An alliance of unions and environmental groups has returned with a new target: shovel-ready plans to decarbonize the biggest state-owned energy gobblers.
The plan would help make steep cuts in harmful emissions and protect public health, but it could come with significant costs to homeowners, businesses and the power grid. New York aims to cut emissions by 40 percent by 2030.
While the plan lays out the projected benefits – making steep cuts in harmful emissions and protecting public health – there are potentially significant costs that come with achieving those
$500,000 donation to save gasholder raises hopes but doesn’t guarantee its future John Horangic of Bishop Brady High School joins the Save the Gasholder event on South Main Street on Dec. 29. GEOFF FORESTER / Monitor file
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An anonymous donation of $500,000 has given new hope to the idea of saving Concord’s gasholder, although the fate of the historic building is far from settled.
The donation was announced Friday at the final meeting of the ad-hoc Gasholder Committee, which recommended that the city council accept a report outlining a multi-year, multi-million-dollar plan to save the building as a cornerstone of neighborhood development. The committee unanimously said Concord staff should begin discussions with the building’s owner, Liberty Utilities, about how to proceed.