Prices
Sticker shock sets in for electricity customers, Cape Cod Times
Have you noticed the lower electricity prices?, New Hampshire Business Review
Forum: Wholesale electricity prices are down, but for how long?, (Opinion) Middletown Press
Markey, Kennedy push for review of energy costs, The Daily Free Press
Natural Gas/Pipeline
400 attend pipeline open house, The Recorder (Greenfield, MA)
Deliveries of liquefied natural gas take edge off region’s supply gap, Portland Press Herald
Deerfield files negligence claim against U.S. government, wwlp.com
Regulators, Vt. Gas gird for newest court battle, Addison County Independent
NY, MA and NH Anti-Pipeline Groups Join Forces, WAMC Northeast Public Radio
New England’s dependence on natural gas for power generation expected to increase, The Providence Journal
Renewable Energy
Environmental advocates push solar, energy efficiency bills, The State (ME)
Wind developer eyes New Bedford, Vineyard, SouthCoastToday
Businesses Call for More Renewable Energy, ecoRI News
Vermont Companies Head New Solar Initiative, My Champlain Valley, Fox44 & ABC22
Legislators eye changes to incentives for green energy projects, worrying businesses and advocates, Concord Monitor
Green Bank touts clean energy program overhaul, Stamford Advocate
Energy Efficiency
MaxLite and National Grid discover LED reliability advantages in ‘equiculture’, LEDs Magazine
Investing in energy efficiency pays off, (Opinion) New York Times Opinionator Blog
Nuclear
Vermont Yankee nuclear plant closure may shift New England fuel mix, PennEnergy
Senator: U.S. must avoid losing all nuclear power generation, Power Engineering
Markets/Grid/Policy/Misc.
ISO NE utilities have burned 2 mil barrels of 4.5 mil oil inventory: Morningstar, Platts.com
National Grid Plans $93m Investment to Update Overtaxed, Outdated Aquidneck Island Power System, Newport Patch.com
New plants on way, power needs still unmet, Union Leader (NH)
With NStar now Eversource Energy, here’s what you need to know, Boston Globe
Northeast Energy News 