Tag: Electricity
New R.I. wind project expected to create 800 construction jobs, 50...
PROVIDENCE – The Revolution Wind project is expected to create 50 permanent jobs for Rhode Island and 800 direct construction jobs, Gov. Gina M....
R.I. selects Deepwater for 400 MW wind farm
PROVIDENCE – Deepwater Wind LLC has been selected by Rhode Island to build a 400-megawatt offshore wind farm called the Revolution Wind project, which...
R.I. wants 75% cut to National Grid proposed rate hike
PROVIDENCE – State regulators have proposed cutting a $45.8 million annual increase to National Grid Rhode Island gas and electricity rates by 75.2 percent.
The...
‘Rhode Islanders deserve better’ than National Grid’s recent performance, says Raimondo
PROVIDENCE – Previewing a forthcoming report detailing the performance of National Grid PLC in the wake of a particularly damaging October 2017 storm, Gov....
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...
Where America gets its electricity
The way the U.S. generates electricity has changed a lot over the past decade.
Solar, for example, is gaining fast and in a few places...
De-electrification matters
For more than a century after the advent of commercial electrical power in the late 1800s, electricity use in the U.S. rose and rose...
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