Despite Pushback, Middle Road Pole Project Passes

The project, which aims to bolster the grid in Chilmark and Aquinnah, was significantly scaled back from Eversource’s original proposal to install 48 poles along Middle Road last year.

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Army Corps Takes Comments on Eversource Fifth Cable Plans

Eversource says it is proposing to build the new electric cable, as well as replace one of the existing ones, in order to deliver reliable and safe electricity.

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West Tisbury Opposes Power Line Herbicides

Opposition to the use of herbicides around Eversource power lines continued at a meeting of the West Tisbury select board on Wednesday night, when the board determined to send a letter opposing the practice to the state.

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Eversource to Begin Major Underwater Cable Project

The utility giant is positioned this fall to begin work on a project that will run two new 23-kilovolt power cables to Martha’s Vineyard, eliminating the need for diesel generators.

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Lights Out, Briefly

A brief power outage affected thousands of Eversource customers on the Vineyard Thursday morning before service was quickly restored.

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Early Morning Power Outage Explained

A 12-minute early morning power outage on the Vineyard was quickly resolved after the cause was located at a Falmouth substation, an Eversource spokesman said Thursday.

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Tisbury Renews Objections to Eversource Spraying

The Tisbury town administrator pressed his select board this week to take a tough stance against the ongoing practice by Eversource of spraying herbicides beneath power line rights of way.

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Eversource Set to Make Repairs to Undersea Cable, After Fault Found

Eversource is set to begin making repairs this week on the submarine cable to Martha’s Vineyard that failed last month.

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Undersea Cable Failure Highlights Stress on Vineyard Energy Grid

Eversource has canceled a long-awaited battery energy storage project planned for Martha’s Vineyard, complicating a plan to achieve ambitious green energy goals on the Vineyard.

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Eversource Brings in Backup After Cable Failure

Rolling blackouts and temporary power outages experienced across the Island last weekend were caused by an undersea cable failure, according to Eversource.

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