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Rhode Island & Connecticut’s 704 MW Revolution Wind achieves first ‘steel in the water’

Baua Electric

Photo: Revolution Wind The 704-megawatt (M) Revolution Wind, Rhode Island and Connecticut’s first utility-scale offshore wind farm, just hit a major milestone. Revolution Wind’s site is more than 15 miles south of Rhode Island and 32 miles southeast of Connecticut.

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Rhode Island leaps ahead towards 100% renewable electricity!

Green Energy Consumers

Rhode Island makes history! Rhode Island is now set to become the first state to reach that total level of commitment towards wind, solar, and other qualifying power sources.

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Should solar be required on all new parking lots and buildings?

Electrek

A recent bill put forward in Rhode Island would require solar panels on all newly constructed buildings and parking lots larger than 16,000 square feet – should this idea be rolled out across the US? more… The post Should solar be required on all new parking lots and buildings? appeared first on Electrek.

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Carbon emissions from generating electricity for electric vehicles vary greatly across the individual US states

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For example, the dominant source in Rhode Island is natural gas (90.9%), in West Virginia it is coal (90.8%), in Washington it is hydro (64.6%), and in New Hampshire it is nuclear (56.5%). Geothermal 0 0 Solar 0 8.8 Energy source Proportional amount of emissions relative to hydro Coal 175.9 Natural gas 87.9 Geothermal 16.5

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Audi of America and Arcadia offer renewable energy subscription with e-tron or e-tron Sportback lease or purchase

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Arcadia connects renters and homeowners across the US to wind and solar energy through utility data and billing technology. In select markets within Colorado, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, and Rhode Island, Arcadia’s platform connects qualifying customers to community solar projects in their area.

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Tesla outlines its policy for Solar Panel Removal and Reinstallation

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Tesla has released new details that outline its policy for the Removal and Reinstallation of its solar panels on its website. Whether a Tesla Solar owner is having their roof reshingled, their entire home remodeled, or is relocating to a new home in another area, the company has specific processes for each of these scenarios.

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Guest Blogpost: The Magic School Bus

Green Energy Consumers

You might've read our recent blogpost about the electric school buses coming to Massachusetts and Rhode Island thanks to new grants from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Many thanks to Cindy Davis of the Solar Initiative for this post!