Tag: Natural Gas
Utility to pay $53M for gas explosions that damaged homes
BOSTON (AP) – A utility company blamed for a series of natural gas explosions in Massachusetts that killed one person and damaged dozens of...
Five Questions With: Terry Sobolewski
Terry Sobolewski | President, National Grid Rhode Island 1. What’s been your greatest challenge since taking the job? I think the greatest challenge we...
State must have same leverage as Mass. to hold utility accountable
Gov. Gina M. Raimondo has had National Grid Rhode Island in her sights since an October 2017 storm that left tens of thousands of...
National Grid, Enbridge faulted for January’s natural gas emergency
WARWICK – State and federal regulators on Wednesday blamed utility giants National Grid Rhode Island and Enbridge Inc. for equipment failures that caused January’s...
Landmark law that spurred U.S. renewables growth gets overhaul
WASHINGTON – A 40-year-old law that’s been key to the growth of renewable energy in the United States is set for a major overhaul...
National Grid all in on natural gas
For all the talk about renewable energy in Rhode Island, the state’s largest utility is doubling down on natural gas. Without announcements or fanfare, National...
Should Rhode Island – or any state – be permitting new...
A study released Sept. 9 said that by 2035 it will be more expensive to operate 90% of natural gas-fired power plants being considered...
Gas plants will get crushed by wind, solar by 2035, study...
SAN FRANCISCO – Natural gas-fired power plants, which have crushed the economics of coal, are on the path to being undercut themselves by renewable...
Controversial New England power fix shows U.S. agency split
NEW YORK – A controversial case over how New Englanders pay for their power is exposing sharp divisions within America’s chief energy regulatory agency. Earlier this week,...
Burrillville power plant hearings take place this week and next
BURRILLVILLE – The fate of Invenergy Thermal Development LLC’s proposed Clear River Energy Center has the potential of being resolved this week and next. Two...
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