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When National Grid came looking for a $100 million gas-rate increase recently, investigators for Attorney General Martha Coakley found National Grid was trying to get its gas customers to pay for much more.

In a split decision that conveyed the deep questions raised by some, the state Public Utilities Commission approved a contract Wednesday that opens the door for building a wind farm of up to eight turbines in state waters off Block Island.

Plans to build the first offshore wind farm in Rhode Island have suffered a setback after the developer failed to reach an agreement to sell electricity to the state’s largest electric utility.

RI Public Utilities Commission and RI Division of Public Utilities and Carriers spend $464,000 of rate payer money to hire out legal and consultative services that their internal staff are hired to deliver.

Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS - News) slashed its commodity price forecasts on Friday, citing a collapse in global economic growth and demand because of the credit crisis.

National Grid is suing 34 Rhode Island cities and towns, accusing some of inflating the assessments on its gas lines and, as a result, overcharging the company on its tax bills.

Oil producers cannot pump more without demand for extra supply, and at the moment that demand does not exist, OPEC President Chakib Khelil said on Monday.

With recession bearing down on the U.S. economy, the Federal Reserve's attempt to avert disaster may be creating another asset bubble in gold, oil and other commodities -- at least in the short run.

Seeking to become the greenest city in the country, Cambridge today will launch a sweeping $70 million energy efficiency program to conserve energy in virtually every building within city boundaries, reducing emissions that contribute to global warming.

An overview of how National Grid formulates capacity tags for its customers...