Natural Gas/Pipeline
Gas heating bills for Eversource customers expected to fall this winter, The Boston Globe
Natural gas bills may rise this winter, WWLP
National Grid Proposes Winter Bill Increase for Natural Gas, CapeCod.com News
Proposed Burrillville power plant draws more opposition; Uxbridge demurs, Worcester Telegram
Invenergy and Builders Challenge Motion to Dismiss, ecoRI news
Proposed RI Power Plant Loses Cooling Water Source, Seeks Delay, RTO Insider
14 Pipeline Projects in 24 States … Which Will Be the Next Battleground?, EcoWatch
Trump to shale gas industry: ‘You will like me so much,’ SNL
As Connecticut Pushes Forward on Natural Gas Expansion, Some Push Back, Connecticut Magazine
Renewable Energy
Baker rolling out new solar incentives, CommonWealth Magazine
New solar energy program coming to New London, theday.com
ConEdison opens Westfield solar farm; 8K panels capable of powering 300 homes, MassLive
National Grid Amps Up Solar Program in Massachusetts, (press release) 3BL Media
Will Scaling Back Solar Incentives Hurt Adoption?, Governing
Groundbreaking held for $80m southern Vermont wind project, Penn Energy
Despite energy deal loss, huge wind farm is still on track in Aroostook, Bangor Daily News
Cornell Wants to Heat Its Campus With Geothermal Energy, Popular Mechanics
Future dim for home solar incentives in Maine, Renewable Energy World
Solar farm agreement wins Town Council approval, Valley Breeze
Deepwater rolls into New Bedford, reNews
Avangrid, Governor Shumlin break ground on Deerfield Wind farm, Vermont Biz
BCC gets $200K for offshore wind workforce study, Fall River Herald News
More offshore wind action: Deepwater Wind opening New Bedford office, Offshore MW survey boat arriving, SouthCoast Today
Nine innovative approaches that utilities are using to plan for increased rooftop solar, Science Daily
Energy Efficiency
ACEEE Report: Energy Efficiency Is The Greatest Energy Story You Haven’t Heard, CleanTechnica
Report: State is cleaning air, saving money, CT Post
Energy-efficiency standard is an opportunity, New Hampshire Business Review
Nuclear
The case for nuclear power, Power Engineering
Can Reusing Spent Nuclear Fuel Solve Our Energy Problems?, National Geographic
Pilgrim nuclear power plant back at full capacity after repairs, Boston Herald
Cape Downwinders to Appeal State House Ban Restriction, CapeCod.com News
Markets/Grid/Policy/Prices/Etc.
EnerNOC is cutting more than 200 jobs, primarily in the Seaport, Boston Globe
Massachusetts Governor Creates Climate Change Strategy Through Executive Order, TriplePundit
Massachusetts to Offer $14M in Energy Resiliency Grants for Microgrids & Other Backup at Medical Facilities, Microgrid Knowledge
The key to tackling climate change: electrify everything, Vox.com
Eversource expects to sell power plants by as early as next spring, NewHampshire.com
Why the New Massachusetts Energy Storage Report Is Such a Big Deal, Greentech Media
A 3-Part Microgrid Launches in Canada, With Transactive Energy as the Goal, Greentech Media
Massachusetts to Offer $10-$20M in Energy Storage Grants this Fall, Microgrid Knowledge
Compact officials push Eversource on smart grid technology, Cape Cod Times
US, Canada utilities aim to link three microgrids in $12.4M cross-border project, Utility DIVE
Editorial/Opinion
Scott Muller: Vermont is choking on a fishbone, vtdigger.org
Letter: Godzilla in Concord, Concord Monitor
Low cost energy for New Hampshire needs to be our rallying cry, The Laconia Daily Sun
Our Opinion: PUC solar proposal wrong policy, process, Kennebec Journal & Morning Sentinel
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