Tag: Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative
McKee unveils $180M energy relief package ahead of proposed winter rate...
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee announced a two-year, $180 million relief package on Wednesday to lower energy costs for Rhode Islanders ahead of...
State awards $400K in agricultural energy grants to 23 farms
PROVIDENCE – Twenty-three farms across Rhode Island have been awarded a total of $400,000 in agricultural energy grants, according to Gov. Daniel J. McKee,...
14 R.I. farms awarded total of $256K in agricultural energy grants
PROVIDENCE – Fourteen farms across the state received a total of $256,000 in agricultural energy grants to support their renewable energy and energy efficiency...
McKee proposes another $1.5M in electric bill credits for low-income residents
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee wants to spend more of the state's gas cap-and-trade revenue to offset electricity bills for low-income residents.
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State increases funding, launches website to help with higher electric bills
PROVIDENCE – The state is spending another $1.5 million of its gas cap-and-trade revenue to help offset electric rate hikes for low-income residents.
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McKee proposes using carbon cap and trade revenue to offset winter...
PROVIDENCE – The state is looking to use some of the money made from the regional carbon dioxide cap-and-trade program to help offset surging...
State awards $115K to support solar projects at 6 farms
PROVIDENCE – A total of $115,667 was awarded Monday from the Rhode Island Agricultural Energy Grant Program to support solar projects at six Rhode...
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.
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Northeast governors slow to embrace regional climate pact
Supporters of a regional pact that would tackle transportation emissions are struggling to win over several New England governors concerned that the climate change...
One of America’s top coal states is joining RGGI
NEW YORK – Pennsylvania, the heart of the United States shale-gas boom and one of the biggest coal-producing states, is joining a carbon market.
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