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Boston area utilities customers had a big surprise in the last couple days — a huge bill following the rate hikes from last month. National Grid’s winter energy price hikes meant that the average monthly electric bill went up by 64% and the average monthly natural gas bill increased by 24%. Eversource electricity customers saw increases between 19% and 30%….

Eversource customers in eastern Massachusetts could see a 23% increase in their electric bills come January if the company’s proposed rate increase is approved by the state Department of Public Utilities.

After a summer plagued by high gas prices, it doesn’t appear that consumers will get relief for the winter as National Grid and Eversource raise energy prices. National Grid’s winter energy price hikes that go into effect Tuesday mean that the average monthly electric bill will go up by 64% and the average monthly natural gas bill will increase...

Eversource CEO Joe Nolan wrote a letter to President Joe Biden last week warning of the possibility of power outages this winter if steps aren’t taken to expand the country’s natural gas supply. In his letter, dated Oct. 27, Nolan said New England might not have enough natural gas to meet the region’s electricity supply if this winter is...

National Grid and Eversource announced major price hikes this week that are expected to have a huge impact on Massachusetts electric and natural gas ratepayers heading into the cold winter months. National Grid announced Wednesday that its electric customers will see a 64% increase on average in their electric bills, and a 22% hike in their natural gas bills beginning…

New Hampshire residents knew a spike in their electric bills was coming, but it was still a shock to many of their bank accounts. Kieth Nesbit Nashua of Nashua felt it. “Basically, it went from about 45-ish to 90-95-ish,” he said. “So it’s a little more than double.” So did Melissa Colon. “The bill before this one was about...

Energy provider Eversource is installing new manhole covers in the Boston area that the company says will help improve safety. Eversource is installing what it calls “energy-release” manhole covers, that it says are designed to reduce the odds of a “serious incident” happening. The manhole covers are able to slightly lift, about three or four inches, before falling back into…

The energy-release manhole covers are supposed to greatly reduce the risk of a serious incident, Eversource says.

You could call it an electric shock, with energy bills in New Hampshire set to go up — doubling in many cases. On Aug. 1, Liberty Utilities will raise its rates 100% in New Hampshire. Eversource is going up 112%. “You can see maybe justifying a small rate increase, but I heard up to 100% rate hike,” said Anita, who…

Thousands were without power in Dorchester Sunday, as temperatures in the city reached 100 degrees, tying a record set last year.

Boston’s heat emergency was extended once again as extreme temperatures continued to impact the city. The city’s heat emergency ran through Monday, which means that cooling centers at 12 Boston Centers for Youth & Families will remain open through the end of the day. With so many people in the area trying to stay cool with air conditioning, there...

Officials for Eversource announced a controlled power outage due to repairs which need to be made in Allston, something which will leave more than 800 residents without power — and air conditioning — overnight Sunday. The outage, which will not impact hospitals, according to officials, is due to “urgent repairs to maintain the safety and reliability of the electric system throughout…

Hundreds of Eversource customers were without power Sunday in Walpole, Massachusetts, after an isolated shower moved through the area. The storm knocked down a tree branch and brought down powerlines. “It sprinkled and then it was just like crazy,” Marlo Centamore said of the storm. The sudden downpour over Walpole caught residents like Centamore by surprise. The intensity of the…

OSHA continues to investigate the cause of an underground transformer explosion steps from the state capitol Tuesday night that injured two utility workers. The explosion occurred around 6 p.m. on Bowdoin Street while Eversource workers were performing routine maintenance in an underground electrical vault, fire officials said. Two workers were injured but able to get out of the vault under…

An underground explosion in downtown Boston sent two utility workers to the hospital and caused a major rescue response down the street from the state capitol Tuesday, fire officials said. The transformer explosion occurred while the Eversource workers were performing routine maintenance in an underground electrical vault, fire officials said. The workers were injured but able to get out of…

A fire at an Eversource station in Newton on Monday has sent one worker to the hospital. The worker, who was not identified, suffered non-life threatening injuries, according to an Eversource spokesman. The fire, which occurred around 11 a.m., led to a power outage for roughly 2,500 customers, the spokesman said. By noon, around 600 customers had had their power…

Thousands of people were left without power in Massachusetts Tuesday morning as a strong storm brought damaging wind and downpours to the region. More than 9,000 people had lost power after 7 a.m. Tuesday, according to the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency. The NBC10 Boston weather team issued a First Alert Tuesday morning for heavy rain and strong wind. Gusty wind…

Eversource saw widespread impact from Cape Cod all the way to the Berkshires, Chris McKinnon of Eversource said. Outages are on the South Shore and the Cape, but also scattered through the interior of Massachusetts.

Power outages are the biggest concern in the latest storm as strong winds gust through the region. Thousands of people woke up in the dark Friday morning in Massachusetts. After 6:30 a.m., more than 23,000 people were without power, according to the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency. That number tripled since 5 a.m., when around 5,000 people were without power. A…

Eversource has prepared to deal with weather-induced outages throughout the weekend with 6,700 facing outages so far.