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This agreement creates a pathway for a potential multistate procurement for offshore wind – the first of its kind in the United States ...

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PROVIDENCE, RI – Governor Dan McKee today endorsed action by the Executive Climate Change Coordinating Council (EC4) to approve a spending plan allocating $2.6 million across state ...

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Rhode Island Energy Will Issue New Offshore Wind Request for Proposals in October ...

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Multi-State Invitation Seeks Proposals for Transmission, Storage, and Distribution Infrastructure Projects in Pursuit of Federal Grid Innovation Program Funding ...

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PROVIDENCE, RI – Governor Dan McKee, joined by U.S. Senator Jack Reed, Lt. Governor Sabina Matos, and the Office of Energy Resources (OER), today announced the launch of Clean Heat RI, a heat pump program for households, small to mid-sized businesses, and non-profits, which offers incentives for the installation of high efficiency heat pumps. ...

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PROVIDENCE, RI – Governor Dan McKee today announced that Rhode Island's Office of Energy Resources (OER) will be receiving a combined total of $6.6 million in federal funding from the U.S Department of Energy’s (DOE) Grid Resilience State and Tribal Formula Grant Program ($3.4 million) and the State Energy Program (SEP) ($3.2 million). This funding will support administrative and programmatic tasks at OER, including energy security planning and enhancing the resiliency of Rhode Island’s electric grid system, which will help in advancing the goals with Act on Climate. ...

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PROVIDENCE, RI – Governor Dan McKee, the Rhode Island Office of Energy Resources (OER) and the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) have announced $59,250 in grants to help farmers “green” their agricultural operations and save energy and money. The awards, funded through the Rhode Island Agricultural Energy Grant Program, will support solar projects at three local farms across the state. ...

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PROVIDENCE, RI – The Office of Energy Resources (OER) and the Rhode Island Commerce Corporation released the 2022 Rhode Island Clean Energy Industry Report today that showed an increase in sector-specific employment of almost 500 jobs – or 3.2 percent – between the last quarters of 2020 and 2021. The clean energy sector now counts 11,515 jobs in total. ...

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PROVIDENCE, RI – RIHousing, the Rhode Island Office of Energy Resources (OER) and Rhode Island Energy (RIE) today announced the extension of the 2023 Zero Energy for the Ocean State (ZEOS) Program. The extension will allow additional developers to submit proposals for a competitive round of funding for grants of up to $500,000 to design and construct affordable, energy efficient housing for low- and moderate-income Rhode Islanders. Applicants will now have until 5:00 p.m. on August 31, 2023, to submit a proposal. ...

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