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The cost of flipping on the lights is about to hit its lowest rate since 2005 for most Cape Cod and Martha's Vineyard electricity users, due in large part to a recent nosedive in natural gas prices.

The initiative will save the city over $300,000 over the next three years...Newton's decision to power 100 percent of its electricity needs with 'green' and renewable power ...provides a model for other Massachusetts communities to emulate...Another feather in Newton's cap.

Boston firefighters are on the scene of a smoky, two-alarm transformer fire in the basement of the federal courthouse on the waterfront.

Some proponents, such as Berl Hartman, say Cape Wind will create good jobs and draw eco-tourists eager for a look at the country's future.

Huntersville, NC, May 24, 2012 - Lime Energy Co. announced their addition to NSTAR's Municipal Program, which incentivizes municipalities to implement energy efficiency measures.

Intended tree and brush removal by NSTAR at its transmission right of way in Sudbury was the cause of an impassioned discussion at Tuesday's Board of Selectmen meeting, even as the power company declined to attend the meeting.

Just behind Old Connecticut Path near the Mass Pike overpass sits Reardon Park .

When the lights went out for thousands of customers across Massachusetts during the summer and fall of last year, I asked our state energy regulators to undertake a comprehensive investigation of how utilities responded to these storm outages.

Tuesday, May 22 2:36 a.m.: An officer checked a vehicle on Hayden Rowe Street. 8:14 a.m.: A caller from Granite Street reported a branch hanging over the roadway.

The National Environmental Education Foundation named the three winning high schools for the Sustainable Energy Award, sponsored by Samsung/ They are: * Northwest Pennsylvania Collegiate Academy, Erie, PA * Boston Latin School, Boston, MA * Secondary Academy for Success, Bothell, WA Winners demonstrated a school-wide effort to achieve energy ... (more)

Sunday, May 13: 1:11 a.m. - Man from Stuart Street called to report his mailbox was smashed.

Deval Patrick speaks to reporters during a press conference in reference to the merger between NSTAR and Northeast Utillities as Energy and Environmental Affairs Secretary Richard Sullivan, left, looks on last February.

The final three public hearings regarding Cape Wind's push forward with its offshore wind farm construction plans in Nantucket Sound will be held this week in Natick, Boston and on Wednesday, May 22 at Barnstable High School.

Boston Herald Chief Enterprise Reporter Wedge is the Herald's Chief Enterprise Reporter and writes Sunday's "Pols & Politics" column.

Left a Note: 5/9/12 - 10:40 p.m. - Strawberry Hill Road: Police received a report that a 24-year-old man ran away from home and left a note saying he wanted to hurt himself.

"Everybody talks about the banks, the banks ... I say let's go after the utilities," Tom Menino said on the eve of a City Council hearing into the latest Nstar fiasco that left a huge chunk of the Back Bay without power.

Wednesday, May 16 1:48 a.m.: A Hopkinton police officer checked a vehicle parked on Saddle Hill Road.

The new chief executive of Northeast Utilities says New England's largest utility has its work cut out following two storms last year that damaged power lines and the company's reputation.

Tuesday- May 8, 2012 Animal Complaint- 9:08 a.m. Western Avenue and Whitney Street- Turkey injured in the roadway.