Thursday, November 8, 2012
The National Weather Service has issued a wind advisory as strong winds and isolated power outages continue on Thursday morning.
The National Weather Service (NWS) has extended a wind advisory on Thursday morning as strong, damaging winds from a passing nor'easter continue to effect Rhode Island and southeastern Massachusetts. Barrington has a handful of customers without power this morning in Hampden Meadows, according to National Grid's power outage map. Throughout the state, about 4,668 customers were powerless at 8:45 a.m. Gusts of up to 45 mph with sustained winds of 20 mph to 30 mph are expected to last through 3 p.m. today. "Winds this strong are capable of downing small tree limbs and branches, possibly causing isolated power outages," states the advisory issued by the NWS in Taunton, MA. "Driving can also be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles…
Thursday, November 3, 2011
A Massachusetts legislator wants customers to get paid when they don't have power.
A Massachusetts legislator is urging passage of a new law that would force utility companies to rebate customers when there are extended outages. State Rep. Daniel Winslow (R-Norfolk, MA) has asked the Massachusetts House Rules Committee to take action on a power outage rebate bill. According to a release from Winslow's office reported on Wrentham Patch, the bill would require rebates to customers who go without power for more than eight hours. The rebate would be for two days of their average bill for each day the customer is without power. The move is prompted by the Halloween weekend storm that knocked out power to hundreds of thousands of customers throughout Massachusetts, just two months after Tropical Storm Irene knocked out power …
Sunday, August 28, 2011
West Barrington residents make the best of Hurricane Irene with books, games and a little wine.
Chris Connelly seemed to be taking in stride the lack of power to his home on Washington Road in West Barrington early Sunday evening. Connelly had seen several trees in his back yard fall to Hurricane Irene's 50-mph winds earlier in the day -- none hit the house. Or maybe he is used to having four children in the house all the time. Connelly was grilling up a plate full of hot dogs and some chicken patties on the propane grill sitting in his driveway. It was littered with twigs and leaves. A smile split his face. What did he and his family do all day? "Play games, hang out," he said. Now they were waiting for him to deliver a plate of hot dogs and chicken patties. Later, with candles and flashlights, and lots of batteries he stashed away…
DownTown
5:14 am on Monday, March 4, 2013
National Grid is not reinvesting profits into the network. Power outages are now common with any storm. That wasn't the case with Narragansett Electric. Blizzard of 78 we had power. National Grid sends the profits home to the UK. But they request rate increase after rate increase for the distribution network. more ›