Tag: R.I. Energy Facility Siting Board
Portsmouth Town Council approves host agreement with SouthCoast Wind
Faced with receiving $23 million or nothing, the Portsmouth Town Council begrudgingly approved an agreement that allows a Massachusetts offshore wind farm developer access...
PBN’s most-read stories of 2023
From multimillion-dollar home sales across the state to high-profile and sometimes controversial real estate developments, corporate leadership shakeups and layoffs, to a sudden bridge...
Regulators approve temporary extension on Portsmouth LNG facility for upcoming winter
For the fourth consecutive winter, a Portsmouth liquified natural gas facility will serve as a temporary, backup heating source for Aquidneck Island.
The R.I. Energy...
Most-read stories on PBN.com, July 2023
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SouthCoast petitions R.I. Supreme Court to intervene on offshore project
PROVIDENCE – The company behind a Massachusetts offshore wind project requesting approval to run a cable across Rhode Island is petitioning the R.I. Supreme...
147-turbine offshore wind project suffers another setback
PROVIDENCE – A significant Massachusetts offshore energy project faces additional headwinds following a decision Thursday by a Rhode Island state agency to not issue...
Things are getting murky with SouthCoast Wind’s application. Here’s what new...
The state’s coastal regulator is backing one allegation from a staff engineer over the status of an application for an offshore wind development while...
PUC backs contested Portsmouth LNG facility license. For now.
State utility regulators concur: Keeping, and expanding, a Portsmouth liquified natural gas facility as a back-up heating source for Aquidneck Island is a good...
Mayflower Wind financial concerns might affect R.I. cable burial application
PROVIDENCE – Financial concerns about a Massachusetts offshore wind farm are creating ripple effects in Rhode Island, where regulators are questioning if they should...
Mayflower Wind seeks state approval to run cables under Portsmouth
PROVIDENCE – An offshore wind developer wants to run cables up the Sakonnet River and under Aquidneck Island to deliver electricity to Massachusetts' south...