Green Energy Consumers

MARCH 31, 2023

Rhode Island, meanwhile, is slow-walking on these important standards. The ACCII standards will ensure that Massachusetts residents have access to the full range of electric vehicle model choices and that the Commonwealth phases out the sale of new gas-powered cars by 2035.

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Rhode Island Massachusetts Standards Clean 90

Green Energy Consumers

JUNE 14, 2022

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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Rhode Island Renewable Electric Electrical 85

Green Energy Consumers

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

Now, the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced who got awarded – and school districts in Massachusetts and Rhode Island are on the list! Earlier this summer, we wrote about applications being open for the Clean School Bus Program. GECA staff and partners with an electric school bus in Beverly, MA.

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Rhode Island Massachusetts Electric Electrical 85

Green Energy Consumers

MARCH 25, 2023

With the release of the report , U nited N ations Secretary General António Guterres called on developed nations to achieve net-zero emissions by as close to 2040 as possible , rather than the 2050 date that has been the standard – and the date around which Massachusetts and Rhode Island climate policy has developed.

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Rhode Island Massachusetts Climate Change Emissions 81

Green Energy Consumers

MAY 22, 2023

A little over a month ago we published a blog celebrating Massachusetts’ formal adoption of the Advanced Clean Cars II standard and pointing out that Rhode Island was slow-walking on the standard. We are happy to report that Rhode Island has since picked up the pace!

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Rhode Island Clean Cleaning Cars 56

Green Energy Consumers

JULY 7, 2022

Starting today, July 7, Rhode Islanders who want to purchase or lease an electric vehicle (EV) are eligible to receive a rebate from the newly re-instated DRIVE EV program. This is big news for drivers who are tired of paying $5 per gallon of gasoline and are ready to buy a car that’s much better for the climate.

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Rhode Island Gasoline-Electric Electric Vehicles Gasoline 78

Electrek

JULY 1, 2022

Rhode Island has passed a law requiring all of the state’s electricity to be offset by renewable energy by 2033 – the fastest timeline of any state in the US. The post Rhode Island sets fastest timeline of any US state to reach 100% renewable electricity [update] appeared first on Electrek.

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Rhode Island Renewable Electric Electrical 98

Electrek

JUNE 27, 2022

In June, Rhode Island’s House and Senate approved legislation, expected to be signed into law by Governor Daniel McKee (D-RI), that will require all of the state’s electricity to be offset by renewable energy by 2033 – the fastest timeline of any state in the US.

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Rhode Island Renewable Electric Electrical 98

Green Energy Consumers

JUNE 20, 2022

Rhode Island just passed legislation that requires the state’s electric suppliers to procure 100% renewable electricity by 2033, using the highest quality (“Class I” or “new”) Renewable Energy Certificates.

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Rhode Island Massachusetts Electric Electrical 80

Cars That Think

AUGUST 4, 2022

It is true that Rhode Island is small. Much of the meager wind power that does exist comes either from other states or from the 30-megawatt Block Island Wind Farm—the first offshore wind farm in the US—which consists of just five turbines and only came online in 2016. But analysts are optimistic that Rhode Island can do the job.

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Rhode Island Renewable Energy Gas-Electric 72

Green Energy Consumers

MARCH 9, 2022

Last week , Rhode Island legislators Sen. Alana DiMario and Rep. Terri Cortvriend introduced bills setting a target of 100% of new cars registered being electric vehicles by 2030. The legislation ( H. 7653 and S.

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Rhode Island Transportation Electric Electrical 102

Green Energy Consumers

APRIL 4, 2022

On Friday, Superior Court Judge Brian Stern put a pause on PPL's purchase of Rhode Island's electric and gas utility from National Grid. This pause is temporary and will allow for the judge to hear the Attorney General's case on why the Division of Public Utilities and Carriers misunderstood the laws that govern this transaction.

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Rhode Island Grid Gas-Electric Climate Change 73

Green Energy Consumers

JUNE 14, 2021

In its deal with PPL, National Grid hopes to gain PPL’s business in the U nited Kingdom in exchange for Rhode Island’s electric and gas customers. However, this is not a done deal: over the coming year , Rhode Island regulators are charged with reviewing whether the sale is in the “public interest.”

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Rhode Island Grid Gas-Electric Pennsylvania 63

Green Car Reports

JANUARY 15, 2018

Rhode Island will allow the direct sale of Teslas and has issued a state dealer license to the company to open a dealer in Warwick. Tesla can now add another notch to its sales board.

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Rhode Island Tesla Electric Cars Electric 109

CleanTechnica EVs

AUGUST 25, 2022

Fleet funding was provided by the Federal Transit Administration, Volkswagen settlement funds, and RIPTA capital funds.

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Rhode Island Fleet Electric Electrical 134

Green Car Reports

AUGUST 24, 2014

That''s why Rhode Island plans to issue special license plates that identify a vehicle as an.' Hybrid and electrified cars may be good for the environment, but they can pose a danger to first responders.

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Rhode Island Hybrid Electric Electrical 160

Green Energy Consumers

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

On August 16, President Biden signed into law the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), the largest investment in fighting climate change on the national level this country has ever seen. The IRA is a huge deal and fundamentally changes the game for our work here at the state level.

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Rhode Island Massachusetts Climate Change Climate 114

Green Energy Consumers

JUNE 16, 2023

Rhode Island is now set to become the first state to adopt the 2024 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC). Adopting this code will mean that new buildings in Rhode Island will be more energy efficient and have much lower emissions than ever before.

