Tag: Electricity
Lombardi named president of Green Oceans
LITTLE COMPTON – Michael Lombardi, an underwater diving scientist, technologist and contractor, has been named president of Green Oceans, the nonprofit organization announced Monday.
Lombardi, a...
Offshore wind farms take shape along R.’I.s coast, even as Trump...
OFF THE COAST OF RHODE ISLAND (AP) – Offshore wind turbines roughly three times the height of the Statue of Liberty were spinning far...
As Smithfield moves to ban data centers, lawmakers debate how to...
There’s no concrete proposal yet for a data center in Smithfield.
But there is a ghost town.
A 2010 inventory of Smithfield’s historic sites described a settlement known...
Regulate all new R.I. data centers
Some lawmakers want the state to get a piece of the billions of dollars proposed nationwide to develop large data centers to support artificial...
Report: Average R.I. monthly utility costs are highest in New England
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island has the most expensive monthly utility costs in New England with residents paying an average of $579 a month, according...
R.I., Conn. AGs lawsuit over Revolution Wind project moved to D.C.
The Trump administration lost its initial attempt to block construction on the Revolution Wind project, but scored a minor victory Thursday.
A federal judge in Rhode Island granted its request to move a...
Rhode Island Energy drops winter bill discount plan amid scrutiny from...
Facing scrutiny and potential rejection over proposed winter energy bill credits, Rhode Island Energy has pulled the plug on its $149 million discount plan,...
Big dreams for offshore wind now more distant than ever
In 2007, then-Gov. Donald L. Carcieri touted a state-commissioned study that suggested wind power could generate a whopping 75% of Rhode Island’s electricity needs,...
Neronha leads effort to reverse cuts to Department of Health and...
PROVIDENCE – R.I. Attorney General Peter F. Neronha joined a pair of lawsuits Monday challenging recent moves by the Trump administration.
Neronha announced he is...
General Assembly bill would limit utility company profits
PROVIDENCE – Legislation introduced by Rep. Megan L. Cotter, D-Exeter, would place a limit in state law on the profit margin that can be...
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