Tag: R.I. Office of Energy Resources
RIDOT launches pilot program for electric-vehicle charging stations
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Transportation is providing free access to electric-vehicle chargers at two of its Park & Ride commuter lots, in...
Report: R.I. could power 1.5M homes with solar arrays on developed...
PROVIDENCE – As the state forges ahead with ambitious renewable-energy goals, solar arrays on already-developed land such as brownfields and parking lots could play...
Two R.I. parking lot solar arrays approved in National Grid’s first-round...
WARWICK – Two solar developers with plans to build ground-mounted canopies over parking lots will be the first to benefit from a new state...
POWERING UP: Offshore wind sector gains momentum despite pandemic
Stark white walls, blank computer screens and empty desk chairs weren’t what the executives at Denmark-based wind-energy firm Orsted had in mind when they...
Block Island energy efficiency plan approved
NEW SHOREHAM – Block Island, known for hosting the nation’s first offshore wind farm, has taken another step toward becoming more energy efficient.
On Tuesday,...
OER renews initiative to use brownfield sites for solar energy projects
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Office of Energy Resources is renewing an initiative to encourage solar projects located on brownfields, the office announced April 27.
OER...
While delays have hampered offshore wind, land-based turbines loom large in...
(Editor’s note: This is the second in a two-part series on the challenges and opportunities of solar- and wind-farm development in Rhode Island and...
Solar flare-up: Solar farms facing backlash across Ocean State
(Editor’s note: This is the first of a two-part series on the challenges and opportunities of solar- and wind-farm development in Rhode Island and...
PUC approves financial incentive for solar canopies on parking lots
WARWICK – Rhode Island will soon begin offering an extra financial incentive to commercial solar developers who build their ground-mounted canopies over parking lots.
The...
R.I. utility companies to buy 50MW of power from Conn. solar...
PROVIDENCE – All three Rhode Island electric companies will share in the power generated by a Connecticut solar development under an agreement announced by...
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