Natural Gas/Pipeline
PJM, ISO-NE: Gas pipeline opposition could put power reliability at risk, Utility DIVE
Fracking Linked to Cancer-Causing Chemicals, New YSPH Study Finds, Yale News
Berkshire Gas proposes major new distribution main to lift moratorium in upper Pioneer Valley, MassLive
Clean Energy Proposals Move Forward as Algonquin Gas Expansion is Dealt a Setback, WNPR
Five senators call for halt of Dakota Access pipeline, The Gazette: Eastern Iowa Breaking News and Headline
Oklahoma, Pennsylvania pipelines spill oil and gasoline over weekend, RT
Burrillville Power Plant Tax Vote: Deal or No Deal?, ecoRI news
Gas pipeline dealt possibly fatal blow, CommonWealth Magazine
Renewable Energy
Large Maine Companies to Get Millions Back in Cap-and-Trade Payments, Maine Public Radio
Connecticut Gets Federal Grant To Improve Solar Access For Low- and Moderate-Income Homeowners, Hartford Courant
New Hampshire consumer advocate floats net metering successor with TOU credits, Utility DIVE
The “Time is Now” for Offshore Wind in the United States, Renewable Energy World
Report: Renewable energy projects up globally, Press Herald
Renewable energy capacity overtakes coal, BBC News
MA, CT, and RI to negotiate wind, solar deals, CommonWealth Magazine
New England makes green choice, reNews
Ranger Solar beats CMP and Emera Maine on clean-energy bid, Mainebiz
Maine wind power and transmission projects lose out, Press Herald
Offshore Wind Site Investigations Kicking Off In Massachusetts, North American Windpower
Report: U.S. Can Develop 86 GW of Offshore Wind, Power Engineering Magazine
State releases two studies showing wind turbines no threat to wildlife, SouthCoastToday.com
R.I.’s Deepwater Wind the focus of national wind energy conference, The Providence Journal
R.I. Gov. Raimondo picked to lead wind, solar coalition, Fall River Herald News
UPDATE 2-DONG Energy may jettison oil and gas in latest wind shift, Reuters
Natick solar program sets state record, MetroWest Daily News
Journey of the Brave Tern – A Look at the Vessel That Helped Build the Block Island Wind Farm, Renewable Energy World
Energy Efficiency
R.I. firm, National Grid forge deal on energy-efficiency technology, The Providence Journal
IoT Opens Door to Energy Efficiency — Not Just in Large Buildings, Forbes
Vermont Gas and Agri-Mark Dairy Cooperative Team Up on Energy Efficiency Effort (press release), VTdigger.org
Brookfield Residents Show Commitment to Energy Efficiency, Patch.com
Nuclear
NRC gives Entergy good grades, Barre Montpelier Times Argus
Feds endorse Vermont Yankee fuel, waste handling, vtdigger.org
Groups aim to halt Texas nuclear waste facility, The Hill
Power generators sue New York state over nuclear plant subsidies, MassLive.com
Nuclear and natural gas in tug of war over energy future, Albany Times Union
Plymouth: Preparing for the Decommissioning of Pilgrim Power Plant, 95.9 WATD
Markets/Grid/Policy/Prices/Etc.
Customers Spend 8 Minutes per Year Interacting Online With Their Utility, Greentech Media
New England says no to natural gas, yes to renewables, EENews.net
Vermont study says no to purchase of hydroelectric dams, PennEnergy
Military Microgrids Move Ahead in Massachusetts and California…Veolia Finishes Boston Green Steam Project, Microgrid Knowledge
2 main Vermont governor candidates differ sharply on energy, PennEnergy
New Hampshire officials open new wood biomass heating plant, Biomass Magazine
Rural America’s First Mobile Home Microgrid Community, Microgrid Knowledge
Sudbury residents vow to battle transmission line plan, Boston Globe
Shareholders sue to stop Spectra merger with Enbridge, FuelFix
Pawtucket, National Grid in a standoff on purchase of streetlights, Valley Breeze
National Grid powers up an increase in rates, Daily Item
Wallingford residents criticize Eversource tree-cutting plans, New Haven Register
Maine paper mills to get bulk of $3M in aid from carbon auction cash, Bangor Daily News
MRECo receives FERC permit for tidal energy test site, HydroWorld
Editorial/Opinion
We could all breathe easier by reducing greenhouse gas emissions, Press Herald
Editorial: Berkshire Gas, decide quickly, The Recorder
‘Devastation’ of power plant doubted, Valley Breeze
Measuring the impact of offshore wind, hydro, CommonWealth Magazine
Northeast Energy News 