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R.I. Public Utilities Commission to decide on net-metering amendment

PROVIDENCE – A nuanced deliberation between Rhode Island Energy and the R.I. Public Utilities Commission could have implications for owners of residential and commercial...

Report: R.I. second-most environmentally friendly state

PROVIDENCE – Low energy and water usage propelled Rhode Island to second place in a State Sustainability Index recently compiled by Forbes Home. Rhode Island...

SouthCoast Wind developer to pay $60.4M to break contracts with Mass....

Breaking a contract comes at a price. In the case of the Massachusetts offshore wind developer reneging on its power purchase agreements with utility companies,...

Revolution Wind project gains federal approval

PROVIDENCE – The proposed Revolution Wind project has received a key environmental approval from the U.S. government, marking a significant step forward in the...

SouthCoast petitions R.I. Supreme Court to intervene on offshore project 

PROVIDENCE – The company behind a Massachusetts offshore wind project requesting approval to run a cable across Rhode Island is petitioning the R.I. Supreme...

Tesla plans regional hub at Mashapaug Commons Plaza

PROVIDENCE – Tesla Inc. is planning to establish a regional hub at the Mashapaug Commons Plaza in the Reservoir Triangle neighborhood in the city’s...
ECONOMIC HEADWINDS have created hurdles in the offshore wind industry and were cited in Rhode Island Energy's rejection of a power-purchase agreement for the proposed 884-megawatt Revolution Wind 2 wind farm. COURTESY UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND

Is R.I. Energy’s offshore wind decision a bad sign for the...

Now that Rhode Island Energy has rejected the only bid received to bring 600 to 1,000 megawatts of offshore wind to the Ocean State,...
THE R.I. OFFICE of Energy Resources is expected to use $6.6 million in federal grants to address resiliency threat to the state electric grid.

R.I. receiving $6.6M in federal funding for resiliency of electric grid

PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Office of Energy Resources will be receiving a total of $6.6 million in federal funding, according to Gov. Daniel J....

Rhode Island Energy denies Revolution Wind 2 bid

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island Energy on Tuesday said it will not enter into a power-purchase agreement for Revolution Wind 2: a joint proposal from...

BOEM completes environmental analysis of offshore Revolution Wind project

PROVIDENCE – The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management announced Monday that it had completed its environmental analysis of the proposed Revolution Wind Farm...
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