Tag: Natural Gas
R.I. gets $24M in federal funding for utility assistance program
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island is receiving $24 million for the state's Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program to help low-income families afford their energy...
Cornett named president of Rhode Island Energy
PROVIDENCE - Rhode Island Energy will see a change in leadership next month.
Greg Cornett, a 25-year utility industry veteran, was named president of Rhode...
WalletHub: R.I. energy costs 15th most expensive in nation
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island is the 15th most expensive state when it comes to household energy costs in the U.S., according to a report...
Pickell named 2023 R.I. Small Business Person of the Year
CRAIG PICKELL, CEO and president of Lincoln-based abrasive manufacturer and supplier Bullard Abrasives Inc., was named the 2023 Rhode Island Small Business Person of...
Rhode Island Energy approved for $290M in infrastructure upgrades
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island Energy on Thursday gained regulatory approval for $290 million for its proposed Electric Infrastructure, Safety, and Reliability infrastructure upgrades.
The R.I....
National Grid withdraws proposal to hike R.I. gas rates
PROVIDENCE – Changing market forecasts and a calculation mistake will spare National Grid Rhode Island customers from at least some of the proposed increases...
Report: R.I. has 5th-highest natural gas prices in the country
PROVIDENCE – Even before the recent wave of inflation drove up energy prices, Rhode Islanders were already paying more to heat their homes with...
R.I. utilities regulators approve natural gas rate increases
WARWICK (AP) – Rhode Island utilities regulators have approved an increase in National Grid Rhode Island's natural gas rates, but because of the ongoing...
Construction continues at liquefaction facility at Fields Point
PROVIDENCE – In an update, National Grid reports that the construction of a natural gas liquefaction plant has continued at Fields Point throughout the...
Utility to pay $53M for gas explosions that damaged homes
BOSTON (AP) – A utility company blamed for a series of natural gas explosions in Massachusetts that killed one person and damaged dozens of...