Eversource

GBH reports the state's natural-gas providers have agreed to reduce their March and April bills by 5% to help consumers hit with the shock of enormous increases. But don't worry, fans of corporate profits, the companies will recoup the money through extra charges on bills between May and October, GBH reports.

The Supreme Judicial Court ruled today a state energy board properly approved Eversource's plans for a substation on Condor Street in East Boston. Read more.

The power failed for more than 1,000 homes and businesses between Belgrade Avenue, West Roxbury Parkway and Washington Street around 5:40 p.m., Eversource reports. Read more

Power's out in Roslindale in the area where Washington, Beech and Walworth streets conmingle in one of those three-way Boston intersections that are hard to navigate even when the traffic lights are working, given how many people run the lights, let alone now, when they're out and one resident reports "drivers are beeping" in an attempt to get through the mess.

Eversource reports a total of 385 residences and businesses are without power and estimates a 1 p.m. restoration time.

The state Energy Facilities Siting Board recently approved plans by Eversource to build a large new underground substation in Kendall Square and 8.5 miles of new high-voltage lines connecting it to other Eversource substations in Brighton and Somerville to deal with growing demand from new construction and electric vehicles - and Vicinity Energy's plans to convert its Kendall Square steam-generating boilers to electric power. Read more.

A Hyde Park homeowner and a Cambridge resident last week filed what they hope will be a class-action suit against Eversource for what they charge is constant false advertising and marketing about the supposed environmental and health benefits of natural gas, claims they say are belied by recent scientific studies and even the company's own statements, even if buried away in footnotes in documents most people will never read. Read more.

Eversource reports some 890 residences and businesses in Hyde Square lost power around 11:15 p.m, Wednesday, and are not expected to get it back until 5 a.m.

It's the first major blackout in JP since Jan. 18.

Update, 10:50 a.m. Eversource says it's restored almost all the power, except to 10 customers.

Around 9 p.m., the lights began blinking out in Jamaica Plain. As of 9:35, Eversource is reporting 4,438 homes and businesses in Boston without power, most of them in JP, and most of those clustered in the area between Jamaica Pond, the Arboretum and Franklin Park, about as far north as Parley Avenue and Green Street. Read more.

Update 11 p.m.: The number of businesses and homes without power is up to 7,959.

Eversource reports a series of power outages from just north of Franklin Park up to Boston Medical Center and areas near Tremont and Dartmouth street to the turnpike. Some 204 business and homes were blacked out as of 10:05 p.m. - as well as traffic and street lights.