National Grid

Wind gusts from last night’s storm impacted over 51,000 National Grid customers across Western New York. Late this morning, over 1,000 remained without power throughout Buffalo. At 5 p.m. National Grid reported 90 percent of their nearly 53,000 customers impacted by the storm have had power restored.

A series of public hearings has started which will help the New York State Public Service Commission decide whether to grant National Grid a rate increase.

Donations are coming in for the Hispanic Heritage Council of Western New York’s proposed cultural institute on Buffalo’s West Side.

Winds were diminishing late Sunday morning after a peak gust of 69 miles per hour was reported at the airport weather station. The strong winds, which began blowing through the region around 4:30am, brought down tree limbs and power lines.

The New York State Public Service Commission says it has started an enforcement action against several utilities in the state because of the way they dealt with major storms last year.

Town of Tonawanda company Unifrax is thanking National Grid and the Erie County Industrial Development Agency for the incentives that made it possible to carry out a major expansion of its area facilities.

Thousands of residents in Western New York were without power overnight, and some homes will continue to be without electricity for a portion of today.

A major infrastructure upgrade is taking place under the Buffalo River.

Strong winds are expected to batter Western New York today, causing concerns over the possibility of power outages and downed trees and power lines.

Customers of National Grid will see their electricity rates going up, effective Sunday.

Power is still out for thousands of utility customers in the Southern Tier in the wake of the late week snowstorm that dumped up to two feet of heavy, wet snow

More than 18,000 National Grid customers and 7,000 NYSEG customers were without power across Western New York late Friday morning.

Opponents of National Grid's upcoming rate increase testified Thursday before the Erie County Legislature's Energy and Environment Committee.

National Grid has been given tentative approval for an over 10 percent rate hike that will likely take effect in the spring.

More than 700 National Grid customers remain without power Wednesday in Buffalo's Kaisertown.

The New York State Public Service Commission says it has completed its investigation into the windstorm in March that swept through the region and it has determined that NYSEG and RG&E had a poor response to storm restoration.

The New York State Public Service Commission continues to gather comments on National Grid’s proposed 17.5 percent rate hike. Buffalo will be the site of a final public hearing Tuesday - and protestors are expected to be out in force.

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