Natural Gas/Pipeline
Natural Gas Heading Toward a 13-Year Low? Don’t Tell Boston, Bloomberg
Sharon residents preparing to fight Spectra pipeline, Wicked Local Sharon
Pipeline foes dig in for fight, The Salem News
Could extra LNG supplies help restrain winter gas prices?, The Boston Globe
Gas pipeline opposition groups forming coalitions, The Recorder
Protesters ‘die-in’ against pipeline, hundreds come out for dueling info meetings in Northfield, The Recorder
Natural gas pipelines must be part of the energy portfolio, (opinion) Worcester Telegram
Our View: A daunting task for pipeline’s opponents, (editorial) The Salem News
Pipeline forum a calm evening, The Salem News
Energy Efficiency
Maine businesses in line for federal energy grants, Press Herald
The Massachusetts Energy Efficiency Advisory Council Supports State’s Aggressive Efficiency Goals, Energy Manager Today
Greenbuild Unity Home Takes Shape, Builder Magazine
Renewable Energy
Cape Wind developer Jim Gordon not giving up on project, The Boston Globe
NH uses Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative to comply with the clean power plan, Concord Monitor
Let’s boost solar with smaller subsidies, (opinion) CommonWealth Magazine
After rapid growth, Vermont close to ‘net metering’ energy cap, Press Herald
Environmentalists push carbon fee in Massachusetts, MassLive.com
Former Vt. Gov. Howard Dean backs Gov. Charlie Baker’s hydropower bill, MassLive.com
Maine lawmaker: Canadian hydropower could fill some New England energy needs, Press Herald
House floats bill lifting solar net metering cap, CommonWealth Magazine
Grant will help fund biomass boiler, Worcester Telegram
Wind turbine company eyeing Worcester industrial park, Worcester Mag
Jiminy Peak Resort and Nexamp launch largest community solar power project in northeast, PennEnergy
Nuclear
Attorney General delays regional energy study, The Recorder
Pilgrim’s closure revives nuclear energy debate, Eagle-Tribune
PILGRIM NUCLEAR POWER STATION: A sampling of the reaction to the news of Pilgrim’s closure, WickedLocal Carver
NRC: Entergy Has Enough Funds To Decommission Yankee, Vermont Public Radio
Markets/Grid/Policy/Prices/Etc.
Ayotte leads new Senate Republican energy, environment working group, WMUR
The future of energy, (opinion) The Boston Globe
Northern Pass Files for Siting Approval, Revises Cost, RTO Insider
Pittsburg property owners deny snowmobile access to protest Northern Pass, Union Leader
Carbon fee supporters turn out in force, CommonWealth Magazine
Massachusetts Mulls an Economy-Wide Price on Carbon, InsideClimate News
Eversource requests winter rate hike for electricity which is substantially less than last year, GazetteNET
Energy siting rules must be fair, balanced and expeditious, (opinion) Monadnock Ledger Transcript
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