Tag: R.I. Office of Energy Resources
Rhode Island adopts 2024 Energy Storage Systems Act
PROVIDENCE – A newly signed state law will require Rhode Island energy officials to meet a set of benchmarks that prepares the state to...
Pedaling DeFestano’s Bristol Bikes wares
The pandemic restrictions and a growing appreciation among consumers for electric bicycles has resulted in boosted sales at Bristol Bikes LLC, an independent distributor...
Hydropower project putting Blackstone River back to work
For years, an endless stream of Blackstone River waters has gushed over the Albion Dam, built more than a century ago to help power...
R.I. signs first-time agreement for multistate offshore wind procurement with Mass.,...
BOSTON – Rhode Island energy officials announced Wednesday that the Ocean State has joined New England’s first multistate offshore wind memorandum of understanding with...
Rhode Island Energy to seek additional 1,200 megawatts of offshore wind...
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island Energy will issue a request for proposals in October to bring 1,200 megawatts of new offshore wind energy to the...
State cuts back on electric car, e-bike rebate program
PROVIDENCE – Citing efforts to expand the program's longevity, the R.I. Office of Energy Resources recently implemented cuts to rebates on electric cars and...
R.I. receiving $6.6M in federal funding for resiliency of electric grid
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Office of Energy Resources will be receiving a total of $6.6 million in federal funding, according to Gov. Daniel J....
Rhode Island Energy denies Revolution Wind 2 bid
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island Energy on Tuesday said it will not enter into a power-purchase agreement for Revolution Wind 2: a joint proposal from...
Putting dollars behind decarbonization: FY24 budget marks $4.5M for interagency climate council
Compared with the $14 billion bottom line of the state’s budget, $4.5 million doesn’t sound like much.
But as the first dedicated funding to the...
McKee issues executive order setting public sector emissions reduction targets
PROVIDENCE – Flanked by state agency and elected officials, Gov. Daniel J. McKee on Tuesday signed an executive order laying out new targets for...
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