National Grid, the largest electric utility in Central Massachusetts, has joined Eversource Energy and two other energy firms as co-developers of a large-scale effort to expand existing pipeline infrastructure that will bring up to 1 billion cubic feet of natural gas to the region for electricity generation.
National Grid began a 15,000-customer smart meter pilot program in Worcester on Thursday, with new infrastructure and pricing at the heart of the remote metering pilot that could spell the future for energy distribution in Massachusetts.
United Way of Central Massachusetts has received a $155,000 gift from National Grid to help heat the homes of low-income families in the region, United Way announced Monday.
National Grid will more than triple its solar-power generation capabilities in Massachusetts with an additional 16 megawatts of energy at 19 sites to be built in the next year, the utility announced Monday.
As part of a “long-planned” succession effort at National Grid, Tom King, president and executive director, will be leaving National Grid March 31, 2015, and will be replaced by Dean Seavers, a former GE and United Technologies executive, the company announced Thursday.
Outside National Grid's Sustainability Hub on Main Street in Worcester, an electric car charges while a host of energy-efficient appliances inside sit ready to respond to wireless signals to shut them off during times of high energy use. The showcased technology has become a reality for 15,000 National Grid customers in Worcester.
National Grid customers can expect a bit of sticker shock in their winter electric bills, with costs jumping by as much as 37 percent compared to last year, according to the utility.