Press Releases

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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PROVIDENCE, RI – Governor Dan McKee, House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi, Senate Environment & Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Alana M. DiMario, and and Acting State Energy Commissioner Chris Kearns on Tuesday recognized 19 state and quasi-government agencies, municipalities, and public schools for their renewable energy and energy efficiency achievements at its sixth Annual Lead by Example Clean Energy Awards ceremony. ...

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PROVIDENCE, RI – Governor Dan McKee and the Rhode Island Office of Energy Resources, in partnership with the Rhode Island Department of Transportation and the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management, today released a Request for Proposals for Phase 1 of the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Formula Program. Phase 1 aims to implement four new electric vehicle DC Fast Chargers (Level 3) off the Alternative Fuel Corridor along Interstate 95. ...

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The States of Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey, Maine, Connecticut, Vermont and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts today announced the submission of the group's proposal for a Northeast Regional Clean Hydrogen Hub to the U.S. Department of Energy to compete for a $1.25 billion share of the $8 billion in federal hydrogen hub funding available as part of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. Together with the federal portion, the proposal represents a $3.62 billion investment and includes over one dozen projects across seven Northeast states that advance clean electrolytic hydrogen production, consumption, and infrastructure projects, for hard to decarbonize sectors, including transportation and heavy industry, among others. Today's announcement supports each state's climate and clean energy goals to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and transition to clean energy across all sectors of the economy. ...

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WEST WARWICK, RI – Governor Dan McKee, U.S. Senator Jack Reed, and the Rhode Island Office of Energy Resources (OER) today announced an additional $10 million in funding for the Public School Energy Equity Program, which will be used to make infrastructure improvements that will lead to healthier learning environments in the classroom and cost savings for school districts. ...

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PROVIDENCE, R.I. – RIHousing, the Rhode Island Office of Energy Resources (OER) and Rhode Island Energy (RIE) released a Request for Proposals (RFP) on March 15 for the 2023 Zero Energy for the Ocean State (ZEOS) Program. This program offers up to $500,000 in grants to design and construct affordable, energy efficient housing to serve low- and moderate-income Rhode Islanders. ...

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PROVIDENCE, RI – Governor Dan McKee, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT), and the Rhode Island Office of Energy Resources (OER) announced today that RIDOT is the first Rhode Island state agency to fully convert its lighting resources to energy-efficient LED lights. This conversion provides significant long-term energy savings. ...

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