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Rhode Island offers many clean energy programs and incentives for residential customers, businesses, and state and local government.

• McKee Administration submits Electrifying Transportation guide to the General Assembly
  

  The McKee Administration submitted a comprehensive report to the General Assembly that provides strategic policy guidance for improving access to electric vehicles and electric vehicle charging infrastructure across the state.

• Governor McKee, RI Office of Energy Resources and RIHousing Announce Zero-Energy Housing Awards
  

  The demonstration program, Zero Energy for the Ocean State (ZEOS), is the result of a public-sector partnership to explore innovative, replicable solutions to utilize cost saving, clean energy technologies in homes.

• Governor McKee, OER & DEM announce recipients of Agricultural Energy Grants
  

  $117,876 in grants will help farmers "green" their operations and save energy and money. The awards, funded through the Rhode Island Agricultural Energy Grant Program, will support solar and energy efficiency projects at six local farms across the state.

• State Announces Facility Equity Initiative
  

  The OER School LED Lighting Accelerator Program will offer technical assistance, procurement support and financial incentives to Rhode Island public schools in Central Falls, Woonsocket, Pawtucket, Providence, and West Warwick, to accelerate their transition to LED lighting.

• OER Video - Verde Vineyards: A Clean Energy Story
  

  Local vineyard uses combination of solar, geothermal power & batteries to stay resilient.

• OER receives US Department of Energy funding for refrigeration energy management
  

  OER announced that it has received funding from the U.S. Department of Energy to help grocery stores strategically use energy in a way that reduces their costs, while lowering strain on the electrical grid during peak usage times.

• Rhode Island details pathways to become first state with 100% renewable electricity
  

  OER’s new report illustrates how the state may reach the Governor’s bold, but achievable goal.

• COVID-19 Health and Energy Resources page
  

  Get help with making your energy bill payments, discover how to reduce your energy use, protect yourself and your customers, get access to emergency funds and more.

• State launches community solar marketplace website
  

  Green energy becomes more accessible to Rhode Islanders

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