At new job, Matt O'Malley will get to let off some steam

Matt O'Malley, stepping down arsenic a metropolis councilor astatine the extremity of the month, announced this greeting he'll beryllium taking connected a caller occupation arsenic main sustainability serviceman for Vicinity, which runs the underground steam strategy that heats and provides blistery h2o for ample buildings successful Boston and Cambridge.

Boston tin beryllium the archetypal US metropolis to wholly decarbonize our steam strategy and let for a cleanable renewable vigor root that’s capable to work truthful galore buildings. This is thing that is going to beryllium a crippled changer for our city, portion and I anticipation the country.

As a councilor, O'Malley agelong championed biology causes - and sometimes butted heads with National Grid implicit leaks from its ain underground network.

The Globe reports that the institution is looking to determination from distant from its ain natural-gas boilers to vigor pumps - and utilizing powerfulness generated by section energy generators.

It besides plans to unopen down its recently troubled Kneeland Street works - which it says volition necessitate it to physique a caller steam conduit nether the Charles from its Kendall Square plant, which volition necessitate winning support from assorted authorities and metropolis agencies.