Plans to build a 55-megawatt natural gas-fired power plant in Peabody have been put on hold as the proposed facility's owner addresses environmental and health concerns and considers alternate energy options.
Proposed Peabody power plant put on hold for 30 days
May 12, 2021 GMT
PEABODY, Mass. (AP) Plans to build a 55-megawatt natural gas-fired power plant in Peabody have been put on hold as the proposed facility’s owner addresses environmental and health concerns and considers alternate energy options.
The Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Co.’s board of directors voted to authorize a minimum 30-day pause on the plans this week, The Salem News reported Wednesday.
MMWEC called pausing the project, which has been in the works since 2015, “an unusual step.”
“Can we find a way to develop a needed capacity resource that isn’t fossil fuel-fired but still reliable in times of need?” company CEO Ron DeCurzio said in a statement. “It is worth taking another look at whether advancements in technology make a different approach possible today.”
State wants voc tech schools to make admissions more equitable
FALL RIVER The state s education commissioner plans to call on vocational technical schools to change their admissions policies, in a move officials and advocates say will make the process more equitable and diversify Massachusetts vocational high schools.
Earlier this week, Commissioner for Elementary and Secondary Education Jeff Reilly announced he will present the proposed changes at an April 20 meeting of the Board of Education. The board would then vote on them in June after a public comment period. If adopted, the new standards would be in place before the next academic year.
Grades, Attendance, and Behavior Do Matter [OPINION] If it ain t broke, don t fix it.
Someone a hell of a lot smarter than me once said that. It applies to a pending decision from state education officials that could change how we select students for vocational schools in Massachusetts, including Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational Technical High School.
Education Commissioner Jeff Riley could recommend changes to the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education as soon as next week. Riley is keeping the details close to his vest.
Groups such as Massachusetts Community Action Network say an admission policy that relies upon grades, attendance, and behavior is discriminatory. They suggest a lottery system is the fairest way to select students to be admitted to the Commonwealth s 37 vocational schools.
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