Despite Hurricane Lee's forces moving east, high winds and rain is expected to reach coastal New England late Friday night into early Saturday morning, Mayor Michelle Wu urged residents to stay prepared in case the storm hits Boston more intensely than predicted.
East Boston residents and environmental activists continue to gather in protest Wednesday over the construction of a substation near the Chelsea Creek.
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The City of Boston has taken the final steps toward implementing its Community Choice Electricity program, a plan aimed at offering businesses and residents more stable and affordable electricity from renewable sources.
The program is expected to launch before the end of the year, said Susan Buchan, director of energy projects at E4TheFuture. The grant covers four cars, and E4TheFuture hopes to add three or four more.
The Towers residence hall lost power for about a half an hour Thursday night due to an issue with power lines during a planned outage on Bay State Road, Boston University officials said.
Despite some delays, Boston is entering into the energy buying business with a push from the mayor’s office to jumpstart programs that will obtain electricity for the City.
