Tag: Block Island Wind Farm
R.I. falling behind clean-energy goals report finds, state officials disagree
PROVIDENCE – With its wind and solar projects, Rhode Island is known for doing its part in the march toward so-called “clean” energy production....
Offshore wind farms are producing hundreds of jobs in R.I.
Rhode Island, looking to leverage the vast coastline after which it draws its nickname, jumped on the offshore wind farm bandwagon early on and...
Deepwater Wind says it can coexist with commercial fishermen
PROVIDENCE - Saying it wants to be “a good neighbor” to commercial fishermen, Deepwater Wind – the company with wind energy turbines off Rhode...
Raimondo sets new energy goal for end of summer
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Gina M. Raimondo announced Monday that she has directed her energy team to collaborate with state utilities to issue a Request For...
R.I. leads nation in offshore, distributed wind in 2016
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rhode Island led the nation in offshore and distributed wind in 2016, according to three wind-market reports released Aug. 8 by...
B.I. electrical system transfers to Deepwater’s Block Island Wind Farm
BLOCK ISLAND – In the pre-dawn hours on Monday, Block Island went dark – on purpose.
The Block Island Power Co. shut down its diesel-generating...