Natural Gas/Pipeline
Senate president expresses opposition to pipeline project, The Union Leader
State reps oppose charging ratepayers for new gas pipeline, Salem News
Consequences of gas leak could lead to California blackouts, WLNE-TV (ABC6)
Largest Methane Study to Date Confirms We Need to Do a Better Job Checking for Methane Leaks, Environmental Defense Fund
Weymouth turns up heat against gas compressor station, The Boston Globe
Column: State should listen to the people on pipeline project, The Salem News
Kinder Morgan wants Bill Cosby’s driveway in Shelburne for temporary gas pipeline access road, MassLive
DPU hearing airs public concerns on pipeline access petitions, Amherst Bulletin
Timelines Slip on Northeast Pipeline Projects, Natural Gas Intelligence
Pipeline foes pack Lunenburg hearing, Lowell Sun
Lynnfield pipes up over plan, Daily Item
NGOs Seek to Block Pipeline Development, The National Law Review
Elaine Ulman: The Monster of Minisink – a cautionary tale for fracked gas era, GazetteNet
Pipeline opponents plan to pack hearings, Salem News
Renewable Energy
Baker says he’ll sign solar compromise, Boston Globe
Solar net metering bill could worsen income inequality in Mass., advocates say, MassLive
Long-awaited solar bill headed to governor’s desk, Politico
Vermont Public Service Board considers changes to net-metering rules, Brattleboro Reformer
Canal will be a proving ground for tidal turbines, Boston Globe
Massachusetts House passes bill lifting solar net metering rates, UtilityDive
Senate Expected to Pass Three Renewable-Energy Bills, ecoRI news
What Massachusetts can learn from New York’s solar experience, CommonWealth Magazine
Baker’s hydropower plans cause stir, The Salem News
LePage Asks Massachusetts to Consider Rule Change to Aid Maine Biomass Industry, Maine Public Broadcasting
Advocates offer lukewarm support of solar energy bill, CT Post
Harnessing the ocean, Foster’s Daily Democrat
Reducing Natural Gas Overreliance Risks in Massachusetts through renewable energy, Union of Concerned Scientists
Where in Massachusetts are stalled solar projects located?, MassLive
Baker board denies Cape Wind permit extension, CommonWealth Magazine
Energy Efficiency
NEEP Blog 3 part series
Quincy moving forward with plans to convert outdoor lights to LEDs, Patriot Ledger
How utilities can boost customer savings by marrying efficiency and DR programs, UtilityDive
Treasurer talks state bank’s green benefits, The Brown Daily Herald
DOE’s Building Energy Asset Score Platform: A Useful First Step to Efficiency, Energy Manager Today
Nuclear
Your View: Consider nuclear when eliminating carbon, South Coast Today
New Hampshire, Massachusetts in nuclear plant exercise, Bakken.com
Old Vermont Yankee insurance fund to aid solar, hydro projects, VTdigger.org
Industry group disputes Vermont’s nuke fears, Vermont Biz
Markets/Grid/Policy/Prices/Etc.
National Grid announces sharp drop in electricity rates, WCVB Boston
PUC Staff Recommends Audit of Emera, Citing High Power Outage Rate, Maine Public Broadcasting
ISO-NE Again Defends Capacity Auctions, RTO Insider
ISO New England: Power Prices at Record Lows, Electric Co-op Today
Electricity Bills on Rise as Power Generation Costs Decrease, Maine Public Broadcasting
Power plants more efficient, but at a cost, New Haven Register
Governor, legislative leaders announce working group to study dam purchase, Vermont biz
Hydro dam purchase possibilities raise questions in VT State House, WPTZ
National Grid proposed rate hike opposed by AG’s office, Eagle Tribune
Northeast Energy News 