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

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Governor Dan McKee, the Rhode Island Office of Energy Resources (OER) and the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management today (DEM) awarded $256,000 in grants to help farmers “green” their agricultural operations, by reducing carbon footprint while saving money on energy expenses. The awards, funded through the Rhode Island Agricultural Energy Grant Program, will support renewable energy and energy efficiency projects at 14 local farms across the state. This is the largest number of applications received and awarded in one round since the program launched in 2016.  ...

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Governor McKee, Rhode Island Congressional Delegation and Office of Energy Resources Announce Launch of $2.6M Energy Efficiency Conservation Block Grant Program for Municipalities

PROVIDENCE, RI – Governor McKee, the Rhode Island Congressional Delegation and the Office of Energy Resources announced the launch of the $2.6 million Energy Efficiency Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) Program with $1.6 million in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Energy, as part of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and $1 million from the state’s Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) program.  ...

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