Green Energy Consumers

JUNE 20, 2022

Rhode Island just passed legislation that requires the state’s electric suppliers to procure 100% renewable electricity by 2033, using the highest quality (“Class I” or “new”) Renewable Energy Certificates.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 29, 2023

Two Nissan LEAF electric vehicles (EVs) at the Plymouth State University (PSU) provided 1 MWh of energy to the PSU’s ALLWell Center, offsetting some of the building’s electricity needs, over a six-month period. The university controls whether to discharge by parking the EVs and plugging them into the Fermata Energy bidirectional charger.

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Green Energy Consumers

JUNE 14, 2021

A few months ago, news broke that National Grid planned to sell the Narragansett Electric and Gas Companies to a Pennsylvania-based company named PPL. In its deal with PPL, National Grid hopes to gain PPL’s business in the U nited Kingdom in exchange for Rhode Island’s electric and gas customers.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

Unveiling a coordinated strategic plan to accelerate the development of offshore wind energy, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and Secretary of Energy Steven Chu announced steps forward in support of offshore wind energy in the United States, including new funding opportunities for up to $50.5

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

The US Department of Transportation (DOT) is awarding $100 million in Economic Recovery Act funding to 43 transit agencies for projects to reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions from both vehicles and facilities. The Federal Transit Administration reviewed more than $2 billion in applications for these funds.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 26, 2021

The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced more than $30 million in federal funding, matched by more than $35 million in private sector funds, for 68 projects that will accelerate the commercialization of promising energy technologies—ranging from clean energy and advanced manufacturing, to building efficiency and next-generation materials.

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Green Energy Consumers

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Background. Recently, we posted a blog on one policy, the Clean Heat Standard, to decarbonize the building sector. Consider it one tool in the tool chest and understand that it’s usually not possible to make anything with just one tool. With this blog, we will explore a complimentary policy – Building Performance Standards (BPS).

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 20, 2015

The Northeast Electrochemical Energy Storage Cluster ( NEESC ), administered by Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology Inc. Fuel cell technology can help meet electric grid needs as a high efficiency, distributed generation asset that can be located directly at the customer’s site. Rhode Island. Earlier post.).

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Green Energy Consumers

MAY 3, 2022

Rhode Island is headed in the wrong direction when it comes to greenhouse gas emissions. And it underscores the challenge before Rhode Island in meeting the 2021 Act on Climate mandate of 45% emissions reductions from the 1990 baseline in 2030.

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Green Energy Consumers

MARCH 9, 2025

This podcast reflects our mission to empower consumers and communities to make energy choices that speed a just transition to a zero-carbon world. We are excited to launch the Consumers for Climate Podcast, now available on Spotify , Apple Podcasts , and Amazon Music !

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Green Energy Consumers

DECEMBER 30, 2021

We're also advocates for excellent climate policies in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Our non-profit organization is committed to educating people about climate-friendly behaviors and technologies. Here are our most useful and popular blogs and webinars of 2021.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded $7.4 Additionally, in coordination with the US Department of Transportation through the Joint Office of Energy and Transportation, DOE announced its intent to release funding to address barriers to a cleaner, safer, more affordable, and more reliable Made in America EV charging network.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 16, 2016

In 2010, the Energy Department launched the SuperTruck initiative to improve heavy-duty truck freight efficiency by 50%. For SuperTruck II, the Energy Department has selected the following four SuperTruck II teams for projects of $20 million in federal funding, and each recipient will match that amount, dollar-for-dollar: Cummins, Inc.

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EV Connect

OCTOBER 30, 2023

The proposals for each state are visible in this Joint Office of Energy and Transportation resource and they give a clear picture of the enormous diversity in EV charging nationwide: EV charging corridors account for less than 1,000 miles in 21 states (just 44 miles in Rhode Island).

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Green Energy Consumers

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Meeting climate goals anywhere, including Massachusetts and Rhode Island, depends upon electrifying everything – cars, space heating, water heating, stoves, and clothes dryers. Combustion has to be phased out. Federal and state purchase incentives for many of those items help level the playing field on an up-front cost basis.

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Green Car Reports

MAY 27, 2015

When it comes to sites where renewable energy can have the biggest impact, it's best to look offshore. Islands are often cut off from mainland grid infrastructure, which drives up energy costs for the people who live there.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 27, 2024

A new offshore wind farm for New England The proposal is for Vineyard Wind 2, and it was put forward in response to a solicitation from Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island for up to 6.8 Export cable from Vineyard Wind 2 Wind would land in New London, Connecticut, and interconnect with the New England power grid in Montville.

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Green Energy Consumers

JUNE 29, 2021

Here are some tips, offered by the American Council for an Energy Efficiency Economy. Unless you have someone in your home who needs central air conditioning for health reasons, we encourage you to look to room air conditioners and fans, particularly ceiling fans.

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EV Match

JANUARY 13, 2023

According to the United States Department of Energy, 80% of EV charging occurs overnight at drivers’ homes, which isn’t all that surprising. Here are a few examples: Central Coast Community Energy (3CE) – California. Black Hills Energy – Colorado. Black Hills Energy is a utility provider in Colorado.

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Green Energy Consumers

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

On August 16, President Biden signed into law the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), the largest investment in fighting climate change on the national level this country has ever seen. The IRA is a huge deal and fundamentally changes the game for our work here at the state level.

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Electric Auto Association

MAY 20, 2021

Putting the brake on regional pollution Also in December, Massachusetts, along with Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Washington D.C., announced the launch of a groundbreaking program that invests $300 million per year in cleaner transportation choices and healthier communities.?

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The Truth About Cars

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Just a few days after the California Air Resource Board's mandate came out, Governor Newsom had to publicly beg electric vehicle owners not to charge their cars due to concerns of the power grid and blackouts. This winter, residents in the Sierra Nevada mountains lost power for days due to heavy snow storms.

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