Rhode Island’s power needs will now be met by Rhode Island Energy, a division of PPL
May 26, 2022

Rhode Island’s power needs will now be met by Rhode Island Energy, a division of PPL

National Grid plc announced yesterday that it has completed the sale of the Narragansett Electric Company (NECO)...

House legislation reveals problems and challenges to changes to the Energy Facility Siting Act
March 1, 2021

House legislation reveals problems and challenges to changes to the Energy Facility Siting Act

What is missing in the legislation is science. What should be included is science. There isn’t any...

National Grid presents options for Aquidneck Island’s energy future
October 15, 2020

National Grid presents options for Aquidneck Island’s energy future

The Non-Infrastructure Solution seeks to meet energy needs without any additional gas infrastructure and requires “a very...

Demand that Raimondo’s energy appointments get true Senate oversight
February 4, 2020

Demand that Raimondo’s energy appointments get true Senate oversight

By the time these nominations are heard in committee, it will be too late. These Senators need...

Questions arise about Governor Raimondo’s energy post appointments
March 2, 2020

Questions arise about Governor Raimondo’s energy post appointments

“We want to connect [Governor Gina Raimondo‘s] expressed concern about affordable housing to the need to support...

New rule seeks to prevent companies from profiting off ratepayers without producing electricity
March 2, 2020

New rule seeks to prevent companies from profiting off ratepayers without producing electricity

Invenergy made millions in New England without building a power plant or producing any power. Now ISO...

Test riding RIPTA’s new electric buses
January 19, 2020

Test riding RIPTA’s new electric buses

The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) has leased three new all electric buses for use in...

Regunberg renews call for public utilities in wake of DPUC report
October 31, 2019

Regunberg renews call for public utilities in wake of DPUC report

Representative Aaron Regunberg (Democrat, District 4, Providence) said the the Rhode Island Division of Public Utilities (DPUC)’s...

Regunberg testifies before DPUC on National Grid storm preparedness
March 2, 2020

Regunberg testifies before DPUC on National Grid storm preparedness

State Representative Aaron Regunberg (Democrat, District 4, Providence) testified Tuesday at a public comment meeting before the...

National Grid’s proposed rate increase is in for a fight
March 2, 2020

National Grid’s proposed rate increase is in for a fight

As I was leaving the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) offices in Warwick yesterday, I saw National Grid...

Regunberg: Empower communities to own their own electrical utilities
March 2, 2020

Regunberg: Empower communities to own their own electrical utilities

Rhode Island State Representative Aaron Regunberg (Democrat, District 4, Providence) will be introducing legislation to empower local...

Raimondo orders review of National Grid’s storm preparedness
March 2, 2020

Raimondo orders review of National Grid’s storm preparedness

“Rhode Islanders should expect the lights to come on when the switch is flipped. National Grid owes...

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