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Rhode Island Energy warns of higher heating bills starting Nov. 1

PROVIDENCE – It’s going to be an expensive winter for Rhode Island residents and businesses, with Rhode Island Energy warning of higher heating costs...

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,”...

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...

How should the state respond to Rhode Island Energy’s request to...

Blaming rising demand for natural gas, inflation and the war in Ukraine, Rhode Island Energy has proposed raising winter electric rates by an average...
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Five Questions With: David J. Bonenberger

1. Why did PPL Corp. choose to rename Narragansett Electric Co. to Rhode Island Energy? The new name reflects our focus on the entire state...

McKee urges state regulators to offset proposed cost hikes to winter...

PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee is the latest state official to sound the alarm over skyrocketing winter electric rates. In a letter shared publicly...

Is inflation affecting your vacation plans this year?

Prices for gas, food and rent pushed consumer inflation to a new four-decade high in June, according to the U.S. Labor Department. The Associated Press...

Monthly electric bills to increase $50 under proposed winter rates

PROVIDENCE – For months, utility companies and industry experts have warned of rising electricity costs. Turns out, it’s just as bad - or maybe worse...

McKee signs offshore wind procurement bill into law

PROVIDENCE – Plans to add enough wind power to supply nearly a third of the state’s electricity needs are moving forward with a new...
POWERING UP: Regional officials are prepping the pipeline of workers who are expected to be needed to install and maintain wind turbines like those off Block Island in the coming years. / COURTESY ORSTED 
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Legislators pass bill to expand R.I.’s offshore wind procurement

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island is expanding its commitment to renewable energy thanks to legislation passed by the General Assembly on Thursday, which requires the...
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