Natural Gas/Pipeline
Massachusetts Senate OKs a ban on new pipelines within 1,000 feet of a school or senior center, MassLive
Kinder Morgan formally withdraws federal application for Northeast Energy Direct pipeline, MassLive
Compression station plan rejected by Weymouth Conservation Commission, Patriot Ledger
Attorney General’s ‘listening session’ takes aim at Kinder Morgan, GE plans, Berkshire Eagle
16 clergy members arrested at West Roxbury Lateral gas pipeline protest, Wicked Local Natick
Burrillville flipping the script on proposed power plant, (opinion) RI Future
NERC special assessment warns of growing reliance on natural gas, Platts
Natural gas pipeline pullout bad news for Vermont economy, Watchdog.org
Senators call for pause on pipeline construction, CT Post
Pipeline opponents rejoice at news of application’s withdrawal, The Keene Sentinel
Renewable Energy
Protesters push public health council to review proposed Springfield biomass plant, MassLive
After Tennessee Gas Pipeline project’s demise, Mass. focus shifts to green energy, Berkshire Eagle
All-in for offshore wind, (opinion) The Boston Globe
Massachusetts offshore advances, reNews
Google’s Project Sunroof Expands To 42 US States, CleanTechnica
Energy bill leaves Cape Wind unplugged, The Boston Globe
Massive solar array pitched in Fitzwilliam, The Keene Sentinel
Massachusetts Has Chance to Think Big, Move Forward Toward Clean Energy Future, (opinion) Union of Concerned Scientists
DONG Energy completes acquisition of US offshore wind development project in New Jersey, announces “Ocean Wind”, Windpower Engineering
RES and National Grid agree fast balancing, Windpower Monthly
Rooftop solar: Net metering is a net benefit, Brookings Institution
Energy Efficiency
Efficiency efforts are a bridge to clean-energy future, (opinion) The Boston Globe
Affordable Housing Pushes Energy Efficiency, Energy Manager Today
GMP, Efficiency Vermont and HEAT Squad team up, Mountaintimes
UMass and Eversource create a safer Campus with energy efficient lighting, MassLive
Nuclear
Pilgrim site eyed for $100 million energy substation, Cape Cod Times
Pilgrim Station gets passing grade in latest inspection, The Manomet Current
Vermont Yankee, Vernon tax agreement signed, Brattleboro Reformer
Vernon’s fate gets turn in spotlight at national nuclear summit, VTDigger
Markets/Grid/Policy/Prices/Etc.
Electricity consumption on the rise, CommonWealth Magazine
Gov. Charlie Baker discusses hydropower at tour of Worcester’s Polar Beverages, MassLive
Natural gas price fall drives down wholesale power costs in NE, Vermont Biz
High Tension: Is Maine Facing an Energy Crisis?, MPBN
Analysis Finds Greenhouse Gas Emissions Rising In State, Hartford Courant
UMass Becomes First Major Public University to Divest from Direct Fossil Fuel Holdings, (press release) UMass News
Massachusetts bill would encourage hydropower, offshore wind, Boston Herald
House energy bill gets mixed review, Worcester Business Journal
BELD making pitch for new $104 million power plant in Braintree, Wicked Local Braintree
Wetlands at Eversource site shaping up to be bigger issue in Acushnet, SouthCoastToday.com
Eversource’s Northern Pass project hits a snag, New Haven Register
Decision to extend review for Northern Pass criticized, The Union Leader
Northeast Energy News 