Natural Gas/Pipeline
Energy Company IDs Shippers For Mass.-NH Natural Gas Pipeline, CBS Local
Controversial Pipeline Project Receives Key Approval, ecoRI news
As New England freezes, natural gas stays cheap, Reuters
Nuclear
COMMUNITY COMMENTARY Coal and nuclear power are part of energy solution (Opinion), Foster’s Daily Democrat (NH)
NRC commissioners approve elimination of EPZ at Yankee, Manchester Journal
The Bottom Line on Nuclear Energy, The Energy Collective
Mitigating Climate Change (Opinion), Capenews.net
Energy Efficiency
Massachusetts surpasses energy-efficiency goals for fourth straight year, Fierce Energy
Let’s Get Real: The Energy Efficiency Industry Can Do Better, Greentech Media
Markets/Grid/Prices/Policy/Misc.
Power and prices weather the winter, CTMirror.com
Three big ideas from the MIT Energy Conference, Christian Science Monitor
Beyond the substation: How 5 proactive states are transforming the grid edge, Utility Dive
Brockton power plant meetings remain secret as lawsuit lingers, Brockton Enterprise
Electricity Market Manipulation in New England?, Energy Manager Today
Another appeal filed on Salem’s power plant, The Salem News
Power Plant Owners Argue Energy ‘Crisis’ Is Overblown, New Hampshire Public Radio
Renewable Energy
Start-up selling solar panels ‘in the cloud,’ not on your roof, Boston Globe
PUC Study: Solar Power Delivers Economic Return, Maine Public Broadcasting
Hancock Suing Berkshire Wind Over PILOT Payments, iBerkshires.com
Willem Post: Wood burning power plants in Vermont? (Commentary), vtdigger.org
Renewable-Energy Incentives Often Escape Low-Income Communities, ecoRI news
Solar Firms Expand As Rooftop Electricity Costs Fall Below Grid, Investor’s Business Daily
Connecticut Green Bank Helps Homeowners Go Solar, Patch.com
America’s First Offshore Wind Farm to Start Construction This Summer, InsideClimate News
The 3 best states for renewable energy, PennEnergy
16-acre solar farm proposed for city, Eagle Tribune
The new roadmap for the revival of offshore wind, Utility Dive
Cape Wind backs out of planned terminal lease in New Bedford, MassLive.com
Group Trying to Save Cape Wind Delivers Petition to National Grid, CapeCod.com News
Massachusetts utilities look to buy renewable energy to power 136000 homes, Boston Globe
Connecticut: The State of Future Greentech Innovation, Greentech Media