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Eversource Bumps Up Restoration Time for Some Customers by 24 Hours

Together with hundreds of private tree and line crews, Eversource employees have converged on Southeastern Massachusetts, with the goal of substantially completing the restoration effort by Tuesday...

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Most Southcoast Residents to Have Power Restored by Midnight

Most residents on the Southcoast that are still without electricity should see their power restored by tonight, although some exceptions may be possible. Continue reading…

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Eversource: SouthCoast Power Should Be Restored by Midnight Thursday

Eversource line and tree crews, working non-stop alongside hundreds of out-of-state utility workers from as far as Florida, Arizona, and Louisiana, continue working to restore power to...

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Federal Delegation 'Solidly Behind' New Bedford in Fishing Fight

Prior to a town hall meeting in New Bedford Saturday, Senators Warren and Markey and Rep. Keating met with fishermen to discuss the issues facing the industry. Continue reading…

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Over 15,000 Southcoast Residents Without Power

The third storm to hit Massachusetts in less than two weeks is causing widespread power outages. Continue reading…

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Extended Storm Puts Crimp on Power Restoration Efforts

As blizzard conditions knocked out power to about a quarter million Massachusetts homes and businesses Tuesday, power crews were kept out of bucket trucks and away from power lines by heavy snow and...

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Restoration to Over 10,000 Southcoast Evs. Customers to Take Days

Over 10,000 Eversource customers on the Southcoast remain powerless after Tuesday's powerful Nor'easter. Continue reading…

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Former Somerset Coal Plant Smokestack Imploded

Developers say it clears the way for a new era of operations at the site's deepwater heavy-lift port. Continue reading…

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Mayflower Wind Electricity Will Be Cheaper Than Expected

A Federal Tax Credit windfall will be passed on to customers, the company said. Continue reading…

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Eversource Seeking 25% Rate Hike

The utility says higher rates are needed because of the surging costs of natural gas used to power its electric plants. Continue reading…

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Conserve Energy During Heat Wave

New England's regional grid manager is asking residents to conserve electricity as this week's continuing hot, humid weather threatens to strain the power system. Continue reading…

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Power Grid Forum

New England's regional grid operator is inviting the public to review this year's forecast for the availability of electricity and demand over the coming decade. The 2014 regional system plan describes...

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Electric Rates Going Up

Many Massachusetts households are going to see their electric bills shoot up 37 percent this winter. State regulators have approved a 37 percent increase for National Grid household customers that...

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NStar Rates Going Up

National Grid is announcing rate increases up to 37% more than a customer's typical bill. NStar customers may be in for similar increases as well. NStar spokesman Mike Durand tells WBSM News with more...

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Power Restored Across Downtown Providence

Power has been restored across downtown Providence after a squirrel got into equipment at an electric substation causing an outage that darkened city hall, federal and state courthouses, and businesses...

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NStar Prepared

In high-powered storms such as this one, power outages are almost inevitable. Strong wind gusts and heavy snow can bring down trees and tree limbs, taking out power lines. NStar spokesman Mike Durand...

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Cheaper Utilities?

The City of New Bedford may soon join a host of other Southcoast communities in shopping for better utility rates. In light of recent rate hikes from companies like NStar, municipalities like Fall...

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Power Outage

A power outage that, at its peak, left an estimated 700 customers in the dark is believed to have been caused by the failure of an underground cable. Continue reading…

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New Bedford Outage

Eversource officials say an equipment failure was the cause of an early Wednesday morning power outage that left roughly 1,000 New Bedford customers without power. Continue reading…

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Eversource Rates Approved

Eversource says the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities has approved new supply rates for residential customers. Continue reading…

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Reduced Electricity Rates

Air conditioners are whirring across the Southcoast, meaning higher electricity bills each month. But Eversource's Mike Durand says not necessarily, as the company is announcing a reduction in...

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Fairhaven Power Outage

A planned outage will take place in the Sconticut Neck Rd. area of Fairhaven on Tuesday. Continue reading…

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Siemens Opens Office

The company that installed new LED streetlights in New Bedford now has a base of operations in the city. Siemens opened it's new office in the Bank of America building on Pleasant Street Thursday...

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Nantucket Outages

Nantucket residents will be experiencing power outages on Tuesday due to a house move. Continue reading…

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Power Purchase

Nearly two dozen Southcoast communities have officially entered a power purchasing agreement for the area's electricity consumers. The Community Electricity Aggregation Program has reached an agreement...

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Grid Upgrade

A new 345-kilovolt (Kv) transmission line was recently installed in a 75 mile area in Connecticut, Central Massachusetts and Rhode Island as part of a joint venture between Eversource and National...

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Eversource Inspections

If you see a low-flying helicopter in your area over the next few days, don't be alarmed. The chopper belongs to Eversource, and will be conducting aerial inspections of the company's high-voltage...

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Lower Electric Bills

Southcoast residents who use Eversource's Basic Service Option will see a lower electricity bill starting July 1. Continue reading…

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Acushnet Power Outage

A Thursday morning power outage in Acushnet appears to have been caused by a tree. Continue reading…

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New Bedford Power Outage

A power outage has been reported in New Bedford. Continue reading…

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New Bedford Power Outage

Over 1,000 Eversource customers in New Bedford woke up to find their homes without electricity this morning. Eversource tells WBSM News the outage occurred before 6am this morning, with most of the...

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Scam Warning

Fairhaven Police are warning, it's not just residents that can get scammed, businesses can fall prey to con-artists, too. Fairhaven Police Sergeant Kevin Kobza says a restaurant in the town was bilked...

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Still in the Dark

Both Eversource and National Grid expect all of their customers to have their power restored by Friday night at the very latest. Continue reading…

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New Bedford Renews Electricity Cost-Cutting Program

The City of New Bedford will continue its electricity aggregation program under a new three-year supply contract set to start in January 2018. Continue reading…

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Nearly 2500 New Bedford Residents Without Power

Nearly 2,500 Eversource customers reported power outages Monday afternoon. Continue reading…

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