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ISO New England secures generation surplus for region’s electricity needs
PROVIDENCE – Regional regulators are confident New Englanders should be able to keep the lights on in 2021-2022 after a forward-looking auction last week...
Power plant debate gets personal
In 2015, the proposal to build a new, gas-fired power plant in Burrillville was announced with budding optimism amid rising energy prices.
Despite concerns raised...
Hearing on possible suspension of Burrillville power plant canceled
PROVIDENCE – State regulators have canceled an upcoming hearing on whether to suspend Invenergy Thermal Development LLC’s application to build a power plant in...
Kilmartin denounces Invenergy power plant
PROVIDENCE – Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin on Friday denounced a proposed power plant in Burrillville, saying it’s unneeded and bad for the economy...
EPA announces clean diesel award for R.I., Block Island Ferry
PROVIDENCE – The Environmental Protection Agency’s awarded Rhode Island $224,837 to reduce diesel emissions through the annual Diesel Emissions Reduction Act funding, the EPA...
EFSB postpones Burrillville power plant decision another 90 days
WARWICK – The R.I. Energy Facilities Siting Board has agreed to postpone for another 90 days the application process for the Clear River Energy...
Invenergy reaches deal with Narragansett Indian Tribe for water supply
BURRILLVILLE – Invenergy Thermal Development LLC reached deals Thursday with the Narragansett Indian Tribe and Benn Water & Heavy Transport to satisfy the company’s...
A 2001 court experiment in R.I. has paid off with speedier...
When Michael P. Fiore died powerboat racing in August 2014, his boat-building company quickly started falling apart.
Outerlimits Offshore Powerboats Ltd., based in Bristol, owed...