Natural Gas/Pipeline
U.S. Gas Bulls Retreat as Warm Weather Lingers in Northeast, Bloomberg
No To Expanded Natural Gas Pipelines, (opinion) Hartford Courant
Massachusetts nurses take stand against gas pipeline, Worcester Telegram
AARP: Cap Vermont Gas pipeline at its current 11 miles, CT Post
Debate over pipelines intensifies, Westford Eagle
Two Liquid Natural Gas Tanks Proposed for Acushnet, WCAI
Renewable Energy
Gov. Baker unveils solar power loan program, WCVB Boston
Company proposes offshore wind farm off coast of southwestern Nova Scotia, Digby County Courier
Is our December record warmth a result of climate change?, Press Herald
When Offshore Wind Dominated Renewable Energy News In 2015, Clean Technica
Swampscott launching new power program, Wicked Local Swampscott
US Wind Power Passes The 70 GW Mark, North American Windpower
ENERGY: Solar’s fate rests with Legislature, Wicked Local Ipswich
Vermont Attorney General warns solar companies to stop ‘false marketing’, Brattleboro Reformer
South Portland rejects 2 proposals for solar energy farms, Press Herald
Grid-scale solar array eyed for Monroe scores long-term power deal, Bangor Daily News
States’ renewable energy requirements, Foster’s Daily Democrat
Renewable energy efforts stymied by transmission roadblocks, Foster’s Daily Democrat
Sorrell warns against solar deception, Rutland Herald
Energy Efficiency
Five easy solutions to slashing your heating bill, Fox News
Town is pulling light switch to use of LED bulbs, New Britain Herald
19 Mass cities and towns receive Green Communities designation, WWLP
2015: The year technology transformed demand management, Utility Drive
Vermont Electric Coop launches new program to reduce carbon and costs in maple sugaring, (press release) VT Digger
Nuclear
NRC sets dates for Pilgrim Nuclear Plant inspections, Cape Cod Today
Industry group: Government must move Vermont Yankee fuel, VT Digger
Vermont Yankee to start moving spent nuclear fuel into dry storage in 2017, Mass Live
Nuclear reactor reliability defying gloomy predictions, for now, SNL
Markets/Grid/Policy/Prices/Etc.
Power Plant Expansion May Be Too Big For Local Zoning Review, The Sandwich Enterprise
Eversource Bills to Rise as Scrubber Payments Increase, NHPR
New England, NY grid operators coordinate energy trades, Boston Herald
Northern Pass lawsuit faces stiff challenge in N.H., Worcester Telegram
Open houses set for Northern Pass project, The Union Leader
Eversource seeks to overturn Orleans pond cleanup order, Cape Cod Times
Eversource takes step forward in Northern Pass project, Torrington Register Citizen
National Grid seeks to build 85-foot wall around Providence gas tank, Providence Journal
Taunton electric rates could dip slightly, Wicked Local Taunton
Northeast Energy News 