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Governor McKee, RI Office of Energy Resources and Dept. of Environmental Management Announce Recipients of RI Agricultural Energy Grants

PROVIDENCE, RI – Governor Dan McKee, the Rhode Island Office of Energy Resources (OER) and the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) have awarded $160,000 in grants to support farmers as they decarbonize their agricultural operations. The clean energy projects funded through this opportunity will further the reduction of the state’s carbon footprint while reducing the energy burden of RI’s agricultural sector. The awards, funded through the Rhode Island Agricultural Energy Grant Program, will support renewable energy and energy efficiency projects at eight local farms across the state. ...

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Governor McKee, Office of Energy Resources Announce Expansion of Public School Lighting Accelerator Program to All Rhode Island Schools

PROVIDENCE, RI – Governor Dan McKee and the Rhode Island Office of Energy Resources (OER) announced today the expansion of the Public School Lighting Accelerator Program to all municipalities in Rhode Island. After addressing the needs of schools in the ten original communities and with funds still available, OER is continuing these LED lighting projects in all school districts across the state. ...

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