2+ hour, 50+ min ago   (1640+ words) Consider your electric meter for a moment — that white cylinder that sits in a metal box on the side of your house or apartment building. It measures how much electricity you use. Most electric meters in Massachusetts are due for…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (863+ words) Senate Democrats unveiled their long-awaited answer Wednesday morning to the soaring utility bills that have become a defining election year issue on Beacon Hill, proposing legislation they say will result in more than $14 billion in ratepayer savings over a decade…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (865+ words) Less than three years after a large fossil fuel company proposed expanding a major natural gas pipeline in New England, the company, Enbridge, is back with a new proposal. Known as "Project Beacon," the expansion would substantially increase the amount…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (75+ words) WBUR Electricity demand is projected to increase across New England in the next several years. But utilities in the region are working on programs that could make that growth cheaper and better for the climate — and customers could make money…...

6+ mon, 1+ week ago   (283+ words) Helping you stay warm this winter: National Grid’s support programs for Massachusetts customers WBUR This winter has been especially tough for Massachusetts. From December through early February, temperatures were below normal almost every day. Cold, blustery days can make it…...

6+ mon, 1+ week ago   (810+ words) In the aftermath of a historic blizzard that left more than 300,000 Massachusetts homes and businesses without electricity, you might be wondering why more power lines aren't put underground. After all, burying these wires would protect them from the heavy winds,…...

8+ mon, 1+ week ago   (49+ words) WBUR Power-hungry data centers are partly to blame for rising electricity prices, but for the utility sector, greater energy demand also means greater profits. Here & Now's Indira Lakshmanan speaks with freelance journalist Nick Bowlin. This segment aired on December 26, 2025....

8+ mon, 3+ week ago   (418+ words) The Department of Public Utilities on Monday opened an investigation into all delivery charges on electric and gas bills in Massachusetts. The goal, the department said in a statement, is to "examine the causes of bill volatility" and help customers…...

9+ mon, 18+ hour ago   (184+ words) Progress on a low carbon cement plant in Holyoke skidded to a halt Friday after the company planning the facility failed to reverse a Trump administration decision to cancel an $86 million federal grant. Sublime Systems said that without the federal…...

10+ mon, 2+ week ago   (185+ words) National Grid is deeply committed to the communities they serve and consider affordability a core component in providing safe and reliable energy. While preparing for the New England winter, customers should know about several payment assistance programs and other ways…...