Jim Polson
Cyberattack may have affected some New England utility customers
NEW YORK - Eversource Energy, owner of utilities in Massachusetts, Connecticut and New Hampshire, said it has notified customers who may have been affected...
America’s power grid shows signs of strain amid deep freeze
NEW YORK - America’s power grid is starting to show signs of fatigue as the nation grapples with a record-breaking cold snap.
In the Midwest, some...
Private equity snapping up unloved plants in tough power market
SAN FRANCISCO - Private equity firms better positioned to weather the prolonged slump in U.S. electricity markets are snapping up generators from risk-averse power...
Cuffed for a pipeline: The new blitz by Keystone-savvy activists
NEW YORK - The battle to build natural gas pipelines in the post-Keystone XL world has moved from the hearing room into the streets.
Developers...
Blackouts drag on as utilities customers’ patience wears thin
NEW YORK - U.S. utilities from Virginia to Maine are adding angry customers to their inventory of storm damage as more than 1.72 million...
Utilities restore electricity to 57% of customers after Irene
NEW YORK - Utilities restored power in less than a week to about 57 percent of the customers who lost electricity after Hurricane Irene...
Utilities push to restore power after brush with Hurricane Irene
NEW YORK - Utility workers restored power to U.S. homes and businesses after Hurricane Irene moved north to Canada, leaving a trail of damage...
Northeast Utilities to buy Nstar for $4.17 billion of stock, adding...
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - Northeast Utilities, New England’s largest utility owner, agreed to buy Boston utility owner Nstar for $4.17 billion of stock, adding cash...