetts Electric Co. James P.”Chip” Harrington, the chair of the town’s Energy Committee, told the Board of ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Holyoke   Western Massachusetts Electric Company   The Republican

    6. Solar facility proposed for formerly contaminated Chapman Valve complex in Springfield

      Explore masslive.com (Apr 27 2011) Energy

      Solar facility proposed for formerly contaminated Chapman Valve complex in Springfield ... 042711 chapman valve solar carl frattini.jpg The Republican | Don TreegerCarl J. Frattini, of Western Massachusetts Electric Co., explains plans for a $12 million, 2.2-megawatt solar facility in Springfield to members of the......Massachusetts, with several communities considering the placement of panels on former landfills. In Holyoke, the Gas and Electric Department plans to generate 4.5 megawatts of power on two sites in the city. (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   MassDevelopment   Northeast Utilities   Springfield

    7. 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 ... and is using green cleaning and pest management products. CareerPoint to mark its 15th anniversary HOLYOKE - CareerPoint (the one-stop Career Center in Holyoke), celebrates its 15th year anniversary on Tuesday. Since 1996, CareerPoint has been at the forefron...... 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 ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   MassMutual   Palmer   Berkshire Bank

    8. Utility set for major electricity transmission upgrade in WMass, Connecticut

      Explore GazetteNET (Dec 1 2010) Energy

      ...jams on lines in hot humid days of summer," said Frank Poirot, a spokesman for Northeast Utilities. Western Massachusetts Electric Co. and Connecticut Light & Power will add a 23-mile, 345-kilovolt transmission line between Ag......rmat is an important ingredient," he said. A high performance computing center scheduled to open in Holyoke in 2012 will consume five megawatts of electricity just to run computers. It will be operated by Ha... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Pioneer Valley Planning Commission   Northeast Utilities   Springfield

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

      Explore masslive.com (Oct 29 2010)

      ... proposal to contract with a company which would place solar panels on the capped town landfill off Holyoke Street. Ludlow seeking proposals for solar farm on capped town landfill Published: Friday, Octob...... 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... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Greenfield   Holyoke   Western Massachusetts Electric Company

    10. Northeast Utilities awaits approval to begin $714 million upgrade of high-voltage power lines in Western Massachusetts

      Explore masslive.com (Jul 29 2010) Energy

      Northeast Utilities awaits approval to begin $714 million upgrade of high-voltage power lines in Western Massachusetts ... their state, said Frank J. Poirot, a spokesman for Northeast Utilities, the parent company for the Western Massachusetts Electric Co. Massachusetts regulators are expected to make a decision in September, and if the three-year pr......he six states using high-voltage lines, a distribution process overseen by ISO New England based in Holyoke. ISO New England has identified four significant weak links in the New England system, including t... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Springfield   Chicopee   Holyoke

    11. Stimulus funds help provide summer jobs to nearly 2,000 Western Mass. teen-agers

      Explore masslive.com (Aug 10 2009) Education

      ... SPRINGFIELD - Luis A. Semidey and 11 fellow students from William J. Dean Technical High School in Holyoke have spent the summer running computer and fiberoptic cable for new computer labs at Dean and two o......people with summer jobs that are totally privately funded. Twelve of those privately funded jobs at Western Massachusetts Electric Co. Daniel J. Bastos, 17, is in his second summer at WMECO, and he just got ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Springfield Technical Community College   Regional Employment Board of Hampden County Inc.   Springfield

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