2+ hour, 43+ min ago   (413+ words) PLAINFIELD " As the influx of applications for large-scale solar arrays continue to pile up in Plainfield, the town's volunteer officials are turning to an unexpected source to help them draft zoning laws to govern the projects " a group of graduate…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (702+ words) As a continuing fallout from the charter objections used last month to postpone votes on more than $11.5 million in financial orders for three renewable-energy projects at city schools, Northampton officials missed the Dec. 31 tax-credit deadline for getting a contract in…...

4+ week, 3+ hour ago   (665+ words) WORTHINGTON " Planning Board Chair Bart Niswonger said the town and Boston-based BlueWave Energy are knee-deep in a continuing dialogue of "asking and getting, asking and getting," as the board reviews a special permit application and site plan review for a…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago   (680+ words) PLAINFIELD " A month after Plainfield approved plans by a Boston-based company for a big solar array in town, another large firm based in the state's capital has its eyes on the tiny hilltown. Representatives from BlueWave Energy visited Town Hall…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago   (1430+ words) NORTHAMPTON " This isn't the first time Bruce Volz has channeled the future into Northampton. In 2017, the city business owner and developer sustainably built modernist housing units on Grove Street to "prove that modern architecture had a place." His latest venture…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago   (1161+ words) SOUTHAMPTON "More than 50 residents crammed into a Town Hall meeting room Monday night to sound off on a proposed solar array and battery energy storage system on farmland off Pleasant Street " the latest in a number of solar developments being…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (549+ words) Guest columnist David Ahlfeld: What's our fair share of the solar transition?Daily Hampshire Gazette What is Hampshire County's fair share of solar farm growth? Recent articles in the The 2021 Massachusetts Climate Law established a timeline for achieving net zero…...

2+ mon, 4+ week ago   (436+ words) WILLIAMSBURG " The clubhouse at the former Beaver Brook Golf Course, what was not too long ago a venue to grab some beers and hang out after playing nine holes of golf, is being transformed into offices as the course continues…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (728+ words) WESTHAMPTON " The projects won't dazzle residents with bells and whistles " culvert repairs, stormwater management and solar array installations, to name a few " but their importance can't be understated for cash-strapped and under-resourced communities in the region lucky enough to secure…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (289+ words) UMass researchers determined that the solar project proposed for the town of Amherst would reduce greenhouse gas emissions and save the town millions of dollars over a 20-year period. However, these benefits come with a downside, a decline in the…...