Nstar News

In a vote that surprised a number of people, the Special Town Meeting voted unanimously to approve $53.7 million in bonds to construct a new electrical substation on Flanders Road.

Times like this, it's best to be direct: I owe NStar chief executive officer Tom May a sincere apology.

I have learned about an energy/utility executive with strong Boston ties who makes even more than Tom May of NStar and is far less impressive.

State utility regulators' approval of the proposed merger of Northeast Utilities and Boston-based NSTAR should only be given if the two utiltities prove that the deal will benefit the state's electric ratepayers, Attorney General George Jepsen and Consumer Counsel Elin Swanson Katz said in a joint motion filed Tuesday with the state's Public ... (more)

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Canton Canton man faces traffic charges Nicholas A. Dibella, 22, of 86 Prospect St., Canton, was arraigned on charges of driving with license suspended, speeding, negligent driving, and a motor vehicle lights violation.

Shortly after the new Westwood Public Library project is completed, NSTAR will donate nearly $60,000 to the Town of Westwood as part of a new construction program, town officials learned Monday.

A Electric Vehicle Charging Station - At the Indianapolis 500 race the call for engines to start is, "Ladies and Gentlemen, Start Your Engines!" This got me wondering what the announcer will say if we ever see electric cars racing.

Ed Loechler, right, speaks with Tom Fuchs, 22, about renewable energy programs during a walk-through in his Brookline neighborhood with literature explaining renewable energy programs.

Five years after NStar became the first utility in the state to allow customers to buy green energy that cuts greenhouse gas emissions, less than 1 percent of the utility's 900,000 customers have signed up.

BOSTON - Massachusetts consumers aren't rushing to buy electricity generated by wind farms.

NStar 's stock had its "hold" rating reaffirmed by analysts at Deutsche Bank in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday.

The proposed merger of NStar and Northeast Utilities has been stuck for months now, but it appears analysts believe it will happen.

Deutsche Bank maintains its Hold rating and $48 target price on NSTAR as it waits for the company to close its merger deal with Northeast Utility Systems.

The following is release from Cummings Property:A Cummings Properties is pleased to announce the completion of a major energy efficiency project that will save 5.5 million kilowatt hours annually, or enough electricity to power 550 typical homes for a year.

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Connecticut regulators said they would complete their review by April 2, two weeks in advance of the companies' self-proposed deadline.

Earnings for electricity and natural gas distributor NSTAR fell last year as the company incurred costs related to a proposed merger with Northeast Utilities.

Legislation enabling Massachusetts communities to start their own small utilities made it out of committee this week in Boston, and while its fate is uncertain an issue that has been kicking around the Statehouse off and on for a decade should at least get a thorough airing.

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