Energy Resources

In the News

Note: Free registration is required at some newspaper sites in order to view articles.

National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) Funding Opportunity: Clean Cities Transportation Sector Petroleum Reduction Technologies Commercial DeploymentApril 19, 2006

Putting New Energy Into Clean PowerApril 16, 2006

Utilities, state regulators agree on electricity cost plan March 6, 2006

Bodman promotes solar energy, ethanol research February 23, 2006

New England lawmakers call for regional approach to LNG siting February 23, 2006

'Energy Federalism' -- Has Its Time Come? February 19, 2006

Maine's power grid participation on the line in Legislature February 16, 2006

Joseph A. Montalbano: Predictable rules needed first -- R.I. must get serious about wind power February 15, 2006

Joseph A. Montalbano: Predictable rules needed first -- R.I. must get serious about wind power February 15, 2006

Maine Governor touts energy initiatives February 8, 2006

Maine pulls out of settlement talks for New England rate hike January 31, 2006

Study: Energy costs hurting Massachusetts economy and consumers January 10, 2006

'Blue' States Tackling Energy On Their Own January 22, 2006

Worries about state's energy supply fuel new coalition January 10, 2006

Maine LNG facility details announced December 21, 2005

Douglas repeats opposition to 'industrial' wind power December 17, 2005

Connecticut governor says she'll sign regional emissions deal December 15, 2005

U.S. states, cities taking lead in combating global warming December 8, 2005

Forum looks at energy alternatives for agriculture December 8, 2005

Conference points to need for easier power plant siting December 2, 2005

Maine adopts new California-style emissions standards December 1, 2005

New England looks to Canada for natural gas needs November 24, 2005

Reports

2004 Annual Markets Report 2005

Each year, ISO New England Inc. (the ISO) reports on the wholesale electricity markets that it administers. This report covers the period from January 1 to December 31, 2004, and contains the ISO’s summaries and analyses of market operations.

Prepared by ISO New England

Biodiesel: Fuel for Thought, Fuel for Connecticut’s Future 2005

A study by the Connecticut Center for Economic Analysis at the University ofConnecticut on reveals how switching to biofuels would impact the state of Connecticut.

Prepared by CONNECTICUT CENTER FOR ECONOMIC ANALYSIS

buildingctgreen.com 2006

Launched by AuctorVerno, LLC, buildingctgreen.com is a onestop online resource for all that is green building, green lifestyle and green business in Connecticut.

The Challenge of Energy Policy in New England December 2, 2005

Examines New England's need for a reliable supply of energy for its day-to-day functioning and its economic growth.

By Carrie Conaway, Deputy Director, New England Public Policy Center

Climate Change Action Plan 2001

The Climate Change Action Plan is the culmination of efforts between the New England governors and the
Eastern Canadian premiers and their respective environment and energy agencies. This action plan is intended to reduce the region’s emissions of heat-trapping gases and to build the foundation for a longer-term shift to cleaner and more efficient ways of using energy, as well as identifying and adopting adaptive measures.

Prepared by The Committee on the Environment and
the Northeast International Committee on Energy
of the Conference of New England Governors and Eastern Canadian Premiers

Community Wind Fact-Sheet Series 2005

In collaboration with the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative's Renewable Energy Trust Fund, the Renewable Energy Research Lab offers a series of fact sheets about wind power on the community scale.

Prepared by Renewable Energy Research Lab at UMass Amherst

New England Regional Assessment

This regional assessment of potential climate change impacts on the New England Region (the six New England states plus upstate New York) provides a local perspective on a global issue. A summary of this report can also be found in NERA's Climate Fact Sheet and at the EPA's website.

Prepared by New England Regional Assessment

Indicators of Climate Change in the Northeast 2005

The evidence presented in this report clearly illustrates that climate in New England is also changing. Over the past 100 years, and especially the last 30 years, all of the climate change indicators for the region reveal a warming trend.

