Energy Efficiency
OVERNIGHT ENERGY: Energy-efficiency bill rises from the dead, The Hill
Why Top-Down Efficiency Programs Are So Expensive and What We Can Do About it, Greentech Media
Energy Efficiency Case Study: Cushing, Maine, Boothbay Register
Green Sense: Being Thankful for Energy Efficiency, Wicked Local Stoneham
Improving Energy Efficiency, One House and One Business at a Time, WGBH (NPR)
Mass. offers $2.6m in rebates for efficient heating systems, Boston Globe
Springfield, Palmer, Belchertown recognized for energy reduction, MassLive
Electric Company Uses Tree Lighting to Promote Efficiency, WHAV News
Natural Gas/Pipeline
West Roxbury gas pipeline alarms residents, Metro.us
Feds OK shale gas line to New York, New England, Salt Lake Tribune
Gas, pipeline companies make pitch to chamber members, The Recorder
Rick Holmes: Problems in the pipelines, Wicked Local Westport
Area businesses briefed on Tennessee Gas Pipeline, GazetteNET
Protesters decry closed-door pipeline meeting, The Recorder (Greenfield, MA)
National Grid halts gas hookups on much of Cape, Capecodonline
Nuclear
Johnson/My Turn: Our Energy Future (opinion), Recorder (Greenfield)
U.S. Nuclear Plants Squeezed by Cheap Gas, Uranium Costs, Bloomberg Businessweek
It’s Time the U.S. Deals With Its Nuclear Waste, Wall Street Journal
Renewable Energy
Can the U.S. Energy Sector Be Mostly Green in 10 Years?, Knowledge@Wharton
Green Mountain Power wins B Corp designation, Utility Dive
Environment Maine pushes for wind energy, WCSH-TV
SunCommon installs 1000th home solar system, Vermont Biz
Lifting State Limits on Local Power, PV Solar Report
Heat your home with cold air? Meet the new heat pumps, BurlingtonFreePress.com
New law will make renewable energy heating cheaper, MassLive.com
Markets/Prices/Grid/Policy/Misc.
Utilities Say EPA Carbon Plan May Put Reliable Power at Risk, Bloomberg Businessweek
Advice for Charlie Baker: The environment (Opinion), Boston Globe
Midterm results point to more land mines ahead for embattled Northern Pass line, eenews.net
NJ co. fires up plans for Methuen power plant, Boston Herald
Sticker shock awaits for 2015 Maine electricity rates, Bangor Daily News
Maine heating prices continue decline, CT Post
Salem looks to cut electric costs by purchasing power, The Salem News
New England generators want demand response banned from capacity markets, Utility Dive
Northeast Energy News 