Last summer, the Legislature gave the state the OK to borrow at least $1 million so the Department of Energy Resources could begin offering rebates up to $750 for e-bikes at Massachusetts bike shops. Since then, there hasn’t been any movement on creating the program.
Winter is coming, and fuel prices are expected to rise during the colder months. Representatives of Cape Light Compact shared with The Times what led to these conditions, and how Islanders can prepare for the upcoming season. Cape Light Compact also shared its information during a West Tisbury select board meeting in early November, and […]
Cape Light Compact will receive $496,125 in funding for a new electric bike (e-bike) rebate program for income-eligible residents on Cape Cod and Martha’s Vineyard, announced Wednesday by the Baker-Polito administration as part of a $5 million grant supporting equitable clean transportation projects across the state, according to a press release. The funding was provided […]
With $1.6T Forecasted For Total Expenditures By End Of Decade, Water Utility Operations Face Significant Disruption
The day-to-day cost of operating and maintaining U.S. municipal water and wastewater infrastructure is taking on an oversized share of utilities’ total expenditures (TOTEX). Over the last fifty years, spending on operations has escalated from a 50% to a 66% share of total utility expenditures with few signals of slowing, according to a new report from Bluefield Research.
“By deferring capital projects to rehabilitate and replace an aging network of pipes and treatment facilities, we are just kicking the can down the road,” says Mariel Marchand, Senior Analyst for Bluefield. “The unintended consequence is that utilities are increasingly forced to draw from operating budgets to tackle emergency repairs and events.”