Prepared by Cameron Wake, Climate Change Research Center, University of New Hampshire and Clean Air - Cool Planet

New England Wind Resources

Background information on wind power, as well as a listing of resources on wind energy in New England, such as Wind Maps of New England and publicly available wind measurement data, are available at this site.

Residential Energy Consumption Survey 2001

The Residential Energy Consumption Survey (RECS) provides information on the use of energy in residential housing units in the United States. The last survey was conducted in 2001; results for the 2005 Residential Energy Consumption Survey (RECS) are expected in Fall 2006.

Prepared by National Opinion Research Center at the University of Chicago

Use of Biodiesel as a Heating Oil in New England October 2004

This reports provides background information on biodiesel, including a list of health and environment benefits, and looks at the issues of supply and demand of Biodiesel in New England.

Prepared by the staff of Massachusetts Energy Consumers Alliance and People's Power & Light

Vermont Electric Plan 2005

The Vermont Electric Plan is state government's public policy document for Vermont's electric utility industry. In addition, the state's Fueling Vermont's Future report, conducted in 1998, outlines Vermont's present energy situation, projects future energy use and models and recommends energy policies for the next 20 years.

Prepared by Vermont Department of Public Service

Organizations

Appalachian Mountain Club

The AMC promotes the protection, enjoyment, and wise use of the mountains, rivers, and trails of the Appalachian region.

Biomass Energy Resource Center

The Biomass Energy Resource Center, located in Montpelier, Vermont, works on projects around the country to install systems that use biomass fuel to produce heat and/or electricity. Partners in these projects have included schools, communities, colleges, businesses, utilities, and government agencies.

Cape & Islands Self-Reliance

Cape & Islands Self-Reliance (Waquoit, MA) is a non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation whose mission is to promote environmentally sound technologies and sustainable practices through education, advocacy and collective membership that provides tangible benefits.

Clean Air-Cool Planet

Clean Air-Cool Planet (CA-CP), located in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, creates partnerships in the Northeast to implement solutions to climate change and build constituencies for effective climate policies and actions.

Clean Energy Group

Clean Energy Group (CEG) is a non-profit organization located in Montpelier, VT that is dedicated to greater use of cleaner energy technologies, such as fuel cells and solar, in newly restructured energy markets.

Clean Energy States Alliance

Twelve states across the U.S. (California, Connecticut, Illinois, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Wisconsin) have established funds to promote renewable energy and clean energy technologies. The Clean Energy States Alliance (CESA) is a nonprofit organization that provides information and technical services to these funds and to work with them to build and expand clean energy markets in the United States.

Climate Change Research Center at the University of New Hampshire

The Climate Change Research Center (CCRC) is devoted to the retrieval and interpretation of global change records that document climate (response and forcing), biogeochemical cycling, atmospheric chemistry, unique atmospheric phenomena (e.g. extreme events, volcanic events, biomassburning) and the influence of human activities on our environment.

Coalition of Northeastern Governors

Created in 1976, the Coalition of Northeastern Governors (CONEG) is a non-partisan association of the Governors of the eight Northeastern states. Members include the Governors of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island and Vermont. CONEG encourages intergovernmental cooperation in the Northeast on issues relating to the economic, environmental and social well-being of the Northeast states.

Competitive Energy Services

Competitive Energy Services (Portland, Maine) is a broker of electricity that works exclusively for its customers and not for electricity suppliers. CES will obtain the lowest prices for electricity service available in the competitive marketplace and on contract terms that are favorable to its customers.

Connecticut Clean Energy Fund

The Connecticut Clean Energy Fund is engaged in a long-term effort to foster in Connecticut the production and use of energy from clean and renewable sources.

Connecticut Green Building Council

The Connecticut Green Building Council is a non-profit 501(c3) organization that seeks to improve the quality of life in Connecticut through the promotion of intelligently designed and constructed high performance energy efficient buildings.

Conservation Law Foundation

Conservation Law Foundation works to protect New England's people, natural resources and communities. CLF has four program areas: Clean Energy & Climate Change, Clean Water & Healthy Forests, Healthy Oceans and Smart Growth. The foundation is based out of Boston but has advocacy centers located in all six New England States.

