Mass. sets new energy efficiency standards

After a year’s worth of haggling with the state’s utility companies, Massachusetts officials yesterday unveiled a set of ambitious energy efficiency standards that some say are unequaled in the nation. To meet the new standards – a 2.4 percent reduction in electricity use across the state, and a 1.15 percent reduction in natural gas use [...]

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Geothermal Energy

What is geothermal energy? Well, consider the word geothermal. Geo means earth and thermal means heat. So geothermal is earth heat. Geothermal energy is a form of renewable energy derived from deep in the earth’s crust. For every 328 feet below ground, the temperature increases 5.4 degrees fahrenheit. This is a renewable energy source, simply [...]

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