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Pittsfield Generating, on Merrill Road, runs primarily on natural gas. In 2019, it emitted 39,176.89 metric tons of carbon dioxide and 6.65 metric tons of nitrous oxide while operating just under 6 percent of the time, according to the Environmental Protection Agency.
Though they run just a small fraction of the time, âpeakerâ power plants often fire up on the hottest days of summer or the coldest days of winter. And when they are on, they typically are among the worst polluters.
Local climate advocates have started a push to convert three Berkshire peakers to cleaner alternatives.
The Berkshire Environmental Action Team wants the plants to switch to using renewable energy and battery storage. To make that pitch, itâs seeking to build a coalition that already includes the Berkshire NAACP branchâs environmental justice committee, Masspirg Students, Indivisible Pittsfield and a number of local climate action groups.
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LEWISTON Three commercial solar power projects on Lisbon and Main streets and Merrill Road, an investment of just under $15 million, will kick off construction here in the next three months, according to NextGrid Inc.
The company has another $6 million project planned for Poland and a $2 million project on deck in Minot.
Daniel Serber, director of development at NextGrid, said Friday that construction will start on Merrill Road using a crew of 25 to 35 temporary workers who will move from one site to the next. Each will take three to four months from start to finish with a roughly five-week stretch being the most labor-intensive.
January 25, 2021 By Jessica Mathews / news@whmi.com
Livingston County residents can get free COVID-19 masks at a drive-thru event tomorrow at a local senior center.
The Livingston County Health Department has partnered with Hamburg Township to set up a drive-thru mask distribution site after receiving an allotment of KN95 masks from the state to provide to the public. The drive-thru event is open to all Livingston County residents. Both adult and youth size masks are available.
Hamburg Township Clerk Mike Dolan tells WHMI the masks are packaged in groups of ten so theyâre basically handing out ten per individual. However, he says if anyone comes through and would like to pick some up for family, friends, or neighbors or knows anyone with income challenges or an inability to get out â by all means let them know and theyâll be happy to give out more as they want to get them into peopleâs hands so they can wear them.
Girl apparently shot accidentally in the head in Jacksonville home
A 14-year-old girl has been hospitalized after being shot in the head in an Arlington home, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff s Office.
It s too early to say if it was an accidental shooting, but we can only hope, Sgt. Steve Rudlaff said.
Officers were called just after 5 p.m. to a home in the 2400 block of Wedgefield Boulevard by a family member, Rudlaff said.
He said the girl suffered a gunshot wound to the head, a through and through, so it is very critical. At this point, we don t know if it s survivable or not.
MONDAY, Jan. 11 LEWISTON Planning Board meeting, 5:30 p.m. via Zoom. Agenda includes a conditional use and development review application for the Central Maine Power and New England Clean Energy Connect project to construct the Merrill Road converter station, at 1651-1653 Main St. and 183 Merrill Road Rear. LEWISTON Finance Committee meeting, 5:30 […]