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RHODE ISLAND is making $31 million available for a rebate program aimed to help install energy saving improvements in households of low and middle incomes across the state. / PBN FILE PHOTO/CASSIUS SHUMAN

R.I. offering $31M in energy-efficiency rebates for home electrification, appliances

Energy 09/18/2024

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island has launched a $31 million home electrification and appliance rebates program aimed to help install energy-saving improvements in homes of...

R.I., Mass. gas prices drop closer to $3 per gallon as...

Energy 09/16/2024

PROVIDENCE – The average weekly price of self-serve, regular unleaded gasoline in Rhode Island dropped 8 cents to $3.06 per gallon this week. That...

R.I., Mass. gas prices fall again with seasonal shift

Energy 09/09/2024

PROVIDENCE – The average weekly price of self-serve, regular unleaded gasoline in Rhode Island dropped 8 cents to $3.14 per gallon this week. That...

RHODE ISLAND and Massachusetts have selected 2,878 megawatts of offshore wind in the first coordinated procurement of its kind. / COURTESY DEEPWATER WIND LLC

R.I., Mass. select procurement of 2,878 megawatts of offshore wind power

Energy 09/06/2024

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island and Massachusetts have agreed to a coordinated procurement of 2,878 megawatts of offshore wind power from three yet-to-be-operating wind farms...

THE RECENT FAILURE of an offshore wind turbine built by Vineyard Wind LLC has caused some public opinion to be critical of the industry. /AP FILE PHOTO / DAVID GOLDMAN

Biggest problem facing offshore wind energy isn’t broken blades. It’s public...

Energy 09/05/2024

Jim Boyd’s heart sank the first time he saw the now-infamous image of a fractured wind turbine blade dangling above the Atlantic Ocean. Not because...

R.I., Mass. gas prices keep dropping

Energy 09/03/2024

PROVIDENCE – The average weekly price of self-serve, regular unleaded gasoline in Rhode Island dropped 6 cents to $3.22 per gallon this week. That...

First turbine successfully installed at Revolution Wind

Energy 09/03/2024

PROVIDENCE – Revolution Wind has reached a historic milestone with the successful installation of the project’s first offshore wind turbine, Orsted A/S announced on...

ØRSTED A/S WIND company announced Thursday it’s moving its U.S. co-headquarters from Exchange Terrace location to a larger, 17,470-square foot location at 500 Exchange St. to open new U.S. Engineering, Procurement, and Construction Hub. /COURTESY ØRSTED A/S

Orsted to expand Providence HQ to include engineering, procurement, construction hub

Energy 08/29/2024

PROVIDENCE – Orsted A/S is expanding its presence in Rhode Island. The Danish offshore wind company announced Thursday that it’s moving its U.S. co-headquarters from...

RIDOT gets $15M federal grant for 206 new EV charging stations

Energy 08/26/2024

PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Transportation has been awarded $15 million in federal funding to install 206 electric vehicle charging stations across the...