Natural Gas/Pipeline
Report: New England Doesn’t Need More Natural Gas Pipelines, Maine Public Broadcasting
Massachusetts Attorney General’s energy study ‘seriously flawed,’ Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co. says, MassLive
Eversource, National Grid gas-reliant RFPs run afoul of state rules, greens say, Utility Dive
Lauenstein: No pipeline through Sharon, (opinion) Wicked Local Sharon
Help stop the gas pipeline, (opinion) Monadnock Ledger Transcript
Proximity of proposed pipeline to contaminated Troy Mills site raising concerns, Keene Sentinel
Activists to fight Danbury-area natural-gas pipeline plan, Danbury News Times
Peabody seeks ‘intervenor’ role in FERC pipeline process, Salem News
Mayor Wants FERC Held Accountable for Pipeline Proposal, Peabody Patch
Consultant Says Investors Are Lining Up For Vernon Natural Gas Plant, VPR
Doctors urge Windsor residents keep opposing Kinder Morgan pipeline, compressor station, Berkshire Eagle
Energy Efficiency
Brockton council considering $2.8 million energy conservation project, Brockton Enterprise
Medford Announces Green Award Recipients, Patch.com
A Push For Green Buildings That Can Withstand Natural Disaster, WNPR
Efficiency Maine Board Proposes 3-Year, $209 Million Budget, Maine Public Broadcasting
Renewable Energy
Failure to Reach Net Metering Deal Could Kill 100MW of Commercial Solar in Mass. Next Year, Greentech Media
No action and much blame in Legislature’s failed solar compromise, Politico
Mass. Solar Industry In Peril In The Wake Of Pending Beacon Hill Compromise, WGBH News
Bourne health board seeks to halt Plymouth turbines, Cape Cod Times
Action on solar bill at center of fight between Eversource, National Grid and environmental groups, MassLive
Key issues loom as Beacon Hill debates solar incentives, The Boston Globe
House passes solar bill; Senate leader hopeful, CommonWealth Magazine
Watching waste wood become energy, Foster’s Daily Democrat
Deepwater Wind: First turbine pieces on way to Providence, The Providence Journal
Will Cape Wind Finally Have Its Day?, WGBH NEWS
UMaine offshore wind project lands $3.7 million federal grant, MaineBiz
Massachusetts House approves solar “net metering” bill, Boston Herald
Solar Industry On The Clock As Time Runs Out For Net Metering in New Hampshire, CleanTechnica
Stoneham church switches to solar energy, Wicked Local Stoneham
Solar projects holding as lawmakers debate incentives, The Daily News of Newburyport
Falling prices hit trash-to-energy, Waterbury Republican American
Alum outlines progress, construction challenges of Block Island wind farm, The Brown Daily Herald
Nuclear
Officials pledge full support for nuclear plant, Eagle-Tribune
Nuke plant says cleanup $5M under budget, The Recorder
Cheap Gas Is Killing Nuclear Power, and the Outlook is Grim, Power Magazine
Markets/Grid/Policy/Prices/Etc.
Report: state climate goals can be met, CT Post
Area communities join electric collective in Southeastern Massachusetts, Sun Chronicle
Connecticut Group Issues RFQ for Help with Community Microgrids, Microgrid Knowledge
ISO-NE seeks delay of demand response integration over FERC Order 745 legal worries, Utility Dive
Rep. Kennedy continues to voice concern over energy prices, Taunton Daily Gazette
Plaintiffs suing National Grid seek class-action status, WLNE-TV (ABC6)
United Illuminating plans 2.2 MW microgrid for Connecticut town, Utility Dive
Environmental Regulators Say Northern Pass Needs Landowners Signatures, New Hampshire Public Radio
New England, Quebec officials urge hydropower push, HydroWorld
OECD Nations Agree To Cut Funding For Overseas Coal Power Plants, RI Public Radio
New England Energy Leaders And Officials Meet To Discuss Grid Modernization, North American Windpower
Eversource announces January rate decrease, Cape Cod Times
EPA intends tougher downwind air-pollution rule in 23 states, CT Post
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