Natural Gas/Pipeline
Gas Export Decision Stirs Debate Over Mass. Pipeline Need, WBUR
Healey pushes for delay on pipeline contracts, CommonWealth Magazine
Rep. Mark: State should help towns with pipeline studies, The Recorder
New Hampshire bill resists Eversource bid to rate base gas pipeline investments, Utility Dive
Should Electricity Ratepayers Pay for New Natural Gas Pipelines in Massachusetts?, The Equation: Blog of the Union of Concerned Scientists
Eversource to continue gas expansion in spring, New Haven Register
Residents discuss possible pipeline health issues at forum, Eagle-Tribune
Eversource would add transmission lines through Needham, Wicked Local
Renewable Energy
Listen to what’s not being said about solar, CommonWealth Magazine
Incentives for solar energy get first look, The Providence Journal
Providence’s Deepwater Wind also banking on solar power, The Providence Journal
Program aims to bring solar power to low-income families, CT Post
Solar power can set us free (opinion), Kennebec Journal & Morning Sentinel
Lancaster Eyes Solar Energy, Seeing $25000 Annual Savings, New Hampshire Public Radio
Penalty in new solar rules called unfair to small producers, vtdigger.org
Survey shows 75 percent of Vermonters want more solar, vtdigger.org
Report: Officials Investigating Sen. Joyce’s Role in Solar Project, NECN
Offshore wind risks can be managed, says S&P, Business Green
Energy generated in New York to power proposed Vermont Green Line project, WPTZ The Champlain Valley
Maine utilities, solar advocates back new bill to replace net metering, grow solar, Utility Drive
Achieving Clean Power Plan targets well ahead of schedule, The Hill (blog)
Wood energy industry, hundreds of Maine jobs, at risk, Press Herald
Energy Efficiency
New model maps energy usage of every building in Boston, UPI.com
Rhode Island bank to shell out $25M in efficiency financing, Utility Dive
Norway co-op aims for net zero energy consumption, Mainebiz
Nuclear
ISO-NE: Emissions rose after Vermont Yankee nuclear facility close, Utility Dive
Nuclear industry in limbo after Clean Power Plan freeze, Utility Dive
Energy Department Considers Burying Nuclear Waste in 3-mile Deep Holes, AllGov.com
Markets/Grid/Policy/Prices/Etc.
Worcester smart grid pilot reports $1.25M savings, Telegram.com
One year down: National Grid pilot producing more than satisfied customers, SmartGridNews
CO2 Emissions Increase in ISO-NE, RTO Insider
Where Does Massachusetts Get Its Electricity? The Bay State’s Energy Scene by the Numbers, (blog) Union of Concerned Scientists
Dynegy, Energy Capital to buy Engie’s US power plants, Reuters
Medway: Exelon files site plan, MetroWest Daily News
Northern Pass interventions: a compelling story, New Hampshire Business Review
Medway Planning Board, officials ‘not impressed’ with Eversource, Milford Daily News
Will we ever stop using fossil fuels?, MIT News
Hudson residents urged to speak up on Eversource rail trail project, MetroWest Daily News
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