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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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McKee Administration Receives $6.6 Million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to Support Clean Energy, Energy Security and Energy Resiliency Efforts

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

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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