Tag: R.I. Office of Energy Resources
Report: R.I. clean energy sector grows 3.7%
PROVIDENCE – Employment in the clean energy sector in Rode Island increased 3.7 percent year over year in 2018 to 15,866 workers, according to...
R.I. falling behind clean-energy goals report finds, state officials disagree
PROVIDENCE – With its wind and solar projects, Rhode Island is known for doing its part in the march toward so-called “clean” energy production....
R.I. wins SLICE Award for Block Island Offshore Wind Farm
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island received a 2018 State Leadership in Clean Energy Award for the successful installation of the Block Island Offshore Wind Farm,...
Can R.I. ride wind-energy wave?
Rhode Island has invested heavily in its port infrastructure in recent years, to retrofit what had been created with the last century’s industries in...
OER honors public sector for energy-efficiency achievements
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Office of Energy Resources recognized 12 state agencies, municipalities and higher education facilities for renewable-energy and energy-efficiency achievements, at its...
Report: Rhode Island solar jobs declined in 2017
PROVIDENCE – The number of solar jobs in Rhode Island fell 9.5 percent to 1,064 during 2017, according to a national report released Wednesday.The...
Raimondo sets new energy goal for end of summer
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Gina M. Raimondo announced Monday that she has directed her energy team to collaborate with state utilities to issue a Request For...
EFSB postpones Burrillville power plant decision another 90 days
WARWICK – The R.I. Energy Facilities Siting Board has agreed to postpone for another 90 days the application process for the Clear River Energy...
R.I. energy officials call for power sector reform
PROVIDENCE - Rhode Island’s top energy officials released a report on Wednesday recommending the state transform how it regulates the power sector.The plan, if...
The nation’s only multistate cap-and-trade accord, RGGI has been a financial...
Drs. Ralph and Amy Pratt consider themselves environmentally conscious business owners.As veterinarians, and owners of the West Greenwich Animal Hospital, the husband and wife...
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