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- Opinion: The electricity grid and markets need fixing (2/24/14)
This has been a cold winter — and ratepayers shouldn't expect their electricity costs to thaw anytime soon. (Marc Brown, executive director of the New England Ratepayers Association, a nonprofit dedicated to protecting ratepayers in New England)
- NH solar power isn’t as small as you’d think (1/27/14)
Remember “small is beautiful”? That should be solar power’s slogan in New Hampshire.
- N. London parking garage to install charging stations (1/14/14)
The 940-space Water Street Parking Garage in New London on Friday will dedicate new electric vehicle charging able to juice up to eight cars at a time.
- CL&P electricity prices to rise 21% (12/20/13)
Connecticut Light & Power will raise electricity generation rates from 7.6 cents to 9.2 cents per kilowatt hour on Jan. 1.
- Report: Power plant retirements in New England may create problems (12/3/13)
New Haven Register - A white paper issued Tuesday by a Virginia-based technology consultant warns that the proposed retirements of a number of electric power plants around New England could create problems for the region in the future.
- S. Windsor electricity company installs car charger (1/28/14)
- Competitive electricity suppliers charging high rates (1/16/14)
State Attorney General George Jepsen and Consumer Counsel Elin Swanson Katz are raising red flags after thousands of Connecticut electricity customers were recently hit with a sharp spike in electric rates.
- Frigid spell diverts natural gas from New England’s power grid (1/7/14)
For the second time since Friday, frigid temperatures in New England are forcing a realignment of how natural gas is used to power the region -– a renewed reminder that increasing reliance on natural gas, coupled with limited pipeline capacity to deliver it, has ramifications for the reliability of the electric grid and, potentially, the cost to consumers.
- High energy costs push some mills to idle machines (12/19/13)
Some Maine paper companies are limiting production or shutting down parts of their mill as the recent cold snap has caused a spike in wholesale prices for natural gas and electricity
- Energy-efficiency program supports hundreds of jobs in Rhode Island says utility report (11/14/13)
CRANSTON — It may not sound so impressive that the Citizens Bank branch on Atwood Avenue will save about $5,000 each year on its electric bill after replacing 162 light fixtures with high-efficiency bulbs.