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INTEREST in buying a electric vehicle may be waning across, but state officials and data indicate that sentiment doesn't appear to be on the decline, at least not yet. / AP FILE PHOTO/NAM Y. HUH

What does waning interest in buying electric vehicles mean for R.I.’s...

Rhode Island is steadily plugging into the electric vehicle future – but it’s doing so against a backdrop of growing national hesitation. While the state...
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 order a risk for wind hub

President Donald Trump’s executive order to temporarily stop the sale of offshore wind leases in federal waters is threatening the plans of local and...

McKee proposes $14.2B state budget that ‘bends the cost curve’

PROVIDENCE – Seeking to “right-size” state government, Gov. Daniel J. McKee on Thursday released his $14.2 billion spending proposal for the next fiscal year,...

R.I. awards $2.75M to 29 communities for energy efficiency

PROVIDENCE – The state has awarded $2.75 million to 29 communities for energy efficiency projects, Gov. Daniel J. McKee announced Monday.  The state's Energy Efficiency...
RHODE ISLAND is making $31 million available for a rebate program aimed to help install energy saving improvements in households of low and middle incomes across the state. / PBN FILE PHOTO/CASSIUS SHUMAN

R.I. offering $31M in energy-efficiency rebates for home electrification, appliances

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island has launched a $31 million home electrification and appliance rebates program aimed to help install energy-saving improvements in homes of...

U.S. Department of Energy allocates $1.6M to improve R.I. building energy...

PROVIDENCE – Efforts to forward modernized building energy codes in the Ocean State recently received a $1.6 million infusion from the U.S. Department of Energy. On...

RIDOT gets $15M federal grant for 206 new EV charging stations

PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Transportation has been awarded $15 million in federal funding to install 206 electric vehicle charging stations across the...

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...

Bristol property reopens as state’s largest closed-landfill solar site

BRISTOL – A once-derelict municipal property has found new life as Rhode Island's largest closed-landfill solar site. The 90-acre Bristol Landfill Solar Project, with 6.875...
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