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AAA: R.I. gas prices rise 1¢ to $3.079

PROVIDENCE – “Average gasoline prices in Rhode Island have barely moved over the last month, and today are up just a penny over last...
A WAVE-ENERGY deal with Oceanlinx Ltd. is one of several proposals Gov. Donald L. Carcieri has made contingent on the establishment of an R.I. Power Authority. Above, the firm tests its innovative design  at an installation off the coast of Australia. /

R.I. power plan is in flux

Democratic leaders in the state Senate plan to sponsor a new version of a bill early next year that would create a quasi-independent power...

National Grid in midst of upgrade in South County

After two years of extensive licensing and permitting hurdles, National Grid’s $25 million infrastructure-improvement project for southern Rhode Island is finally under way. A burgeoning...

Portsmouth moves on wind energy

Gov. Donald L. Carcieri wants 15 percent of the state’s power to be supplied by wind within five years as part of his total...

GE to provide 333 turbines in N.Y., Texas

General Electric Co. received a contract valued at about $650 million to provide 333 wind turbines to Noble Environmental Power for new projects and...

Trash-to-energy plan is not all <br> positive news for environment

To the Editor: Proponents of waste-to-energy technology across New England would have you believe that the laws of physics don’t apply to them. ...
FUEL OIL PRICES rose 11.8% nationwide last month, the BLS found. Local dealers also are reeling, with record wholesale prices forcing some to max out their lines of credit. Making a delivery last month, above, is David Silvia of Bristol-based Sunshine Oil. /

CPI rises 0.8%, boosted by energy prices

WASHINGTON – Consumer prices rose faster than expected last month as energy prices surged to record levels, according to a report today from the...
NATIONWIDE, the self-service price  fell 6 cents to $3.009 per gallon for unleaded regular gasoline, AAA said. Above, a gas nozzle is silhouetted against the sky as a vehicle is fueled at Prena Food Mart in Torrance, Calif. /

AAA: R.I. gas prices fall 1¢

PROVIDENCE – After three weeks at the same average price, gasoline prices in Rhode Island fell a penny over the past week, according to...
GARBAGE at the state Central Landfill in Johnston, above, would be used to generate electricity at a gasification plant, under the Jefferson Renewable Energy proposal. /

Firm looks to use trash for energy

A company that hopes to build a controversial power plant that would convert garbage at the state-owned landfill in Johnston into enough energy to...
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