Richard Pummell, Foley Carrier Services November 28, 2016
It is well known that many DOT-regulated businesses employing CDL drivers have a difficult time finding—and hanging on to—qualified drivers. Once a good candidate pops up, hiring managers are anxious to get their prospective employee in the driver’s...
Ed Burke, Dennis K. Burke Inc. November 28, 2016
In October, Massachusetts’ first utility-scale battery project got under way in the town of Sterling—and it’s a big one—the largest in New England. Sterling Municipal Light Department (SMLD) is building a 2-megawatt, 3.9 megawatt-hour battery sto...
Dan Lothrop, Northland Energy Trading, LLC November 28, 2016
The 2015-2016 heating season was very mild. Weekly heating degree days (HDDs)7 totaled just 6,313 for the September through April period in the Northeast region....
Richard Rutigliano, PriMedia, Inc. November 28, 2016
Homeowners form the core of the customer base at most retail energy companies, and marketers need to anticipate changes in homeowner preferences in order to remain vibrant and profitable. As homes turn over these days, members of the “millennial” gene...
Collin Sullivan, AVATAS Payment Solutions October 25, 2016
It is no secret that a good percentage of merchants in our industry still mail out monthly invoices and get paid by check, but many have no idea what the process is actually costing them. Do you know how much you pay per check? To help, I’ve put toge...
O&E Staff Reporter October 17, 2016
A recent report by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) suggests that New England is on track to avoid significant increases in demand for generated electric power at least through 2030. Entitled Electricity Consumption and Peak...
