FirstLight Power and DHD Enter Partnership to Develop Suite of Clean Energy Assets to Help Reach Connecticut’s Climate Goals
Hydro, solar, and energy storage assets will be developed by FirstLight and Davis Hill Development to provide reliable renewable energy to Connecticut New Milford, CT– February 17, 2022 – FirstLight Power, a leading clean provider of renewable energy and energy storage resources, today announced that the company has partnered with Davis Hill Development (DHD) to…
Read moreFirstLight Power Joins Global 24/7 Carbon-Free Energy Compact
In partnership with Sustainable Energy for All and the UN Energy, the compact builds upon FirstLight’s clean energy portfolio and commitment to fight climate change and decarbonize the electrical grid Burlington, MA – February 3, 2022 – FirstLight Power, a leading clean power producer and energy storage company, today announced that the company has joined…
Read moreMGED adds to its substantial commitment for renewable hydropower supply
Middleborough, MA – September 22, 2021—Middleborough Gas and Electric Department (MGED) today affirmed its groundbreaking commitment to Massachusetts hydropower by extending its contract with FirstLight Power of Burlington, Massachusetts. The deal, which helps to keep MGED rates affordable while growing the carbon-free share of the MGED power portfolio, will now extend an additional 10 years…
Read moreFirstLight CEO quoted in Grist story about U.S. clean energy policy
FirstLight CEO Alicia Barton was quoted in a Derrick Jackson article on U.S. clean energy policy and offshore wind that appeared in the climate journal Grist.
Read moreNorthfield Mountain is an Asset in the Fight against Climate Change
This Op-ed by FirstLight CEO Alicia Barton appeared in the Greenfield Recorder on 4/23/21: This Earth Week, let’s take stock of the climate change solutions that Massachusetts will need as it embarks on a nation-leading commitment to be carbon-neutral by 2050. The recently enacted climate law sets ambitious goals to decarbonize the state’s electricity supply…
Read moreFirstLight CEO and former commissioner of MassDEP call for Governor Baker to sign climate bill
In a piece in WBUR’s “Cognoscenti”, published today, FirstLight CEO Alicia Barton and former MassDEP commissioner and former President of the Union of Concerned Scientists Ken Kimmell called for Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker to sign the climate bill recently passed by the Massachusetts legislature, calling it part of a “legacy of pathbreaking climate policy”, and…
Read moreFirstLight files license application for 50 more years of clean, reliable energy and community benefits
Northfield, MA, December 4, 2020 – FirstLight Power today submitted its combined Amended Final License Application (AFLA) to federal regulators to extend the operating licenses for 50 years for its Cabot and Turners Falls hydroelectric generating stations on the Connecticut River and its Northfield Mountain energy storage facility. These facilities, which provide clean power and…
Read moreFirstLight CEO Alicia Barton Featured in Boston Globe article on the future of U.S. offshore wind
Over the past two years, several expert studies have described the critical role that clean, large-scale energy storage, like FirstLight Power’s Northfield Mountain facility, can play in supporting the deployment of several thousand megawatts of offshore wind generating capacity to support New England’s aggressive climate goals. FirstLight CEO Alicia Barton is featured in this report…
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