STORY OF THE WEEK: Back in the day, the approach of the end of February would signal the time for the Providence Newspaper Guild Follies – the bygone annual satiric sendup of the year in Rhode … more

Rhode Island Energy’s “advanced metering” proposal will cost the Ocean State nearly $200 million and require the manual replacement of approximately 525,000 electric … more

By JOHN HOWELLand EMMA BARTLETT Lloyd Albert, first vice president at AAA New England has been though dramatic gas increases before and what motorists will do to reduce consumption including … more

By EMMA BARTLETT Goodbye diesel and welcome electric. This week, RIPTA’s R-Line -- which runs from Providence to Pawtucket -- switched from diesel run buses to an electric fleet as part of … more

About 2,100 National Grid customers were affected by a power outage in Warwick on Monday night. According to Ted Kresse a spokesperson for National Grid the outage was “due to an animal … more

By ROB DUGUAY Providence's Electric Blankets have a guitar-driven sound that's very versatile. It can lean towards punk at some points and it can also gravitate towards pop at times. There's some weirdness that goes into it as well, but a little dose of more

It was electrical When Carissa Ferla looked out the window to the second story porch of the house her brother Alan Ferla owns she saw a sparking electrical wire had set fire to the siding. Carissa, her son Xavier, a friend, Alan and their two dogs more

Rep. Joseph M. McNamara (D-Dist. 19, Warwick, Cranston) has introduced legislation that calls for a statewide electric vehicle charging station infrastructure. The bill (2021-H 5031would require the Department of Transportation, along with the Division more