[CPEO-BIF] "Solar Energy From East Providence [Rhode Island] Brownfield"

[Lenny Siegel <LSiegel@cpeo.org>]

RIPTA Powers Up With Solar Energy From East Providence Brownfield

ecoRI News (RI)
March 30, 2021

A ground-mounted solar installation erected on a former oil terminal in East Providence will allow the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) to save money on electric costs.

Under a remote net energy agreement with the project’s developer, Kearsarge Energy, RIPTA will receive energy credits for power generated by the 6,000-plus waterfront solar panel array on Dexter Road. RIPTA officials estimate that buying the credits from Kearsarge will save the transit authority at least $250,000 annually.

“As we move toward adding more zero-emission electric buses, we know that they will need charging infrastructure and that finding economical and eco-friendly energy sources is of increasing importance,” said Scott Avedisian, RIPTA’s chief executive officer.

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For the entire article, see
https://www.ecori.org/renewable-energy/2021/3/30/ripta-powers-up-with-solar-energy-from-brownfield-site

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director
Center for Public Environmental Oversight
A project of the Pacific Studies Center
LSiegel@cpeo.org
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