Natural Gas/Pipeline
Gas industry advised to get local support before fighting big green groups, SNL
Berkshire County natural gas pipeline tangled in legal challenges, MassLive.com
Legal logjam delays Tennessee Gas Pipeline project into 2017, Berkshire Eagle
Opponents bring fight over Burrillville power plant to Woonsocket, Valley Breeze
Siting board threatens to suspend review of power plant proposal, WPRI 12 Eyewitness News
Maxim Power to Pay $8M to Settle Fuel-Switching Case, RTO Insider
FERC trims MISO transmission returns, Utility Dive
Energy experts to gas industry: Help, don’t obstruct, work on climate issues, SNL
Renewable Energy
Cape Wind reverses, drops appeal, Cape Cod Times
“Wind Cube” makes debut in Woods Hole, Cape Cod Times
Solar panels not always sunny, South Coast Today
Wind project developers reduce number of proposed turbines, Penn Energy News
State rolls out welcome mat for Danish royalty, alternative energy, Worcester Telegram
Study: Tech innovations could cut offshore wind energy costs by a third by 2030, Business Green
Corporate America’s Huge Appetite for Clean Energy, Energy Collective
Vermont to publish energy compliance standards, Biomass Magazine
Quieter offshore wind energy means happier porpoises, Treehugger
Offshore wind business crowd eyes New Bedford, SouthCoastToday.com
Fugro set for Bay State sail, reNews
Vermont offers free guide to going solar, The Daily Progress
City of Montpelier invests in 1 megawatt of solar, Vermont Biz
Three more communities added to Solar Up NH Challenge, New Hampshire Business Review
New Clean Energy Report: America May Not Be Screwed After All, Gizmodo
Energy Efficiency
What does the green bank landscape look like?, GreenBiz
Murphy, Blumenthal Call For National Green Bank, WAMC
Apple orchard goes high-tech, WCAX
Nuclear
Comprehensive Inspection Coming to Pilgrim Plant in November, CapeCod.com News
Rowe seeks federal compensation for hosting nuclear waste at former atomic power plant, MassLive.com
VY kicks off $143M project for fuel storage, The Commons
Questions raised about equipment made by French company may affect Millstone, The Day
Markets/Grid/Policy/Prices/Etc.
Massachusetts Energy Outlook: The Remainder of 2016 and Beyond, National Law Review
All hands on deck: Growing energy storage in Massachusetts needs holistic overview of grid, markets, Utility Dive
Construction to begin on site of controversial waste-to-energy plant, Press Herald
Final approval given for reliability project, Londonderry News
Eversource proposes $35 million transmission upgrades in Massachusetts, Electric Light and Power
Massachusetts regulators curb National Grid’s fixed fee hike, Utility Dive
Massachusetts’ New Rate Case Ruling Is Good News for Distributed Energy, Greentech Media
Eversource plan sparks outrage in Brookfield, Danbury News Times
Chilmark selectmen hear Eversource grid modernization plan, Martha’s Vineyard Times
Electric transmission costs scrutinized at NH Energy Summit, New Hampshire Business Review
Growing transmission costs are raising region’s electricity rates, Concord Monitor
Elders question Northern Pass partner’s environmental record, The Union Leader
Covanta gets ‘stay of execution’ as economic development panel sends plan to keep it open to City Council, Berkshire Eagle
Editorial/Opinion
Pilgrim is safe, shouldn’t close early, CommonWealth Magazine
Letter: ‘Common misperception’, The Valley Reporter
Nuclear power should replace much of our coal plants, The Hill
Is The Tide Turning On State-Level Solar Policy Fights?, Solar Industry
Maine Voices: Electric customers can’t subsidize solar, Press Herald
‘Precarious’: New England’s energy crisis, The Union Leader
Let’s fix pipeline review steps, The Recorder
Kathryn R. Eiseman: Natural gas doesn’t deserve to be an ‘all the above’ energy solution, Daily Hampshire Gazette
My Turn: Concord needs to show a little Yankee ingenuity, Concord Monitor
Northeast Energy News 