Rhode Island Office of Energy Resources

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 reference to science in this legislation....

No environmental viewpoint represented on Senate’s gas and electric transmission infrastructure commission
December 14, 2020

No environmental viewpoint represented on Senate’s gas and electric transmission infrastructure commission

At least one commission member has a clear history of anti-environmental, pro-fossil fuel bias....
DPUC and OER issue report on heating sector transformation needed to fight climate change
May 6, 2020

DPUC and OER issue report on heating sector transformation needed to fight climate change

Environmental groups call for immediate action based on reports conclusions and recommendations....
Is turning waste plastic into fuel the answer to our waste management and energy woes?
April 6, 2020

Is turning waste plastic into fuel the answer to our waste management and energy woes?

Essentially, “you just took a fossil fuel, gave it a brief lifespan as a plastic, turned it...
To Governor Gina Raimondo: Oppose National Grid’s LNG facility and Invenergy’s fossil fuel power plant
October 15, 2018

To Governor Gina Raimondo: Oppose National Grid’s LNG facility and Invenergy’s fossil fuel power plant

To Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo: For three years we have been resisting two major fossil fuel...
More delays as EFSB shuts down Invenergy power plant hearings for two months
October 31, 2019

More delays as EFSB shuts down Invenergy power plant hearings for two months

“What today’s postponement means is that Invenergy is a zombie. It may not realize yet that it’s...
Not dead yet: Invenergy and EFSB to await FERC decision on ISO’s CSO cancellation request
October 31, 2019

Not dead yet: Invenergy and EFSB to await FERC decision on ISO’s CSO cancellation request

Invenergy‘s proposed $1 billion fracked gas and diesel oil burning power plant aimed at the pristine forests...
How to economically account for CO2 a central question during EFSB Invenergy hearings
October 31, 2019

How to economically account for CO2 a central question during EFSB Invenergy hearings

Invenergy‘s expert witness Ryan Hardy fought with Conservation Law Foundation (CLF) Senior Attorney Jerry Elmer for 75...
Despite the hype, New England does not need Invenergy plant
March 2, 2020

Despite the hype, New England does not need Invenergy plant

We have been hearing a lot this winter and spring about warnings from the ISO, the operator...
Invenergy power plant application delayed 90 days by EFSB
March 2, 2020

Invenergy power plant application delayed 90 days by EFSB

The Energy Facilities Siting Board (EFSB) has delayed Invenergy‘s application to build a $1 billion fracked gas...
Private event for fossil fuel industry insiders held in Cranston
March 2, 2020

Private event for fossil fuel industry insiders held in Cranston

Five people braved the wind and cold outside a fossil fuel energy company event held at Taco...
CLF’s Jerry Elmer: Invenergy has a disclosure problem
March 2, 2020

CLF’s Jerry Elmer: Invenergy has a disclosure problem

“Invenergy has a disclosure problem,” says Conservation Law Foundation (CLF) Senior Attorney Jerry Elmer, and the company’s...
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