They want to push other energy investing out of renewables to pull up the ladder behind them.

That was my first question too, and it’s a fair one, but obviously the rate will never be guaranteed indefinitely. Only time will tell whether it’s a great deal or not

Looking like 10.5 ish

I think pretty much any place doing a trade-in and sale is going to offer the most. If someone isn't buying a new car, the offer drops substantially since they're just softening their sale profit.

They have to keep up with Massachusetts electric rates

I'm not skeptical of this specifically due to renewables.

I'm skeptical that this is being spun as a way to bring down people's electric bills for 6 months (and you're automatically opted in to it? Is that correct, the wording in article makes it seem that way) and then prices revert to the market rate AND the electric option you've been opted into has a higher % of energy produced by renewables compared to RI Energy then couldn't you assume your bill after November will actually end up being higher then what you paid previously to RI Energy?

There's a rumor going around of an additional 50% hike on electric from RI energy to be announced soon.

They will be adjusted according to market pricing and projections.

Cutting out one profit-making link in the chain is a good step forward, but it still doesn't affect the global energy market that we're all stuck in.

Real change will come from us surging toward our renewable energy goals...don't have to worry about what a war in Eastern Europe (and corporations using it as an excuse to make record profits) will do to global natural gas pricing when our wind turbines will keep spinning regardless.

"Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain!"

If the rates are fixed for the 6 months of May-November.....what happens after November?

If it's cheaper and stays cheaper than RI Scamergy, I'm in.

This is interesting also bc they've been investing in solar.. And they also have nuclear. I wonder what their goal is by blocking renewable legislation..but I'm sure most of their revenue is from non-renewables

Exactly. Last winter it was 10¢, this winter it was 17¢. I’ll be pretty surprised if it dips back below 10¢ this spring/summer, but we’ll know by the end of March I guess.

RIE was 7.8 last summer, but who knows what it will change to in April

“In addition, the Smiley staffers were unaware the company had been fined tens of millions of dollars for environmental, labor, and health violations by federal and state agencies.

According to the database ViolationTracker.com, Florida Power & Light/NextEra has been fined in excess of $30 million.

But more recently, the energy company has been alleged to have committed election violations and has poured tens of millions in support of GOP candidates in an effort to block environmental legislation, specifically efforts to promote renewables.”

https://www.golocalprov.com/news/prov-residents-and-biz-are-getting-a-new-electricity-co.-supplier-has-been

This is the first I'm seeing of this but it looks like really great news to me. Everyone in Providence is automatically enrolled to the Providence Standard? I haven't gotten any mail about that yet.

According to this, RI Energy's rate is 17.85¢/ killowat-hour, so a reduction to 9.3¢ per kilowatt-hour will be substantial.

CarMax gave me 6000 in trade for my car that KBB’d at 4000, definitely worth checking out what they offer you. They offered way more money than anyone else when I bought my car last month.

PROVIDENCE – The city has announced the rates for its new community electricity aggregation program set to begin in May.

The Providence Community Electricity Program will automatically give residents and small businesses an alternative electricity supplier at a lower cost and with more power from renewable sources. The rates will be fixed over an initial six-month period from May through November.

Three new, competitively priced electricity options will be offered: a 100% renewable energy option, a 50% renewable energy option, and an option with only the minimum amount of renewable energy, each competitively priced at market rates, according to the release.

The Providence Standard, the option with the minimum amount of 5% voluntary renewable energy, will be 9.3 cents per kilowatt-hour. Providence 50, the 50% renewable energy option, will be 10.22 cents per kilowatt-hour and Providence 100, the 100% renewable energy option will 12.3 cents per kilowatt-hour.

Providence is among seven municipalities in Rhode Island to launch the state’s first municipal aggregation programs. The other communities are Barrington, Central Falls, Narragansett, Newport, Portsmouth and South Kingstown. Each community is launching its own distinct program in May, but by combining their buying power to procure a common electricity supplier, Next Era Energy Services LLC, the communities were able to secure an electricity supply with a lower rate and more renewable energy than Rhode Island Energy’s supply option.

The contract awarded to NextEra Energy Services sets the default supply and pricing provided to participating customers to include 10% more renewable energy than the state minimum. Ratepayers can opt to increase or decrease the percentage of renewable energy in their individual supply, which will impact prices, Jamie Rhodes, sales manager for Good Energy LP, said in September.

All Providence residential and business electricity customers currently using Rhode Island Energy’s Last Resort Service will be automatically enrolled in the Providence Community Electricity Program’s standard electricity option as of their May 2023 meter read date.

Residents will receive a letter notifying them of the upcoming enrollment, providing instructions on how to choose a different program option other than the standard they are automatically enrolled in, and how to opt-out of the Providence Community Electricity Program. Anyone that does not want to participate in Providence Community Electricity may opt out without penalty at any time.

Climbri.org is a pretty active email server for outdoor climbing in and around RI.

Bad Fit!!

Literally none of these should have problems being passed. If any don't pass its clear the political arm of RI is bought and paid for.

You're not being a jerk, that's a good point that I didn't consider! Since inequality is central to my project, I didn't think twice when mentioning it here. I'm going to circulate this survey on other platforms and I'll get rid of that word. Thanks for your input!

https://risca.online/ go here for a listing of every art gallery in RI and grant opportunities.

Worlds Fair Gallery on Broadway