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Rhode Island Becomes 1st State in U.S to Launch the Community Approach Phase of the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Program

PROVIDENCE, RI – Governor Dan McKee, the Rhode Island Office of Energy Resources (OER), and the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) have announced the commencement of Phase 2 of the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) program. This phase, which is focused on a community-based approach, offers an initial $10 million in competitive funding for electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure. The program is open to public, non-profit, and private entities, with all installations required to be publicly accessible. ...

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Governor McKee, Congressional Delegation, and Office of Energy Resources Award Municipalities $2.75 Million from Energy Efficiency Conservation Block Grant Program

PROVIDENCE, RI – Governor Dan McKee, Rhode Island's Congressional Delegation, and the Office of Energy Resources have awarded $2.75 million from the Energy Efficiency Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) Program, with $1.5 million in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Energy's Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and $1.25 million from the state’s Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative program.  ...

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Rhode Island College Completes Campus-Wide LED Lighting System Installation

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Rhode Island College with the assistance of the Rhode Island Office of Energy Resources (OER) and Rhode Island Energy has completed a campus-wide installation of LED lighting systems with controls. The project, funded through the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative and the state’s energy efficiency programs, upgraded lighting in the John E. Fogarty Life Sciences Building, the Murray Center, Gary M. Penfield Residence Hall, Forman Center, and Building 1, with their completion making RIC’s campus 100 percent LED lighting. ...

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Governor McKee Signs Solar Protections Bill

CRANSTON – At the Department of Business Regulation today, Governor McKee was joined by bill sponsors Representative Ackerman (D-Dist. 45, Cumberland, Lincoln) and Senator Jacob Bissaillon (D-Dist. 1, Providence) for a ceremonial signing of new solar protections legislation. Speakers also included Director of the Department of Business Regulation Elizabeth Dwyer and Acting Commissioner of the Office of Energy Resources Christopher Kearns. ...

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Rhode Island Becomes First State to Complete Phase 1 under National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Program

PROVIDENCE, RI – Today, Governor Dan McKee and the Rhode Island Office of Energy Resources, in partnership with the Rhode Island Department of Transportation, the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management, the U.S. DOT/Federal Highway Administration, and the Joint Office of Energy and Transportation, celebrated Rhode Island's groundbreaking achievement as the first state in the nation to complete Phase 1 of the alternative fuel corridor under the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Program. The milestone was marked with a ribbon-cutting event at the Route 117 Park & Ride in Warwick. ...

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