National Grid

National Grid issued an urgent request to cut back on natural gas usage, citing interstate pipeline equipment problems caused by frigid weather and heavy holiday demand.

Around 100 families received food, which included either a turkey, ham or chicken with potatoes and vegetables, as well as a box mix to make a dessert. The food was distributed by volunteer National Grid employees.

The workshop will help low-income PSEG Long Island and National Grid customers eliminate their utility debt. It begins at 5:30 p.m. at the First Baptist Church in Riverhead.

The North Fork Spanish Apostolate partnered with National Grid and Northwell Health on Thursday to give food and flu shots to needy families ahead of the holiday season.

The town board last week approved the community benefits agreement with L.I. Solar, a joint venture of NextEra Energy Resources and National Grid.

The 6.9-percent delivery rate increase means a 'typical residential heating customer' on Long Island would see a $7.14 monthly increase in their bill, National Grid says in its filing with the NYS Public Service Commission.

The shared community loop system will use the heat stored 250 feet below the Earth's surface to heat 10 homes in the Riverhead senior community. In the summer, the system with withdraw heat from the homes and discharge it into the Earth, cooling the homes.