RI Programs for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

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 …

  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 …

  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. …

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 …