Green Energy Consumers

MARCH 16, 2023

We're excited to announce the start of something good in Rhode Island. Seven cities and towns have adopted “green municipal aggregation” as a way to add more renewable energy to their electricity supply affordably.

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Electrek

JULY 1, 2022

Rhode Island has passed a law requiring all of the state’s electricity to be offset by renewable energy by 2033 – the fastest timeline of any state in the US. The post Rhode Island sets fastest timeline of any US state to reach 100% renewable electricity [update] appeared first on Electrek.

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Electrek

JUNE 27, 2022

In June, Rhode Island’s House and Senate approved legislation, expected to be signed into law by Governor Daniel McKee (D-RI), that will require all of the state’s electricity to be offset by renewable energy by 2033 – the fastest timeline of any state in the US.

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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

JULY 3, 2014

The US Department of the Interior (DOI) will offer nearly 80,000 acres offshore Maryland for commercial wind energy development in a 19 August 2014 competitive lease sale. BOEM expects to hold additional competitive auctions for Wind Energy Areas offshore Massachusetts and New Jersey in the coming year. Convalt Energy, LLC.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 14, 2014

FuelCell Energy, Inc., FuelCell Energy has customers in nine countries in North America, Asia and Europe; three billion kWh of electricity is adequate to power approximately 271,000 US homes for one year, or about 679,000 German homes or 837,000 South Korean homes. —Chip Bottone, Chief Executive Officer, FuelCell Energy.

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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 Energy Consumers

JULY 9, 2024

At Green Energy Consumers Alliance, we’re all about that “think globally, act locally” thing. So it hurts to report that our beloved states, Massachusett s and Rhode Island, have carbon emissions going up, not down as their laws and the planet require. These sobering facts are a renewed c all to action for all of us.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 10, 2017

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded a 5-year, $16-million grant to the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, one of the world’s largest independent plant science institutes. This project aims to deliver stress-tolerant sorghum lines, addressing DOE’s mission in the generation of renewable energy resources.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 24, 2010

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) released a report outlining both the current state of renewable transportation fuels efforts in the US and a plan to develop regional strategies to increase the production, marketing and distribution of biofuels. Soybean oil, Energy cane, Biomass Sorghum, Perennial grasses, Woody biomass.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 21, 2017

The California Energy Commission (CEC) has selected 15 new main hydrogen retail station projects for up to $31.7 Among the program requirements are that each station dispense a minimum of at least 33% renewable hydrogen (per kilogram). million in combined funding, as well as one connector station project for up to $1.5 million in fund.

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Green Energy Consumers

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

The propane industry has been advocating for the use of renewable propane to reduce emissions for their customer base. According to 2022 American Community Survey estimates, 153,000, or about 5 percent, of homes across Massachusetts and Rhode Island use propane as their primary heating fuel.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 1, 2014

Last week, the California Energy Commission carried out one of these initiatives, voting to use nearly $50 million to put in place 28 new, public hydrogen refueling stations and one mobile refueler by the end of 2015. Scott, the California Energy Commission’s lead commissioner on transportation. Earlier post.). —Janea A.

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Green Energy Consumers

JULY 29, 2024

Conducted by Hart Research between June 7-16, this poll surveyed over 1,200 registered voters in Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island, showcasing strong regional support for transitioning to clean, renewable energy sources.

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Green Energy Consumers

NOVEMBER 18, 2023

Green Energy Consumers Alliance serves GMA programs in 21 Massachusetts communities and seven Rhode Island communities by providing additional renewable energy above and beyond what is required by state laws.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 18, 2016

state now faces a big question on energy policy. Rhode Island is in the midst of deciding whether to continue getting a large portion of energy from fossil fuels, or to switch to renewable energy. The smallest U.S. DON'T MISS: Dirty.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 31, 2009

The Commonwealth’s Clean Energy Biofuels Act, signed in July 2008, also required Massachusetts to seek an agreement with its fellow RGGI member states to implement a LCFS on a regional basis. The states are collaborating with the Northeast States for Coordinated Air Use Management (NESCAUM).

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 20, 2012

The US Department of Energy (DOE) is [link] about $11 million to 20 new projects to help states and local governments to develop the infrastructure, training, and regional planning needed to help meet the demand for alternative fuel cars and trucks, including vehicles that run on natural gas, electricity, and propane. Clean Energy.

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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 Car Congress

FEBRUARY 20, 2015

The Northeast Electrochemical Energy Storage Cluster ( NEESC ), administered by Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology Inc. Rhode Island. Northeast Electrochemical Energy Storage Cluster (NEESC) is a network of industry, academic, government and non-governmental leaders working together to provide energy storage solutions.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 27, 2016

The answer is to move to passenger vehicles that run on clean, renewable energy, and the Zero Emission Vehicle program that has been adopted by 10 states is key. In addition to California, the ZEV states are Connecticut, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island and Vermont. New York: $7.9

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Green Energy Consumers

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

Under the Act on Climate , Rhode Island must meet 4 different emissions reduction mandates: 10% below 1990 levels by 2020 ; 45% by 2030 ; 80% by 2040 ; and net- zero emissions by 2050.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 1, 2017

The jury of representatives from BASF, Volkswagen and academia selected her for her outstanding research results in the area of next-generation energy storage systems. In addition, a special prize for applied research was awarded to Dr. Stafford Sheehan for his excellent research in the area of new catalysts for renewable fuels.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 18, 2011

Given time and enough investment, some of the generation lost by shutting down nuclear plants could be made up by developing renewable resources and improving energy efficiency, but the size of the potential shortfall is daunting, the researchers said. —Paul Fischbeck.

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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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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 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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Green Energy Consumers

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Last week's national election was horrible for federal energy and climate policy. Green Energy Consumers Alliance is not chartered to engage in elections, but we are allowed to talk policy. So, we will.

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Green Energy Consumers

DECEMBER 6, 2023

The climate crisis demands a fundamental cultural shift in our energy system. Revolution Wind 1 and the South Fork Wind projects off Rhode Island’s coast meet a critical need for large-scale carbon-free electricity generation in the Northeast.

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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. While it was set to expire at the end of 2021, the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022 renewed it for ten years. Black Hills Energy – Colorado.

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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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Baua Electric

JULY 1, 2024

The milestone approval largely completes the federal, state, and local permitting process for sustainable energy company Avangrid’s 791-megawatt (MW) New England Wind 1 project. Your personalized solar quotes are easy to compare online and you’ll get access to unbiased Energy Advisers to help you every step of the way.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 10, 2010

The legislation would also provide new incentives for domestic oil and gas drilling, nuclear power plant construction, carbon capture and storage, and renewable energy sources like wind and solar. transportation sector; and industrial facilities would be exempted from a cap on emissions for several years before they are phased in.

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Green Energy Consumers

MARCH 19, 2025

Nonetheless, offshore wind remains imperative to not only meeting our climate goals, but ensuring energy independence, jobs, and local economic growth. On the first day of his second term, Trump issued an Executive Order halting all permitting and lease sales for the technology.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 27, 2010

More than anything else, this economic and environmental tragedy—and it’s a tragedy—underscores the urgent need for this nation to develop clean, renewable sources of energy. It’s time to accelerate the competition with countries like China, who have already realized the future lies in renewable energy.

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