Natural Gas/Pipeline
As utilities ramp up gas, Enbridge play for Spectra highlights increasing value of pipelines, Utility DIVE
The Big Switch: As Renewables Boom, Sparks Fly Over Natural Gas, Rhode Island Public Radio
Gas Power Plant News: Town officials seek to dismiss application for power plant, PennEnergy
National Grid dealt blow with regional pipeline plans, Ricentral.com
LNG Storage The Answer, Developer Tells Maine Regulators, Natural Gas Intelligence
Spectra says faster-than-expected corrosion led to pipeline blast, Houston Chronicle
Vermont regulators approve pipeline through park, Penn Energy
Blackstone Valley Tourism Council opposes Burrillville power plant proposal, Providence Journal
Community meeting in Norfolk to focus on Spectra pipeline proposal, Wicked Local Norfolk
Renewable Energy
The Big Switch: New England Solar Surge Poses Challenges For Grid, Rhode Island Public Radio
Massachusetts pushes to brew up new green businesses to help fight climate change, PRI
New wind project owner arrives amid fight over proposed site in Moosehead region, Portland Press Herald
US plan for offshore wind energy: Jumpstarting an American industry?, Christian Science Monitor
Official talks up offshore wind power plants, Worcester Business Journal
The Big Switch: Does Wind Energy Have A Future In Connecticut?, Rhode Island Public Radio
Experts Anticipate Significant Cost Reductions For Wind Energy, North American Windpower
Maine PUC proposing to phase out incentives for home solar panels, Press Herald
The Big Switch: How A Local Power Project Disrupted A Powerful Utility, Rhode Island Public Radio
Solar power’s not just for roofs anymore: It’s being woven into fabric, Grist
Wilbraham celebrates completion of photovoltaic array, The Reminder
Energy Efficiency
Does spending more on energy efficiency cut rates?, New Hampshire Business Review
Rhode Island project aims to make home energy use comparisons easier, Electric Light & Power
Helping people save energy, Barre Montpelier Times Argus
UTC Receives $2.7 Million Grant For Battery Project, Hartford Courant
Energy grants awarded to 9 Franklin County towns, The Recorder
Nuclear
New mechanical issue keeps Pilgrim nuclear plant offline, The Patriot Ledger
Vernon seeks to replace losses after Vermont Yankee closure, WCAX
Sec. Moniz bullish on nuclear to help solve carbon dilemma, FuelFix
Is the Pilgrim nuke plant safe? Baker ‘would presume’ so, The Boston Globe
Markets/Grid/Policy/Prices/Etc.
Environmentalists urge state leaders to be more aggressive with pollution, WWLP
Bigger batteries could improve power grid, Gloucester Times
Vernon’s power production future debated, VT Digger
The Curious Case of a Climate Denier and a Utilities Conference, InsideClimate News
Northern Pass complex legal proceedings frustrate some opponents, NH1 News
Hudson Selectmen take official stance on Eversource, MetroWest Daily News
Residents raise concerns about Eversource project, Foster’s Daily Democrat
Eversource Energy Is Losing Power, TheStreet.com
Hanover Pond in Meriden drawn down six feet for hydropower project, Meriden Record-Journal
Rhode Island lawmakers push FERC to integrate state climate policies into regional pricing, Utility Dive
New Haven residents slam UI’s proposed rate hike, New Haven Register
Editorial/Opinion
Willem Post: Looking at Vermont’s energy future, vtdigger.org
Business Perspective: Energy prices zap business growth in NH, The Union Leader
Thomas Trimble: Power plant in Burrillville a bad idea, The Providence Journal
Nuclear power would meet sustainable energy goal, Mountain Times
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