Providence Journal: Portsmouth windmill paying dividends even before it’s dedicated
Monday, 18th May 2009
Posted on Monday, 18th May 2009 at 2:42PM
As giant blades whoosh through the air atop the 336-foot tower, the pennies roll into the town’s coffers.
For the first 50 days’ operation, the municipally owned wind tower overlooking Portsmouth High School generated 481,950 kilowatt hours of electricity — about a tenth of the annual consumption of municipal and school facilities....
People's Power & Light and Town of Portsmouth Reach Agreement Regarding Green Power Sales
Monday, 22nd December 2008
Posted on Monday, 22nd December 2008 at 1:58PM
Portsmouth, RI—Put the champagne on ice! The Town of Portsmouth is about to erect Rhode Island’s
first municipally owned wind turbine at Portsmouth’s public high school. It’s the second community wind
turbine—and will now be the largest—in RI. The project will be supported by People’s Power & Light’s
green power members.
Executive Director Testifies Before EPA Local Government Advisory Committee
Thursday, 6th November 2008
Posted on Thursday, 6th November 2008 at 3:43PM
Boston – November 6, 2008. PP&L;s executive director Larry Chretien appeared before the federal Environmental Protection Agency’s Local Government Advisory Committee. Chretien explained to a couple of dozen local officials from around the country how the EPA could provide technical assistance to cities, towns and counties as they attempt to shift from fossil fuels to energy efficiency and renewable energy. Chretien said that the EPA does a good job today on providing such assistance with limited resources, but that more will have to be done in days ahead as energy prices rebound and as the nation addresses the problem of global warming. He said that local communities, however well run or well intended, do not have the expertise to plan and sort out their energy options in ways that would lead to optimum results for consumers and taxpayers....Read more
Providence Business News: Wind-powered cable pitched by Full Channel
Monday, 6th October 2008
Posted on Monday, 6th October 2008 at 9:13AM
WARREN – Customers who get their cable, telephone or Internet service from the independent local provider Full Channel Inc. can now have it powered by renewable energy.