State officers have submitted an utility for $250 million in federal funds to construct clear vitality infrastructure.
The Department of Energy Resources submitted the applying to the U.S. Department Of Energy’s Grid Innovation Program for the Cleaner Grid New England (CGNE) Project, the Healey administration mentioned Monday. The CGNE Project is a partnership with Eversource and National Grid.
The mission would allow interconnections for about 3,600 megawatts of offshore wind energy by rising the grid’s internet hosting capability by 2,400 megawatts within the Brayton Point space and at the very least 1,200 megawatts on the South Coast, whereas enabling the incremental interconnection of 300 megawatts of photo voltaic sources.
“Transmission is the great enabler of offshore wind in Massachusetts and the region,” mentioned Energy and Environmental Affairs Secretary Rebecca Tepper. “With new energy sources coming online, it’s critical that we also build out transmission to deliver this new energy to our residents.”
“Massachusetts will consider whether to move forward with the project following the receipt of any DOE award,” the Healey administration mentioned.
Regulators evaluation unhealthy bets on DraftKings
The Massachusetts Gaming Commission, throughout their common assembly Monday, realized that Boston based mostly DraftKings had taken bets on some prohibited tennis matches.
DraftKings self-reported to the fee that they took bets on a number of UTR Pro Tennis Series occasions, although the money prize professional tennis tour isn’t accredited for wagers.
The bets, taken from March 10 to March 22, amounted to lower than $8,000, however had been however canceled by DraftKings upon discovery and reported to the fee.
The Commission selected to not take speedy motion whereas they proceed to determine how to reply to different earlier lapses from totally different bookies.
Building trades job truthful
Developers and the constructing trades unions are internet hosting a job truthful Tuesday to recruit employees for the redevelopment of Suffolk Downs.
The 15-20 12 months mission to rework the previous racetrack will want 1000’s of employees.
Tuesday’s job truthful is being hosted by the Greater Boston Building Trades Unions, John Moriarty and Associates, The HYM Investment Group LLC (“HYM”) and the City of Revere. It takes place 5-7 p.m. exterior the paddock on the racetrack on McClellan Highway.
Source: www.bostonherald.com”