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National Grid now wants to lower natural gas rate

Just seven weeks after increasing natural gas rates by 8 percent, National Grid has filed a request to lower rates for its Rhode Island customers by 4.6 percent. The company said the market price for natural gas has fallen since......

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National Grid seeks to lay marketing costs on customers

WARWICK -- Should natural gas customers of National Grid be required to pay for a $1.4-million marketing program designed to encourage more households to switch from heating oil to natural gas? That is one of several issues before the Public......

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Federal regulators may reconsider Weaver's Cove extension

The Federal Regulatory Energy Commission said today it would hold a hearing to determine whether to reconsider a decision by a commission official granting a five-year extension to Weaver's Cove LNG. The company wants to build an liquefied natural gas......

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Hasbro and Reebok to make "Monopoly" shoes

Toy maker Hasbro Inc. and shoe maker Reebok have teamed up to make a new line of sneakers inspired by the classic board game, Monopoly. The shoes feature designs that draw from Monopoly, a 70-year old board game produced by......

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Feds uphold Mass. denial of Fall River LNG approval

The U.S. Department of Commerce today upheld a decision by Massachusetts regulators to deny approval for the liquefied natural gas terminal planned by Weaver's Cove Energy LLC in Fall River. The decision is another blow for company, which has been......

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Feds OK 5-year extension for Fall River LNG plan

Federal regulators today approved a request by Weaver's Cove Energy LLC to extend by five years the company's conditional permit to build a liquefied LNG facility in Fall River. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission approved the extension after one was......

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Governor vetoes key renewable energy legislation

Governor Carcieri has vetoed a key renewable energy bill passed by the General Assembly that was designed to foster private investment in major renewable energy projects and shift the state away from its reliance on traditional fossil fuels. The bill......

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