Mass. soliciting energy proposals for ARRA funds
BOSTON – The Mass. Department of Energy Resources is inviting proposals for $15 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funding for projects...
Clunkers sequel: Funds for fridges?
First there was Cash for Clunkers. Now there will be, uh, funds for fridges.
Rhode Island is set to receive a share of a $300...
Standard offer options may bring down energy costs
The current transitional Standard Offer Service (SOS), the default electricity offering from National Grid in Rhode Island, expires on Dec. 31. Businesses and institutional...
Time for governor to decide on energy post
It’s been nearly two months since Andrew Dzykewicz resigned as commissioner of the R.I. Office of Energy Resources. Not only hasn’t a replacement been...
Forbes: R.I. ‘the worst state for business’
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island has come in dead last on Forbes magazine’s annual list of the best business climates in the country, news that...
In R.I., Obama advisers talk ocean policy
PROVIDENCE – A fisherman, a ferry captain, an associate professor at Brown University and about 250 others gathered at the R.I. Convention Center on...
URI fishing research institute gets $6.5M
NARRAGANSETT – The University of Rhode Island’s Commercial Fisheries Research Foundation will receive $6.5 million in federal grants to research challenges facing the local...
Brown professor finds water on the moon
PROVIDENCE – In a surprise discovery that is already shaking up the field of lunar studies, a Brown University professor revealed Thursday that she...
Deepwater: B.I. turbine plan unchanged
NEW SHOREHAM – Deepwater Wind LLC officials said Wednesday that they continue to plan for a maximum of eight turbines off the coast of...
EDC grants $1.2M for renewable energy
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Economic Development Corporation (EDC) announced Tuesday that it has granted $1.2 million from the R.I. Renewable Energy Fund to eight...













