Natural Gas/Pipeline
Milford: Pipeline proposed to cross bike trail, MetroWest Daily News
Utility Company’s Natural Gas Proposals Face Resistance In RI, Rhode Island Public Radio
Berkshire Gas moratorium topic of upcoming DPU hearing in Greenfield, MassLive
Fears Power Plant Hurts Burrillville Real-Estate Market, ecoRI news
Liberty Utilities gets green light for Loudon portion of pipeline project, Concord Monitor
Department of Health hears testimony on Burrillville power plant, RI Future
Renewable Energy
LePage, environmental lobbyists debate solar Maine policy, Seacoastonline.com
Dong eyes Bay State link, reNews
Wind Takes Center Stage in Vermont Governor’s Race, Inside Climate News
Local legacy on offshore wind mixed for Obama, Cape Cod Times
Governor’s office, Portland mayor urge state to act on solar, PennEnergy
Tidal turbine test shows promise, Cape Cod Times
Massachusetts just gave a huge boost to the offshore wind industry, Washington Post
Energy bill puts wind in SouthCoast’s sails, SouthCoastToday.com
New Massachusetts Law Bodes Well For Energy Storage, Solar Industry
Former Norwich dairy farm turns into solar energy site, New Haven Register
Salem to power two schools on solar energy, Salem News
In RI, nation’s first offshore wind farm ushers in new era, Telegram and Gazette
Energy Efficiency
State commission approves new energy efficiency standard, The Keene Sentinel
New Rebate Helps Bangor Homeowners with Energy Efficiency, WABI
Danbury company secures first Energy on the Line grant, Danbury News Times
Exclusive: Why These Cities Are Leading on Clean Energy, TIME
Norfolk State University expands green technology initiative with Dominion grant of $25,000, PennEnergy
Nuclear
New York state to subsidize nuclear plants to meet clean energy goals, MassLive.com
First responders benefit from ‘free pile’ at Vermont Yankee, vtdigger.org
Entergy signs two-year deal to pay for emergency planning, vtdigger.org
Cape Residents Left Off Pilgrim Nuclear Plant Advisory Panel, WCAI
New Advisory Panel To Keep Eye On Pilgrim Shutdown, CapeNews.net
Markets/Grid/Policy/Prices/Etc.
Environmental group drops suit against Eversource, Union Leader
Blumenthal Slams Eversource For Cost Overruns, Wants Federal Oversight, WSHU
Summer 2016 electricity demand expected to peak with heat wave, MassLive
Gov. Charlie Baker signs hydropower, wind energy bill into law, MassLive.com
Invenergy loses bid for Harrisville’s water, RI Future
Baker inks long-sought energy law, CommonWealth magazine
New plan to relocate India Point Park power lines surfaces, The Providence Journal
Vermont working group to study state utility regulation, PennEnergy
Buying time: State commissioners sign deal on weekend to give Brockton Power permit extension, Enterprise
Massachusetts Positions to be Third State to Set an Energy Storage Mandate, Microgrid Knowledge
Editorial/Opinion
Our view: Finally, action on gas leaks, Salem News
Mark Whitworth: False promise to Vermont towns, vtdigger.org
Another View: Maine would do well to invest in renewable energy projects, Press Herald
Sierra Club statement on National Grid LNG proposal, RI Future
Northern Hassan: Orange is the new green, Union Leader
Northeast Energy News 