Tag: Public Utilities Commission
More testimony filed on proposed R.I. Revolution Wind power contract
PROVIDENCE – A series of pre-filed testimony on the power purchase agreement between National Grid Rhode Island and Orsted US Offshore Wind for the...
OER, DEM and Commerce RI support Revolution Wind contract in advisory...
PROVIDENCE - The R.I. Commerce Corp., the R.I. Office of Energy Resources and the R.I. Department of Environmental Management filed advisory opinions on the...
Public hearing starts on Revolution Wind project
WARWICK – Rhode Island’s Public Utilities Commission was set to open a public hearing Tuesday night on a contract with the developer of a...
Still a place for natural gas in R.I.
Despite the considerable promise of solar, wind and other renewable-energy sources to significantly broaden the state’s power portfolio, Rhode Island’s heavy reliance on natural...
Municipalities saving with LED streetlights
A mid-December status report from the Rhode Island League of Cities and Towns shows nearly half of the state’s communities have purchased their streetlights...
Narragansett Bay Commission gets approval to raise sewer rates
WARWICK – Sewer bills in many places in the Greater Providence area will increase slightly starting Jan. 1 after state regulators approved a package...
Governor’s push for clean energy moves forward on eve of primary...
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Gina M. Raimondo's clean energy plan for Rhode Island is moving forward this week, the state announced on the eve of...
ChargePoint lauds regulators’ jump-start of EV charging stations in R.I.
PROVIDENCE – ChargePoint, a company that designs and builds electric-vehicle charging stations that can be found all over the state, is cheering the Public...
Regulators approve winter rate hikes for NatGrid
WARWICK – State utility regulators on Aug. 27 voted to approve higher winter electricity rates, beginning in October, but this time the increases will...
Electricity rates to go up for small businesses
WARWICK – Homes and most small businesses in Rhode Island will see their electricity rate jump nearly 30 percent from October through March, according...
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