Vicinity Energy Names New CEO
Vicinity Energy, the utility that supplies steam to many downtown Boston commercial buildings from plants in Kendall Square, the Leather District and Back Bay, has a new leader.
Key Player in Office Decarbonization Push Gets BPDA Board Seat
A senior executive at a company hoping to build a business offering carbon-free heating and air conditioning to downtown Boston commercial buildings now has a seat on the Boston Planning & Development Agency board.
Vicinity Energy Begins Electrification of Cambridge Plant
Decarbonization of a 75-year-old Kendall Square power plant passed a milestone this week with delivery of an electric boiler that will replace gas-fired turbines to heat buildings in Boston and Cambridge.
Community Good Works
Holyoke-based Peoples Bank celebrated Earth Day with its 10-year-old annual giveaway of tomato plants and seeds at its branches in Holyoke and South Hadley, Suffield and West Hartford.
Fenway Lab Project Signs Green Energy Contract
Vicinity Energy touted the launch of its carbon-free “eSteam” service to Boston commercial developers including the $1-billion Fenway Center lab project, as it begins converting its Cambridge cogeneration plant from gas to electric power.
