Natural Gas/Pipeline
UIL optimistic on natural gas conversion rates, New Haven Register
Natural gas protesters arrested after locking themselves to entrance of Spectra station, Providence Journal
Rural RI at Heart of Region’s Natural-Gas Debate, ecoRI news
Developer: Pipeline plan means money for towns, Eagle-Tribune
Pipeline foes: Keep money, Sentinel & Enterprise
Residents, pols pan pipeline, Lowell Sun
Foes of pipeline vent at Dracut hearing, Sentinel & Enterprise
Thousands of natural gas leaks in state go unrepaired, Enterprise News
Rosenberg Calls On Berkshire Gas To Lift Moratorium On New Service, New England Public Radio
Energy Efficiency
EnergySavvy Goes Back to Paper to Engage the Ratepayer Masses, Greentech Media
Environmental Journal: A high-energy week on Capitol Hill, The Providence Journal
VPR plans $8M radio station of the future, Burlington Free Press
Renewable Energy
Massachusetts Solar Bill Raises Net Metering Caps, Looks to Replace SREC Program, Greentech Media
Scituate seeing green with turbine, Wicked Local Scituate
West Warwick Flips the Switch to Wind Power, ecoRI
Note to utilities: Here’s why 2015 is the ‘tipping point’ for community solar, Utility Dive
Edgecomb Solar Farm first community owned in Maine, Boothbay Register
The Triple Threat: Community Choice, Microgrids and Community Solar, Microgrid Knowledge
Aiming to boost solar industry, Gov. Charlie Baker proposes bill raising ‘net metering’ cap, MassLive.com
Baker bill aims to grow solar power, adjust incentives, Worcester Business Journal
Gov. Baker files new solar legislation amid criticism, Boston Business Journal (blog)
Analysis: Wind power taking off in U.S., Press Herald
Renewable Energy Policies had a Tough Year in the New Hampshire House and Senate, Seacoastonline.com
Nuclear
No nukes = no jobs: Brattleboro housing market dives as Vermont Yankee exits region, Addison Eagle
Seabrook Station approved for next step toward re-licensing, The Union Leader
PLYMOUTH ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS: ZBA OKs 160-foot met tower for Pilgrim, Wicked Local Plymouth
Obama’s Clean Power Plan: Can Nuclear Power Beat the Global Threat of Coal?, Working Knowledge/HBS
Markets/Grid/Policy/Prices/Etc.
State falling short on carbon reduction goals, Barnstable Patriot
The Argument: Would Exelon’s proposed power benefit Medway?, (opinions pro and con), Boston Globe
NH towns, schools look to join to buy power, Union Leader
Heat-trapping pollution from power plants down, Press Herald
Mild Summer cuts Air Conditioning, Lowers Electricity Costs, Hartford Courant
Northeast Energy News 