Home / Blog Earth Day 2023: Vicinity Energy’s Climate Progress Earth Day was officially recognized in 1970 when U.S. Senator Gaylord Nelson proposed the creation of the holiday in order to call attention to the need for national environmental regulations. Twenty...
Home / Resources Kent County partners with Vicinity Energy to operate Waste-to-Energy Facility Vicinity Energy to operate the facility in Grand Rapids, MI, reducing annual operating costs and increasing the local workforce. February 2, 2023 – Vicinity Energy, a...
Home / Blog What the Biden Administration’s Federal Building Performance Standard Means for District Energy The Biden Administration recently announced the first-ever Federal Building Performance Standard (BPS), which aims to cut energy use and electrify equipment and...
Home / Blog 4 Green Colleges Putting Sustainability Principles Into Practice Colleges and universities have been preaching sustainability for some time now, but in recent years, green initiatives have become more than just a box to check on a performative action...
Home / Blog Green Leasing: A collaborative tool for a sustainable built environment Today, employees choose their next employer based on sustainability: 32% of employees agreed they would only work for a company that prioritizes sustainability. Of that total, 42% of...
Home / Resources Mayor Wu Kicks off Vicinity Energy’s Electrification Plans Boston Mayor Michelle Wu commemorated the deconstruction of natural gas infrastructure as part of the company’s commitment to decarbonizing its systems and supporting the city’s Green New Deal...
Home / Resources Vicinity Energy Incorporates Green Loan Principles to Support Investment Funding in Green Districts August 9, 2022 – Vicinity Energy, a decarbonization leader with the nation’s largest portfolio of district energy systems, has recently...
Home / Blog The $369 Billion Gamechanger for Clean Energy In the same week as a record-breaking Mega Millions jackpot, the US Senate reached a groundbreaking $369 billion climate agreement, days after it appeared a deal was all but dead, The Inflation Reduction Act,...
Home / Blog Rising Natural Gas Costs and What They Could Mean for You Natural gas prices are the highest they have ever been in over 10 years. In New England especially, this has many worried about the obvious global energy shortage. We are deep into the winter...