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SOUTHERN SKY RENEWABLE ENERGY RHODE ISLAND has been sued by Southern Sky Renewable Energy in federal court. From left, North Providence Chief of Staff Richard Fossa; North Providence Town Council President Dino Autiello; Senate President Dominick J. Ruggerio; Gov. Gina M. Raimondo; North Providence Mayor Charles Lombardi; Southern Sky President Ralph A. Palumbo and Southern Sky Vice President Lindsay McGovern in front of a Southern Sky Renewable Energy Rhode Island solar array in North Providence in October. / COURTESY SOUTHERN SKY RENEWABLE ENERGY RHODE ISLAND

Former Mass. partners sue R.I. solar developer Southern Sky

PROVIDENCE – A lawsuit has been filed in U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island against Southern Sky Renewable Energy Rhode Island...
A FRESH BREEZE: With state approval of the power-purchase agreement for the Revolution Wind project, Rhode Island is one step closer to having a utility-scale wind farm to go along with the Block Island Wind Farm pictured above.
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The future of energy starts now off Rhode Island’s shores

Nearly 11 years after Gov. Donald L. Carcieri and his administration chose Deepwater Wind to be the developer of Rhode Island’s first large-scale offshore...
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Five Questions With Rainer Lohmann

Rainer Lohmann | Professor, University of Rhode Island Graduate School of Oceanography 1. In 2017 you were picked to direct a national Superfund research...

Rhode Island approves state’s first major offshore wind energy contract


PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Public Utilities Commission on May 28 unanimously approved a 20-year “power purchase” agreement between National Grid Rhode Island and DWW...
NATIONAL GRID has agreed to rebate $7.9 million to ratepayers as the result of a settlement with the state over over-collections that occurred after the 2017 corporate tax rate cut. / COURTESY NATIONAL GRID

National Grid signs settlement to return $7.9M to ratepayers related to...

PROVIDENCE – National Grid Rhode Island signed a settlement to reimburse ratepayers $7.9 million related to rate overcollection following federal corporate tax rate cuts...
STATE OFFICIALS are scheduled to take a final vote in June on Invenergy Thermal Development LLC's proposed 1,080-megawatt power plant in Burrillville . / COURTESY INVENERGY LLC

Final decision on proposed Burrillville power plant set for June

WARWICK – A decision that’s been several years in the making is finally scheduled to happen in June. The state Energy Facility Siting Board is...

Rhode Island approves state’s first major offshore wind energy contract

PROVIDENCE – State regulators Tuesday approved what was described as a historically significant agreement in the movement away from fossil fuels, clearing the way...
GAS PRICES in Rhode Island and Massachusetts declined 2 cents this week. / BLOOMBERG FILE PHOTO/AKOS STILLER

Gas prices decline 2 cents in R.I., Mass. this week

PROVIDENCE – The average price of self-serve, regular unleaded gasoline in Rhode Island declined 2 cents this week to $2.84 per gallon, 2 cents...
RHODE ISLAND will receive $200,000 to help monitor water quality at local beaches and to notify residents when bacteria levels are too high for safe swimming. / COURTESY ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

R.I. to receive $200K for beach water monitoring from EPA

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island will receive $200,000 from the Environmental Protection Agency to develop and implement monitoring and notification programs for water quality at...

R.I. beach passes for sale online for the first time

PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Environmental Management announced its “Beach More, Wait Less” campaign, in which beachgoers can buy season passes online or...
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