The Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation , whose budget was nearly halved recently, operates the Renewable Energy Fund (REF). The purpose of the REF is to make grants to finance renewable energy developments in the state. So far $700k has been granted to finance 17 projects, out which 14 are feasibility studies, 2 are are related to the design and installation of solar PV …
The Providence Water Supply Board (PWSB) has embarked on Phase III of the Lead Service Replacement (LSR) project. The purpose: to replace lead public side service lines (those lines that connect the home’s plumbing to the main water line) with copper. Consumption of lead in drinking water can result in serious health risks. According to …
This, I suppose, is likely old news to most of you, but I still feel the need to point it out: What Grows on in Rhode Island! is a fantastic website, primarily for its stupendous, comprehensive green events calendar. This is, to my knowledge, the only place where one can go to find out about …
Kudos to the City of Providence, which was awarded a $372,500 grant from the US Conference of Mayors to create a green job training program. With these funds, the city, in partnership with the Apeiron Institute, will design and implement a green job training program that will give residents the skills needed to participate in a 21st century …
People’s Power and Light (PP and L), a local non-profit dedicated to ‘making energy more affordable and sustainable’, is holding its annual meeting on Thursday, June 18, 2009 at 6pm at Save the Bay Center. The meeting agenda is dominated by a panel discussion entitled “Federal Stimulus Funds and State Funds for Sustainable Energy”. PP …
The Governor’s Energy Review Committee held a meeting at RIC’s Roberts Hall last night to present it’s draft plan to distribute the $14.5m in stimulus funds the state has received for Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grants (EECBG). The meeting materials are available here. The plan is due to the feds on June 25, and, …