NATURAL GAS: A new report says Massachusetts legislation requiring more rapid repair of natural gas leaks could cut methane emissions from the state’s pipeline system by half. (WBUR)
ALSO:
• Pennsylvania environmental officials are investigating what could be the first water well contaminated by fracking in the county that includes Pittsburgh. (StateImpact Pennsylvania)
• Three suburban Philadelphia homeowners have settled their lawsuits against Sunoco for damages caused by construction of the Mariner East pipeline. (StateImpact Pennsylvania)
• A New Jersey utility is seeking approval to spend $500 million upgrading its natural gas system. (NJ Spotlight)
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ENERGY EFFICIENCY:
• A proposal in Massachusetts would require an energy scorecard for homes before a sale. (Energy News Network)
• A new community being built in Rhode Island claims to be the first net-zero energy neighborhood in the state. (WJAR)
TRANSMISSION:
• Two Maine agencies have started a week-long public hearing on a transmission project to import Canadian hydropower with a focus on impacts to land, water, wildlife and scenery. (NewsCenterMaine)
• Two bills filed in the Maine Legislature in opposition to the Central Maine power transmission line would delay or possibly kill the project. (Maine Biz)
POWER PLANTS: An environmental organization criticized a plan that may bring four new natural gas plants to New Jersey and asked Gov. Phil Murphy to stop them. (Patch)
NUCLEAR: Public hearings are scheduled to begin next week on a bill to support Pennsylvania nuclear plants. (Press and Journal)
WIND: Stockton University and offshore wind developer Orsted have signed an agreement for research and academic support if the company wins a contract in New Jersey. (Press of Atlantic City)
SOLAR: A New Jersey school district marks completion of a $14.5 million rooftop solar project. (Paterson Times)
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TECHNOLOGY: A New Hampshire entrepreneur wants to develop a home energy system utilizing the same technology that was used on the Hubble space telescope. (Concord Monitor)
COMMENTARY:
• A group representing businesses and other large energy consumers says a Pennsylvania plan to rescue nuclear power plants is nothing more than a handout to wealthy corporations. (PennLive)
• Officials from rural New York say state renewable energy policies usurp local land control and ignore concerns expressed by residents impacted by these projects. (Times Union)