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Power out in parts of Jamaica Plain

adamg — Sun, 24 Feb 2013 18:50:40 +0000

The city reports about 500 customers are without power in Jamaica Plain today but that NStar is looking to restore their service by 3 p.m.

One Green Street resident reports the power went out around 5:45 a.m.

National Grid not demanding customers pay large sums to replace faulty meters

adamg — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 22:14:46 +0000

Boston Police report scamsters are calling Bostonians, demanding money right away to to replace meters that could burst into flames or something or to make up allegedly delinquent accounts.

Police say if somebody purporting to be from National Grid demands you buy a pre-paid card to keep your electricity on, don't do it. The company would replace any defective meters for free. Also:

National Grid does contact customers with past due balances by phone to offer payment options, but never demands direct payment over the telephone.

Ed. note: Plus, there's the fact that National Grid doesn't offer electric services in Boston ...

Hundreds of thousands without power

adamg — Sat, 09 Feb 2013 05:33:17 +0000

As of midnight, some 345,000 households and businesses across the state were without power, the state reports. That includes the entire city of Quincy.

NStar outage map

Burning manhole makes a mess of traffic, power in Allston

adamg — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 20:45:00 +0000

A manhole fire right at Brighton and Harvard avenues has caused power outages in the area. The city is also urging motorists to avoid the area, unless they like sitting in gridlock.

1/11/13 - 3:15 pm

Manhole bursts into flames; parts of Roslindale, Hyde Park go dark

adamg — Sat, 29 Dec 2012 03:53:37 +0000

SATURDAY MORNING UPDATE: Fire must've done some major damage. A resident of the area around Wood Avenue in Hyde Park reports NStar told her power wouldn't be restored until 2 p.m.

A manhole on Cummins Highway near the Stop & Shop entrance burst into flames around 10:15 p.m., taking down with it power along Hyde Park Avenue between roughly Cummins Highway and American Legion Highway.

Is that an Ethernet cable in your pocket, or are you just glad to see me?

adamg — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 13:02:45 +0000

The Tech reports last week's Cambridge power outage blew out so many wireless access points across campus that the school has had to order replacement units:

Until then, IS&T recommends connecting to the MIT network via Ethernet connections whenever possible. Students may visit the IS&T office in E17-110 to pick up an Ethernet cable.

Why much of Cambridge blinked out last week

adamg — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 11:51:28 +0000

The MIT Tech provides the most detailed explanation you'll ever read of last week's Cambridge blackout, including an answer to the question:

Why didn't MIT's 20 megawatt cogeneration turbine power the campus like a lighthouse in a sea of Cantabrigian darkness?

Power out across Cambridge

adamg — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 21:39:26 +0000

Can you spot the Cambridge/Boston line on the North Point bridge? Photo by Matthew Woolf.

UPDATE: Power began coming back on around 6:20 p.m.

Reports pouring in of power outages from across the city: Kendall, Central and Harvard squares all without lights. Cambridgeport is dark. The Cambridgeside Galleria and the Museum of Science? Powerless. Even the Harvard Business School across the river might be out.

Some people got stuck in an elevator at Harvard. A family with a baby got stuck in an elevator at the River Street Whole Foods.

Cambridge Police report:

Still lots of people without power

adamg — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 10:18:20 +0000

At 6 a.m., MEMA reported 306,000 customers across the state without power. NStar was reporting about 78,000 powerless customers, including about 1,700 in Boston - down from nearly 150,000 Monday evening.

5:30 p.m. outage report: Six figures

adamg — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 21:33:03 +0000

NStar reports 146,628 customers without power, including 6,780 in Boston.

3:30 p.m. outage report

adamg — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 19:33:25 +0000

NStar reports 68,417 customers without service, 5,563 in Boston.

2:30 p.m. outage report: Outages pile up in Boston as trees come crashing down

adamg — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 18:32:16 +0000

NStar now reports 39,055 customers without power, including 4,882 in Boston, where trees are coming down and transformers exploding across the city. We've heard of outages in Ashmont, Roslindale, West Roxbury and East Boston so far.

1:30 p.m. outage report

adamg — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 17:34:09 +0000

NStar reports 23,047 customers without power - including 378 in Boston and 1,046 in Cambridge.

11:30 a.m. outage report

adamg — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 15:32:12 +0000

NStar reports 4,852 customers without power - 175 in Boston and 460 in Cambridge.

First Sandy-related power outage?

adamg — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 02:22:04 +0000

A power line came down on Powell Street in West Roxbury, off Spring, around 10 p.m., knocking out power in the area of Spring and Baker, as far south as the Deutsches Altenheim.

The NStar outage map is beginning to light up, although all of the outages so far are small (exactly one customer in Newton).