Rolling blackouts and temporary power outages experienced across the Island last weekend were caused by an undersea cable failure, according to Eversource.
Eversource
July 22, 2021
Noah Asimow
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.
August 9, 2021
Eversource is set to begin making repairs this week on the submarine cable to Martha’s Vineyard that failed last month.
2025
April 29, 2025
As energy use on the Island continues to rise, Eversource has made strides in installing two 5-plus mile long electric transmission cables in the seabed between the Vineyard and Falmouth.
2024
October 30, 2024
Eversource has proposed two new projects that the company said will help meet growing energy demands on the Island and reduce carbon emissions.
June 26, 2024
Eversource reported power lines down on County Road at about 8 p.m., causing about 2,400 customers to lose electricity.
June 18, 2024
Eversource earlier this month received the green light to beef up its electrical infrastructure on Cape Cod, making it easier for Island solar projects to tie into the grid.
April 18, 2024
Since 2022, Eversource has been telling customers on the Vineyard that the utility company cannot take on any solar projects larger than 15 kilowatts — and in some instances 25 kilowatts — while it plans to beef up a Falmouth substation that services the Island.
2023
September 27, 2023
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.
