Three dead in Dominion power plant accident
SALEM HARBOR, MASSACHUSETTS - A steam pipe rupture at Dominion Resources Inc's Salem Harbor power plant in Massachusetts killed three workers, the company said.
The accident occurred, while the three employees were working near a boiler when the tube ruptured, blowing steam onto them 20 feet below.
Dominion said it shut down all four units at the Salem Harbor plant to conduct a safety review.
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We Energies says it needs to collect an additional $26.5 million next year, an increase of about 3.4%.
For residential customers, that would translate to about 73 cents more per month, or an increase of about 0.7%. Commercial and industrial customers would see an increase of 1% to 1.5%, according to documents filed with the Public Service Commission.
If approved, it would be the second rate increase in as many years for about 1.1 million We Energies customers, who saw a…
