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RI Programs for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

Rhode Island’s Renewable Energy Programs: Overview

Approximately twenty percent of Rhode Island’s greenhouse gas emissions come from the generation of the electricity we use.  The good news is that Rhode Island has outstanding programs for renewable energy development. As members of

RI Programs for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

Net Metering: How It Works and How to Do It

  With net metering, if you install renewable energy facilities (or contract for them), your energy meter runs both ways. Incoming electricity from the grid is charged to your account. Outgoing electricity, the amount you

RI Programs for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

Distributed Generation: How It Works and How to Do It

  Distributed generation also involves a renewable installation (solar or wind), but uses two meters: one meter measures the incoming electricity used by the customer, the other measures the outgoing electricity produced by the customer.

RI Programs for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

Carbon Pricing: Energizing Rhode Island

Carbon pricing, also known as a carbon tax, is a way to incentivize society’s transition away from fossil fuels. The idea is to charge fossil fuel companies a tax on every unit of fossil fuel

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