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How COVID-19 is Affecting Peaks The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has changed the course of how businesses of all sizes operate, most directly reflected by changes in their energy consumption patterns. Measures being implemented to flatten the hospitalization capacity curve, have also flattened peak energy consumption times as seen below, shaving off the peaks. This indicates […]

On February 26, 2020, Eversource announced a deal to purchase all $1.1B of Columbia Gas assets from their parent company NiSource, setting the stage for their operations to be managed by the largest energy player in the New England area. This means electric customers who also received Columbia Gas service will be controlled by a […]

During the Winter season gas prices typically skyrocket as people begin making use of heating, yet this has not been the case recently. Weather phenomenons this winter have proven to be very mild when compared to prior years, leading to a surplus of natural gas supply, and falling of prices. This past Tuesday natural gas […]

Last month Brookline approved legislation banning natural gas hookups for new buildings, giving the idea for other cities consider this. Recently the towns of Cambridge, Newton, Lexington, Arlington and 12 others have held meetings to discuss implementation of the same.  Proponents for the initiative argue that a shift in technology is needed at the face […]

On December 5, 2019 Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection picked Vineyard Wind to develop an 804MW offshore wind energy project called “Park City.” This is a follow to new state legislation calling for 2,000MW of this type of generation available. Connecticut legislators and citizens are strongly pushing for the state to adopt more […]

Last week, the Baker administration and three utilities unanimously selected Mayflower Wind to provide 804 MW of clean offshore wind capacity to Massachusetts, which is enough capacity to power approximately half a million homes. With this selection, the state is poised to reach the 1.6 GW of offshore wind capacity required by a 2016 state […]

Teton Gravity Research (TGR) is celebrating its 10 year of carbon neutrality through EarlyBird Power. This years carbon offsets account for the entire carbon output emitted during the film production process, which includes global commercial travel, helicopter and snow machine use. Earlybird Power and TGR are members of the Plastic Impact Alliance and Protect Our […]

PG&E has become infamous for causing wildfires of large proportions because of faulty equipment, to the extent of having filed for bankruptcy this past January. This past Wednesday a broken PG&E transmission tower started another fire in the Sonoma County, known as the Kincade Fire. This happened as PG&E began to cut power in the […]

The federal solar tax credit, formally known as the solar Investment Tax Credit (ITC), is set to reduce in 2020. Given that it is mid-to-late October, this means you only have two months or so to take advantage of the credit before it reduces. Until 2020, the credit is equal to 30% of the qualified […]

Even though California and New England are two parts of the United States most committed to reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, they are behind on their 2050 goals, according to several recent reports. For example, California aims to reduce emissions by 80% below 1990 levels by 2050. A report from Next 10 released on October […]