Natural Gas/Pipeline
New England utilities struggle with lack of gas infrastructure, Utility Drive
Utility leaders: We need natural gas pipeline to contain electricity prices, Concord Monitor
Economic Development Council in favor of increased natural gas capacity in New England, MassLive.com
Natural gas pipeline part of regional response to energy shortage, The Keene Sentinel
Kinder Morgan Officially Moves Preferred Pipeline Route To N.H., New Hampshire Public Radio
In face of opposition, company to reroute gas pipeline, Boston Globe
Renewable Energy
Malloy’s Billion-Dollar Clean Energy Push Weathers Federal Court, Hartford Courant
Patrick makes a push to help hydropower, Boston Globe
PSNH marks 8 years of biomass unit, York County Coast Star
Massachusetts Public Housing Leverages SunEdison Solar PPAs for Big Savings, The Energy Collective
Baker urged to continue solar energy support, Worcester Business Journal
Report: Vermont not on track to meet renewable energy goals, VTDigger.org
White House Names Montpelier ‘Climate Action Champion’, Vermont Public Radio
Solar Storm: Rooftop Panels Spark Fights Between Homeowners and Utilities, RI Public Radio
Maine’s high court hears appeal over Vinalhaven wind turbine noise, Portland Press Herald
National Grid, Anbaric plan to deliver more green power, wwlp.com
DOI Schedules Wind Energy Lease Sale Offshore Massachusetts, Breaking Energy
Maine Tabbed As Blueprint For Renewable Energy, WABI
Energy Efficiency
Boston hospitals cut energy use as they expand, Boston Globe
Saving Energy in Boston: What the City’s ‘DNA’ Reveals, Energy Efficiency Markets
Nuclear
Back to the Future: Advanced Nuclear Energy and the Battle Against Climate Change, Brookings Institute Essay
Ex-governor to Vt. Yankee: ‘You done good’, (opinion) Stowe Today (VT)
Practicality is more idealistic than NIMBYism (opinion), Cape Cod Times
Smart Grid
From Digital Picture Frames to Demand Response Controllers, a New Approach to the Energy-Smart Home, Greentech Media
Power Savings of Smart Meters Prove Slow to Materialize, New York Times
Markets/Prices/Grid/Policy/Misc.
Northeast Wholesale Power Drops as Demand on Grid Falls, Businessweek
RI regulators to consider spreading out cost of proposed 23.6-percent electric rate increase, Providence Journal
Toward a clean energy future (opinion), Worcester Telegram
National Grid Warns of Utility Bill Scam, Patch.com
US OK’s delay for Footprint Power at Salem Harbor, The Salem News
Power line promises Vt. $298M, Rutland Herald
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