FirstLight CEO on WBZ-TV’s “How to talk to your kids about climate change”
FirstLight CEO Alicia Barton recently appeared on WBZ-TV’s Earth Day segment, “How to Talk to Your Kids About Climate Change”
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 Alicia Barton featured on “My Climate Journey” podcast
FirstLight CEO Alicia Barton was a featured speaker on the “My Climate Journey” podcast recently, sharing her thoughts about climate policy on the federal and state levels, barriers to adopting a clean and reliable grid, and the future of renewable energy.
Read moreIn-state hydro performed during California blackouts this summer
The California ISO’s market watchdog released a report last week detailing the market’s performance during the August 2020 blackouts there. The new report confirms many of the same conclusions in the joint report issued on November 24th by the CAISO, CPUC and CEC. These conclusions include the record west-wide extreme temperatures, inadequate reserve margins 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…
Read moreA New FirstLight Home for an Injured Bald Eagle
Enjoy a look at this extraordinary video! FirstLight Power was honored to play a supporting role in helping this injured bald eagle eaglet return to the wild near our Shepaug Station hydroelectric generating facility in Southbury, Connecticut, in late August. The back story: Last spring an “intruder” female eagle attacked and unfortunately killed another female…
Read moreFirstLight CEO Alicia Barton Receives U.S. Energy Storage Association Award
The U.S. Energy Storage Association, the national trade association for the American energy storage industry, announced that FirstLight Power’s CEO Alicia Barton has been awarded the Phil Symons Energy Storage Award. The Phil Symons Energy Storage Award is presented each year to a recipient for their individual contributions to the advancement of energy storage. Alicia Barton was…
Read moreFirstLight’s Danny Deane Honored By “Forty Under 40”
One of Cabot Hydro Station’s Maintenance Operators, Danny Deane, was honored last week by Business West’s “Forty Under Forty”, which recognizes rising stars across our region – individuals who excel in business and involvement within the community – and celebrates their accomplishments. Danny not only keeps things humming at Cabot, he also serves as the…
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