However, with business outside the United States, PPL's geographic diversity also gives it a nice competitive advantage over other utilities companies, a competitive advantage that has also benefited National Grid. The cash king margin can help you...

Western Massachusetts Electric's (WMECO) costs add up to another $23 million, pushing the total for all three companies to at least $160 million and possibly as high as $190 million. The costs for National Grid and WMECO were significantly higher than...

State regulators need to stand up for ratepayers and stop the abuse. When the Halloween snowstorm cut power to some in our area for up to a week, National Grid's Massachusetts President Marcy Reed was dismissive of complaints. "We do live in New...

The major utilities brought in hundreds of outside contractors after the two big fall storms. Western Massachusetts Electric told NECIR it brought in 470 additional crew members during the October storm, 10 times the number on staff. National Grid said...

That's based on an average 3.8 linemen and supervisors per 10,000 people at town-owned power companies, including Wellesley, Concord, Belmont, Taunton and Littleton. National Grid, which has 725 field personnel, would have to hire 336 additional...

National Grid is seeking five-year rate hike to erase the deficit in its storm fund, depleted by major storms and their effects. Those are just two of the New Hampshire power companies that have filed or are expected to file with the state's Public...

Beckwith said. Last fall's outages were among the worst yet in Massachusetts, rivaling even a brutal December 2008 ice storm and triggering huge costs that eventually could be passed on to rate payers. NStar's bill for the two fall storms topped $48...

The Sustainable Inshore Fisheries Trust (SIFT), a coalition of traditional creelmen, sea angling businesses and environmentalists, has attacked the claims from prawn trawlers and scallop dredgers that were reported in last week's Sunday Herald. They...

BOSTON – Wilbraham native Marcy Reed, president of National Grid in Massachusetts, was honored on Jan. 26 with a prestigious 2012 Pinnacle Award from the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce. The award was presented at a luncheon ceremony attended by...

“Curtailment in Mindanao is already daily not only to electric coops but to all customers. This is according to National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP),” said Association of Mindanao Rural Electric Cooperatives president and general manager...

Western Massachusetts Electric’s costs add up to another $23 million, pushing the total for all three companies to at least $160 million and possibly as high as $190 million. The costs for National Grid and Western Massachusetts Electric were...

Squad and the New York State Police reponded at 10:54 a.m. Monday to a rollover automobile accident. Chatham Rescue Squad provided mutual aid. A LifeNet helicopter was placed on standby but canceled. The Valatie and Chatham Rescue Squads transported the...

She said: “It makes you run late and then you can’t complete your workload. “When you leave a certain amount of time between each lesson to get from one place to another it is virtually impossible because they seem to be having every road up.” A...

"So it is vital that we now work with National Grid, local communities and other affected local authorities to secure the best outcome, in particular as much undergrounding as practical around Nailsea, Yatton and the Loxton gap." National Grid has...

About 50 hospitals in the state have participated so far. National Grid (NYSE: NGG) and NYSERDA started the Energy Efficiency for Health program in mid-2010 to provide up to $10 million in funding, as well as technical assistance, to hospitals trying...

The National Grid PPA’s first-year price of 18.7 cents per kilowatt-hour, increasing 3.5 percent per year for the 15-year contract, was challenged by project opponents who argued it was a burden on Massachusetts ratepayers. The SJC ruled that Cape Wind...

With 50 percent of its power previously under contract to National Grid, the terms of the merger agreement between the two companies means Cape Wind will have a buyer for more than three-quarters of its electricity, paving a clearer path for the...

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The two have awarded a £1 billion contract to construct the first undersea electricity link between Scotland and England, paving the way for the future export of renewable energy from wind and offshore farms. The subsea cable will run from Hunterston...