Natural Gas/Pipeline
Customer pulls $500k in pipeline protest, Times Argus
Spectra Energy officials answer questions about pipeline project at Rehoboth meeting, The Sun Chronicle
Sandisfield Pipeline Spawns Water Quality Battles on Three Fronts Potentially Delaying the Project, Berkshire Edge
The ‘frightening, real’ threat of gas leaks, Worcester Mag
No LNG in PVD demands National Grid halt construction at Fields Point, RI Future
Crowd turns out in Norfolk to hear about pipeline proposal, Wicked Local Medway
Renewable Energy
State Clean Energy Policies Make Stronger RGGI a No-Brainer, Natural Resources Defense Council
Massachusetts floats new solar tariff structure in incentive program redesign, Utility Dive
New wind turbines could power Japan for 50 years after a single typhoon, Gizmodo
The gradual greening of New England, The Boston Globe
Mass. poised to join Calif. among clean energy elite, Environment & Energy Publishing
Vermont town fights back against lakeside solar development, Watchdog.org
Londonderry to Join Solar Up NH Program, Londonderry News
America’s first offshore wind farm on track – in pictures, The National
Community solar projects sprout up in Minnesota, Massachusetts, PV-Tech
Mount Tom Solar Farm groundbreaking at former Holyoke coal-burner set for Oct. 13, MassLive
Energy Efficiency
Massachusetts named most energy efficient state, wwlp.com
Conn., N.Y. Tie For Fifth Most Energy Efficient States, WSHU
Rhode Island Gets High Marks In Energy Efficiency Nationwide, Rhode Island Public Radio
Nuclear
Water leak reported at Vermont Yankee, The Recorder
$20M worth of items from Vermont Yankee up for auction, BurlingtonFreePress.com
Pilgrim nuclear power plant braces for sweeping inspection, The Patriot Ledger
Report: Nuclear power key to curbing CO2 emissions, Hartford Business
Markets/Grid/Policy/Prices/Etc.
New England’s energy situation ‘precarious,’ ISO leader says, The Union Leader
Power-Plant Opponents Want Answers from Invenergy, ecoRI news
Public Service Dept issues draft energy planning standards, Vermont Biz
New Eversource Energy project sparks concern, Wicked Local Needham
Public input being sought on smart grid, Wicked Local Provincetown
Oh great — scientists just confirmed a key new source of greenhouse gases, Washington Post
Protect Sudbury looks to enlist state officials in fight against power lines, Wicked Local Stow
Editorial/Opinion
Lagging energy infrastructure costs state billions, Cape Cod Times
Caron: PUC puts big business ahead of Maine, Kennebec Journal & Morning Sentinel
John and Kathleen Domanico: Give more consideration to Northern Pass alternatives, Conway Daily Sun
Your View: No pipelines, no compressors, no t(h)anks, SouthCoastToday.com
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