Natural Gas/Pipeline
SJC hears arguments on gas pipeline dispute, CommonWealth Magazine
Spectra Gas Pipeline Explosion Cuts Flows to Eastern U.S., Bloomberg
Preliminary Probe Reveals Corrosion as Possible Culprit in Tetco Blast, Natural Gas Intelligence
Spectra cites pipeline progress, says partners ‘give us the advantage’, Boston Business Journal
Baker administration pushes natural gas at Statehouse climate hearing, Boston Business Journal
Baker, Healey to face off over pipeline tariff, The Boston Globe
Opponents look to kill proposed pipeline project, The Union Leader
PA gas pipeline explosion predicted by whistleblowers, RI Future
No decision from Hedlund as deadline passes on Weymouth compressor station deal, Patriot Ledger
Kinder Morgan out, anti-pipeline movement rages on, Lowell Sun
Skepticism, not panic, on pipeline, The Sun Chronicle
The People Vs. The Gas Pipeline, (video) WGBH
Renewable Energy
One U.S. State Has Key to $10 Billion Offshore Wind Boom, Bloomberg
Offshore wind increasingly competitive on cost, Cape Cod Times
Hassan signs solar bill into law, giving boost to renewable developers, Concord Monitor
Falmouth wind turbine appeal filed in state Land Court, Cape Cod Times
Wind power wants greater role in state’s renewable energy mix, Gloucester Times
Peabody mayor nixes solar panels plan, The Salem News
Maine lawmakers fail to override LePage veto of solar incentive bill, UtilityDive
Plan for Maine’s largest solar energy farm moves ahead as Sanford approves lease, Portland Press Herald
Lobbying by renewable energy groups is on the rise in Massachusetts, Boston.com
South Portland considers zoning changes to promote, regulate solar arrays, Portland Press Herald
Hydropower getting support despite reservations over cost, Worcester Business Journal
Energy Efficiency
Underwriting standards: The most important efficiency innovation you’ve never heard of, UtilityDive
Energy efficiency: Saving money while saving the planet, Gloucester Daily Times
Nuclear
CT Senate passes bill to stabilize revenues in nuclear industry, CT Mirror
Entergy won’t face fine for federal violation, VT Digger
Latest round of Vermont Yankee staff cuts set for Thursday, VT Digger
Markets/Grid/Policy/Prices/Etc.
Report: Baker hydro bill won’t lower power rates, Commonwealth Magazine
Oracle acquires Opower in $532 million deal, USA TODAY
Medway: Exelon says traffic impact minimal, MetroWest Daily News
Connecticut Electric Rates Dropping To ‘Near Historic Lows’, Hartford Courant
DeLeo ‘not at all’ concerned over hydro-import cost uncertainty, Lowell Sun
New England power grid confident through summer, wwlp.com
Green Mountain Power installs Tesla battery in St. Albans Home, WCAX
Northern Pass behaving badly, (opinion) New Hampshire Business Review
Some see Northern Pass fund as a boon, The Union Leader
Eversource to perform land survey on Hudson-Sudbury rail bed, Wicked Local
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