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Rhode Island Energy joins proposed northern Maine onshore wind farm

Economic Activity 09/08/2026

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island Energy has conditionally selected 150 megawatts of renewable energy from a proposed onshore wind project in northern Maine, the utility...

Rhode Island Energy launches real-time electricity monitoring app

Energy 09/02/2026

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island Energy customers are among the first in the country to receive free real-time monitoring of their home electricity use through...

ANSWERING THE CALL: Greg Cornett, president of Rhode Island Energy, has negotiated a break from National Grid ownership, dealt with weather challenges and navigated talking to the community about energy affordability and climate policy in his two years leading the energy provider. PBN PHOTO/ELIZABETH GRAHAM

Rhode Island Energy president believes in embracing the unknown

Industries 04/24/2026

PBN 2026 C-Suite Awards ENTERPRISE PRIVATE COMPANY (More than 500 employees): Greg Cornett Rhode Island Energy president Greg Cornett, president of Rhode Island Energy, believes things...

BankFive’s Medeiros, YMCA’s Coppolino and others honored at PBN’s 2026 C-Suite...

Business Services 04/17/2026

WARWICK – When Marc Coppolino started as the chief financial officer at the Greater Providence YMCA, the organization was in need of cleaning up,...

As Smithfield moves to ban data centers, lawmakers debate how to...

Economic Activity 04/13/2026

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...

THE R.I. Public Utilities Commission on Tuesday approved Rhode Island Energy’s proposed summer rates.

Rhode Island Energy’s lower summer rates approved

Economic Activity 04/01/2026

PROVIDENCE – Some Rhode Island Energy customers could see lower bills this summer. The R.I. Public Utilities Commission on March 27 approved the company’s proposed...

BankFive’s Medeiros, YMCA’s Coppolino among PBN’s 2026 C-Suite honorees recognized

Education 03/09/2026

PROVIDENCE - Paul Medeiros, executive vice president and director of commercial lending for BankFive, has been named the 2026 Career Achiever for Providence Business...

Less than 50 Rhode Island Energy customers still without power; state...

Economic Activity 02/26/2026

PROVIDENCE – Less than 50 Rhode Island Energy customers remain without power three days after an historic snowstorm dumped record amounts of snow in...

RHODE ISLAND Energy says that, as of Wednesday afternoon, it had restored power to 99% of customers affected by the blizzard on Feb. 23. / PBN SCREENSHOT

Rhode Island Energy: Power restored to 99% of customers

News Story 02/25/2026

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island Energy said Wednesday that it has restored power to 99% of its customers who lost electricity during the historic snowstorm...