Natural Gas/Pipeline
Tennessee Gas Co. wants court’s OK to start cutting trees for Sandisfield spur of pipeline, Berkshire Eagle
NY Sens. Tell FERC To Kill Kinder Morgan’s $5B Gas Pipeline, Law360
The case against gas pipelines, (Opinion) CommonWealth Magazine
FERC Approves Connecticut Natural Gas Pipeline Extension, Hartford Courant
Post-and-beam protest, The Recorder
Vernon looks to natural gas after Vt. Yankee, WCAX
Taking Steps to a Renewable Future: 53-mile pipeline protest walk steps off from Windsor, Berkshire Eagle
Hurdles remain for Vernon gas plant proposal, Commons
Federal regulators approve Tennessee Gas pipeline spur through state forest in Sandisfield, Berkshire Eagle
Tennessee Gas Pipeline: State hearings set in effort to compel landowners to grant access, Berkshire Eagle
Column: Growing movement against West Roxbury Lateral pipeline, Wicked Local Dedham
National Grid celebrates Natural Gas Utility Workers’ Day, MassLive
Renewable Energy
Massachusetts offshore wind cost can fall 55%, study says, Recharge
A clean energy future blowing in the wind, SouthCoastToday.com
Two-thirds of Mass. House members back pro-solar industry bill, Boston Globe
Ruling On Turbine Complaints Expected Within Two Weeks, CapeNews.net
New Hampshire Reps Pass Bill To Double NEM Cap, Solar Industry
Residential solar’s new boom market? Not wealthy enclaves, GreenBiz
$2 Billion Loss for Generators as a Million U.S. Roofs Get Solar, Bloomberg
Republican initiative casts shadow over solar power bill, Portland Press Herald
Wind developer, foes battle over who will have public’s ear, vtdigger.org
Wind Farm May Be Built Off Long Island, New York Times
Holyoke dam will get capacity to serve over 1000 more homes at a time with grant, MassLive
Vermont bill merges energy, land-use planning, Caledonian Record
Solar Debate Heads to Cold, Foggy Maine, Where Panels are Scarce, Bloomberg
Martin, legislators call for net-metering resolution, The Recorder
Energy Efficiency
Next Step Living, Out of Cash, is Shutting its Doors This Week, Greentech Media
Can low-income housing be energy efficient and affordable?, ensia.com
Confidence Grows for Mass Market Energy Efficiency, Energy Collective
Nuclear
US Energy Dept hails progress on road to nuclear fusion, The Nation
Massachusetts wants voice in NRC decommissioning of Pilgrim Station, Wicked Local Marshfield
Markets/Grid/Policy/Prices/Etc.
US bars oil drilling off Atlantic coast, Worcester Telegram
Markey, Kennedy push for scrutiny of region’s electricity market, The Boston Globe
GE Closes Financing on Connecticut Energy Center, Monitor Daily
COMMENTARY: Massachusetts doesn’t need Hydro-Quebec, (Opinion) The Patriot Ledger
Northern Pass: NH abutters say they’re being kept in the dark, NH1 News
Opponents Slam RI’s ‘First in Nation’ Carbon Tax, ecoRI news
State-Sponsored Energy Procurement Moves Ahead in NE, RTO Insider
Harvest Power Backs Out Of Landfill Lease, CapeNews.net
Sudbury town manager opposes power lines in letter to Governor, MetroWest Daily News
Northeast Energy News 