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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 says restoration efforts could take several days...

NSTAR and its four sister subsidiaries, all owned by New England's largest energy delivery company, Northeast Utilities, are slated to get a new name and logo on Monday, Feb. 2.

Electric and natural gas utility NStar has agreed to refund its customers almost $45 million for overcharges on capital improvements, pension expenses, and energy efficiency programs.

Two major utilities have terminated their contracts to buy power from the proposed wind farm in Nantucket Sound, saying project managers had missed a crucial deadline.

Get ready for a major increase come January on your electric bill. NSTAR has announced that because of a dramatic increase in the price of electricity that it buys, its customers will be paying more.... Spokesman Mike Durand says the rate increase will take effect January 1st and must still be approved by the Dept...

A fallen utility pole caused over 1000 Fairhaven homes to lose power Thursday morning. Sergeant Kevin Kobza says the pole rotted out at the base and fell on to the pumping station on Pilgrim Avenue just before 5:00 a.m. Nstar spokesperson Kerry Britland says the outage mainly affected the Adams Street area and crews were able to restore power to roughly half the affected homes within minutes... Re

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 coal-fired power plants across the region closing, the demand for natural gas is quite high, but the infrastructure needs serious updates to meet the demand...

The state's highest court has reduced penalties imposed against two electric utilities by Massachusetts regulators for their poor responses to a pair of 2011 storms that left hundreds of thousands of customers without power for days. The Department of Public Utilities fined National Grid $18...

A Cape Cod town and other local opponents of the Cape Wind energy project are appealing a federal judge's decision to dismiss their lawsuit. The town of Barnstable, the Alliance to Protect Nantucket Sound and local businesses and residents argue in their appeal that the judge was wrong to rule that the federal court had no jurisdiction in their suit, which challenged the company's contract to sell

Fairhaven Police are warning of a potential scam that seems to be targeting businesses in the town. Fairhaven Police Sgt. Kevin Kobza says several businesses have reported receiving a phone call from a man who claims their electricity will be shut off within an hour due to unpaid bills with NStar Electric...