PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management's Energy-Saving Trees program will return with registration opening April 12. RIDEM is partnering with the Rhode Island Tree Council, the Rhode Island Nursery and Landscape Association, and the Arbor…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Rhode Island Energy announced today that electricity prices may drop significantly this spring. This is based on a new rate proposal that is before the Rhode Island Public Utilities Commission (RIPUC). The supply decrease applies to…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- A new carbon emissions bill is being introduced in the Rhode Island House, with the goal of reducing carbon emissions from buildings. The Building De-Carbonization Act would require large buildings to report their energy usage and…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- As a significant snowstorm heads to Rhode Island, officials say they are focused on timing, with potential heavy snowfall starting mid-morning through the early afternoon. The state…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Some Rhode Islanders are still without power after Saturday's heavy rain. According to Rhode Island Energy's outage map, there were still 26 outages as of 10:30 a.m. on Sunday. This affected an estimated 80 residents. At…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Nearly 6,000 people remain without power throughout Rhode Island after Saturday morning's storm. According to Rhode Island Energy's outage map webpage 3,939 customers were without power as of 1:45 p.m. At one point this morning, the…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee rolled out the state's plan for the first snowstorm of the season expected this weekend. The McKee Administration said a winter storm watch is in effect from Saturday afternoon through Sunday…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Rhode Island's statewide ban on single-use plastic bags will go into effect in the new year. The Ocean State will…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Gov. Dan McKee has shared Rhode Island's accomplishments and future endeavors involving clean energy. In October, the Office of Energy Resources announced its memo to the nation's first multi-state offshore wind project. This agreement between Rhode…
CRANSTON, R.I. (WLNE) -- Flooding across New England on Monday left tens of thousands of people without power at the storms' peak. The Army Corps of Engineers…
CRANSTON, R.I. (WLNE) -- Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee and other leaders provided an update on Monday's storm and the ongoing Washington Bridge response. McKee was joined by Lt. Gov. Sabina Matos, Department of Transportation Director Peter Alviti, and other…
JAMESTOWN, R.I. (WLNE) -- The Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority said that it may restrict access to some or all of its bridges Sunday night due to expected extreme weather. RITBA said that the closures may last into Monday…
WARWICK, R.I. (WLNE) -- Rhode Island FC, the Ocean State's professional USL Championship soccer club, has secured Breeze Airways as its inaugural front-of-jersey sponsor. Breeze Airways signed the multi-year partnership with the club and will be it's exclusive airline partner.…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- While Hurricane Lee is making its way toward coastal New England, Rhode Island Energy and New Bedford are preparing for its impacts. Lee's path is not projected to actually make landfall in Rhode Island and Bristol…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Rhode Island Energy submitted a form Monday outlining the potential electric supply prices for October, 2023 through March of 2024. Officials said in a release, the proposed price-per-kilowatt-per-hour is 17.741 cents per kWh, as compared to…
Pawtucket, R.I. (WLNE) -- Rhode Island Commerce's Renewable Energy Fund has awarded a grant to a solar company to build three solar projects in the state. Gridwealth, a commercial solar developer, owner, and operator, was awarded $225,000 to construct commercial…
EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- The city of East Providence has signed a 25 year agreement with Green Development LLC, a green energy project developer based in Cranston. The agreement is part of the Rhode Island Virtual Net Metering program…
NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (WLNE) -- Sen. Jack Reed says that Rhode Island's small shipyards make big contributions to the Ocean State's economy. That's why he says he secured $1.4 million in federal funds for them. Reed said the state's small…
(WLNE) -- A Rhode Island high school and district were named recipients of the U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools Honors on Thursday. East Providence High School was named a Green Ribbon School and the Jamestown School Department received…
MIDDLETOWN, R.I. (WLNE) -- Don Carlson kicked off his campaign for congress in Rhode Island on Sunday afternoon. Friends, families, and supporters were all in boisterous attendance at the Rejects Beer Company. Carlson grew up in Rhode Island and currently…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- A former Gov. Gina Raimondo staffer is joining the race for Rhode Island's 1st Congressional seat. "I got into public service almost a decade ago to help rebuild Rhode Island after decades of decline that hurt…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Rhode Island on Wednesday received another $55.9 million to improve public transit across the state. Sen. Jack Reed said the funding came from the historic Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. The state will be receiving the…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Power providers to Connecticut and Rhode Island report widespread outages as damaging wind gusts move through southern New England. Outage maps for Connecticut power suppliers Eversource and United Illuminating Company show power outages spread throughout the…
