Natural Gas/Pipeline
Kinder Morgan pipeline foes lawyer up; form regional non-profit, MassLive.com
Gas rate cut for Eversource customers, Worcester Telegram
As Winter Electricity Prices Jump, Mass. Debate Over Natural Gas Pipelines Heats Up, WBUR
Old System, New Solution?: Liquefied Natural Gas Could Be Pipeline Alternative?, WBUR
Several Southern N.H. Towns Vote To Oppose Natural Gas PIpeline, NH Public Radio
Energy company IDs shippers for natural gas pipeline, Worcester Telegram
RI Business Coalition backs expansion of natural gas pipeline, The Providence Journal
Energy Efficiency
Energy Efficiency Case Study: Waldoboro, Maine, PenBayPilot.com
The $154 Million Question – Pipeline vs. Energy Efficiency and Renewables, Energy Efficiency Markets
Multi-State Efficiency Program Launches for Low-Income Housing, Greentech Media
‘Cleantech’ boosts the economy in NH, The Union Leader
Renewable Energy
Bellingham: EMC meets with Planning Board regarding solar farm, MetroWest Daily News
Newfound Voters Again Weighing Wind Restrictions, New Hampshire Public Radio
Connecticut rules in favor of Vermont renewable energy credits, VTdigger.org
Vermont House passes 75% by 2032 renewable energy mandate, Utility Dive
Solar Power, and Somewhere to Store It, MIT Technology Review (blog)
Baker administration to stick with Patrick administration’s solar energy goal for Bay State, MassLive.com
As Maine politicians dither, grassroots solar initiatives grow, Kennebec Journal & Morning Sentinel
Nuclear
Nuclear Industry Must Remember that All Politics are local, Energy Collective
Coal, nuclear remain the backbone of our energy supply, (opinion) Keene Sentinel
Five Surprising Public Health Facts About Fukushima, The Breakthrough Institute
Markets/Grid/Policy/Prices/Etc.
Eversource to sell power plants, says move will save customers $300 million, NH Union Leader
National Grid cable project gets underway in Salem, Salem News
Angry electric customers looking for accountability, wwlp.com
Nancy Marland: A state utility corridor opens the door for new energy development, Berlin Daily Sun
ISO New England warns of threat to grid reliability over gas supply shortage, Utility Dive
Fuel, Reliability Constraints for New England Grid, Electric Co-op Today
US Northeast power sector’s 2015 oil demand down 11% from 2014: ISO New England, Platts
With Mass. Off Track On Emissions Goal, Advocates Seek 1st State Carbon Tax, WBUR
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