In energy news this week we have protests from Pittsfield, MA to Rockport, MA and up to Hanover, NH in Support of Standing Rock and opposed to the Dakota Access Pipeline (Berkshire Eagle, Gloucester Daily Times,Valley News). With respect to a project closer to home, the Citizens Against the Rehoboth Compressor Station tell the local board of selectmen their group has grown to more than 700 members and that more events, meetings and protests are planned (Sun Chronicle).
At the annual NECBC energy conference this week, Gordon van Welie, president and CEO of ISO-New England said opposition to new gas pipelines and contracting for energy outside the region has him “worried” (CommonWealth Magazine). Lastly, in a throw-back to the Nixon Era, the Environmental League of Massachusetts Action Fund is issuing, “Don’t Blame Me,I’m from Massachusetts” bumper stickers calling them a “fun footnote…(and that) we’re committed to making Mass. a national role model” (Herald News).
Have a great weekend.
Natural Gas/Pipeline
Pipeline protesters in Pittsfield support Standing Rock, Berkshire Eagle
Oil market latest pressure for Dakota Access pipeline, UPI.com
Group opposing proposed Rehoboth gas compression grows, The Sun Chronicle
Proposed Natural Gas Plant Has Rehoboth Seeing Red, CBS Local
Hinesburg group seeks to stop construction of gas pipeline, CT Post
US cancels energy leases in Montana area sacred to Blackfeet, CT Post
Rockporters join in pipeline protest, Gloucester Daily Times
In Hanover, Protesters Gather in Solidarity Against Dakota Access Pipeline, Valley News
Renewable Energy
Eversource pushing big solar project, CommonWealth Magazine
In Vermont, wind energy takes 3 hits in 1 week, Penn Energy
As Ocean Wind Farms Near Reality, Plots Thicken, Vineyard Gazette
Hiland Hall lowers energy bill with solar arrays, Bennington Banner
One Man Changed How Cambridge, Massachusetts Thinks About Solar Power, CleanTechnica
RGGI prices throttled by US election results, Carbon Pulse
Panel: 100 Percent Renewable Energy Possible Now, ecoRI news
Panel presents offshore-wind farm progress report, Martha’s Vineyard Times
State, local officials celebrate Goshen Community Solar Project, wwlp.com
Subsidy-reliant offshore wind steals skills, ideas from Big Oil, Reuters
Wind power picking up steam in region’s coastal waters, SouthCoastToday.com
New England Clean Energy employees build solar playhouse, Worcester Telegram
Downing’s Next Step Is Solar Energy Firm, iBerkshires.com
Take a deep breath and don’t freak out about the future of clean energy under Trump, Washington Post
Environmentalists alarmed by Trump, Cape Cod Times
Mass. environmental group issues ‘Don’t blame me’ bumper stickers following election, Herald News
Energy Efficiency
RI Awards First Energy Grants to Three Farms, ecoRI news
Providence Joins Effort to Cut Climate Pollution, ecoRI news
Naugatuck Residents Show Commitment to Energy Efficiency, Patch.com
Nuclear
EPA’s big bet on nuclear put U.S. climate goals at risk, EE News
What Changes When Vermont Yankee Is Sold?, Vermont Public Radio
Illinois plant may be model for Vermont Yankee cleanup, vtdigger.org
Markets/Grid/Policy/Prices/Etc.
Power grid operator sounds alarms, CommonWealth Magazine
Update: $30M in Microgrid Funds Now Available in Connecticut Following Vote, Microgrid Knowledge
Medway: State board officially approves Exelon expansion, MetroWest Daily News
Maine’s energy chief stepping down, says lobbyists have too much power, Press Herald
Mass. DEP developing new greenhouse gas regulations, Worcester Telegram
ISO-NE Capacity Requirement Shows Flat Demand, More Solar, RTO Insider
Quebec chief files motion in Northern Pass proposal, Nashua Telegraph
NARUC after Trump: Utility regulators see a ‘whole new world’ for fossil fuels, Utility Dive
National Grid electrical conduit project approved in Saugus, Wicked Local Saugus
Deadlines set for Eversource to sell all of its power plants, The Union Leader
Hudson scorches Eversource over power project, Wicked Local Hudson
Editorial/Opinion
Pipelines are obsolete technology, CommonWealth Magazine
The Trump threat on energy, CommonWealth Magazine
With renewables, intermittency is a problem, CommonWealth Magazine
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