Natural Gas/Pipeline
Crowd airs pipeline concerns to Senate president as energy issues converge, Politico
As US rushes to build gas lines, failure rate of new pipes has spiked, SNL
U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern: Questions remain about Kinder Morgan pipeline, MassLive
Mayor asks FERC for pipeline meeting in Peabody, The Salem News
Judge abruptly halts hearing on gas pipeline in W. Roxbury, Boston Herald
New study supports Kinder Morgan Pipeline, wwlp.com
Energy company steps up lobbying for natural gas pipeline, Gloucester Daily Times
Pipeline needed before it’s too late, (opinion) CommonWealth
Gas leaks identified region-wide, Wicked Local Winchester
Renewable Energy
Mass Power Forward energy coalition launches advocacy effort in Berkshires, The Berkshire Eagle
Power change on Maine farms, Press Herald
Baker to locals: press ahead with solar projects, wwlp.com
The Debate Over Capping Solar Energy Incentives In Mass., WBUR
New England’s Biggest Wind Farm to Come Online This Fall, Power Engineering
Officials plan to take state park in Vermont off the grid, add solar power, PennEnergy
Massachusetts on target to exceed solar energy goals, amid debate over solar incentives, MassLive
North Adams ‘Cuts Cord’ at Solar Array Celebration, iBerkshires.com
North Adams to be 100 percent solar powered, WNYT
A bright future for roadside solar farms, Boston Globe
Big Solar Generates Concerns, Valley News (VT)
Community solar farms growing around Maine, Portland Press Herald
Local group pushes for solar power in Maine, WGME
Bitter Wind: A Town Divided Over A Controversial Maine Wind Farm, Yale Environment 360
Concord seeks bids for a solar farm, Concord Monitor
Growing NY wind power spurs proposal for transmission line under Lake Champlain, Utility Dive
Solar Project Atop Landfill Helps Vermont City Shine, waste360
Could your child’s uneaten broccoli help provide electricity?, Fortune
Nuclear
Concrete degradation forces call for closing of Seabrook plant, Eagle-Tribune
VY panel: Okay to disagree, Commons
Alarmists alienate the moderate middle, (opinion) Cape Cod Times
Markets/Grid/Policy/Prices/Etc.
A cost of oil: New England winter carbon emissions climb as region turns to dual fuel, SNL
Charlie Baker seeks aggressive steps to address high power costs, Boston Globe
Baker defends push for hydro contracts, CommonWealth
How Massachusetts utilities plan to modernize their grids and rate designs, Utility Dive
Connecticut residents will join together in protest of Oxford power plant, Easton Courier
Forward NH Plan will benefit ratepayers, (opinion) Foster’s Daily Democrat
More of Northern Pass could be buried because of cable technology, Concord Monitor
Medway: Exelon responds to information requests, Wicked Local Medway
Energy Efficiency
Easton awarded $212500 in energy efficiency grant funding, Wicked Local Easton
State senators announce $12.5K municipal energy grants for Sudbury, Wicked Local Sudbury
Heat your home without wasting energy this season, Westerly Sun
Northeast Energy News 