electricity

New Yorkers have been moving south for years, escaping taxes and cold weather. But now, a relocation website suggests that the Empire State may have t...

Several trees were reported blown down by high winds throughout Cattaraugus County late Thursday and Friday morning, but widespread power outages were...

OLEAN — The city’s third solar farm was celebrated with a ribbon cutting Wednesday morning at Homeridae, a 17-acre former brownfield between Homer Str...

OLEAN — A stark shift in weather saw temperatures fall and high winds strike the region overnight, causing sporadic power outages and several accident...

July 18, 2017 — Alle-Catt Wind Farm holds open house at Freedom Highway Department Barn in Sandusky to explain its proposed 117-turbine wind farm to a...

DEAR HARRIETTE: We had a power outage in our building, so the electric company guy made the rounds to all of our apartments. One of my neighbors opene...

OLEAN — An electrical panel at a West Henley Street home caught fire Thursday evening but turned itself off by the time the Olean Fire Department arri...

High wind warnings were issued by the National Weather Service in Buffalo this afternoon for Cattaraugus and Allegany Counties. The warning for Cattar...

High wind warnings were issued by the National Weather Service in Buffalo this afternoon for Cattaraugus and Allegany Counties. The warning for Cattar...

Perhaps you jumpstart the holidays by putting your tree up before Thanksgiving. Or maybe you’re more traditional and prefer to wait until closer to Ch...

Electronic devices are a common part of today’s world, and each one of them — from cellular phones to tablets — require batteries to function. The bat...

As a mechanical engineer with 15 years experience in wind energy, I oppose installation of industrial wind power in Western New York, specifically the...

OLEAN — Work is underway on Olean’s third solar farm, Homeridae, a 17-acre former brownfield site between Homer Street and Interstate 86. It is design...

OLEAN — Enroute to an emergency call in Hinsdale after lightning struck a house, a Westons Mills Volunteer Fire Department tanker truck took out multi...

OLEAN — Most of the region had power restored Thursday following the strong winds and snow that hit the area the day before. Press releases issued Thu...

OLEAN — High winds and light snowfall slammed into the Southern Tier Wednesday, with thousands losing power and slick roadways reported. The National ...

SALAMANCA — Since about midnight Friday, the city of Salamanca, as well as much of Western New York, was without electricity. The snowstorm that swept...

OLEAN —Olean Mayor Bill Aiello said the city was lucky to escape some of the worst effects wrought by a Thursday night storm that has caused power out...