PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Heading into a potential prolonged heat wave, Rhode Island's energy provider is encouraging residents to conserve energy when they can. In a statement to ABC 6 News, a spokesperson for Rhode Island Energy said in part,…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- National Grid's transfer to PPL to take over the majority of the state's electric and gas supply was finalized Wednesday. National Grid and PPL both announced the $3.8 billion sale transfer. Under the deal, the energy…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Sun Day Rhode Island was held at the Steel Yard in Providence Sunday. Organizers said the event was meant to highlight the importance of solar, wind, and other renewable energy. Local nonprofits and advocates discussed climate…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- The Rhode Island Public Utilities Commission will meet Monday to discuss looming changes to Rhode Island Energy's utility rates. These proposed…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Cold temperatures mean more heat, and that means a bigger energy bill for Rhode Islanders. According to the latest data from the…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- United States Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm visited Rhode Island on Tuesday to help launch the state's home energy rebate…
WASHINGTON, DC (WLNE) -- A Rhode Island man is among a group of three men sentenced Thursday in a racially-motivated scheme to destroy an energy facility. Liam Collins, 25, of Johnston, was sentenced to 10 years in prison for aiding…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Rhode Island Governor Dan McKee sat down with ABC6's Karah Bailey to discuss his administration's…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Frost is right around the corner for Rhode Islanders, meaning it's time to start thinking about how you'll be heating…
JOHNSTON, R.I. (WLNE) -- Residents of Johnston welcomed the weekend with a louder-than-usual alarm. Mayor Joe Polisena Jr. said that the loud noise that many residents heard around 6 a.m. came from the Rhode Island State Energy Center. He said…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management and local partners will give away 1,000 trees in time for fall planting. The Energy-Saving Trees program will mark its 7th year helping Rhode Islanders lower their utility bills…
NEW SHOREHAM, R.I. (WLNE) -- The U.S. Secretary of Energy visited Rhode Island on Friday to see the nation's first working offshore wind farm. Jennifer Granholm spoke on the success of the…
WEST WARWICK, R.I. (WLNE) -- Gov. Dan McKee said Friday that Rhode Island received an extra $10 million in funding for the Public School Energy Equity Program. McKee said the funding will be used to improve infrastructure that will lead…
CRANSTON, R.I. (WLNE) -- U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse is encouraging Rhode Islanders to take advantage of a new, energy-efficiency tax credit. The credit and rebates went into effect Jan. 1. as a part of the "Inflation Reduction Act" and can…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Sen. Jack Reed on Wednesday announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is releasing $29.5 million to help Rhode Island prepare for the upcoming winter. "As temperatures begin to dip and Putin's invasion…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- The Rhode Island Attorney General's Office on Friday recommended some options to restrict Rhode Island Energy's proposal to substantially increase residents' winter heating bills. Attorney General Peter Neronha said he hopes the Public Utilities Commission considers…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- The Public Utilities Commission held a public meeting Friday morning to discuss energy rate hikes for gas and electric bills that are set to start in October. According to the Public Utilities Commission, Rhode Islanders will…
Rhode Island is once again working with the Arbor Day Foundation to give away trees this spring to help homeowners conserve energy and reduce utility costs
Twitter: @markcurtisABC6It's been a cold snowy winter, but some local governments are turning energy savings into cold hard cash.Using a federal environmental grant, Warwick replaced the cooling pi...
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Nearly 33,000 Rhode Island Energy customers are without power Friday in the face of strong winds rolling across the state. As of 12:30 p.m., 32,957 customers are without electricity, according to the Rhode Island Energy outage…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Rhode Island Energy is asking public utilities officials for their first distribution rate review since 2018. The rates, which are…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- The latest University of New Hampshire poll shows that most Rhode Islanders are concerned about the prices of everyday goods and energy costs. The survey was made up of 711 Rhode Island residents, who filled out…
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) -- Rhode Island Energy has reversed course on their decision to withdraw a plan to help customers save on their bills…
