Tag: Solar
Completion of Solar Rooftop Project
Atlantic Paper & Supply, a 75 year old Rhode Island company, recently completed a solar rooftop project after 2-1/2 years of planning and construction....
Rhode Island can keep getting better
(Editor’s note: This essay is part of PBN’s 35th anniversary publication, which can be viewed here.)
Rhode Island has come a long way in the...
State renewable energy goals must fit community needs
Want some insights into the challenges in reaching Gov. Gina M. Raimondo’s goal to make Rhode Island the first state in the country powered...
North Smithfield 12.44-MW community solar project breaks ground
NORTH SMITHFIELD – A groundbreaking took place Wednesday for the King community solar project, the largest community solar project in the state, according to...
Mixed signals on solar expansion
The solar industry has a firm foothold in Rhode Island, but a consequential issue is arising – how to best manage the industry’s growth.
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DEM orders unapproved Coventry solar project to ‘cease and desist’ work
COVENTRY – The R.I. Department of Environmental Management’s Department of Planning & Development has issued a cease-and-desist order to an unauthorized solar installation off...
Be honest about renewables’ cost
If you are concerned about climate change, you are likely enthusiastic about renewable fuels, such as solar and wind, and about laws that require...
Energy’s future looking sunny
The newly published 2019 U.S. Energy & Employment Report reveals that the fuels and electrical-power-generation sectors employ nearly 2 million people. It’s a wealth...
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...
Warming world will need more nuclear power
In light of the recent stark warning from the United Nations that the world is on course to reach the limit of tolerable warming...
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