What's New
To spur the development of new renewable energy projects, National
Grid needs to make a long-term commitment to buying clean renewable
sources like wind and solar power.
For more than five years
Environment Rhode Island and our allies have been pressuring the
General Assembly and the Public Utilities Commission to force National
Grid to make a long-term commitment to renewable energy.
Now, in
a major turn of events, National Grid has publicly stated that is
favors long-term purchases of clean renewable energy, and they have
entered into negotiations with Environment Rhode Island and our allies
on the issue.
Click here to read more about about this important new development from the Providence Journal.
In
the next few months Environment Rhode Island will be working with our
allies at the General Assembly to put a requirement for National Grid
to buy clean renewable energy into law.
Brief Summary
To create a New Energy Future we need to decrease our dependence on
dirty and dangerous energy sources like coal and nuclear power, and
shift to clean renewable alternatives like wind and solar power.
Relying less on dirty, coal-fired power plants means less global
warming pollution and reduced threat to public health. The largest
polluter of carbon dioxide in the Northeast is the Brayton Point power
plant, which is situated just 30 miles east of Providence in Somerset,
Massachusetts.
Producing more of our energy at home means Rhode Island can become less
dependent on foreign sources, which often come from unstable regions
around the world.
Clean energy will also benefit Rhode Island’s economy by creating new
manufacturing, installation and maintenance jobs, and helping to
moderate the spikes in energy prices that are caused by soaring
fuel-costs.
Environment Rhode Island is currently working to make sure National
Grid makes a long-term commitment to buying renewable energy in Rhode
Island.
