Rhode Island Renewable Energy Siting Partnership
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February 15, 2012: Public Lecture:Science for Siting: Engineering for Locating Wind Turbines by URI researchers Gopu Potty at the Rogers Free Library in Bristol MORE
March 1, 2012: Renewable Energy Siting Partnership Stakeholder Meeting, Corless Auditorium, URI Bay Campus at 6pm. All are welcome. MORE
March 8, 2012: Public Lecture:Wind Power and Wildlife: Assessing Potential Impacts on Birds and Bats by URI researcher Peter Paton at the Kettle Pond Visitor Center, Charlestownl MORE
March 31, 2012: Rhode Island RESP Renewable Energy Day. Join the Rhode Island Renewable Energy Siting Partnership, Roger Williams University and the East Bay Energy Consortium (EBEC) for a public education event featuring opportunities for the public to learn about the effort to develop community guidelines for siting renewable energy facilities in Rhode Island, and see how new tools and local collaborations are being created to foster public engagement with this issue. Coffee breaks and lunch will be provided.VIEW THE AGENDA.
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The State of Rhode Island and many of its communities areconsidering investing in renewable energy infrastructure. URI has been invited by the state to provide technical expertise about the effects renewable energy may have on the people, wildlife and natural resources of Rhode Island. Based on this information, and through extensive public involvement, a URI team of skilled professionals in the fields of energy, research and planning will then develop guidelines that can be used by Rhode Island's cities and towns to site and manage this new activity. Additionally, the RESP project will make state and municipal energy information accessible to the public through the creation of a comprehensive online energy database.
