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Executive
Director Barbara Fields
presents to housing partners
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Governor Raimondo
and General Assembly approved a pilot program earlier this year that could lead
to significantly lower energy costs in affordable housing developments. Rhode
Island Housing, in partnership with the Office of Energy Resources, hosted a
forum on the new virtual net metering program to provide guidance on how RI
Housing and its partners can utilize the program to realize cost and energy
savings.
Virtual net
metering is a bill crediting system that is used in community solar projects. Community
solar projects are installed off-site and are shared among subscribers.
“We’re encouraged
with the great turnout for this event,” said Barbara Fields, Executive Director
of Rhode Island Housing. “Virtual net metering makes renewable energy more
accessible and has the potential to significantly cut energy costs for property
owners.”
The forum was
attended by over 30 participants, including OER Commissioner Carol Grant, Rep.
Aaron Regunberg (D-District 4; Providence), and Sen. William Conley (D-District
18; East Providence, Pawtucket).
