Tag: Renewable Energy
Should Rhode Island – or any state – be permitting new...
A study released Sept. 9 said that by 2035 it will be more expensive to operate 90% of natural gas-fired power plants being considered...
Tidal power projects slow down as offshore wind power jumps ahead
PROVIDENCE – Tidal- and wave-energy programs at Brown University, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth and University of Rhode Island have ramped down research and commercial...
Commerce approves incentives for wind-turbine maintenance company
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Commerce Corp. board of directors approved up to $886,250 over 10 years in Qualified Jobs Incentives for Boston Energy Wind...
Commerce approves incentives for wind turbine maintenance company
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Commerce Corp. board of directors approved up to $886,250 over 10 years in Qualified Jobs Incentives for Boston Energy Wind...
Commerce Investment Committee to consider incentives for U.K. wind turbine maintenance...
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Commerce Corp. Investment Committee will consider Qualified Jobs Incentives of up to $886,250 over 10 years for Boston Energy Wind...
Eversource sees Northen Pass as improbable, writes down costs
PROVIDENCE – Eversource has decided that the Northern Pass electricity transmission line is no longer probable, it disclosed in a U.S. Security and Exchange...
GA failure on energy costs us all
The recently ended legislative session let die two bills passed by the Senate, ones that on their face would seem to make strange bedfellows...
For first time, renewables surpass coal in U.S. power mix
NEW YORK – For the clearest sign yet that renewable energy has gone mainstream, consider this: Clean-energy resources supplied more of America’s electricity than...
Let businesses tap virtual net metering
For years, Rhode Island’s business community has been raising alarms over rising electricity costs and their impact on our ability to hire more workers...
PBN on WJAR-TV, March 18, 2019
New players are disrupting a host of traditional services. While bad for some R.I. entrepreneurs, others cash in.
Every week, PBN Editor Mark S. Murphy...















