Tag: Chris Kearns
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...
While delays have hampered offshore wind, land-based turbines loom large in...
(Editor’s note: This is the second in a two-part series on the challenges and opportunities of solar- and wind-farm development in Rhode Island and...
Mixed signals on solar expansion
The solar industry has a firm foothold in Rhode Island, but a consequential issue is arising – how to best manage the industry’s growth.
For...