OER renews initiative to use brownfield sites for solar energy projects
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Office of Energy Resources is renewing an initiative to encourage solar projects located on brownfields, the office announced April 27.
OER...
AAA: R.I. gas prices dip under $2 per gallon
PROVIDENCE – The average price of self-serve, regular unleaded gasoline in Rhode Island declined 6 cents week to week to $1.95 per gallon, 18...
DEM awards $4.7M for wastewater-infrastructure projects
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Environmental Management has awarded $4.7 million in matching grants to 15 municipalities for wastewater-treatment-facility resiliency projects.
The grants announced...
Council members ask Providence mayor to reopen public parks
PROVIDENCE – When is a park a respite for mental health and when is it a potential problem in attracting crowds in a pandemic?...
R.I. gas prices dip 2 cents this week
PROVIDENCE – The average price of self-serve, regular unleaded gasoline declined 2 cents week to week to $2.01 per gallon, 20 cents higher than...
Judge OKs referendum on Maine hydropower corridor; appeal is expected
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) – An attempt to thwart a statewide vote on Central Maine Power’s proposed $1 billion hydropower transmission corridor was rejected Monday...
Gas prices in R.I. decline 5 cents this week
PROVIDENCE – The average price of self-serve, regular unleaded gasoline in Rhode Island was $2.03 per gallon as of Monday, a 5-cent decline from...
R.I. gas prices decline 9 cents from last week
PROVIDENCE – The average price of self-serve, regular gas in Rhode Island declined 9 cents from one week prior to $2.08 per gallon, 16...
COVID-19 will slow shift to renewable energy
The renewable energy industry, which until recently was projected to enjoy rapid growth, has run into stiff headwinds as a result of three era-defining...
R.I. regulators OK plan to buy power from Conn. solar project
WARWICK (AP) – A contract with all three Rhode Island electric utilities to purchase power from a Connecticut solar project has received state regulatory...
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