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PBN on WJAR-TV, March 18, 2019

Government 03/18/2019

New players are disrupting a host of traditional services. While bad for some R.I. entrepreneurs, others cash in. Every week, PBN Editor Mark S. Murphy...

The price of wholesale electricity and natural gas in N.E. increases...

Natural Resources 03/15/2019

PROVIDENCE – The average price of wholesale electricity in New England increased 28.3 percent year over year in 2018 to $43.54 per megawatt-hour from...

THE BLOCK ISLAND WIND FARM was designed to be the first of many such offshore wind energy projects designed and built in Rhode Island. But it is no longer clear if that will be the case. / BLOOMBERG NEWS FILE PHOTO/ERIC THAYER

Do you care if Rhode Island has a large-scale wind-energy production...

Natural Resources 03/15/2019

More than a decade ago, former Gov. Donald L. Carcieri proposed making Rhode Island the leader in developing offshore wind energy. The Block Island...

THE AVERAGE WHOLESALE price of electricity and natural gas increased 28.3 percent and 30.1 percent, respectively, from 2017 to 2018. / BLOOMBERG FILE PHOTO/DANIEL ACKER

The price of wholesale electricity and natural gas in N.E. increases...

Natural Resources 03/12/2019

PROVIDENCE – The average price of wholesale electricity in New England increased 28.3 percent from 2017 to 2018, from $33.94 per megawatt-hour to $43.54...

PBN on WJAR-TV, March 11, 2019

Government 03/11/2019

Can the Ocean State stay in the race for offshore wind-energy profits? Every week, PBN Editor Mark S. Murphy appears on WJAR-TV NBC 10’s Coffee...

SPINNING NOWHERE? The Block Island Wind Farm may have been the first offshore energy project to start operations in the United States, but the benefits that it promised Rhode Island have yet to materialize.   / BLOOMBERG NEWS FILE PHOTO/ERIC THAYER

Is R.I. going to see the promise of wind energy blow...

Editorial and Op-Ed 03/08/2019

The Block Island Wind Farm is a rightful point of pride for Rhode Island. The first offshore wind-energy project installed and doing what it...

PBN on WJAR-TV, March 5, 2019

Government 03/06/2019

Rhode Island’s solar industry has grown with the help of state incentives. What happens when they run out? Every week, PBN Editor Mark S. Murphy...

THE National Weather Service has issued a high wind speed warning for Rhode Island and Massachusetts Monday. The winds have caused outages across the region. / COURTESY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE

Strong winds cause outages in R.I., Mass.

Natural Resources 02/25/2019

PROVIDENCE - High winds and snow squalls hit Rhode Island Monday, with winds causing power outages across the state. The National Weather Service issued a...

CLEAN ENERGY BUT NOT CLEAN PROCESS: While offshore-wind energy production is coming on a large scale to the region – pictured here is one of the five Block Island Wind Farm turbines – the contracts involving the electricity are anything but clear.   / COURTESY RICH PAYNE

Wind-energy savings obscured by speculation, despite promises

Editorial and Op-Ed 02/22/2019

Revolution Wind, developed jointly by Ørsted US Offshore Wind and Eversource, is expected to supply enough wind-generated electricity to fill nearly one-quarter of the...