Rhode Island Energy inks smart metering technology deal
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island Energy is helping the state inch closer to its goal of zero carbon emissions by 2050. The utility company says it has struck a deal with Landis+Gyr of Switzerland to deploy...
View ArticlePBN’s 2024 Emerging Industries Summit slated for March 13
PROVIDENCE – Opportunities for investment and job growth in the state’s blue economy, renewable energy, biotechnology and other life sciences are among the topics that will be discussed during...
View ArticleRhode Island Energy expects big drop in summer electricity rates
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island Energy customers who are on the company’s default supply rate may see significantly lower bills this summer. The company on Thursday announced that electricity supply prices...
View ArticleRegional labor, energy leaders call for union-powered offshore wind advancements
PROVIDENCE – One day after South Fork Wind, the country’s first large-scale offshore wind farm, opened off the coast of Long Island, green energy and labor leaders gathered virtually to issue a joint...
View ArticleR.I. Energy fields four large-scale offshore wind farm proposals
PROVIDENCE – Four developers are seeking to add to Rhode Island’s offshore wind plans. Rhode Island Energy announced Wednesday that Avangrid Renewables LLC, Orsted A/S, SouthCoast Wind Energy LLC and...
View ArticleJudge denies dismissal of $3.5M lawsuit against Brayton Point LLC
FALL RIVER – Brayton Point LLC’s request to dismiss a $3.5 million criminal case brought by the town of Somerset has been denied. In a one-sentence ruling on March 19, Fall River District Court Judge...
View ArticleGemma Foundation’s Gemma-Corcelli, Day Pitney’s Evangelista among PBN’s 2024...
PROVIDENCE – Maria Gemma-Corcelli, executive director of the Gloria Gemma Breast Cancer Resource Foundation, has been selected by Providence Business News as this year’s Career Achievement winner...
View ArticleUrbach departs N.K. Chamber to lead Connecticut Wind Collaborative
NORTH KINGSTOWN – After leading the local Chamber of Commerce for nearly a decade as its executive director and spearheading multiple workforce development initiatives for the state’s nascent offshore...
View ArticleR.I., Mass. gas prices surge but still below national average
PROVIDENCE – The average weekly price of self-serve, regular unleaded gasoline in Rhode Island increased 21 cents to $3.59 per gallon this week. That is still 8 cents lower than the national average,...
View ArticleCapital Good Fund, state get slices of $7B federal solar initiative
PROVIDENCE – The nonprofit Capital Good Fund and a state agency are among 60 recipients sharing $7 billion in federal grants announced Monday for solar projects serving 900,000-plus households in low-...
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