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Rhode Island Building Energy Emissions 84

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 22, 2020

The governors of Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island, and the mayor of the District of Columbia announced that theirs will be the first jurisdictions to launch a new multi-state program that the principals expect will invest some $300 million per year in cleaner transportation choices.

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Rhode Island District of Columbia Transportation North Carolina 305

Electrek

AUGUST 22, 2023

The US Department of the Interior (DOI) today announced its approval of Rhode Island and Connecticut’s Revolution Wind offshore wind farm. more… The post The US approves Revolution Wind, its fourth major offshore wind farm appeared first on Electrek.

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Wind Rhode Island 98

Teslarati

MARCH 16, 2023

Rhode Island is offering new incentives to encourage the purchase of electric vehicles with its new DRIVE EV program. Tesla victorious in Rhode Island after state approves license to sell direct DRIVE EV offers rebates of up to $2,500 for car buyers who purchase or lease a new fully-electric or fuel-cell EV.

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Sustainable Transportation Rhode Island Transportation Electric Vehicles 100

Electrek

APRIL 7, 2023

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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Rhode Island Solar Building IDEA 144

Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

Rhode Island is one of the many states to offer purchase rebates for new electric cars. Under the recently introduced Driving Rhode Island to Vehicle Electrification (DRIVE) incentive program, buyers can get up to $2,500 for their electric-car purchases.

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Rhode Island Cars Electric Cars Pollution 60

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 20, 2020

The states that follow the District of Columbia with the lowest levels of VMT per person are New York, Alaska, Rhode Island, and Hawaii. Out of the 10 states with the lowest total VMT, 4 are also among the 10 states with the lowest VMT per person (the District of Columbia, Alaska, Rhode Island, and Hawaii).

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Wyoming Miles District of Columbia Vehicles 356

Green Car Congress

JULY 11, 2009

The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority ( RIPTA ) will receive more than $24.2 The federal funding, provided through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, will also be used by RIPTA for capital maintenance and to upgrade public transportation throughout Rhode Island.

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Rhode Island Hybrid Maintenance 2009 150

Green Car Congress

APRIL 1, 2022

Rhode Island. Other signatories to the memorandum of understanding include: California. Connecticut. Washington, DC. Massachusetts New Jersey. North Carolina. Pennsylvania. Washington.

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Nevada Rhode Island Transportation District of Columbia 321

Green Car Congress

MAY 1, 2023

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%). Energy source Proportional amount of emissions relative to hydro Coal 175.9 Natural gas 87.9 Geothermal 16.5

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Electric Vehicles Emissions Electric Electrical 345

Green Energy Consumers

DECEMBER 27, 2022

On December 15th, Rhode Island's Executive Climate Change Coordinating Council (EC4) approved the final draft of the 2022 Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Plan. Green Energy Consumers, unfortunately, found the Plan lacking in several ways, which we will detail in this blog.

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Rhode Island Climate Climate Change Emissions 101

Green Energy Consumers

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Background. Recently, we posted a blog on one policy, the Clean Heat Standard, to decarbonize the building sector. Consider it one tool in the tool chest and understand that it’s usually not possible to make anything with just one tool. With this blog, we will explore a complimentary policy – Building Performance Standards (BPS).

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Rhode Island Standards Massachusetts Building 75

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

The states of Delaware, Connecticut, Maryland, and Rhode Island have already begun the process and are expected to adopt the regulations in 2023, according to ChargEVC. If adopted, the ACC II regulation would require automobile manufacturers to increase their zero-emission sales of light-duty vehicles to 100% by 2035.

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California Clean Cleaning Rhode Island 186

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 20, 2021

The announcement includes investments in California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, Texas and Wisconsin.

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Fuel North Carolina Rhode Island Renewable 320

Green Energy Consumers

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

One of the biggest questions in Rhode Island’s clean energy future is on the verge of conclusion: will Pennsylvania-based utility PPL succeed in buying National Grid’s Rhode Island electric and gas utilities? If the sale goes through, PPL will become the new utility company for almost all Rhode Islanders.

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Rhode Island Clean Cleaning Electric 84

Green Energy Consumers

MAY 3, 2022

Rhode Island is headed in the wrong direction when it comes to greenhouse gas emissions. And it underscores the challenge before Rhode Island in meeting the 2021 Act on Climate mandate of 45% emissions reductions from the 1990 baseline in 2030.

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Rhode Island Climate Gas-Electric Emissions 86

Green Energy Consumers

AUGUST 12, 2022

Last week, the Environment Council of Rhode Island (ECRI) hosted a forum for candidates running RI Governor to discuss their plans for the environment if elected. The forum covered several of Rhode Island’s most pressing environmental issues, including environmental justice and implementation of the Act On Climate.

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Rhode Island Gasoline Automobile Boston 73

Green Energy Consumers

DECEMBER 27, 2022

Rhode Island and Massachusetts both have mandates to reduce statewide greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2030 compared to 1990 levels: 50% for Massachusetts and 45% for Rhode Island.

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Rhode Island Massachusetts Emissions Gas 79

Green Car Congress

MARCH 16, 2021

Rhode Island. Rhode Island. New Jersey. New Jersey. Massachusetts. Massachusetts. New Hampshire. New Hampshire. District of Columbia. The percentages of truck traffic varied greatly among the states.

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Rhode Island District of Columbia New Hampshire Arkansas 170

Green Car Congress

MARCH 29, 2023

Fermata Energy has V2X bidirectional programs working in several New England utilities, including Green Mountain Power, Eversource, and Rhode Island Energy. Fermata Energy’s platform can also monitor building load data, helping to manage electricity usage better.

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Charging Energy Universal Rhode Island 221