electricity

Expensive electric bills during the winter are nothing new in the Northeast, but residents across Massachusetts say they’re really feeling the burn this season – all just to keep the heat going. It’s enough to get state and local officials to call out utility companies as well as regulators who approved some of the most recent rate hikes.

Orange & Rockland Utilities is blaming a power outage that affected more than 50,000 customers Saturday evening on an equipment malfunction at an O&R…

As a young medical student, Dr. David Casarett was inspired by the story of a two-year-old girl named Michelle Funk. Michelle fell into a creek and was…

At the time of the Declaration of Independence it wasn't known what electricity was. A fluid, perhaps? Or a fire?The 1st English edition of Franklin's…

Electricity prices should fall in western Massachusetts this summer. The region’s two major investor-owned electric utility companies have filed plans…

Electric rates in Connecticut are rising. State regulators approved an 8 percent increase in electric generation rates for Connecticut Light and Power…

Electric customers in Massachusetts may see lower rates in the future.A ruling by Administrative Law Judge Michael Cianci would reduce the allowed profit…

RENSSELAER, N.Y. (AP) — New York's electrical grid operator says the average price of wholesale electricity hit a 12-year low last year, thanks to a glut…

At one point after Tropical Storm Irene moved through upstate New York one year ago, national grid reported 156,000 customers without power. For a look…

U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders says "smart grid" electrical technology offers real benefits for Vermont consumers and the environment.Sanders and some…