Natural Gas/Pipeline
Baker pressured to block pipeline surveys in state parks, Eagle-Tribune
Columbia Gas of Massachusetts Customers Experience Lowest Heating Costs in Years, (Press Release) Columbia Gas of MA
Weymouth mayor won’t rule out litigation in effort to stop gas compressor station, Patriot Ledger
Gill, Northfield send money to help Montague fight pipeline, The Recorder
DPU approves Montague request for pipeline info, The Recorder
Pelham voters approve funds to fight proposed pipeline project, The Union Leader
Residents have concerns, want more info on pipeline, The Salem News
Summit Natural Gas reduces rates by nearly 70 percent, Press Herald
Renewable Energy
Once a hope for the future, viability of solar firms in Attleboro area now in question, Sun Chronicle
UMass researchers working on improved wind turbine anchoring system, MassLive
National Grid to Launch a First-of-Its-Kind Solar Marketplace, Greentech Media
Large Hydropower Joins the Renewable Energy Club, RTO Insider
General Electric Poised To Benefit From Wind Energy Growth Potential, Seeking Alpha
Whole Foods to Generate Own Solar Power, Maine News Online
New England Stakeholders Debate Solar Subsidies, RTO Insider
LePage opposes compromise to rapidly expand solar power, Press Herald
What makes good solar?, vtdigger.org
DeLeo officially backs offshore wind, CommonWealth Magazine
DeLeo makes clear that hydro, wind will have place in energy plan, WWLP
The Block Island Offshore Wind Project is Just the Beginning, (blog) Huffington Post
Energy Efficiency
Connecticut to save nearly $1 billion through 2015 energy efficiency efforts, Stratford Star
Burlington Named Earth Hour City Challenge Finalist by World Wildlife Fund, VTdigger.org
Sustain Mid Maine Coalition building capacity for positive change, Kennebec Journal & Morning Sentinel
Nuclear
Plant officials say plan to manage ASR is ‘effective’, The Daily News of Newburyport
Vermont Yankee to scale back emergency plan, affecting 7 Massachusetts towns, MassLive
Five years since Fukushima: How a nuclear disaster in Japan changed U.S. plant regulations, Timesonline.com
Markets/Grid/Policy/Prices/Etc.
A new power line roils scenic New Hampshire, Marketplace.org
Coalition Expresses Concern About Baker Administration Energy Strategy Statement, (opinion), New England Coalition for Affordable Energy
Reforms spotlight CT’s evolving energy industry, Hartford Business
Environmentalists Call for Reinventing Brayton Point, ecoRI news
Quincy official says National Grid must fix trenches, The Patriot Ledger
Hudson residents energized against Eversource project, Worcester Telegram
NH Electric Cooperative tries some experiments as utilities face an uncertain future, Concord Monitor
Vermont crossing suggested at Northern Pass hearing, The Union Leader
Northern Pass Investing In The Balsams, New Hampshire Public Radio
Rising from the rubble: Footprint natural gas plant blasting through construction goals, Salem News
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