
MMWEC’s plans for a mixed fuel of hydrogen and gas
The Peabody Peaker project (SP2015A) will burn natural gas as its primary fuel and diesel as a backup fuel. It will be capable of switching fuels while running. “MMWEC is

PML Commission Update
The next meeting of the Peabody Municipal Light Commission is March 23, 6:30pm, 201 Warren St. Ext., Peabody. The meeting is LIVE only. In December, PMLP Admin cancelled the planned


Special Meeting puts Valletti on the Light Commission
Watch the joint session of the Peabody City Council and Peabody Municipal Light Commission held February 21 to select a replacement for retiring Commissioner Charles Bonfanti.Watch the meeting here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8j8B_bAqv54Go

Special Joint Session to fill PML Commission Vacancy
Noticed recently that the City of Peabody website has published the Agenda and documents for the Joint Session special meeting on February 21. Letters and resumes from each of the

PMLP FY24 Budget
The Peabody Municipal Light Commission approved a $73.7 million budget for 2024 on January 26, by unanimous vote, including that of outgoing commissioner Charles Bonfanti. The budget amount is “slightly

BCNS Meeting
BCNS meets next on Tuesday, February 7 on Zoom at 6:30pm. Our upcoming documentary debut and recruitment will be discussed. Join us at this link: bit.ly/zoom-BCNS

As Healey ramps up environmenetal focus, some advocates demand more
from WGBH – Activists want the Governor to revisit projects (like the Peabody Peaker) that developed under her predecessor https://www.wgbh.org/…/as-healey-ramps-up-environmental…

Pollution Inequality Must Stop
“Dr. Brita Lundberg – “Deliberately locating industry in environmental justice (EJ) communities, low income and minority communities that already disproportionately suffer from legacy pollutants due to the many industries located

PMLP meets January 26
The Peabody Municipal Light Commission has a full agenda on January 26, 6:30pm, 201 Warren St. Ext., Peabody, Ma. LIVE only. • Reaffirmation of PMLP Policies • 2023 MMWEC Voting
EEA EJ Task Force taking comments on draft strategy through Jan. 27
Thank you No Coal No Gas The Office of Energy and Environmental Affair’s Environmental Justice Policy and Executive Order 552 require that EEA agencies develop their own strategies to “proactively

Mythbusting Your Rising Electric Bill
Whose getting your money? With the help of experts across the region, we’ll be digging in on where the money we pay goes, why bills are going up so much

Budget Maneuvers
It took a bit of asking but we did get a paper copy of the FY23 budget of the Peabody Municipal Light Plant. But, the total amount of the budget

Notice of Joint Convention: Peabody City Council and Peabody Municipal Light Commission
The Joint Convention will be held on Tuesday, February 21 at 6:30pm in the Wiggin Auditorium, Peabody City Hall. The deadline for filing a letter of intent and resume to

PMLP announces another rate increase
“This means that the all-in rate for residential customers is around 16.5¢/kWh. In comparison, National Grid’s rate is 48.8¢/kWh. PMLP still maintains very competitive electric rates compared to other utilities

Fix the Grid Campaign Launch
Join us to get oriented to the campaign strategy, meet others involved in the effort, and then dig in on state-specific plans with fellow advocates from your state. We’ll be

BCNS meets next on Jan. 10
BCNS meets biweekly on Tuesdays, 6:30pm on Zoom. Our last meeting was January 3 where we decided to revise our meeting schedule to better accommodate other local activists who faced

Comment Deadline: Jan. 13
Draft Environmental Justice strategy and maps will be available for public commentThe Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) EEA is pleased to announce that it is undertaking two

Environmental Justice Public Listening Session
TUESDAY — JANUARY 10, 2023 — ONLINERegister here: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_h3pSqAeRQh–b50JnMccfA EAA’s Environmental Justice Strategy (3 of 4)The Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (“EEA”) invites all Commonwealth residents to attend

Increased pressure “has worn him down.”
News from PMLP for the new year! Including details on how the PMLP board vacancy will be filled. Retiring commissioner Charles Bonfanti said “increased pressure from environmental activists to shut