Brown, Draper Lab to partner on energy research
PROVIDENCE – Brown University announced last week that it will partner with nonprofit engineering group Draper Laboratory to establish the Center for Energy Research,...
Mass. hits National Grid with $8M fine
BOSTON – Massachusetts regulators have hit National Grid, the dominant utility company in both that state and Rhode Island, with an $8 million fine...
Deepwater signs $20.7M Quonset lease
NORTH KINGSTOWN – Deepwater Wind Rhode Island LLC yesterday signed a 10-year, $20.7 million agreement to lease 117 acres of land at the Quonset...
Gas prices fall after rising for 10 weeks
PROVIDENCE – Gasoline prices have fallen for the first time in 11 weeks as the cost of a gallon declined by 1 cent in...
Mass. seeks proposals for alternative energy
BOSTON – The Mass. Department of Energy Resources announced last week it is soliciting proposals from the public and private sectors for an array...
Northeast carbon emissions drop by 10%
NEW YORK – Power plants in the Northeast cut their carbon dioxide emissions by roughly 10 percent in the first three months of 2009...
Coldwell Banker fined by EPA
BOSTON – Coldwell Banker Real Estate Brokerage, a regional real estate corporation with a Rhode Island office in East Providence, has been fined $66,700...
Carcieri to sign renewable-power bill
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Donald L. Carcieri’s office said today he will sign a bill allowing National Grid to sign long-term contracts to purchase electricity...
Deepwater Wind gets N.J. offshore leases
WASHINGTON – Deepwater Wind, the company picked by the Carcieri administration to build a massive offshore wind farm in Rhode Island Sound, has been...
EDC grants $700K for renewable energy
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Economic Development Corporation has awarded $681,875 in renewable energy grants to 17 local projects – the largest amount of grants...
