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Rhode Island's Renewable Energy Goal a Beacon for Other States

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Electricity providers can earn those certificates by generating electricity from renewable sources themselves; alternatively, they can buy certificates from other providers. But Rhode Island plans to fill the gap with as much as 600 megawatts of new wind power. Higman says it’s a good example of using a state’s own potential resources.

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Renewable Energy Generation: Change is not a destination, just as hope is not a strategy, a lesson exported from Detroit

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mpg by 2016. Even ruling Hawaii out as an outlier, the cost of electricity in Connecticut was 17.79 Even with the implementation of the smart grid it seems unlikely that we will all be able to buy our power from West Virginia. in Connecticut. Globally, more than 100 nations have established renewable energy targets.

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USDOT awarding $55M to support purchase of Low-No buses; electric buses and infrastructure

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Connecticut Department of Transportation. The Connecticut Department of Transportation will receive funding to purchase 40' Proterra E2 Max battery electric buses through a joint effort with CTtransit’s Hartford Division and Greater Bridgeport Transit. The buses will replace diesel buses that have exceeded useful life. 1,000,000.

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