Boston Globe

News & Analysis

boston globe and nstar - All News and Analysis

• Massachusetts regulators plan utility discounts for poor.

  - 2004-12-07

  By Peter J. Howe, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec. 7--As many as 225,000 low-income Massachusetts families may become automatically eligible for discounts of 20 percent and more on gas and electric service next month under a new policy adopted...

  Tags: Boston Globe, Government, Massachusetts, NSTAR, Regulations, regulator

• Holliston, Mass., teenager sues utility over manhole explosion.

  - 2004-08-17

  By Mac Daniel, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 17--The Holliston teenager critically injured by a flying manhole cover last month filed a lawsuit yesterday against NStar, charging the utility company with negligence in the explosion of underground wiring that...

  Tags: Boston Globe, lawsuit, NSTAR

• The Boston Globe business briefs column.

  - 2004-06-29

  The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 29--NSTAR ELECTRIC RAISING RATES NEXT MONTH: NStar Electric residential customers who are on "default service" will see their monthly bills rise starting next month by nearly $2 a month on average if they are...

  Tags: Boston Globe, E-mail, Fax, NSTAR

• Massachusetts Attorney General Blasts $85 Million Bailout of Power Plant.

  - 2004-06-15

  By Peter J. Howe, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 15--Attorney General Thomas F. Reilly is challenging Governor Mitt Romney's plan for an $85 million ratepayer-funded environmental bailout of the Salem Harbor power plant, calling it unfair to customers...

  Tags: Boston Globe, Government, NSTAR, PG&E Corp., Regulations, regulator

• 'Green'-Power Option Could Get Easier for Boston-Area Businesses, Institutions.

  - 2004-06-09

  By Peter J. Howe, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 9--Boston-area businesses and institutions that want to install their own "green" power-generating units and go off the NStar Electric grid may find it easier and less expensive under a ...

  Tags: Boston Globe, NSTAR

• The Boston Globe Business Briefs Column.

  - 2004-03-02

  By Peter J. Howe, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Mar. 2--TWO UTILITIES SUCCEED IN REDUCING POWER OUTAGES: Massachusetts Electric Co. and NStar Electric, the two major utilities in Massachusetts, both said they reduced the average number and duration of...

  Tags: Boston Globe, FINANCE, Manufacturing, NSTAR, outage

• Organization Plans System to Boost Power Supplies in Boston Area, Connecticut.

  - 2004-03-02

  By Peter J. Howe, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Mar. 2--New England electric grid officials moved yesterday to strengthen financial incentives to increase power supplies in Greater Boston and Connecticut, once again triggering concerns that electric bills may rise...

  Tags: Boston Globe, Connecticut, ISO, NSTAR, Quality

• State Regulators Reject Portion of Rate Hikes Sought by Boston's Utilities.

  - 2003-11-01

  By Peter J. Howe, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Nov. 1--Massachusetts regulators yesterday rejected more than 70 percent of the rate increases sought by Greater Boston's two dominant gas and electric companies, in one of the biggest setbacks in ...

  Tags: Boston Globe, Government, NSTAR, Regulations, SALES

• KeySpan Energy Attacks Massachusetts Attorney General's Rate Hike Opposition.

  - 2003-09-25

  By Peter J. Howe, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 25--KeySpan Energy Delivery New England, the parent company of the former Boston Gas Co., ripped into Attorney General Thomas F. Reilly yesterday, accusing him of using rampant "factual and legal...

  Tags: attack, Boston Globe, FINANCE, Investment, NSTAR

• Massachusetts Governor, Attorney General Disagree on Grid Proposal.

  - 2003-09-24

  By Peter J. Howe, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 24--Governor Mitt Romney's administration and Attorney General Thomas F. Reilly clashed yesterday over a proposal to give New England electric grid operators stronger authority to run the six-state power...

  Tags: Boston Globe, ISO, NSTAR, Quality