Natural Gas/Pipeline
Protestors Arrested at West Roxbury Pipeline Site, Patch.com
Beacon Hill hearing on bill to site natural gas pipeline through Otis State Forest draws crowd, MassLive
Pittsfield City Council Endorses Natural Gas Infrastructure bills, Berkshire Eagle
Questions dominate gas plant debate, vtdigger.org
100% Renewable Energy for 100% of the People Rally Nov 21, (Opinion) Bridgeport News
Pipeline Officials Propose Increased Capacity in Federal filing, North Reading Patch
National Grid responds to liquefaction opposition, RI Future
Vermont Gas hearings pushed back while the clock ticks on MOU, vtdigger.org
Energy Efficiency
Energy efficiency looming large in new home regulations, Stamford Advocate
US homes have gotten huge — offsetting the gains from energy efficiency, Vox
Renewable Energy
Action on solar bill at center of fight between Eversource, National Grid and environmental groups, MassLive
Danish wind farm company could change game in N.E., Boston Globe
Solar power rhetoric, lobbying heats up, CommonWealth Magazine
Wind is a better answer than hydro for post-Pilgrim energy needs, (opinion) Boston Globe
Legislators, offshore wind leaders make their case at StateHouse, South Coast Today
Could Wind Energy Be the Engine to RI’s Economic Boon?, GoLocalProv
European firm pitches huge wind farm off Martha’s Vineyard, The Boston Globe
Feds auction 340000 acres for offshore wind power, The Hill
The Biggest Solar Breakthrough You’ve Never Heard Of, Forbes
Solar water is a hot trend in Massachusetts, Wicked Local Cohasset
Solar projects holding as lawmakers debate incentives, The Salem News
Editorial: Making solar power competitive, MetroWest Daily News
Peterborough celebrating solar array, largest in state, Foster’s Daily Democrat
Vt. utilities reaching net-metering cap, WCAX
Court Fight Ends In Defeat For Springfield Biomass Opponents, WAMC
State Supreme Judicial Court rules in favor of East Springfield biomass project, MassLive
Account emerges for why state workers yanked anti-wind signs in Moosehead region, Press Herald
Nuclear
The end of the nuclear age, Worcester Business Journal
DeLeo interested in assisting Pilgrim workers with employment, Cape Cod Today
Op Ed: Nuclear must be part of a greener future, LA Times
Why You Can’t Trust the State of Vermont to Oversee the Decommissioning Fund, (opinion) Yes VY Blog
Markets/Grid/Policy/Prices/Etc.
Connecticut Offers $30M in New Microgrid Funding, Microgrid Knowledge
PolitiFact: Electricity rates here are high, but not the highest, Providence Journal
Severe weather events in Massachusetts herald climate change, BU scientist says, MassLive
Dealing with stagnant load growth, ISO-New England turns to gas, efficiency and DERs, Utility Dive
Spencer Putnam: A careful carbon tax could stimulate economy, (opinion) vtdigger.org
IEA Sees No Oil Price Rebound For Years, OilPrice.com
Electricity shopping tool quietly unveiled in Mass., The Boston Globe
DOE approves $1.2B transmission line for Canadian wind and hydro, Utility Dive
Maine & New England looking at Canadian hydro, WCSH-TV
National Grid filing for electric rate increase, wwlp.com
Electricity demand predicted to be flat over the next decade, New Haven Register
Northeast Energy News 