Natural Gas/Pipeline
Berkshire Gas announces moratorium in Amherst, Hadley, Hatfield and Sunderland, MassLive.com
Kinder Morgan signs pact with construction unions for gas pipeline work, MassLive.com
Alison H. Bowen: Is a new gas pipeline really the answer to high electricity costs? (Opinion), Daily Hampshire Gazette
Northeast Resists More Pipelines, Despite Higher Energy Costs, Huffington Post
Salem to hold public meeting with pipeline officials, The Union Leader
Porter: Fears of fracking may block needed Mass. pipeline, Boston Herald
Dave Solomon’s Power Plays: Mass. Gas moratorium adds to pipeline debate, Union Leader
Energy Efficiency
Maine Republican proposes fix to $38 million energy-efficiency error, Portland Press Herald
Massachusetts expands energy efficient grant program for farmers, MassLive.com
46% of Energy Efficiency Project Decision Makers Think Efficiency Projections are ‘Too Good to be True’, Energy Manager Today
Students learn lesson in energy efficiency, WTNH (CT)
Renewable Energy
Mass solar projects could soon reach a limit, Boston Globe
Peterborough solar array to be completed next month, The Union Leader
Wind power’s future depends on thinking smaller, Boston Globe
National Grid’s Net Metering Solar Cap Hit, CapeCod.com News
Ocean-based wind turbines, tested in Europe, may come to a coast near you, (Block Island, RI), Environment & Energy
Regional Report: Plainfield Biomass Continues To Rile Neighbors, Vermont Public Radio
New England power plants fight renewables plan, Argus Media
Nuclear
US Support for Nuclear Energy at 51%, Gallup.com
A path towards innovating nuclear energy, World Nuclear News
Climate Change
Environment Maine releases new report on climate change, WCSH-TV
Poll: Mass. Backs Policies To Combat Global Warming, But it remains a 2nd-tier issue, WBUR
Christine Muller: Expect more RI flooding as globe warms, (opinion), Providence Journal
Markets/Grid/Policy/Prices/Etc.
Group plans utility cable under Lake Champlain, Addison County Independent
Meeting with New England Delegation Fails to Sway LaFleur on Capacity Results, RTO Insider
Unknowns of Northern Pass project a main concern for Concord, Concord Monitor
Proposed Woburn-to-Wakefield electric line could yield $1.5M in annual taxes, Wicked Local Wakefield (MA)
Editorial: Push for power, The Providence Journal
Bond begins work at New Salem Harbor Station, Power Engineering
NH Electric Co-op, Liberty customers to see rate decrease, Power Engineering
Northeast Energy News 