Natural Gas/Pipeline
Power Surges in New England Market on Higher Natural Gas Prices, Bloomberg
Kinder Morgan Addresses Natural Gas Pipeline Concerns, iBerkshires.com
Kinder Morgan pipeline is not the answer, (Opinion) Monadnock Ledger Transcript
VT Gas pulls the plug on pipeline expansion to NY, Burlington Free Press
Vermont Gas Shelves Plans for Portion of NatGas Expansion Project, Natural Gas Intelligence
Kinder Morgan Holds Open House On Proposed Northeast Pipeline, WAMC, Northeast Public Radio
Renewable Energy
US agency urges Vt. utility to better explain carbon-credit policy, Boston Globe
Malloy to sponsor new solar incentive program, New Haven Register
SouthCoast lawmakers hope to boost offshore wind, SouthCoastToday.com
URI, tribe work to locate offshore lands, Boston Globe
Group Launches Last-Ditch Petition To Save Cape Wind, North American Windpower
Vermont has a chance to reset renewable energy, (Opinion) Waterbury Record
University of Maine at Farmington to build biomass heating plant, BioMass Magazine
ViewPoint: Bill debate could signal future of wind energy in Massachusetts, Boston Business Journal (subscriber content)
NH to remain part of RGGI carbon tax initiative, The Union Leader
Energy Efficiency
Massachusetts Ranks 5th for Sustainable Building Design, Patch.com
ABM to Reduce West Boylston, MA Energy and Operating Costs by More Than $4.1 Million, (press release), Marketwatch.com
CCAT Announces State’s Energy Assessment Program to Benefit Farmington Businesses, Hartford Courant
Nuclear
Pilgrim plant returns to service as News England prepares for more snow, Power Engineering
Pilgrim Station: Tweet heats up debate over plant safety, Wicked Local Plymouth
Markets/Grid/Prices/Policy/Misc.
Power grid operator rejects proposed undersea electric cables, Boston Globe
Cold weather keeps New England power prices elevated, Platts
Exelon, LS Power Join CPV in Adding New England Capacity, RTO Insider
News Series: The Northern Pass Debate & New England’s Energy Future, New Hampshire Public Radio
Power Plays: Gloves are off as utility giants push transmission projects, The Union Leader (NH)
Senators visit National Grid site, Milford Daily News
Holyoke meeting on what to do next with former coal-burning plant: 5 take-aways, masslive.com
NextEra accuses Eversource of underbidding for transmission project, UtilityDrive.com
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