BUCKLAND, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — The Healey-Driscoll Administration announced $40.3 million in grants to expand energy storage across Massachusetts, helping critical facilities stay powered during outages, supporting training for first responders and municipal officials, and advancing innovative long-duration storage technologies.

Locally, the Double Edge Theatre in Ashfield ($412,000) and the Mohawk Trail Regional High School ($1,442,798) both received grants from this program to install battery storage systems.