Tag: Renewable Energy
Fishermen fighting the inevitable
Offshore wind is here and will multiply off Rhode Island’s coast, with or without the participation of local commercial fishing interests.
That’s why it was...
Is R.I. Energy’s offshore wind decision a bad sign for the...
Now that Rhode Island Energy has rejected the only bid received to bring 600 to 1,000 megawatts of offshore wind to the Ocean State,...
CVS Health enters renewable energy partnership
WOONSOCKET – CVS Health Corp. will implement renewable energy technology at 147 of its locations in Michigan as part of a new partnership with a Baltimore energy...
Vacancies put pressure on CRMC as advocates call for more state...
Four hundred miles of coastline. Hundreds of development project permit applications. Four major renewable energy projects already under review with applications for several more...
Providence sets rates for community electricity aggregation program
PROVIDENCE – The city has announced the rates for its new community electricity aggregation program set to begin in May.
The Providence Community Electricity Program...
Half-brothers use passion for renewable energy to launch solar startup
For a company that makes its money from homeowners buying solar panels, Evergreen Solar Inc. has a seemingly contradictory philosophy. “We don’t sell solar,”...
$60M ARPA investment at Quonset is vital
Representing the people of North Kingstown in the General Assembly is a great honor. It also gives us a chance to work with the...
Making Sustainability Work: The Road to Net Zero
Sustainability is often defined as conducting business in an ethical manner that yields long-term, sustainable benefits, meeting the needs of the present without compromising...
A 2nd try at renewable energy law
After a failed attempt last year, Senate President Dominick J. Ruggerio is taking another crack at passing legislation that would require Rhode Island to...
Green energy developer: Veto could hinder future projects
A renewable energy developer says Gov. Daniel J. McKee’s veto of legislation that would have changed the process and charges to interconnect solar projects...