Merger may impact nation's 1st offshore wind farm

BOSTON (AP) -- The nation's first offshore wind farm enjoys high-profile federal and state backing, but it hasn't been able to win over one important party: the second-largest utility in Massachusetts.
Cape Wind sorely needs to attract big power customers to obtain the financing to fully build out its 130-turbine project in Nantucket Sound. But the utility NStar has taken a tepid public stance on Cape Wind -- chief executive Tom May once proclaimed his company "agnostic" about it.
It may be about to get religion.

New report shows U.S. solar industry grew 69 percent

Chris Meehan

Sep 21, 2011

The U.S. solar industry continued its mercurial growth trend throughout the first half of 2011, with photovoltaic installations growing 69 percent in the first half of 2011 compared to 2010, according to the U.S. Solar Market Insight quarterly report released Sept. 20.

MWRA Installing a Huge Wind Turbine in Charlestown, MA

I was at Costco in Everett, MA when I noticed this huge wind turbine from the parking lot.
According to the MWRA site.

MWRA is installing a new, 1.5 megawatt wind turbine at the DeLauri Sewer Pump Station in Charlestown, Massachusetts.
The turbine will generate 3 million kilowatt hours of electricity per

Bootstrap Compost - Because my composter is full

Last year I bought a $50 composter that sits on the side of my house. It didn't take long before it got full and decided that I would just throw food out.

Then I read about Bootstrap Compost in JP which basically takes your compost and does all the work for you. It costs $8 a week and they come out on Monday's to collect and replace your bucket. They cover

NStar Energy Pilot - Vantage Portal

Manage your household energy use from any computer connected to the Internet. The Vantage Portal is a browser-based Internet application that delivers the tools and information you need to better understand,