Tag: R.I. Public Utilities Commission
R.I. regulators OK plan to buy power from Conn. solar project
WARWICK (AP) – A contract with all three Rhode Island electric utilities to purchase power from a Connecticut solar project has received state regulatory...
Public Utilities Commission: no shutoffs through April 15
WARWICK – State-regulated utility companies can’t shut off service for customers through at least April 15 under a decision made by the R.I. Public...
R.I. Public Utilities Commission suspends collection activities
WARWICK – The R.I. Public Utilities Commission on Monday voted to temporarily suspend all collection activities for state-regulated utility companies.
The decision, made in an...
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...
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 Feb....
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...
