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ENERGY: With domestic offshore wind projects stalled under President Trump, Gov. Maura Healey is looking north as she takes a key step toward partnering with Nova Scotia on new energy projects off the Canadian province's shores, Jordan Wolman reports. |
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LABOR: A new tentative contract between Brigham Women's Hospital and more than 4,000 nurses averts a major strike, Sam Drysdale reports for State House News Service. |
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OPINION: With money influencing politics in ways not seen before, John Adams' worst fears are starting to come true in America, writes James Doyle, a Boston defense lawyer and author who formerly led the public defender division of the Committee for Public Counsel Services. |
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A wave of sky-high oil prices, the completion of significant additional renewable energy sources, and a Super El Niño weather event are threatening to collide and inject new uncertainty into Bay Staters’ electric bills this winter just as temperatures begin to dip. |
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While the situation is clear for the 20 percent of Massachusetts households warmed by home heating oil, with costs up 60 percent compared to this time last year, it’s far more uncertain when it comes to electricity. |
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Those costs, to say nothing of the climate impacts, could soar if oil usage emerges anything close to last winter, the coldest in 20 years, when oil accounted for 28 percent of power generation. During a punishing cold snap in January and February, it even at times topped 40 percent. |
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Looming over it all are soaring utility bills and the annual rinse-and-repeat cycle of turning to high-polluting oil-fired electric generation, as power demand is projected to keep rising across the region in the years ahead. |
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Already, Massachusetts residents are grappling with energy bills up 38 percent on average since 2020 in a state ranked fourth-worst for energy insecurity among lower-income people. |
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The good news is that this season, new offshore wind capacity from the recently-completed Vineyard Wind and Revolution Wind projects and forecasts of a milder winter could blunt the need to turn to oil in the first place. |
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But if the coming winter is chillier than expected, or if anything fails, New England could again be forced to turn to oil. Recall the inconveniently-timed 12-day shutdown of the new hydropower transmission line just as frigid temperatures hit New England last winter, and the inexplicable two-week pause from May into June. |
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Plus, ISO New England, the regional grid operator, is forecasting peak demands slightly higher than last winter, according to its newly-released outlook. |
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| Massachusetts is growing and reliable energy helps make that growth possible. National Grid is investing in the energy infrastructure that powers our homes and businesses, while supporting new housing, new jobs, and economic growth across the Commonwealth. | In Massachusetts, it all starts with safe, reliable energy. Learn more. |
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HOUSING: New data released by the Greater Boston Housing Report Card paint a daunting picture of a sluggish housing market with few permits for new units and astronomical median single-family sale prices, Jennifer Smith reports. |
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PERSONNEL MOVES: With Melissa Hoffer out as state climate chief, Aladdine Joroff, a Hoffer deputy and former Boston climate official, has been elevated to the top spot. Jordan Wolman has more. |
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ELECTIONS: A House seat in Plymouth County remains up in the air, with the Republican incumbent and Democratic challenger locked in a tight race that has seen both sides declare victory at various points and explore recount options, reports Sam Drysdale at State House News Service. |
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OPINION: A legislative proposal to expand gambling in Massachusetts isn’t just bad on the merits. It’s a sign of the behind-closed-doors, backroom maneuvering undertaken by the Legislature, argues Celeste Ribeiro Hewitt, co-chair of No Eastie Casino, and chair of the Committee for Sustainable and Responsible Economic Development, both of which fought casino and gambling efforts in Massachusetts. |
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QUESTION 3: Petersham, a heavily forested town of 1,200, was the only Bay State municipality to support all-party primaries on the ballot this year, unofficial results show. (The Boston Globe – paywall) |
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POLITICS: With the blue wave that restored Democrats to power in Washington, it's Massachusetts women who will now be calling the shots on Capitol Hill. (MassLive) |
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DATA CENTERS: Sutton residents are in an uproar over a proposed $16 billion data center in their town. (GBH News) |
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OFFSHORE WIND: President Trump's cancellation of planned offshore wind projects up and down the Northeast have left port communities reeling. (ProPublica) |
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EDUCATION: Alpha, with limited success, has tried to expand its technology into Massachusetts public schools. (WBUR) |
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