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Watch for Gross Misinformation on Rhode Island’s Clean Energy Costs

Green Energy Consumers

On March 10 th , the Rhode Island Public Utilities Commission held a public hearing on electricity rates. The hearing was picked up by several news outlets and some excerpts from the news coverage were disseminated through social media. We heard one thing that we suspected was wildly incorrect.

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Bad News for Electric Cars

Green Energy Consumers

For the past several weeks, weve been working hard on a campaign to protect key regulations, called Advanced Clean Cars II (ACCII), which would have steadily increased the supply of electric vehicles (EVs) available to drivers in Massachusetts and Rhode Island, such that 100% of new car sales would have to be electric by 2035.

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Watch Out For Offshore Wind Disinformation

Green Energy Consumers

Climate change is the greatest threat to natural landscapes, marine ecosystems, and fishing industries in Rhode Island and Massachusetts. Narragansett Bay has already warmed by nearly 3F since 1960. These changes will drastically alter the fishing industry and the economy.

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Support the Rhode Island Building Decarbonization Act of 2025!

Green Energy Consumers

This year, our top legislative priority in Rhode Island is the Building Decarbonization Act ( H5493 / S91 ), because the Ocean State is not currently on track to achieve the emissions reductions required by the Act on Climate.

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Mass Save Plan Approved by DPU – What’s Next?

Green Energy Consumers

(Rhode Islanders this is a story about Massachusetts, but it applies to the Ocean State just as well, given the Act on Climate.) Mass Save is the Commonwealths major energy efficiency program. Its jointly administered by the investor-owned gas and electric utilities and the Cape Light Compact.

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Listen Up! our Green Energy Podcast Is Finally Here

Green Energy Consumers

We are excited to launch the Consumers for Climate Podcast, now available on Spotify , Apple Podcasts , and Amazon Music ! This podcast reflects our mission to empower consumers and communities to make energy choices that speed a just transition to a zero-carbon world.

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The Status of Federal & State Energy Efficiency Incentives

Green Energy Consumers

Seize the day might be a good mantra if youre exploring your options for reducing your energy costs in 2025. While there is potential for changes to energy programs at both the local and federal levels, there are many incentives currently still available.

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