THE RHODE ISLAND Energy Facility Siting Board’s unanimous vote on Wednesday allows transmission line owner Narragansett Electric Co., a subsidiary of Rhode Island Energy, to immediately begin replacing 9 miles of power lines and substations. / ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE PHOTO / JOHN ANTCZAK
State energy regulators swiftly gave their stamp of approval to a nearly $60 million worth of upgrades to Rhode Island power lines. The Rhode Island Energy Facility Siting Board’s unanimous vote on Wednesday allows transmission line owner Narragansett Electric Co., a subsidiary of Rhode Island Energy, to immediately begin replacing 9 miles of power lines…