Peabody Peaker in the Media

This document contains a list of the published op-eds, advocates writing and articles published about MMWEC’s financing of a proposed dirty peaker plant in Peabody, MA.  MMWEC refers to this as Special Project 2015 A. 

  1. December 9, 2021. "Proposed Peabody 'peaker' plant 'misguided,' Environmental League of Massachusetts president says." https://www.wgbh.org/news/local-news/2021/12/09/proposed-peabody-peaker-plant-misguided-environmental-league-of-massachusetts-president-says
  2. December 4, 2021. "Power plant that would meet peak demand is drawing opposition." https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/12/04/opinion/power-plant-that-would-meet-peak-demand-is-drawing-opposition/
  3. November 23, 2021. "Amid the push for a cleaner future, a proposed power plant threatens to escalate the war over the region's power grid." https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/11/23/science/new-skirmish-war-over-future-regions-power-grid/
  4. August 12, 2021. "Peabody power plant gets green light." https://www.salemnews.com/news/local_news/peabody-power-plant-gets-green-light/article_9e476ab5-b669-5a74-9115-a9a7a2f1c1e8.html
  5. July 21, 2021. “ Battery project delivers stable, local renewable energy.” https://www.alliantenergy.com/AlliantEnergyNews/NewsCenter/21-DecorahBattery
  6. July 19, 2021. “Push for Peabody 'peaker' plant to resume.” https://www.salemnews.com/news/local_news/push-for-peabody-peaker-plant-to-resume/article_7d6cd405-2e9c-5526-9a91-68504dffb9f9.html 
  7. July 14, 2021. “Column: A bad project for Peabody.” https://www.salemnews.com/opinion/columns/column-a-bad-project-for-peabody/article_7f3e12e6-e9c9-5a93-9ec5-90a3b05b984c.html 
  8. June 30, 2021. “Heat wave puts Peabody plant in spotlight.” https://www.salemnews.com/news/local_news/heat-wave-puts-peabody-plant-in-spotlight/article_9bfef910-ce94-51f8-930b-630ba214c07e.html
  9. June 24, 2021. “Opponents: Power plant changes a start.” https://www.salemnews.com/news/local_news/opponents-power-plant-changes-a-start/article_67fa6bcf-d88b-5705-b42b-6c10bb7e6a3c.html
  10. June 19, 2021. "No justification for proposed Peabody gas plant." https://commonwealthmagazine.org/opinion/no-justification-for-proposed-peabody-gas-plant/
  11. June 17, 2021. "The Peabody peaker challenge." https://www.salemnews.com/opinion/columns/column-the-peabody-peaker-challenge/article_e35bcb94-4081-52b1-a270-20bee56d0b03.html
  12. June 2, 2021. "Could batteries replace a proposed peaker plant in Massachusetts?" https://energynews.us/2021/06/02/could-batteries-replace-a-proposed-peaker-plant-in-massachusetts
  13. May 11, 2021.  “Proposed Natural Gas Plant In Peabody On Hold, For Now.” https://www.wbur.org/earthwhile/2021/05/11/peabody-peaker-plant-natural-gas-mmwec
  14. May 11, 2021.  “Doctors cite health risks from new plant” -- article including interviews with Regina LaRoque, an infectious disease physician at Massachusetts General Hospital.  https://www.salemnews.com/news/local_news/doctors-cite-health-risks-from-new-plant/article_e05174b8-616d-5553-9c7b-f71fbe87b133.html
  15. May 11, 2021.  “Plans for Peabody power plant on hold.”  https://www.salemnews.com/news/plans-for-peabody-power-plant-on-hold/article_80c343d8-b269-11eb-863d-f317b183095e.html
  16. May 11, 2021. “Power Company Slams Brakes on Proposed Peabody Plant.” https://patch.com/massachusetts/peabody/power-company-hits-brakes-proposed-peabody-power-plant?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=share
  17. May 11, 2021. “Peabody Power Plant Opponents Cheer Pause in Project.” https://patch.com/massachusetts/peabody/officials-climate-advocates-cheer-peabody-power-plant-plan-pause 
  18. May 6, 2021. “Utility officials explain need for proposed Peabody plant.” https://www.salemnews.com/news/local_news/utility-officials-explain-need-for-proposed-peabody-plant/article_4b1c2bd8-b08c-58bd-b08d-98632fad7839.html
  19. May 4, 2021. “Peabody power plant plans caught city off-guard.” https://www.salemnews.com/news/local_news/peabody-power-plant-plans-caught-city-off-guard/article_662e8745-c4ae-57d8-812a-068ac12e3941.html 
  20. April 30, 2021.  “Peabody Residents Want to Shed Light on Power Plant” https://www.itemlive.com/2021/04/30/peabody-residents-want-to-shed-light-on-power-plant/
  21. April 27, 2021. “Residents, officials speak out against plant.” https://www.salemnews.com/news/local_news/residents-officials-speak-out-against-plant/article_aea29d1f-750e-523c-b7e6-433c3ebafdd2.html
  22. April 21, 2021.  “Lack of transparency cited by power plant foes” https://www.salemnews.com/news/local_news/lack-of-transparency-cited-by-power-plant-foes/image_e3c5f600-3d19-5cb7-aa2a-f9bb7e11188c.html
  23. April 20, 2021. “Gas ‘peaker’ plant would make way for more renewables, Massachusetts utilities say.” https://energynews.us/2021/04/20/gas-peaker-plant-would-make-way-for-more-renewables-massachusetts-utilities-say/
  24. April 16, 2021. “Letter: Put gas in the past.” https://www.salemnews.com/opinion/letters_to_the_editor/letter-put-gas-in-the-past/article_06584b2e-315f-531a-9cb3-39ec87cdf856.html
  25. April 15, 2021. “Letter: Citizens kept in the dark about proposed Peabody peaker plant.” https://www.salemnews.com/opinion/letters_to_the_editor/letter-citizens-kept-in-the-dark-about-proposed-peabody-power-plant/article_f708f5f4-46e4-50a7-afb8-54281bc1a915.html 
  26. April 15, 2021.  Letter to the editor: “Holden Should Withdraw Commitment to Peabody Peaker Plant” in Worcester Telegraph, Denis Mahoney.  
  27. April 12, 2021. “Peabody gas plant faces opposition.”  https://www.salemnews.com/news/local_news/peabody-gas-plant-faces-opposition/article_586b8b8b-c02a-5e80-8c9b-6b0bc38debe9.html
  28. April 9, 2021. “Sitting In: A New Dragon on the North Shore.” https://www.wickedlocal.com/story/marblehead-reporter/2021/04/09/sitting-in-new-dragon-on-the-north-shore-peaker-plant-electricity-munis/7157272002/

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