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Have a question about Philly’s neighborhoods or the systems that shape them? PlanPhilly reporters want to hear from you! Ask us a question or send us a story idea you think we should cover. A Pennsylvania law that lays out how and when utility companies can shut off customers’ electricity, gas or water expires Dec. […]
This story is part of the WHYY News Climate Desk, bringing you news and solutions for our changing region. From the Poconos to the Jersey Shore to the mouth of the Delaware Bay, what do you want to know about climate change? What would you like us to cover? Get in touch. A 300-ton mass […]
North Star will pay a fine for “significant service and reliability issues” in handling water for a Helena subdivision, according to an order this week from the Montana Public Service Commission. Approved in a 3-0 vote, the order said the PSC will impose a fine, to be calculated after further investigation, for North Star’s failures […]
New England energy company Avangrid announced plans to purchase 130 new diesel-electric hybrid bucket trucks as part of a larger procurement plan to electrify the utility service fleets of its subsidiary companies. Whenever we talk about plug-in hybrids or range-extended EVs, it can be tough to distinguish between a genuine effort to reduce harmful carbon […]
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AOMEI Partition Assistant Overview AOMEI Partition Assistant is an easy to use all-in-one Hard Disk Partition Software. It offers various free partition management features for both all home users and commercial users. AOMEI Partition Assistant guaranteesthe full features for creating, resizing, moving, copying, deleting, wiping, aligning, formating, merging, splitting partition and more. Built-in step by […]
Tommy Edman is exactly the kind of player the Dodgers value most. (Photo by Mary DeCicco/MLB Photos via Getty Images) Tommy Edman had a good first year with the Los Angeles Dodgers. The team is making sure it gets a few more. The super-utility man has agreed to a five-year, $74 million contract extension with […]
FLANDERS, NY — A Flanders man was arrested Sunday night after crashing into a utility pole while intoxicated and fleeing the scene, police said. The incident took place at 9:25 p.m.; a 911 call came in about a single-car motor vehicle crash on Suffolk Avenue in Flanders, police said. When officers arrived, they found a […]
Scammers posing as utility workers will try to steal financial information from power customers by threatening service interruptions, and NorthWestern Energy warned the public Tuesday of the “utility impostor scam.” “Working together with our partners to protect our families, neighbors and customers from scammers is a year-round effort,” said NorthWestern Energy Director of Customer Care […]
Before we continue it’s not always a straight comparison, of course you have to factor in local salaries and the amount that you’ll use your gas heating (if you have it Spain). But in general, how much cheaper are bills in Spain compared with the UK? According to government data, the UK had the highest […]