Tag: Renewable Energy
Trump said to again seek deep cuts in renewable energy funding
NEW YORK - The Trump administration is again seeking severe cuts to the U.S. Energy Department division charged with renewable energy and energy efficiency...
PBN on WJAR-TV, March 5, 2019
Rhode Island’s solar industry has grown with the help of state incentives. What happens when they run out?
Every week, PBN Editor Mark S. Murphy...
CRMC approves Vineyard Wind project
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Coastal Resources Management Council voted unanimously to approve Vineyard Wind’s Consistency Certification Application at a meeting Tuesday evening, deciding that...
Wind-energy savings obscured by speculation, despite promises
Revolution Wind, developed jointly by Ørsted US Offshore Wind and Eversource, is expected to supply enough wind-generated electricity to fill nearly one-quarter of the...
Revolution Wind R.I. benefit projected to include Mass., Conn. projects too
PROVIDENCE – National Grid Rhode Island says that its proposed contract with Ørsted US Offshore Wind and Eversource will have a net direct and...
Have the tariffs on imported solar panels been worth it?
When the Trump administration put tariffs on imported solar panels (mainly from China), the solar power industry expected that it would suffer as a...
Brown to offset fossil fuel consumption with renewable energy investments
PROVIDENCE – In the first of two planned renewable energy projects, Brown University will develop a solar facility on a former 240-acre sand and...
Innovation comes to Newport
A century-old school in Newport is being repurposed into Innovate Newport, an incubator for companies looking to join the region’s tech economy.
While the idea...
Which do you think is better for Rhode Island’s environment: Building...
Even as more utility-scale solar energy facilities are being built in Rhode Island, there is a backlash against where they are being sited. Many...
National Grid to sort through state’s renewable-energy proposals
PROVIDENCE – National Grid Rhode Island will begin reviewing 11 wind and solar energy proposals to help Gov. Gina M. Raimondo’s administration reach its...
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