Tag: Chris Kearns
State’s energy-efficiency rebate program for home electrification, appliances expanded
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island has expanded its Home Electrification and Appliance Rebates program to support moderate-income households in 11 municipalities, the R.I. Office of Energy Resources announced...
R.I. to add 102 electric vehicle charging stations in $24M statewide...
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Office of Energy Resources and R.I. Department of Transportation on Monday announced plans to install 102 new electric vehicle charging...
Hundreds of new heat pumps ready to cut emissions at Providence...
PROVIDENCE – The installation of window heat pumps inside 194 units at Carroll Tower on Smith Hill has been completed, a project that will...
R.I. Energy Office announces new $35M heat pump incentive program
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Office of Energy Resources has unveiled $35 million in incentives to encourage the installation of household heat pump systems.
Part of...
McKee unveils $180M energy relief package ahead of proposed winter rate...
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee announced a two-year, $180 million relief package on Wednesday to lower energy costs for Rhode Islanders ahead of...
R.I. awards $2.75M to 29 communities for energy efficiency
PROVIDENCE – The state has awarded $2.75 million to 29 communities for energy efficiency projects, Gov. Daniel J. McKee announced Monday.
The state's Energy Efficiency...
R.I., Mass. select procurement of 2,878 megawatts of offshore wind power
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...
Bristol property reopens as state’s largest closed-landfill solar site
BRISTOL – A once-derelict municipal property has found new life as Rhode Island's largest closed-landfill solar site.
The 90-acre Bristol Landfill Solar Project, with 6.875...
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....
State awards $59K to support green energy projects at 3 farms
PROVIDENCE – A total of $59,250 was awarded Monday from the Rhode Island Agricultural Energy Grant Program to support green energy projects at three...



















