Governor Raimondo to “look into” allowing the restoration of utilities without down payments
April 14, 2020

Governor Raimondo to “look into” allowing the restoration of utilities without down payments

“Having access to running water, hot water, heat, electricity, and sewer are necessities of a habitable home,...

George Wiley Center: Utilities are a basic need for all, for health/hygiene, work, study/school, safety and well being
March 30, 2020

George Wiley Center: Utilities are a basic need for all, for health/hygiene, work, study/school, safety and well being

Please submit written comments to the RI PUC by this Tuesday (due: April 7)! The Rhode Island...

George Wiley Center: Take a moment to submit written comments to the RI PUC by Thursday!
March 25, 2020

George Wiley Center: Take a moment to submit written comments to the RI PUC by Thursday!

Utilities are a basic need for all, for health/hygiene, work, study/school, safety & well being Please submit...

PUC orders end to utility shutoffs and emergency restoration of shutoffs due to COVID-19
March 16, 2020

PUC orders end to utility shutoffs and emergency restoration of shutoffs due to COVID-19

“Many people are out of work [and] have no current source of income. That condition is likely...

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...

Advocates challenge National Grid rate increase and National Grid’s need to exist
October 31, 2019

Advocates challenge National Grid rate increase and National Grid’s need to exist

“This is no longer a negotiation,” said Paul Rakotoarisoa, one of the co-chairs of the Providence Democratic...

National Grid doesn’t serve Rhode Island’s interests, but there’s an alternative
March 13, 2018

National Grid doesn’t serve Rhode Island’s interests, but there’s an alternative

Mere months after 150,000 Rhode Islanders lost power, many for several days, National Grid had the gall...

National Grid’s rate case, and the future of energy in Rhode Island, continues
March 2, 2020

National Grid’s rate case, and the future of energy in Rhode Island, continues

National Grid is proposing significant rate hikes for both gas and electric utility service, and the Rhode...

PUC approves affordable utility restoration
March 2, 2020

PUC approves affordable utility restoration

The George Wiley Center turned out in force at the Rhode Island Public Utilities Commission (PUC) Tuesday...

Power to the People? Nationalize Grid
March 2, 2020

Power to the People? Nationalize Grid

National Grid provides the electrical and natural gas service for the majority of Rhode Island ratepayers, and...

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