Big news comes with the NStar and Northeast Utilities merger and what that means for clean energy in MA. Council President Peter Rothstein gave an interview on the Fox25 Morning Show. New member Liquid Metal Battery Corporation is highlighted in MHT, A123 is spreading good news and GreatPoint’s investment from China will likely trend this weekend. FY 2013 budget talk from Washington as well.
New England Clean Energy Council & Sponsor/Member News:
MIT Advances Liquid Battery Technology – Mass High Tech
Batteries to Rival Gas Peaker Plants by 2016, A123 CEO Says – Bloomberg
Report: GreatPoint Energy Grabs $420M from Chinese Investor – Xconomy
China, U.S. Start-Up Team in Coal-Conversion Deal - Wall Street Journal
Blog Highlights:
Energy Leaders Breakfast Club 1.3 – Corporate Sustainability and the “Clean Web”
On-Bill Repayment (OBR) for Energy Efficiency Upgrades – Will California Lead the Way?
Gov. Patrick on GCA: No Rollback on My Watch
NSTAR and Northeast Utilities Merger
NSTAR and Northeast Utilities Reach Comprehensive Merger-Related Agreements with Massachusetts DOER and Massachusetts Attorney General – NSTAR’s Press Release (PDF)
NECEC’s Official Statement on the Merger
Peter Rothstein on the Fox25 Morning Show – Fox25 (video)
Mass. officials: Northeast Utilities, NStar agree to buy wind farm power in merger – Washington Post
The Big Story – The NSTAR-Northeast Merger – Boston Globe
Patrick: NStar to buy Cape Wind energy in merger deal – Boston Herald
More from the Cluster
MassCEC Launches Solarize Massachusetts Program to Spur Solar Development – MassCEC
Cape Wind Gets a Big Break As Wind’s Tax Break Gets Stopped – Greentech Media
Cap-and-trade is working, analysts say – WWLP 22 News, Springfield, MA
State’s largest electric utilities refile merger proposal – WCAX Vermont
Outside the cluster:
U.S. to Share Cautionary Tale of Trade Secret Theft With Chinese Official – New York Times
Top U.S. Business Executives Join Leadership of Advanced Energy Economy - Advanced Energy Economy
Charlie Bass Introduces Legislation to Spur Innovations in Energy Efficiency – Press Release from Cong. Bass
There is No Cleantech Venture Bust, Sorry Wired – BostInno
Federal Budget for FY 2013:
DOE Budget for FY 2013 – Department of Energy
DOE EERE Congressional Budget Request (PDF)
Energy and Environment Highlights in the President’s FY 2013 Budget – Council of State Governments Knowledge Center
