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NH Energy Rates Will Increase Significantly Next Week
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…
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Electric Rates Jump in NH
Some New Hampshire residents are seeing their electric bills double.
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New England Electricity Supply Will Meet Demand This Summer, Operators Predict
Electric grid operators predict there will be a sufficient supply of electricity to meet demand as the hotter months approach, and ISO New England is anticipating that peak demand will come in under last summer’s high if weather conditions are “typical.” Electricity demand on the New England grid topped out last year at 25,801 megawatts during the 6 p.m. hour…
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Power Restored to Over 1 Million After Massive Blackout in Puerto Rico
The majority of power customers in Puerto Rico who were left in the dark earlier this week following a massive blackout that affected over a million residents had their electricity restored on Saturday.
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Hundreds Lose Power in Boston's South End
A power outage was reported in Boston’s South End on Thursday morning, with hundreds of customers without electricity. The Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency reported nearly 500 customers without power at the height of the outage. The outage was originally reported shortly after 1 a.m. in the area of Union Park and Tremont Street. Eversource said the outage was the result…
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Puerto Rico Is on the Brink of a Power Supply Crisis
Puerto Rico residents will see another increase in their electricity bill, even though they already pay twice as much as mainland U.S. customers for unreliable service.
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Hurricane Ida Turns Spotlight on Louisiana Power Grid Issues
The dismal state of power in Hurricane Ida’s wake is a distressingly familiar scenario for Entergy Corp. Louisiana’s largest electrical utility has grappled with other widespread outages after numerous previous hurricanes.
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Energy Vampires May Be Sucking Your Bank Account Dry
You may be spending up to 10% of your electric bill every month on appliances you aren’t even using. Here’s how to spot these energy vampires and how to save big bucks on your next power bill.
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33 Dead From Severe Easter Storms and Tornadoes
At least 33 people are dead and dozen dozen more are wounded after a string of tornadoes tore a path from the Deep South to the East Coast on Easter Sunday. The devastation stretches across multiple states, where homes and business were left in ruins. Mississippi was especially hard hit, with damage reported across nearly the entire state.
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More Than 500K Stuck at Home Without Power After Intense Storms
After a deadly storm system raged across much of the country Sunday and Monday, killing at least 33 people and battering homes and power lines, more than 500,000 people across the South and East coasts are still without electricity, NBC News reports.
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PHOTOS: Strong Winds Causing Damage Across New England
New England is already beginning to see downed trees and power outages as a result of Monday’s powerful storm. Police in Belmont, Massachusetts, posted photos on Twitter of downed power lines and trees on Harriett Avenue, while in Lowell a tree crashed right into a multi-family home. Medford Firefighters posted photos on Twitter of a downed tree limb that...
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Rain and Damaging Winds for Monday
Monday: Rain, damaging southerly wind gusts to 70 mph. Highs in the 60s. Overnight Monday: Clearing. Lows in the 40s. Tuesday: Fair, seasonable. Highs in the 50s.
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Staying at Home? Tips to Prepare for Power Outages Due to Monday's Storm
The same storm that produced deadly tornadoes across the southeast United States delivers damaging wind to New England on Monday – but just how bad will it be, and what does it mean for our new, COVID-19, #StayAtHome lives? The expected rain all day, although making for slippery roads, has a much lesser impact than it might if New Englanders…
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Strong Winds Could Cause Power Outages, Structural Damage
Today: Rain, damaging southerly wind gusts to 70 mph. Highs in the 60s.
Overnight Monday Night: Clearing. Lows in the 40s.
Tuesday: Fair, seasonable. Highs in the 50s. -
PG&E Restoring Power to Thousands Across Northern California
Pacific Gas & Electric began restoring power Thursday to some of the 120,000 people it intentionally blacked out to ease the risk of catastrophic wildfires.
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PG&E Removes More Areas From Midweek Power Shutoff
PG&E continues to downsize the scope of its latest round of proactive power shutoffs as weather conditions improved Wednesday.
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Italy Declares State of Emergency in Venice After High Tides
Italy’s government declared a state of emergency Thursday in flood-ravaged Venice, seeking to release funds to repair the historic lagoon city after it was damaged by the highest tide in 50 years. A cabinet meeting approved a special decree that included 20 million euros ($21.7 million) in immediate financial aid aimed at helping the city recover. Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte...
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NH Delegation Calls for EPA to Help Biomass
New Hampshire’s congressional delegation is calling on the Environmental Protection Agency to level the playing field for producers of biomass energy.
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Activist Thunberg Declines Climate Prize, Urges More Action
Teen climate activist Greta Thunberg, who has inspired millions across the world to stage protests urging leaders to better tackle global warming, has declined an environmental prize, saying “the climate movement does not need any more prizes.” Two fellow climate activists spoke on Thunberg’s behalf at an award ceremony Tuesday in Stockholm for the regional inter-parliamentary Nordic Council’s prizes, reading...
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Activist Thunberg Declines Climate Prize, Urges More Action
Teen climate activist Greta Thunberg, who has inspired millions across the world to stage protests urging leaders to better tackle global warming, has declined an environmental prize, saying “the climate movement does not need any more prizes.” Two fellow climate activists spoke on Thunberg’s behalf at an award ceremony Tuesday in Stockholm for the regional inter-parliamentary Nordic Council’s prizes, reading...