Natural Resources

GAS PRICES IN RHODE ISLAND and Massachsuetts remain unchanged this week. / BLOOMBERG NEWS FILE PHOTO/AKOS STILLER

R.I. and Mass. gas prices remain unchanged this week

Natural Resources 09/04/2018

PROVIDENCE – The average price of self-serve, regular unleaded gas in Rhode Island remained $2.86 per gallon this week, 3 cents above the national...

ELECTRIC RATES ARE set to go up for Rhode Island small businesses beginning in October. / BLOOMBERG FILE PHOTO/DANIEL ACKER

Electricity rates to go up for small businesses

Natural Resources 08/28/2018

WARWICK – Homes and most small businesses in Rhode Island will see their electricity rate jump nearly 30 percent from October through March, according...

WINTER ALL YEAR LONG: State utility regulators approved a request by National Grid to raise electric rates again this winter, but will spread out the increases over a one-year period to lessen the monthly impact on ratepayers' bills. / PBN FILE PHOTO/ELI SHERMAN

Regulators approve winter electricity rate increases with more to follow

Natural Resources 08/27/2018

WARWICK – State utility regulators voted Monday to approve higher winter electricity rates, beginning in October, but this time the increases are planned to...

REGULAR GAS prices in Rhode Island declined 2 cents this week to average $2.86 per gallon, 3 cents above the national average. / BLOOMBERG NEWS FILE PHOTO/AKOS STILLER

R.I. gas prices fall 2 cents, Mass. gas gains 2 cents...

Natural Resources 08/27/2018

PROVIDENCE – The average price of self-serve, regular unleaded gasoline in Rhode Island declined 2 cents this week to $2.86 per gallon, 3 cents...

STATE REGULATORS have approved new electric and natural gas utility rates for National Grid, Rhode Island's largest utility company. / BLOOMBERG NEWS FILE PHOTO/DANIEL ACKER

State regulators approve distribution rate changes for National Grid

Natural Resources 08/24/2018

WARWICK – Rhode Island homes and businesses will see a mix of increases and decreases in their electric and natural gas bills over the...

WHILE IT IS THE ONLY CURRENTLY operating wind energy facility in the United States, the Block Island Wind Farm is just the first of many, according to the latest U.S. Department of Energy report. / BLOOMBERG NEWS FILE PHOTO/ERIC THAYER

Federal reports: Wind energy market gains momentum

Natural Resources 08/23/2018

PROVIDENCE – When it comes to clean energy, the answer is increasingly blowing in the wind – and Rhode Island is playing its part...

SHINING EXAMPLE: Workers install solar panels at East Providence Forbes Street project, due for completion in 2017. / PBN FILE PHOTO/BRIAN MCDONALD

R.I. company plans to create 500 jobs for solar panel projects

Natural Resources 08/21/2018

NORTH KINGSTOWN – A North Kingstown company developing clean energy projects plans to create roughly 500 jobs, with hiring starting next year, for two...

THE AVERAGE PRICE of sel-serve, unleaded regular gasoline in Rhode Island remained unchanged at $2.88 per gallon this week. / BLOOMBERG NEWS FILE PHOTO/LUKE SHARRETT

R.I. gas prices hold, Mass. gas prices fall 1 cent

Natural Resources 08/20/2018

PROVIDENCE – Prices for regular unleaded gasoline in Rhode Island remained at $2.88 per gallon this week, according to AAA Northeast, 5 cents below...

Researchers conducting seafloor survey for proposed offshore wind projects

Natural Resources 08/17/2018

NORTH KINGSTOWN – A multimillion-dollar ocean-floor survey is being conducted off the Rhode Island coast in preparation for the South Fork Wind Farm and...