Natural Gas/Pipeline
Natural gas falls out of favor on Beacon Hill, CommonWealth Magazine
Summer Escalation hits West Roxbury Lateral Pipeline, Bulletin Newspapers
MassDEP grants federal Clean Water Act permit to Kinder Morgan for pipeline through Otis State Forest, MassLive.com
Generators ask FERC to block New England pipelines over energy price suppression fears, UtilityDIVE
FERC Decision Looming On Access Northeast Capacity Proposal, Natural Gas Intelligence
Organizers: Al Gore’s daughter among 23 arrested in protest, Boston.com
Anti-pipeline group plans July 9 march, The Sun Chronicle
U.S. Gas Futures Slip Amid Speculation Production Will Rebound, Bloomberg
Spectra to investigate 263 miles of pipe after accident, PowerSource
Trucking facilities stripped from LNG terminal proposal after uproar, South Coast Today
Medway: Exelon submits revised site plans, MetroWest Daily News
Renewable Energy
Senate passes renewable energy bill, setting talks for July, WWLP
Massachusetts Senate beefs up energy bill with more offshore wind, Offshore Wind Journal
Senate bill would boost Massachusetts’ reliance on renewable energy, Waterbury Republican American
A Unified Renewable Heating and Cooling Front, Biomass Magazine
240-foot turbine blades arrive for offshore wind farm, WLNE-TV (ABC6)
Block Island Wind Farm: Building the turbines one blade at a time, The Providence Journal
Study Shows Differences In Municipal Support For Residential Solar Power, Hartford Courant
Commissioners support Milton Township wind farm proposal, Lewiston Sun Journal
Minter lays out plans for boosting clean energy use, vtdigger.org
USDA awarding 13 renewable energy grants in Maine, Washington Times
How to go solar without putting panels on your roof, MarketWatch
Energy Efficiency
Report: Eversource leads in energy efficiency, New Hampshire Business Review
Climate protection award given to Mayor Alex Morse, city of Holyoke, MassLive.com
Tiogue wins award for energy work, Ricentral.com
Realtors: Energy audit labeling would “stick it” to some home owners, Lowell Sun
Nuclear
Government rejects VT request for continued emergency zone around Vermont Yankee, The Recorder
Vt. Yankee seeks OK to dispose of radioactive water, The Recorder
An honest renewable energy standard includes nuclear, Rutland Herald
US, Mexico, Canada pledge 50% renewables and nuclear by 2025 in new climate pact, UtilityDIVE
Markets/Grid/Policy/Prices/Etc.
National Grid wins OK to build New Hampshire to Massachusetts power lines, Electric Light and Power
Burrillville Town Council reaches boiling point over power plant, RI Future
National Grid Wins EPA Clean Air Excellence Award, CapeCod.com News
Why should Burrillville care about Invenergy’s bad financial decisions?, RI Future
PUC approves a rate increase for Eversource, The Union Leader
Gridlocked: Outside/In Podcast, Inside Energy
National Grid gas workers hold picket, Eagle-Tribune
C&I demand response growth is slowing, but more opportunities could emerge from the utility sector, UtilityDIVE
Eversource, HydroQuebec reach power purchase agreement, The Union Leader
CMP rate increase takes effect Friday, Press Herald
Eversource floats $915K plan to combat cormorants, Cape Cod Times
Opinions
New England’s Known Need For More Natural Gas Pipelines, Forbes
Viewpoint: Keep Massachusetts an energy innovation leader, Boston Business Journal
Carbon pricing—a no-brainer for climate change?, Phys.Org
Ryan: Solar power and keeping up with the Joneses’, MetroWest Daily News
Koutroubis: It’s time to build natural gas pipelines, patch.com
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