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May 2010

MA ENB Week In Review: 5/28/10

May 28, 2010

Key news, notes, and bits – week ending 5/28/10 Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick designated 35 cities and towns across the state as leaders in clean energy, making them eligible for grants to fund renewable power and energy efficiency. National Grid “goes live” on Whitinsville Solar Facility; is largest in Massachusetts and is the Commonwealth’s first [...]

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What Are SRECs?

May 26, 2010

In order to understand SRECs (Solar Renewable Energy Certificates), it makes sense to first understand RECs (Renewable Energy Certificates) in general. You may also hear RECs called as “Renewable Energy Credits,” “Green Tags,” or “TRCs” (for Tradable Renewable Certificates). Essentially, they all refer to the same thing.

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DPU Approves NSTAR Basic Service Rates

May 25, 2010

The Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities (DPU) has approved NSTAR Electric’s new default Basic Service Rates effective July 1. NSTAR customers can expect to see an approximate 10% decrease in rates this summer, as power prices have dropped to their lowest levels Since 2005.

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MA ENB Week In Review: 5/21/10

May 21, 2010

Energy news, notes, and bits from around the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for the week ending May 21, 2010 – brought to you by the Massachusetts Energy News Board:

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DPU Approves WMECO Basic Service Rates

May 20, 2010

The Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities (DPU) has approved Western Massachusetts Electric Co.’s (WMECO) new default Basic Service Rates effective July 1.

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NSTAR Proposes Ten Percent Electric Rate Decrease

May 17, 2010

Newly proposed NSTAR residential electric rates are below 8 cents per kWh NSTAR recently announced that it has proposed a 10% cut in residential electric supply prices starting July 1. If the company’s new rates are approved by the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities (DPU), they would be at their lowest levels since 2005. The [...]

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MA DPU Opens POR Program Docket

May 11, 2010

The Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities has issued a Notice of Investigation (NOI) into Purchase of Receivables programs across the state’s utility service areas. The DPU ordered that Massachusetts Electric Company and Nantucket Electric Company d/b/a National Grid, NSTAR Electric Company, Western Massachusetts Electric Company, and Fitchburg Gas and Electric Light Company d/b/a Unitil shall [...]

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