Natural Gas/Pipeline
Markey: gas pipeline firms want to ‘use New England as a throughway’ for international expert, MassLive
Gas pipeline opponents to walk, picket on Presidents Day, The Recorder
Baker treading carefully on Kinder Morgan pipeline project, Lowell Sun
627 of 836 NH property owners deny Kinder Morgan surveyors access to their land, Union Leader
Editorial: Markey, others connect the dots on pipeline plan, The Recorder
Renewable Energy
DONG Energy, with presence off Vineyard, expanding US footprint to waters off N.J., Taunton Daily Gazette
Want to Impact Climate Change? Massachusetts Tells You How, Governing
Fishermen Give Cold Shoulder to Offshore Wind Developer, The Vineyard Gazette
Wind farm developer expands from Mass. into New Jersey, The Boston Globe
New England attracts 2.7GW bids for wind, Windpower Monthly
CLF wants the ‘highly successful’ Renewable Energy Standard extended, RI Future
Major solar incentive runs out in Mass., surprising many, The Boston Globe
Mass. has more solar jobs than any other state except Calif., The Boston Globe
Vermont among leader in solar jobs for third year, Vermont Biz
Morrison: Utilities stalling solar legislation (Opinion), Milford Daily News
Solar Developers Say N.H. Lawmakers’ Compromise Doesn’t Go Far Enough, New Hampshire Public Radio
Bill Would Help Grow Green Jobs in RI, ecoRI news
Foster residents urged to consider Solarize RI, Valley Breeze
Connecticut’s solar jobs lagging, New Haven Register
Maine Voices: Solar energy is good for Maine – but bigger bureaucracy won’t help it grow, Press Herald
Developers pitch five, 240MW CT clean energy projects, Hartford Business
Mass. environmental league challenges big business group over solar claims, Boston Globe
Energy Efficiency
How the US can unlock efficiency’s potential to meet energy demand, Utility Dive
Market Study Finds WeatherBug Home Delivers Higher HVAC Energy Efficiency, Clean Technica
Energy Efficiency Tax Credits Extended Through 2016!, PenBayPilot.com
Nuclear
Praise for C-10 petition on Seabrook Station testing, The Daily News of Newburyport
Federal court dismisses state challenge of Yankee decommissioning trust fund as ‘premature,’ Times Argus
Nuclear Spent Fuel Challenges, Nuclear Power International
Markets/Grid/Policy/Prices/Etc.
Auction yields plenty of power for 2019-2020, CommonWealth
Bad power deals cost Maine $38M, governor says, Utility Drive
PSEG Power Connecticut Cleared to Build 485-MW Gas Plant, Power Engineering
Schneider Electric to deploy microgrid energy system at Boston One Campus, PennEnergy
NH politicians file to intervene in Northern Pass project, The Union Leader
Enviro action fund campaign targets utilities in Mass. solar energy battle, Worcester Telegram
Prices Down 26% in ISO-NE Capacity Auction, RTO Insider
Army Corps of Engineers gives OK for underwater powerline from Quebec, VermontBiz
Mass. Plan Could Spur Hydropower Imports in New England, NECN
Blumenthal Urges Rejection of Current Eversource Plan, Greenwich Sentinel
‘Outraged’ Blumenthal wants DOJ probe of Eversource, The Advocate
National Grid workers vote to authorize a strike as contract nears expiration date, MassLive
South Boston power plant to be sold, redeveloped, Boston Globe
NRG Energy Gas Peaker Project Clears ISO-New England Capacity Auction, Power Engineering
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