Rhode Island appliance rebate program could run dry soon, state official...
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s appliance rebate program that relaunched Wednesday could run out of money by Monday, predicted the state official in charge of...
!["THE WHOLE purpose [of the Green Buildings Acts] is to be a little bit more flexible," said Robinson Green Beretta Corp. architect Steven Hughes. /](https://assets.pbn.com/uploads/2010/07/1279746711_e347-150x150.jpg "Five Questions With: Steven Hughes")
Five Questions With: Steven Hughes
The R.I. Building Code Commission last week released draft rules to implement the Green Buildings Act passed by the General Assembly last year. The...
Fairhaven property owner fined $38K for wetlands violations, told to restore...
FAIRHAVEN – The Massachusetts attorney general announced last week a $38,000 settlement with a Fairhaven man who allegedly filled in wetlands and clear-cut vegetation.
Attorney...
Stimulus money funds $4.7M in grants for renewable energy projects in...
PROVIDENCE – The state has conditionally awarded $4.7 million in federal stimulus money to businesses, community groups and local governments for 25 non-utility-scale renewable...
PUC allows Deepwater hearing to go forward, but reserves right to...
WARWICK – The R.I. Public Utilities Commission made no decision Wednesday whether to stop hearings on a proposed offshore wind farm. Instead, the commission...
Slater Fund invests $250K in Alektrona, local energy management startup
PROVIDENCE – Local startup Alektrona was awarded $250,000 in seed-stage funding from the Slater Technology Fund on Wednesday, bringing total first-round funding to $510,000...
State offers second chance to upgrade appliances through stimulus act program
PROVIDENCE – Looking to buy a new energy-efficient appliance? Rhode Island may just give you money.
The state announced Wednesday morning that it would re-launch...
EDC consultant says Deepwater Wind farms could generate $1B in activity
PROVIDENCE – A wind farm off the coast of Block Island would generate $107 million in economic impact while a second, larger farm would...
Gas prices reach equilibrium in R.I.
PROVIDENCE – The price of gasoline in the Ocean State has remained stable over the past six weeks, according to AAA Southern New England....
Deepwater Wind OK with SAMP delay
PROVIDENCE – A decision by the R.I. Coastal Resources Management Council to extend a planning process for the ocean will not impact the advancement...
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