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 83

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 91

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 76

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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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 Electrical Electric 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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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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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 71

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 122

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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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 135

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 163

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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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 113

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 101

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 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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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 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 99

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

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

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

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 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 74

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

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 77

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 Energy 82

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 71

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 84

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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Electrek

APRIL 18, 2022

Block Island Wind Farm in Rhode Island is the United States’ first offshore wind farm. The 30-megawatt, five-turbine offshore wind farm began commercial operations in December 2016 and generates enough energy to power 17,000 homes. And it turns out, it’s perfectly safe, and sometimes even beneficial, for fish.

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Rhode Island Wind United States 2016 145

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

The signatories are California, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington, and the District of Columbia.

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Emissions California DC District of Columbia 435

Green Energy Consumers

MARCH 7, 2023

By phasing out fluorescents in favor of efficient LED bulbs, Rhode Island and Massachusetts can avert a needless health risks, save families and business money on utility bills, and curb greenhouse gas emissions.

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Rhode Island Light Energy Mercury 77

Green Energy Consumers

APRIL 12, 2021

I n both Massachusetts and Rhode Island, the following facts prevail about our electricity supply options: A priority for Green Energy Consumers Alliance is increasing New England’s clean energy supply while delivering lower cost s to consumers.

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Rhode Island Massachusetts Green Electric 117

Green Energy Consumers

JANUARY 10, 2022

If you’re a Massachusetts or Rhode Island resident, there is an opportunity for you to take action in February in support of heavy-duty vehicle electrification. Rhode Islanders, we need you to push for the adoption of these rules too!) Here’s everything you need to know to make your voice heard in either state.

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Rhode Island Clean Cleaning Massachusetts 103

Electrek

JUNE 1, 2022

National Grid, a utility that serves more than 20 million people in New York, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island, is expanding its Off-Peak Charging Rebate Program in Massachusetts that it runs with ev.energy , a certified B corporation and global provider of managed EV charging software.

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