Tag: Christopher Kearns
RIDOT becomes first R.I. agency to reach full LED compliance
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Transportation has become the first state agency to reach 100% reliance on improved energy efficient LED lighting, the...
State launches $250,000 e-bike rebate program
EAST PROVIDENCE – Come Oct. 24, the state will open up a new electric bicycle rebate program, offering residents reimbursements for purchasing e-bikes in...
Christopher Kearns named interim state energy commissioner
PROVIDENCE – The second-in-command at the state energy office will take on the top leadership role, at least temporarily.
Gov. Daniel J. McKee on Tuesday...
Residential solar market heats up while siting debates cloud commercial projects
PROVIDENCE – The phone hasn’t stopped ringing lately at Evergreen Solar Inc.’s Pawtucket office.
And Brian Fabiano, co-president, doesn't expect it to quiet down anytime...
Developers push back on proposed cuts to National Grid renewable energy...
PROVIDENCE – A proposed price cut to what National Grid Rhode Island will pay for energy produced by commercial solar projects has drawn ire...
Warwick business park owner plans 4MW parking lot solar array
WARWICK – The owner of a large industrial business park near T.F. Green Airport is moving forward with plans to build a sprawling, solar...
Report: R.I. could power 1.5M homes with solar arrays on developed...
PROVIDENCE – As the state forges ahead with ambitious renewable-energy goals, solar arrays on already-developed land such as brownfields and parking lots could play...
Two R.I. parking lot solar arrays approved in National Grid’s first-round...
WARWICK – Two solar developers with plans to build ground-mounted canopies over parking lots will be the first to benefit from a new state...
POWERING UP: Offshore wind sector gains momentum despite pandemic
Stark white walls, blank computer screens and empty desk chairs weren’t what the executives at Denmark-based wind-energy firm Orsted had in mind when they...
Solar flare-up: Solar farms facing backlash across Ocean State
(Editor’s note: This is the first of a two-part series on the challenges and opportunities of solar- and wind-farm development in Rhode Island and...
