Energy News Roundup: October 30-November 5

This week in regional energy news …

• The biomass industry in Massachusetts fears that an unfriendly regulatory environment in that state threatens the industry.
• A wind park developer announced plans to proceed on a project on Pisgah Mountain a day after voters in Clifton, Maine, refused to strengthen wind development regulations there.
• Maine’s House, Senate, and office of Governor have all flipped from Democratic to Republican.  What will this mean for climate and energy policy here?  Coverage in Mass High Tech and the New York Times.
• The Maine Public Utilities Commission yesterday reminded electric and gas consumers of their right to avoid a winter utility disconnection.