Natural Gas/Pipeline
Springfield Climate Justice Coalition praises first meeting with Columbia Gas on leaks, MassLive
Demonstrators arrested in protest against pipeline, Boston Globe
Pipeline Foes Due in Cortlandt Town Court, Patch.com
Legislation may force utilities to fix gas leaks quicker, Boston Globe
In the Birthplace of U.S. Oil, Methane Gas Is Leaking Everywhere, Bloomberg
Rehoboth, Attleboro to share info on proposed gas line, The Sun Chronicle
Renewable Energy
Clean Power will cost more, CommonWealth Magazine
Protest hits home with Baker, Daily Item
Renewable energy gets a boost in Assembly session, The Providence Journal
National Grid Proposes Solar Farm In Shoreham, CBS Local
SunEdison sale of Aroostook wind farm concerns Somerset County activists, Kennebec Journal & Morning Sentinel
Plainville, Mass., Set to Develop Solar Field on Closed Landfill, waste360
Green Mountain Power Selects Vermont Solar Company to Explore Innovative Energy Storage Solutions, Renewable Energy World
Sturbridge selectmen approve solar power facility pact, Telegram.com
Vermont Wind Farm Tour Shows Off Results of Years of Preparation, Renewable Energy World
Energy Efficiency
Energy-efficient homes: yes, we want them. But we haven’t done the work, Vox.com
Durham wins award for ‘sustainability strategies’, Foster’s Daily Democrat
Cutting Summertime Energy Costs, vtdigger.org
RTM Approves $8.2 Million Energy Savings Initiative, Westport Now
EPA Adds Detail to the Clean Energy Incentive Program, Natural Resources Defense Council
Nuclear
Public speaks out against Seabrook Station’s relicensing, Seacoastonline.com
Why the energy industry isn’t going nuclear, USA TODAY
VY decommissioning on track, new director says, Commons
Markets/Grid/Policy/Prices/Etc.
ISO New England: Wholesale power prices, consumer demand at record lows, MassLive
Northern Pass case headed to state Supreme Court, The Union Leader
Parts of RI’s Virtual Net Metering Bill Salvaged, ecoRI news
Eversource beefs up substations, New Britain Herald
Extra energy demand this summer could put strain on power grid, wwlp.com
National Grid Embraces New Energy Solutions, Transmission and Distribution World
Environmental group appeals court’s dismissal of Eversource lawsuit, New Haven Register
French company Veolia relocates its North American HQ to Boston, The Boston Globe
Is Home Battery Storage The Key To The Future Of The Energy Grid?, WCQS
Minter energy plan: Reduce peak electric demand, cut transpo carbon, Vermont Biz
Somerset secures $3 million to offset lost power plant revenue, Herald News
Opinions
New transmission lines, gas pipeline needed, CommonWealth Magazine
Cities want renewable energy, CommonWealth Magazine
Seizing clean-energy opportunity, Lowell Sun
Northern Pass is not a green answer, CommonWealth Magazine
Northeast Energy News 