The governor says the utility has signed a 20-year deal with Deepwater Wind.

Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick has announced that National Grid will pursue a long term deal with Cape Wind to purchase power from its proposed 130 turbine wind farm.

National Grid is removing the last of two decommissioned natural gas tanks.

Gov. Don Carcieri wants a green power developer and an electricity supplier to resolve their differences over a wind farm proposed off Block Island.

A natural gas leak Friday afternoon forces the evacauation of some homes in Providence.

A power outage in Providence is traced to balloons, a National Grid spokesman says.

Some businesses in downtown Woonsocket say they will file claims for financial losses with National Grid.

National Grid is seeking $200 million from the federal government’s stimulus package.

Residents of Providence’s tent city are looking for a permanent location.

Gov. Don Carcieri is scheduled to sign legislation for Rhode Island’s emerging renewable energy industry that he says will make the state a “national leader” in the field.

The new “Turn in and Recycling” program allows people to hand over old or inefficient fridges and freezers.

Patrick Lynch plans to contest National Grid’s request for a rate hike that could increase a typical electric bill by more than 11 percent.

National Grid is asking state regulators for a rate increase that could hike an electric bill by more than 11 percent.

Natural gas leaks have forced the evacuation of a Narragansett neighborhood twice in two weeks.

National Grid, the largest electric utility in Massachusetts, says it wants to increase rates so it can upgrade its electrical distribution system