Their are four bills in the Legislature addressing air quality, energy facilities, jobs and clean energy. PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Local activists are pushing for the state.
When activists joined with local politicians and residents Tuesday night, they asked the state department two things: deny the permit to the facility or issue a provisional permit that would
The state s Department of Environmental Protection will host a hearing this week to decide the fate of the Pittsfield Generating power plant that local environmental groups have been pushing to
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By Matt Ristaino Pittsfield
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PITTSFIELD, Mass. – The Pittsfield Generating power plant on Merrill Road in Pittsfield is what’s called a ‘peaker plant,’ meaning it only operates a few days per year, when the electrical grid is maxed out.
“They call in these last, very expensive, very polluting plants, to meet that last little bit of need,” said Jane Winn, executive director of Berkshire Environmental Action Team.
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B.E.A.T. wants ‘peaker plants’ in Pittsfield to switch to green energy
Peaker plants only operate a few days per year, when electricity demand is highest