Natural Gas/Pipeline
Pipeline opponents poised for peaceful protest Friday at Otis State Forest, Berkshire Eagle
Massachusetts PipeLine Awareness Network seeks rehearing by FERC, Berkshire Eagle
Lawmakers blast air quality plan for Weymouth compressor station, The Patriot Ledger
Gas pipeline foes file to halt start of construction, The Recorder
Tensions build before pipeline built in Massachusetts forest, Boston.com
Chamber of Commerce: Northeast pipeline constraints are a $7.6B drag on GDP, Utility Dive
Area legislators prod state regulators to act quickly on Berkshire Gas Moratorium, MassLive.com
Council Urged To Ban Fracking Waste, Hartford Courant
Renewable Energy
Offshore Wind Test Project “Dead in the Water” If Bill Passes, Freepress Online
RGGI will cut more carbon — but by how much?, E&E News
Questions for: ‘Today’s Energy Jobs Are in Solar, Not Coal’, New York Times
Renewable Energy Could be Cash Cow for RI Farms, ecoRI news
Environment Council of Rhode Island outlines legislative priorities, RI Future
Milford Schools Extend Solar Plans: Report, Patch.com
Solar & Single-Payer Bills Come to Augusta, Freepress Online
Massachusetts governor makes a push for solar and low-income access to renewables, PV-Tech
Not exactly a breeze: Offshore wind still faces challenges, SouthCoastToday.com
Ancient technology in Meriden’s Hanover Pond dam begins generating electricity, Meriden Record-Journal
Falmouth wins turbine nuisance case, Cape Cod Times
Energy Efficiency
How killing Energy Star could benefit Trump financially, Los Angeles Times
Energy industry turns to CT colleges for worker pipeline, Hartford Business
Proposed Massachusetts efficiency, clean energy programs shoot for low-income access, Utility Dive
Liberty Utilities Gives $6M to Customers for Energy Efficiency, Wins Award, Patch.com
Connecticut Green Bank promotes cleaner, cheaper and more reliable energy, New Haven Register
Vt. ranked second in nation for clean energy momentum, progress, Mountaintimes
Nuclear
NRC grants safety upgrade exemption to Massachusetts’s Pilgrim nuclear plant, Daily Energy Insider
Lifeline for Nuclear Plants Is Threatening Wind and Solar Power, Bloomberg
On 3-1 vote, Georgetown selectmen back letter to NRC, The Daily News of Newburyport
Vermont Yankee cleanup partner stops work on nuclear dump, vtdigger.org
Nuclear Activists Raise Concerns Over Vermont Yankee Quick Fix, Valley Advocate
Markets/Grid/Policy/Prices/Etc.
Massachusetts carbon fee would save $2.9 billion in health costs over two decades, study finds, MassLive.com
Underwater power cable work may impact fishermen, Gloucester Daily Times
New diet for electricity, SouthCoastToday.com
ISO New England: Managing Power Grid Operations This Summer, (press release) POWER magazine
ISO-NE Study Projects Impact of $64/ton Carbon Price, RTO Insider
PUC will not reconsider Eversource deal for buying a portion of Northern Pass’s power, Union Leader
Protect Sudbury sues MBTA over Eversource records, MetroWest Daily News
GMP ranked Number 10 for most energy storage installed in nation, Vermont Biz
Connecticut’s Latest Microgrid and Fuel Cell Project Goes Live in Hartford, Microgrid Knowledge
Islanders rally against Eversource proposed rate hikes, herbicide use, Martha’s Vineyard Times
Hundreds circle NH Statehouse to protest Northern Pass, NH1 News
Laying a road map for states, liberal senators introduce bill to end U.S. fossil fuel use by 2050, Washington Post
Editorial/Opinion
Our Opinion: FERC must be heard from on pipeline concerns, Berkshire Eagle
Liz Gamache: Earth Day Starts In Our Homes, Caledonian Record
FREEMAN: Against the Northern Pass line, Yale Daily News
Northeast Energy News 