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The towns of Dartmouth and Fairhaven seem to be the hardest hit when it comes to a loss of electricity.

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Wondering what areas are most affected by power outages? Keep track of it with NSTAR's power outage map.

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NStar Utilities is rallying ahead of the impending Nor'Easter.

NStar spokesman Mike Durand tells WBSM News company workers and others are already en route to strategic locations, ready to tackle problems caused by the storm

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NStar is warning customers of a growing phone scam.

Representatives of the utility company say potential thieves have been calling customers, posing as NStar workers and telling the customer their electricity will be shut off if they don't make a payment within one to four hours

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State energy regulators have fined three Massachusetts utilities nearly $25 million for ``systematic and fundamental failures'' in their response to two major storms in 2011.
 
    The penalties were announced Tuesday by the Department of Public Utilities after a yearlong investigation.
 

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State regulators have approved the utility NStar's deal to buy a significant portion of the Cape Wind offshore wind project's planned power.

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The state's Energy Efficiency Advisory Council has renewed a three-year efficiency plan to be implemented by utility companies across Massachusetts. The three-year plan is based on a similar plan that expires at the end of this year, and aims to save residents and businesses nearly $9 billion

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While it doesn't have quite the impact that Sandy had, this Nor'easter is causing some problems for the surrounding areas of the Southcoast.

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The power is almost restored to all of Massachusetts.  Just three days after Hurricane Sandy slammed into the East Coast, utility companies are reporting that about seven-thousand customers were still without power as of yesterday afternoon

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