Tag: R.I. Public Utilities Commission
National Grid customers to see electricity bills drop beginning April 1
WARWICK – Rhode Island residents and businesses will see their monthly electricity bills drop significantly beginning April 1.
The R.I. Public Utilities Commission on Tuesday...
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...
Incentive aims to slow solar-panel sprawl on R.I. farmlands, forests
An extra 6 cents doesn’t seem like much of a financial incentive, but state officials and environmental groups are hoping it’s enough to lure...
National Grid’s natural gas rates to decline in Nov.
PROVIDENCE – National Grid Rhode Island natural gas customers will see savings compared to current rates starting Nov. 1, National Grid announced Monday.
The savings...
National Grid files winter rate request increases to RIPUC
PROVIDENCE – National Grid Rhode Island submitted a winter rate increase request to the R.I. Public Utilities Commission for Standard Offer Service Friday.
The requested...
Raimondo nominates Olton to head PUC
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Gina M. Raimondo has nominated Laura S. Olton to chair the R.I. Public Utilities Commission, the governor’s office announced Monday.
Olton’s appointment...
Rhode Island approves state’s first major offshore wind energy contract
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Public Utilities Commission on May 28 unanimously approved a 20-year “power purchase” agreement between National Grid Rhode Island and DWW...
Rhode Island approves state’s first major offshore wind energy contract
PROVIDENCE – State regulators Tuesday approved what was described as a historically significant agreement in the movement away from fossil fuels, clearing the way...
National Grid files to redact pricing info, proprietary market projections in...
PROVIDENCE – National Grid Rhode Island has filed a petition with the R.I. Public Utilities Commission to redact from public disclosure several responses related...
R.I. joins multistate electricity-planning task force
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island is one of 15 states to represent the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners and the National Association of State...