DIGHTON, Mass. (WLNE) -- With inflation already stressing people out, electric companies recently announced that bills are expected to increase even more this winter. National Grid just announced a hike in rates for the winter, but a program in Massachusetts is helping protect…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- As temperatures start to drop and people start to take their AC units out of their windows across the Ocean State, residents are likely…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Electric bills are set to get more expensive for Rhode Islanders in less than a month. The state public utilities commission approved a new…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Rhode Island Energy said Thursday that customers will see a "significant" drop in their electric bill starting next month. However, under a proposal, ratepayers will see an increase in their gas bills. The utility company said…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Rhode Island's natural gas customers will see bill hikes starting Tuesday. In September, Rhode Island Energy filed a rate proposal to increase the annual cost of gas for a typical gas customer by 15%, which is…
WARWICK, R.I. (WLNE) -- Gov. Dan McKee launched a new website Tuesday morning, with resources that may help Rhode Islander's afford their bills this winter. During a press conference, McKee announced an additional $1.5 million in funding to provide electric…
WARWICK, R.I. (WLNE) -- The biggest fear for some Rhode Islander came true Friday after the Rhode Island Public Utilities Commission voted unanimously to approve energy rate hikes for gas and electric bills. The…
WARWICK, R.I. (WLNE) -- Dozens of outraged residents and state leaders attended a public hearing Friday morning held by the Public Utilities Commission,…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- The Public Utilities Commission held a public meeting Friday morning to discuss energy rate hikes for gas and electric bills that are set to start in October. According to the Public Utilities Commission, Rhode Islanders will…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) - Representative David Morales and multiple community advocates urge the Division of Public Utilities and Carriers to delay the transfer of Narragansett Electric to the PPL Corporation before an upcoming public meeting dealing with the transfer on…
By: The Associated Press Email: news@abc6.com Twitter: @ABC6 PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — National Grid is asking for $26 million less in rate...
By The Associated Press news@abc6.com BOSTON (AP) _ Many Massachusetts households are going to see their electric bills shoot up 37 percent this winter. State regulators have approved a 37 percent ...
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- The country's smallest state will have big national attention on Election Day. With a congressional chamber majority up for grabs, Rhode Island's 2nd Congressional District between Allan Fung and…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Former Rhode Island Supreme Court Justice Bob Flanders on Wednesday will support Republican gubernatorial candidate Ashley Kalus' energy plan. Last month, the Rhode Island…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Less than four weeks from Election Day and a decision on who will win the governor's race in Rhode Island, the…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- The Rhode Island Attorney General's Office on Friday recommended some options to restrict Rhode Island Energy's proposal to substantially increase residents' winter heating bills. Attorney General Peter Neronha said he hopes the Public Utilities Commission considers…
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks closed broadly lower on Wall Street Tuesday, weighed down by sharp declines in Big Tech stocks that also left the Nasdaq with its…
LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) — With a badly aging bridge as his backdrop, President Joe Biden stood in reliably Republican Louisiana on Thursday to pressure GOP lawmakers to support his $2.3 trillion infrastructure plan — and yet express a willingness…
President Joe Biden drew a red line on his $2.3 trillion infrastructure plan Wednesday, saying he is open to compromise on how to pay for the package but inaction is unacceptable. The president turned fiery in an afternoon speech, saying…
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is setting about convincing America it needs his $2.3 trillion infrastructure plan, deputizing a five-member “jobs Cabinet” to help in the effort. But the enormity of his task is clear after Senate Minority Leader…
Infrastructure was a road to nowhere for former presidents Donald Trump and Barack Obama. But Joe Biden believes he can use it to drive America to the future after a dozen years of false starts. The trip is unlikely to…
BEIJING (AP) — The U.S.-Chinese trade war isn’t going away under President Joe Biden. Biden won’t confront Beijing right away, economists say, because he wants to focus on the coronavirus and the economy. But he looks set to renew pressure…
Governor Gina Raimondo was joined by city and state leaders Tuesday in Newport to send a message to National Grid that January's week-long gas outage was unacceptable.
