Natural Gas/Pipeline
Attleboro area residents, officials vow to continue to fight plans for gas pipeline, The Sun Chronicle
Constitution pipeline appeals regulator’s water permit rejection, Reuters
Lawyers, courts look ahead to pipeline opposition action, The Recorder
Rubber Stamp Rebellion targets FERC and the corporations it serves, RI Future
Expanded gas line Access Northeast is the new target, The Union Leader
Milici: Franklin should oppose pipeline, (Letter) MetroWest Daily News
Gas and water just doesn’t mix for Lynn group, Daily Item
Methane Regulations Draw Controversy, Morning Consult
Renewable Energy
Caps raised, New Hampshire turns attention to imminent struggle over solar value, Utility Drive
Solar cap clamor resurfacing already, CommonWealth Magazine
Your View: Offshore wind can help Massachusetts replace lost power suppliers, SouthCoastToday
The Oil Industry Can Teach Offshore Wind Farms How to Stay Afloat, Bloomberg
Big solar worked to kill Maine solar energy bill, Press Herald
OUR VIEW: NH embraces solar, Maine stumbles, Foster’s Daily Democrat
ViewPoint: Why permanent, predictable solar incentives are so important to Mass. small businesses, Boston Business Journal
Floating Wind Farms: Great Concept, Implausible Economics, MIT Technology Review
Offshore Wind but not Cape Wind, CommonWealth Magazine
Is Biomass Energy Renewable?, EcoWatch
Massachusetts Utility Seeks to Stay “Ahead of the Game” with Solar Grid Penetration, Renewable Energy World
Plymouth schools ready for solar power, Bristol Press
Shumlin touts Vermont’s renewable energy workforce, WCAX
Maine municipalities pull back on solar projects after veto kills bill, Kennebec Journal & Morning Sentinel
Vermont leads in per capita clean energy jobs, PennEnergy
Energy Efficiency
EnergizeRI responds to Heartland Institute attacks, RI Future
Energy Efficiency Incentives Better than Ever, PenBayPilot.com
Nuclear
Nuclear Power’s Decline In New England Could Cause Blackouts, Daily Caller
Millstone reactor shuts down due to hydrogen gas leak, PennEnergy
Feds focus on rail for moving Vermont Yankee’s spent fuel, VT Digger
Natural Gas — Not Renewables — Is Replacing Nuclear Power, Forbes
Markets/Grid/Policy/Prices/Etc.
House bill may come in ‘south’ of Baker hydro number, wind power, Worcester Business Journal
Are municipal light firms doing enough?, CommonWealth Magazine
Carbon emissions rising at New England power plants, The Boston Globe
New England lobby group attacks bid by Hydro-Québec to sell power in U.S., Globe and Mail
SJC rules that the state failed to issue proper regulations to cut emissions, Boston Globe
DeLeo: Legislature looking for ways to lower energy bills, Boston Herald
The Challenges Of Moving To Better Electricity Rate Design, CleanTechnica
Eversource: State OKs 26 percent drop in WMass electricity rates, MassLive.com
Deerfield residents concerned about substation work linked to Northern Pass project, The Union Leader
Overheard at NECA’s 23rd Annual New England Energy Conference, RTO Insider
Hydro pact would upset state’s competitive energy market, Lowell Sun
Greenwich Applauds Rejection Of Eversource Substation Plan, Daily Voice
Eastern Massachusetts electric bills on the way down, WLNE-TV (ABC6)
Northeast Energy News 