Natural Gas/Pipeline
FERC extends comment period for Kinder Morgan gas pipeline; schedules new session in Rindge, N.H., MassLive
Berkshire Gas, Columbia Gas and National Grid gain approval for Kinder Morgan pipeline capacity, MassLive
Weymouth mayor blocks survey work for natural gas pipeline, Patriot Ledger
Why Connecticut Should Care About the Proposed New England Pipeline, WNPR
City opposes gas pipeline in West Roxbury, Boston Herald
Spectra Energy and Boston Going to Court on Sept. 8th Regarding West Roxbury Lateral Pipeline, Jamaica Plain News
Town wary of pipeline battle cost, The Union Leader
35 conservation groups protest pipeline in letter, The Keene Sentinel
Vermont Gas Systems proposes 3% rate decrease, (press release) vtdigger.org
Pipeline opponents plan big presence at Weymouth open house, Patriot Ledger
Energy Efficiency
Grants for Maine Infrastructure Projects Announced, WABI
Energy Efficiency Key to Helping States Address EPA’s New Clean Power Plan, Government Technology
Massachusetts Clean Energy Center commits to $30 million in funding for clean heating and cooling rebates, New England Real Estate Journal
William A. McCourt: RI businesses fear spike in energy costs, (Opinion) The Providence Journal
Renewable Energy
State: Clean energy industry supports 10000 jobs in R.I., The Providence Journal
Wood pellet boiler rebates available in Vermont, Biomass Magazine
Review Of Net Metering Studies Finds Utilities Underpaying for Solar Electricity, CleanTechnica
Where is our Seabrook of solar?, (Opinion) Foster’s Daily Democrat
Report: Renewable Energy Growing RI Jobs, ecoRI news
New RI Power Plan Embraces Renewable Energy, ecoRI news
Pat Hynes: Do not let state’s solar energy goals go by the wayside, (Opinion) GazetteNET
Report: NH lags the region in solar energy, New Hampshire Business Review
Utility hits pause button on solar plans in Windsor, Brattleboro Reformer
SunEdison withdraws application to build wind farm in Hancock County, Press Herald
Nuclear
Sweeping Retirement of Nuclear Power Could Make Obama’s Climate Plan ‘Impossible,’ Greentech Media
Nuclear Regulators Boost Oversight of Massachusetts Plant, AP/ABCnews
Funding announced for post-VY recovery, The Commons
Markets/Grid/Policy/Prices/Etc.
New England governors talk hydropower with Canadian officials, MassLive.com
Hydro-Quebec, Eversource Energy Partner To Solve New England’s Energy Challenges, North American Windpower
DEEP seeks public comment on energy initiative, The Day
Massachusetts utilities lay out vision for the future of the grid, Energybiz
Power prices at historic lows, (Opinion) CommonWealth Magazine
BELD plugs new $95 million Braintree power plant, Wicked Local Braintree
Meet The Cable That Made Burying 52 Miles of Northern Pass Possible, New Hampshire Public Radio
Fairfield, Connecticut: An Early Leader in Microgrid Development, Microgrid Knowledge
Gov. Charlie Baker eyes Canada power, Boston Herald
Northeast Energy News 