Renewable sources offer homes and businesses energy that is clean and affordable. That will help Rhode Islanders maintain their homes and help businesses rein in their costs.
why change?
- Energy costs have soared in the last ten years.
- Traditional sources of energy have a negative environmental impact and leave us vulnerable to outside forces.
what needs to be done?
- Develop Rhode Island wind, wave, hydro, and solar energy sources that will lower energy prices and benefit Rhode Islanders.
what you can do
- call your state representative and senator and tell them to sustain Governor Carcieri’s veto of Renewable Energy legislation that was passed last year.
- write a letter to the Public Utilities Commission and urge them to mandate that National Grid enter into Renewable Energy contracts
- receive action bulletins from TransformRI
learn more
The Renewable Energy article with many valuable references in Wikipedia, the online and open encyclopedia.Go to the website of the RI Office of Energy Resources and follow the various links to see how they are working to meet Governor Carcieri’s goal of deriving 20% of the state’s energy needs from renewable sources.
