Natural Gas/Pipeline
White House Report Calls For Safer Natural Gas Storage, NPR
Natural gas prices predicted to surge this winter, vtdigger.org
Maine extends deadline for bids on LNG plant, Argus Media
Group seeks to restrict the use of eminent domain, StateImpact Pennsylvania
Renewable Energy
That’s 4 straight debates without a single question on climate change. Good job everyone, Vox
Warren redistributes solar income, CommonWealth Magazine
Westport officials agree to solar PILOT, but wonder if the deal is too good to be true, Herald News
Turbine noise complaints dip during Scituate pilot program, Patriot Ledger
New Report Recognizes RGGI Is a Catalyst for Clean Energy, Natural Resources Defense Council
The US’s First Offshore Wind Farm is Scheduled to Open This Month, Scientific American
Researchers develop ‘self-installing’ offshore wind turbine, Business Green
DONG Energy Offshore Wind Study Outfits Birds With ‘Backpacks’, North American Windpower
Crucial battle over solar panel incentives goes to Maine PUC, Press Herald
PUC on the hot seat over proposed solar ‘net metering’ rules, Mainebiz
Target named top corporate solar installer in US, PV-Tech
GE Buys LM Wind Power For $1.6B For Bigger, Cheaper Wind Turbines, Breaking Energy
Ranger Solar receives approval for New England’s largest PV project, PV-Tech
Visitors Get Glimpse Of Block Island Wind Farm In Test Phase, Rhode Island Public Radio
MIT to neutralize 17 percent of carbon emissions through purchase of solar energy, MIT News
Energy Efficiency
Report: Connecticut is one of the most energy-efficient states, CT Post
West Hartford Residents Show Commitment to Energy Efficiency, Patch.com
State gov’ts energy-reduction efforts need more money, Hartford Business
USDA Offers Energy Grants for Small Rural Businesses and Farmers, MainePublic.org
The Future of Energy Efficiency: What’s Happening Around the Edges, Electric Light & Power
Nuclear
MIT breaks nuclear fusion record in bid to unlock new clean energy sources, Utility DIVE
Ever heard of a ZEC? Nuclear energy in New York banks on it, GreenBiz
Seabrook nuclear power plant to address concrete erosion, NH1 News
Report offers ‘lessons learned’ from Vermont Yankee, vtdigger.org
America’s Nuclear Problem, Bloomberg
Markets/Grid/Policy/Prices/Etc.
Warren, Tsongas, Clark oppose Hudson to Sudbury power line project, MetroWest Daily News
ISO-NE 2016-17 winter reliability program sets max costs at $32 mil, Platts
NYISO: New ISO-NE capacity rules could spike New York power prices, Utility DIVE
N.H. regulators authorize Northern Pass Transmission to begin operations as public utility, Electric Light & Power
Northern Pass protester fined $744 for Aug. 10 Easton sit-in, NH1 News
WATCH: Concerned Residents Want to Stop Eversource Project for Sudbury, Patch.com
Wallingford residents concerned about Eversource tree removal project, Meriden Record-Journal
Whitehouse not the climate champion Burrillville needs, RI Future
EFSB established as ‘one-stop shopping’ for power companies, RI Future
Editorial/Opinion
Missing from the debates: Climate change, The Boston Globe
Editorial: Pipelines’ health impact vital, The Recorder
Letter: Nuclear power is beneficial, cold fission a myth, Berkshire Eagle
LETTER: Against the Spectra pipeline, Wicked Local Walpole
Smith: Some hope for climate change, Kennebec Journal & Morning Sentinel
My Turn: Energy efficiency standard a boon for state, Concord Monitor
Column: The high cost of fossil fuel, Kennebec Journal & Morning Sentinel
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