Nuclear
Don’t let nuke plants go too fast, (opinion) The Hill
State sets up local council to help distribute VY money, Brattleboro Reformer
State energy officials should work with NRC, (opinion) Rutland Herald
Natural Gas/Pipeline
Kinder Morgan votes to move forward with 30-inch line, Eagle Tribune
Gov. Hassan wants more public input on pipeline plans, Union Leader
Kinder Morgan board OKs scaled-back version of Tennessee Gas Pipeline’s controversial NED project, MassLive
Editorial: Healey’s welcome involvement, The Recorder
Pipeline advocates selling New England a bedtime story, (opinion) Nashua Telegraph
Want to be an incineration zone?, (opinion) Monadnock Ledger Transcript
Consultant: Maine’s plan to lower energy costs too expensive, Press Herald
Energy Efficiency
New Vermont state energy plan in the works, Washington Times
Legislative Roundup “and” Energy Efficiency, Boothbay Register
Teens In Green Canvas For Energy Efficiency, New Haven Independent
Marlborough Gets Clean Energy Grant, Patch.com
Woburn Receives $242K Grant for Energy Reduction Initiatives, Patch.com
Renewable Energy
US Northeast Cap & Trade Has Added $1.3 Billion In Economic Activity, Saved Consumers $460 Million, Cleantechnica
R.I. Clean Water Agency sells ‘Green Bonds’ for improvement projects, Providence Journal
Burlington, VT: Recognized by the United Nations as a Model of Sustainability, National Resources Defense Council
Net metering cap stalls solar at landfill for now, Nashoba Publishing
Venturing Into Virtual and Community Net Metering, Connecticut Law Tribune
NH’s solar boom faces uncertainty, The Keene Sentinel
Opinion: Move toward cleaner energy failing, Burlington Free Press
Markets/Grid/Policy/Prices/Etc.
Electricity shopping website planned for Massachusetts, Boston Globe
My Turn: Vermont model offers Northern Pass alternative, Concord Monitor
Region’s wholesale power price plummets in June, Worcester Business Journal
GE signs agreement for power plant upgrades, (RI) PennEnergy
Hassan Signs Law Allowing Sale Of Former PSNH Power Plants, New Hampshire Public Radio
Massachusetts topping the list of “energy expensive” states, WWLP
Lunenburg officials grumbling over Unitil rate bid, Sentinel & Enterprise
The future Eversource: Utility negotiates to procure energy in an open market, Fierce Energy
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