In New Hampshire, the Sugar Hill Historical Museum is now collecting items like these signs, as well as t-shirts and bumper stickers, for a new exhibit called the “Northern Pass Opposition Archives.”
Northeast Energy News
Massachusetts city questions permits for long-stalled biomass project
BIOMASS: The city council of Springfield, Massachusetts, seeks a legal opinion on the permitting status of a proposed 35 MW wood-burning biomass plant. (The Republican)
RENEWABLES:
• A Massachusetts pilot program provides loans to increase renewable energy access for low- and moderate-income homeowners. (WWLP)
• Two townships west of Philadelphia adopt resolutions to transition to 100 percent renewable electricity by 2035 and 100 percent renewable heat and transportation by 2050. (Windpower Engineering & Development)
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WIND: Developers reveal that Microsoft is the company behind a 15-year agreement to purchase power from a 90 MW wind facility under construction in northern Pennsylvania. (news release)
SOLAR: Residents express few concerns about a proposed 77 MW solar project in central Maine.
Northeast Energy News
New Hampshire court to hear transmission project appeal
TRANSMISSION: The New Hampshire Supreme Court agrees to hear Eversource’s appeal of a siting committee vote to block construction of a 192-mile transmission line that would carry hydro power from Canada to Massachusetts and Southern New England. (The Republican)
NATURAL GAS:
• A series of fatal home explosions outside Boston last month is intensifying calls to phase out natural gas and boost renewables. (Boston Globe)
• Massachusetts orders Columbia Gas to suspend all work in light of a troubling federal report on the explosions. (NBC Boston)
• A Senate oversight panel schedules a hearing next month to further investigate the explosions. (Bloomberg)
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PIPELINES: A podcast episode tells the story of a Pennsylvania family fighting to regain a piece of land that courts gave to pipeline developers.
Northeast Energy News
Report: Pipeline work triggered deadly explosions outside Boston
OIL & GAS: A series of home explosions outside Boston last month were triggered by over-pressurized gas lines resulting from a scheduled pipe replacement in the area, according to a preliminary report. (The Hill, USA Today)
ALSO: A Pennsylvania business consortium releases an economic development report as part of an initiative to expand natural gas use in the state. (Ellwood City Ledger, Philadelphia Inquirer)
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PIPELINES: County commissioners in central Pennsylvania ask state utility regulators to require Sunoco to hold public meetings on its Mariner East II natural gas pipeline. (WHTM)
TRANSMISSION: The New York Power Authority will spend $124 million rebuilding an 86-mile portion of an aging transmission line in the northern part of the state. (news release)
RENEWABLES:
• New Hampshire lawmakers and clean energy advocates release a roadmap for powering the state with renewable energy by 2040.
Northeast Energy News
New York announces $40 million for solar-plus-storage
SOLAR: New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announces $40 million in funding to support commercial and industrial solar-plus-storage projects. (Energy Storage News)
ALSO: States like New York and Connecticut are embracing programs aimed at providing affordable solar power to low-income residents. (OZY)
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WIND:
• Massachusetts fisheries officials say wind farm developers should run a transmission cable ashore at a local beach, rather than through Lewis Bay. (Cape Cod Times)
• Connecticut officials are ramping up efforts to procure offshore wind energy now that the technology has matured and prices have come down. (Energy News Network)
ELECTRIC VEHICLES: A coalition of environmental advocates and local businesses want Boston to electrify its public transit system.
Northeast Energy News
Washington, D.C., introduces 100 percent renewable energy bill
RENEWABLES: Washington, D.C., city councilors propose legislation for the city to run off 100 percent renewable energy by 2032. (Washington Post)
SOLAR:
• Portsmouth, Rhode Island, wants the state Supreme Court to intervene in a case involving a proposed 2.9 MW solar farm on a residential-zoned property. (Providence Journal)
• Developers plan to break ground this week on a solar project located on 3.8 acres in northeast Maine. (The County)
• An overview of New Jersey’s new community solar pilot program, which will launch next year. (Solar Industry)
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WIND: A sound modeling expert testifies that a proposed 28-turbine wind farm in eastern Pennsylvania will comply with township restrictions that require them to be no louder than 45 decibels.