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A NEW LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION is starting the process of examining the cost-effectiveness of Rhode Island's clean energy programs. / AP FILE PHOTO/JOHN ANTCZAK

Are R.I.’s clean energy programs costing too much? This panel is...

With many Rhode Islanders complaining about skyrocketing energy bills, a new legislative commission is starting to scrutinize the state’s clean energy programs and incentives...

Trump nominates R.I. lawyer to lead agency overseeing hazardous materials transportation

PROVIDENCE – A Rhode Island lawyer has been nominated to lead the federal agency responsible for ensuring the safe transportation of hazardous materials around...

McKee signs solar sales regulations into law

PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee on Wednesday signed into law regulations that protect state residents from deceptive solar sales tactics. The new law requires...
POWERS THAT BE: Peter Kaczmarek, president of Mearthane Products Corp. in Cranston, has decided to add rooftop solar panels to his facility in part because of concerns about increasing electricity rates in the region. 
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Firms fret about how big their power bills will grow

The massive milling machines and grinders used to make Hindley Manufacturing Co.’s signature wire hardware are power hungry, so it’s no surprise that President...

Settlement greenlights National Grid sale to PPL

PROVIDENCE – The final obstacle in the sale of Rhode Island’s primary utility business has been cleared, with the R.I. Office of the Attorney...

R.I. Superior Court grants pause, halting National Grid sale to PPL

 PROVIDENCE – A state judge has put the sale of Rhode Island’s primary utility business on ice pending further review later this month. R.I. Superior...

Disputed R.I. utility sale returns to state court after reaching settlement...

PROVIDENCE – The disputed sale of Rhode Island’s primary utility business is back before the R.I Superior Court after reaching a deal in Massachusetts. Massachusetts...

Mass. court freezes sale of R.I. utility business pending review in...

PROVIDENCE – After securing the green light from Rhode Island utility regulators, the court in a neighboring state has stepped in to stop the...

State regulators approve sale of R.I. utility business to PPL Corp.

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s primary utility business will soon be in the hands of new owners after securing the blessing of state regulators on...

Can the buyer of Narragansett Electric handle offshore wind?

Connecting massive arrays of offshore wind turbines to the state electric grid is a complicated process, and some fear the corporation looking to buy...
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