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Quonset offshore wind company to add 6 vessels to its fleet

NORTH KINGSTOWN – A Quonset company that services offshore wind projects is beefing up its fleet ahead of the slew of upcoming wind arrays...

Maine Supreme Judicial Court breathes new life into power project

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) – Maine's highest court on Tuesday breathed new life into a $1 billion transmission line that aims to serve as conduit...

R.I. gas prices drop below $4 for first time since February

PROVIDENCE – The average price of self-serve, regular unleaded gasoline in Rhode Island dropped to $3.95 per gallon, 13 cents less than last week...

Drought disaster declared in R.I.; farmers eligible for federal aid

PROVIDENCE – Federal aid is now available for Rhode Island farmers after the U.S. Department of Agriculture declared a drought disaster across the entire...

Gas prices drop in R.I., Mass. still remain above national average

PROVIDENCE – The average price of self-serve, regular unleaded gasoline in Rhode Island dropped to $4.08 per gallon, 11 cents less than last week...

Gulf of Mexico is the place for offshore turbines

With the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act, which contains $370 billion for climate and energy programs, policy experts are forecasting a big expansion...

Half-brothers use passion for renewable energy to launch solar startup

For a company that makes its money from homeowners buying solar panels, Evergreen Solar Inc. has a seemingly contradictory philosophy. “We don’t sell solar,”...

RIPTA unveils first electric bus fleet

PROVIDENCE – Plans to electrify the state’s public transit system are speeding up, with state and federal officials unveiling the first electric bus fleet...

Northeastern farmers face new challenges with severe drought 

PROVIDENCE (AP) – Vermont farmer Brian Kemp is used to seeing the pastures at Mountain Meadows Farm grow slower in the hot, late summer,...

Opening of R.I.’s first utility-scale battery storage system celebrated

BURRILLVILLE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee along with the Pascoag Utility District and the R.I. Office of Energy Resources celebrated the opening of Rhode...
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