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04-08-2025
- Business
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Electric rates will rise Friday
SPRINGFIELD — Rates will rise Aug. 1 for customers of the state's investor-owned utilities. But while the new rates will be higher than winter-spring 2025 costs, they will not be as high as autumn 2024. Eversource electric customers in Western Massachusetts will pay an average of $10.65 a month more, a 5.5% increase over the rates they pay now. The utility's basic rate for electric power supply — not the transportation cost — is going up from 11.7 cents a kilowatt hour to 13.49 cents, the utility said this week. Eversource said the rate hike won't affect people who get their synergy supply from a third-party, like folks who participate in a municipal aggregation plan. The state Department of Public Utilities approved municipal aggregation plans for Southwick and Springfield in late 2024. Ludlow launches Ludlow Power Choice, its aggregation plan, in August. National Grid, the other investor-owned utility covering this region, said the seasonal rate adjustment and decreases to other bill components result in an overall increase of 2.2%, or $4.87, for a typical customer using 600 kilowatt hours a month. The basic service rate will change from the current 14.7 cents per kWh to 15.5 cents per kWh. The National Grid basic service rate was an average of 16.04 cents per kilowatt hour for the period from Aug. 1, 2024, to Jan. 31, the utility said. The state requires investor-owned utilities to set rates twice a year. And in 2023, the date changed to Aug. 1 and Feb. 1 to split up the colder months, when power use and prices are high. Municipal utilities are not on the fixed schedule, said Westfield Gas & Electric General Manager Thomas Flaherty. But he said prices will rise, with the cost of importing natural gas into the region for power generation. The real driver of higher utility costs will be in electrical transmission costs, because utilities are investing in the transmission system. Stories by Jim Kinney Pridelands on Main St., outdoor beer garden funded through ARPA, drawing crowds Baystate Health in talks about acquiring Mercy Medical Center, sources say 'You turn 65, you join the club.' U.S. Rep. Richard Neal celebrates anniversary of Medicare and Medicaid Act Read the original article on MassLive. Solve the daily Crossword
Yahoo
28-05-2025
- General
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Boil Water Advisory in Richmond, VA: City Releases Map & Timeline
The City of Richmond, VA, has issued a boil water advisory along with a map of affected areas and timeline. On the evening of May 27, 2025, the city wrote in a statement that the "two zones impacted by the Boil Water Advisory have returned to a safe pressure," and noted, "The Department of Public Utilities took the first water samples from both zones around 7 p.m. Those results will come back in approximately 24 hours." Lifting the Boil Water Advisory "requires two negative tests taken 16 hours apart; we plan to pull the second set of samples around noon on Wednesday, May 28. That set of results will also come back in approximately 24 hours," The city noted: "In the meantime, Boil Water Advisories remain in effect for residents in the neighborhoods highlighted on this map." According to Axios, the boil water advisory was initially issued on the morning of May 27 and covered "nearly all areas north of the James River, including the Fan, Museum District, VCU's Monroe Park campus and VCU Health, Scott's Addition, Jackson Ward and parts of downtown." It was then expanded "to parts of South Richmond," Axios reported. "This advisory comes after the City's Water Treatment Plant experienced an operational issue in the early morning hours on Tuesday, May 27, and after the water system had been restored to full production. The filters reclogged after running at full production for over an hour," the city wrote.. At 6:44 p.m. on May 27, the city wrote, "The City of Richmond, in partnership with the Virginia Department of Health, has expanded the localized Boil Water Advisory immediately and until further notice. This expansion now impacts residents served by the Cofer Road Tank on the Southside of the City." The map "includes (among others) residents living in communities or portions of Commerce Road and Richmond Highway corridors, including communities of Ancarrow's Landing, Bellemeade, Blackwell, Commerce Road Industrial Area, Hillside Court, Davee Gardens, Manchester, Oak Grove, and Windsor (NOT Windsor Farms)," the city wrote. "Some customers in these areas may experience a total loss of water service, while others may experience varying degrees of loss in water pressure," the city noted. "Impacted residents are encouraged to take conservation steps immediately, and boil water before consuming it. The list of impacted residents may continue to expand as water usage continues; residents in all neighborhoods are encouraged to conserve water and to stay up-to-date at or on the City's social media pages." Boil Water Advisory in Richmond, VA: City Releases Map & Timeline first appeared on Men's Journal on May 28, 2025
