Natural Gas/Pipeline
Elizabeth Warren asks feds to reject Kinder Morgan pipeline expansion request, Boston.com
91 Mass. lawmakers object to ratepayers paying for gas pipeline, Telegram.com
Massachusetts Attorney General Files Opposition on Pipeline Injunction Request, WNPR
DPU gets earful at Dracut gas pipeline hearing, Lowell Sun
Raimondo Committed to Burrillville Power Plant, ecoRI news
Landmark gas pipeline case to be heard in Berkshire Superior Court on Friday, MassLive
Sandisfield Pipeline Case Could Impact Larger Project, New England Public Radio
AG defends Article 97 in Berkshire County pipeline case, The Recorder
Charges Against Elders Dropped in Pipeline Blockade Case, vtdigger.org
Better Future leader challenges Baker inaction on pipelines, NewBostonPost (blog)
The U.S. Has More Gas Than it Needs and Boston’s Still Importing, Bloomberg
Vernon gears up for gas plant talk with state, Brattleboro Reformer
Renewable Energy
State’s clean-energy future must start now, Cape Cod Times
Video: Sen. President Rosenberg praises offshore wind as Beacon Hill girds for omnibus energy bill, MassLive
Massachusetts Solar Net Metering Decision Is A Mixed Bag, CleanTechnica
Revised solar bill picks up 10 more votes in Maine House, Press Herald
Ethical necessity to back solar energy, Kennebec Journal & Morning Sentinel
Are backdoor deals leading to large-scale solar projects in Vt.?, WCAX
Church to showcase solar power, Foster’s Daily Democrat
Wind studies met with skepticism in Grafton, Commons
Solar power arrays proposed on Hancock Shaker Village parcels, Berkshire Eagle
Vermont renewable siting bill has uncertain fate in the House, Vermont Watchdog.org
A Vermont farm will transform manure, corn silage and brewery waste into pipeline-grade natural gas…, The Republic
Superior Court judge rejects Bourne’s turbine lawsuit, Cape Cod Times
New Hampshire Senate passes bill to double net metering cap, PV Magazine
Plan calls for turbine to be fixed in 6 months, Gloucester Times
Energy Efficiency
Measuring success in energy-efficiency financing, GreenBiz
R.I. clean energy jobs increase by 40 percent, The Providence Journal
Connecticut environmental groups decry proposed raid of energy fund, theday.com
Bangor Council Approves Energy Efficiency Pilot Program, WABI
Nuclear
Massachusetts Nuke Plant to Refuel Next Year, Close in 2019, NECN
Nuke plant’s license renewal hearing postponed, Seacoastonline.com
Feds want more details on Vermont Yankee water, Vermont Biz
Markets/Grid/Policy/Prices/Etc.
The future of energy has already arrived in New England, Tech Insider
Otten rebuts claims of pressure for Northern Pass stance, The Union Leader
Connecticut Advances Utility Cybersecurity Efforts; Survey Finds Threat Rises, Microgrid Knowledge
Eversource CEO Retiring; CFO Named Replacement, RTO Insider
Chamber ends longtime opposition to Northern Pass, The Union Leader
Local power companies seek even playing field, Lowell Sun
National Grid Launches Energy eBook, 3BL Media (press release)
Exelon’s Next Big Stride: Connecticut Fuel Cell Microgrid, Microgrid Knowledge
Waste-to-energy electricity generation concentrated in Florida and Northeast, Energy Information Administration
Editorial: A blueprint for Massachusetts’ energy future, MetroWest Daily News
Northeast Energy News 