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. As of 10:20 a.m., National Grid is reporting 239 outages in Newport, with an estimated restoration time of 12:30 p.m. today. You can track the outages here. About 3,929Rhode Island customers were are in the dark as of 10:20 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 …
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 …
Monday, August 29, 2011
Middletown's Director of Emergency Management, Fire Department Chief Ronald Doire, assesses the aftermath of Hurricane Irene.
Exactly what kind of shape is Newport in after Hurricane Irene knocked our lights out? Here’s the rundown: Power Crisis As 300,000 Rhode Island National Grid customers remained without power Sunday night, Aquidneck Island’s three communities were the only ones in the state to have 100-percent power outages, according to Middletown’s Emergency Management Director and Fire Department Chief Ronald Doire. According to Newport police, 14,885 Newport residents remain without power. “I heard other communities at the conference call all reporting partial outages. Aquidneck Island is by far worse off than anyone else in the state with 100 percent,” Doire said. The question on everyone’s mind is how long island residents will go without power, as …
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 ›