Co-op Power

Co-op Power is an exciting new regional energy cooperative building sustainable energy resources and rooting capital in New England and New York. Co-op Power harnesses the buying power of its members to secure sustainable and affordable energy products & services.

Efficiency Vermont

Efficiency Vermont (Burlington, VT) helps businesses and residential identify the most cost-effective ways to reduce energy use in your home or business.

Evergreen Solar

Evergreen Solar (Marlboro, MA) is a developer and manufacturer of photovoltaic (PV) modules - the engines of solar electric systems - used in remote power and emerging grid-connected markets.

Environmental Business Council of New England

Founded in 1990 by environmental and energy company executives, the EBC strives to enhance business and job growth of both established and emerging environmental and energy businesses.

International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives (ICLEI)

ICLEI—Local Governments for Sustainability is an international association of local governments and national and regional local government organizations that have made a commitment to sustainable development.

ISO-New England

ISO New England helps protect the health of New England's economy and the well-being of its people by ensuring the constant availability of electricity, today and for future generations.

Maine PowerOptions

Maine PowerOptions is an energy-purchasing consortium that serves as an aggregator for Maine's local governmental and non-profit organizations. This program is co-sponsored by the Maine Health and Higher Educational Facilities Authority and the Maine Municipal Bond Bank.

Mass Energy Consumer Alliance

Mass Energy (Boston, MA) is a non-profit organization that both advocates and acts in the marketplace on behalf of consumers and the environment.

Massachusetts Climate Action Network

Mass. Climate Action Network (MCAN) is dedicated to halting the threat of global climate change, through reducing emissions of greenhouse gases, in our communities and the state.

Massachusetts Renewable Energy Trust

The Renewable Energy Trust seeks to maximize environmental and economic benefits for the Commonwealth’s citizens by pioneering and promoting clean energy technologies and fostering the emergence of sustainable markets for electricity generated from renewable sources.

Massachusetts Technology Collaborative

The Massachusetts Technology Collaborative (Westborough, MA) is the state’s development agency for renewable energy and the innovation economy, which is responsible for one-quarter of all jobs in the state.

National Biodiesel Board

The National Biodiesel Board (NBB) is the national trade association representing the biodiesel industry as the coordinating body for research and development in the United States.

Natural Resources Council of Maine

Harnessing the power of people, science and the law to protect Maine's environment.

New Energy Capital

New Energy Capital is a New England-based company with offices in Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Vermont. It makes strategic investments and acquisitions in: 1. Renewable Energy Assets - including wind, biomass, geothermal, photovoltaic and biofuels. 2. Distributed Generation Assets - producing power onsite and close to an end user.

New England Climate Coalition

The New England Climate Coalition (NECC) is a coalition of more than 160 state and local environmental, public health, municipal and religious organizations concerned about the drastic effects of global warming in the Northeast. NECC's goal is to ensure the New England Governors implement the Climate Change Action Plans promised in 2001.

New England Environmental Education Alliance (NEEEA)

The mission of the New England Environmental Education Alliance (NEEEA), located in Rockland, MA, is to promote quality environmental education across New England in partnership with the state environmental education organizations.

Northeast Biodiesel

Northeast Biodiesel was incorporated in 2004 by Co-op Power, with support from Tom Leue, the Pioneer Valley Biodiesel Cooperative, and Co-opPlus of Western Massachusetts. It plans to begin production of 5 million gallons of biodiesel a year in April of 2006. Expansion to 10 million gallons a year is planned for 2008. This clean fuel will be sold to brokers and diesel distributors as an alternative to diesel fuel for heating and transportation. It will use recycled vegetable oil as its primary raw material, with bulk deliveries from New York City and Philadelphia at launch, and developing local sources of recycled vegetable oil over the next two years.

Northeast Combined Heat and Power Initiative (NECHPI)

NECHPI is a group of individuals, organizations, and state and federal agencies, committed to promoting and implementing Combined Heat and Power in the Northeast.

Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnership (NEEP)

Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships (NEEP), a regional nonprofit organization founded in 1996, promotes energy efficiency in homes, buildings and industry in the Northeast U.S. through regionally coordinated programs and policies that increase the use of energy efficient products, services and practices, and that help achieve a cleaner environment and a more reliable and affordable energy system.

Northeast Sustainable Energy Association (NESEA)

The Northeast Sustainable Energy Association (NESEA), located in Greenfield, MA, is the nation’s leading regional education and advocacy association that aims to accelerate the deployment and use of renewable energy, green buildings, and energy efficiency. NESEA produces major events that inspire and motivate large numbers of people to get involved and make a difference.

Oyster River Biofuels Initiative

The Oyster River Biodiesel Initiative is a co-op in the seacoast area of New Hampshire, focusing on producing biodiesel primarily for offroad use (home heating oil, tractors, etc.), but potentially for onroad use.

People’s Power and Light

Peoples Power & Light is a non-proft organization working to bring new energy options to Rhode Island, so that we can all benefit from clean, safe, and affordable energy.

Public Interest Research Groups

Public Interest Research Groups are active in five New England states and advocate aggressively for clean fuels and clean air:

Connecticut Public Interest Group

Massachusetts Public Interest Group

New Hampshire Public Interest Group

Rhode Island Public Interest Group

Vermont Public Interest Group

Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI)

The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, or RGGI, is a cooperative effort by Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic states to reduce carbon dioxide emissions.

Regulatory Assistance Project

The Regulatory Assistance Project (RAP) is a non-profit organization, formed in 1992 by experienced utility regulators, that provides research, analysis, and educational assistance to public officials on electric utility regulation. RAP has offices in Gardiner, ME and Montpelier, VT.

Rhode Island Renewable Energy Fund

Rocky Mountain Institute (Snowmass, CO) is an entrepreneurial nonprofit organization that fosters the efficient and restorative use of resources to make the world secure, just, prosperous, and life-sustaining.

Rocky Mountain Institute

Rocky Mountain Institute (Snowmass, CO) is an entrepreneurial nonprofit organization that fosters the efficient and restorative use of resources to make the world secure, just, prosperous, and life-sustaining.

Seeds of Solidarity

A nonprofit organization located in Orange, MA that provides people of all ages with the inspiration and practical tools to use renewable energy and grow food in their communities.

SmartPower

SmartPower (Hartford, CT) is a nationwide, non-profit marketing campaign that is leading the effort to promote clean energy – electricity from sources such as wind, solar and water. It’s our mission to have 20% of the energy supply come from clean, renewable sources by 2010.

Sustainable Step New England

Sustainable Step New England (SSNE) was founded in 1998 by professionals who wanted to address environmental and social challenges with positive systemic solutions. The organization has offices in Exeter, NH and Montague, MA.

Union of Concerned Scientists

UCS is an independent nonprofit alliance of more than 100,000 concerned citizens and scientists. Founded in 1969 by faculty members and students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USC works to build a cleaner, healthier environment and a safer world.

UNH Biodesiel Group

The UNH Biodiesel Group is an inter-departmental group focusing on a variety of projects related to this biodesiel fuel.

U.S. Green Building Council

The U.S. Green Building Council is the nation’s foremost coalition of leaders from across the building industry working to promote buildings that are environmentally responsible, profitable and healthy places to live and work. The Council is located in Washington, D.C., but has chapters throughout the nation, including Vermont, Maine, and Massachusetts.

Vermont Biofuels Association

The Vermont Biofuels Association is dedicated to increasing the demand for locally produced biodiesel and other agriculturally-based fuels through marketing, education and research, and to serve as a community resource for the development of a sustainable biofuels industry in Vermont.

Vermont Energy Investment Corporation (VEIC)

VEIC, located in Burlington, Vermont, works nationally and internationally with utilities, regulatory agencies, and energy advocacy groups to design programs that reduce energy use through energy efficiency and renewable energy.