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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…

Some New Hampshire residents are seeing their electric bills double.

The city’s heat emergency has been extended through Monday

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…

Eversource announced that about 800 customers will be without power from midnight to 8 a.m. on Sunday in Allston.

A pop-up shower in Walpole, Massachusetts, Sunday afternoon left hundreds of Eversource customers without power, knocking down a tree branch and bringing down powerlines.

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…

Power outages and damage were reported Sunday in Walpole, Massachusetts, after scattered storms moved through the area.

Two workers were injured when a transformer exploded underground in Boston Tuesday.

OSHA continues to investigate the cause of an underground transformer explosion steps from the state capitol Tuesday night that injured two utility workers.

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 explosion underground in Boston left two Eversource workers injured.

There was a large emergency response after a manhole exploded in Boston Tuesday.

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…

The worker is expected to be okay.

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…

Strong winds overnight caused numerous trees and power lines to go down in Pembroke, Massachusetts. Duxbury schools are canceled Friday as 15% of Duxbury and Pembroke remain without power.