Tag: Electricity
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...












