RI Using $1.5M to Blunt Low-Income Payers’ Electric Bills
By: Rob Borkowski on December 19, 2022 in News to You
PROVIDENCE, RI — Rhode Islanders are paying about 10 cents more per kilowatt hour (kWh) after the RI Public Utilities Commission’s approval of RI Energy’s rate hike, a hardship the […]
RI Energy Seeks Offshore Wind Turbine Proposals
By: Rob Borkowski on September 7, 2022 in News to You
PROVIDENCE, R.I. –Governor Dan McKee has announced a 30-day public comment period for RI Energy’s draft RFP for an offshore wind turbine project producing between 600 and 1,000 megawatts (MW), […]
Solomon Urges PUC Rejection of Providence Water Fund Transfer
By: Rob Borkowski on June 2, 2018 in News to You
Mayor Joe Solomon has urged PUC’s rejection of Providence Water Supply Board’s $2,394,651.28 move from restricted revenue reserve to its operating account.
Avedisian Rejects KCWA Rate Hike, Calls Increase ‘Unfair And Unreasonable’
By: Rob Borkowski on December 8, 2016 in News to You
Mayor Scott Avedisian has rejected the Kent County Water Authority’s proposed rate hikes of 10.9 to 14.6 percent on water users and 30 percent on the city’s fire hydrants, intended, in part, to raise $6.6 million over three years for new water meters, suggesting a merge of the authority with another water utility.