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FirstLight and Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Company Enter Power Purchase Agreement to Deliver Clean Power to 15 Massachusetts Municipalities

December 5, 2023

Burlington, MA – December 5, 2023 – FirstLight, a leading provider of clean energy and energy storage resources, today announced a new power purchase agreement with the Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Company (MMWEC) to deliver clean power to 15 Massachusetts municipal utilities. MMWEC is the Commonwealth’s designated joint action agency for municipal utilities in Massachusetts.…

FirstLight Announces Leadership Transition

November 16, 2023

BURLINGTON, MA – November 16, 2023 – FirstLight, a leading clean power producer, developer, and energy storage company, today announced the imminent departure of its President and CEO, Alicia Barton, who has been with the company for the past three years, and the appointment of her successor, current Chief Operating Officer, Justin Trudell, effective December 1, 2023.…

The Women’s Edge and The Boston Globe Name FirstLight Power to Top 100 Women-Led Businesses in Massachusetts

November 3, 2023

BOSTON, MA – (November 3, 2023) – The Women’s Edge (formerly The Commonwealth Institute) together with its partner The Boston Globe, today announced that FirstLight Power was a part of the 23rd annual Top 100 Women-Led Businesses in Massachusetts list, recognizing the honorees during a celebratory breakfast event. FirstLight, which was listed as #51 last year, moved up to…

FirstLight and Middleborough Gas & Electric Department Enter Power Purchase Agreement

November 1, 2023

Burlington, MA – November 1, 2023 – FirstLight Power, a leading provider of clean energy and energy storage resources, today announced a new power purchase agreement with the Middleborough Gas & Electric Department (MGED). Through the agreement, MGED will purchase 35.3 percent of the output of hydroelectric power and equivalent renewable energy credits from FirstLight’s Shepaug…

Observing National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

September 29, 2023

This Saturday, September 30th, marks National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in Canada, a critical acknowledgment of the tragic legacy of Canada’s residential schools and a day of commemoration, mourning and reflection honoring and recognizing the children who never returned home and Survivors of residential schools, as well as their families and communities. Public commemoration…

FirstLight Power Announces Recipients for Inaugural FirstLight Sustains Grant Program

September 22, 2023

Burlington, MA – September 22, 2023 – FirstLight Power, a leading clean power producer, developer, and energy storage company, today announced the recipients of over $59,000 in grant money, in the first year of the FirstLight Sustains program. FirstLight Sustains is a competitive grant program to improve the quality of life in the communities where FirstLight…

FirstLight Power to Acquire Leading Canadian Renewable Operator and Developer Hydromega Services Inc.

September 13, 2023

BURLINGTON, Mass. and MONTRÉAL, Québec – September 13, 2023 – FirstLight Power (FirstLight), a leading clean power producer, developer, and energy storage company, today announced that it has finalized an agreement to acquire Hydromega Services Inc. (Hydroméga), including ownership interest in five hydropower generating stations in Québec and five additional hydropower generating stations in Northeastern Ontario. In…

FirstLight Power to Reopen Northfield Mountain Visitor Center and River Boat Cruises

June 21, 2023

FirstLight Power to Reopen Northfield Mountain Visitor Center and River Boat Cruises; Highlights Programs & Activities for Summer 2023 FirstLight Power in Northfield, Massachusetts to offer a wide variety of warm weather recreational opportunities and programs to the public at their four-season facility. Northfield, MA – June 21, 2023 – FirstLight Power, a leading clean…

FirstLight Power Files Recreation Settlement Agreement

June 13, 2023

FirstLight Power Files Recreation Settlement Agreement for the Relicensing of Turners Falls and Northfield Mountain Hydroelectric Projects Northfield, MA – June 13, 2023 – FirstLight Power (FirstLight) has filed a Recreation Settlement Agreement (Agreement) with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) relative to the relicensing of the Turners Falls Hydroelectric and Northfield Mountain Pumped Storage…

FirstLight Power Announces Recipients for Inaugural Scholarship Program for Family Members of Company Employees

June 9, 2023

New program will provide $1,500 scholarships to five family members of FirstLight employees based on essay submissions detailing how renewable energy impacts their lives Northfield, MA – June 9, 2023 – FirstLight Power, a leading clean power producer, developer, and energy storage company, today announced the winners of five scholarships to family members of FirstLight…

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