Wind Energy in Rhode Island
Find wind data and information in Rhode Island, including maps, capacity, ordinances, and more.
Capacity & Generation
Installed Capacity 75 MW Source: American Wind Energy Association Market Report
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration's Open Data API, Electricity Net Generation.WETO R&D Projects
To view a list of wind research and development projects in Rhode Island funded by DOE’s Wind Energy Technologies Office, visit the Wind R&D Projects Map and select Rhode Island from the dropdown menu.
Maps & Data
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Rhode Island 80-Meter Wind Resource Map
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Rhode Island Offshore 90-Meter Wind Map and Wind Resource Potential
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Rhode Island 110-Meter Potential Wind Capacity Map
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Rhode Island 140-Meter Potential Wind Capacity Map
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Rhode Island 30-Meter Residential-Scale Wind Resource Map
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Rhode Island Potential Wind Capacity Chart
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Rhode Island 80-Meter Wind Resource Map
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Rhode Island Offshore 90-Meter Wind Map and Wind Resource Potential
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Rhode Island 110-Meter Potential Wind Capacity Map
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Rhode Island 140-Meter Potential Wind Capacity Map
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Rhode Island 30-Meter Residential-Scale Wind Resource Map
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Rhode Island Potential Wind Capacity Chart
Wind Education & Training
Career training and projects at schools in Rhode Island.
Training Locations
There are no wind training programs listed for Rhode Island.
Wind for Schools Project Locations
There are no Wind for Schools projects in Rhode Island.
Policies & Incentives
There are no wind ordinances in Rhode Island.
See ordinances in other states or check the DSIRE database of federal and state renewable energy policies and incentives.
Rhode Island Offices & Organizations
Clean Energy Group
Clean Energy Group is a leading national, nonprofit organization working on innovative policy, technology, and finance programs in the areas of clean energy and climate change. The group's projects concentrate on climate and clean energy issues at the state, national, and international levels and include stakeholders from governments and the private and nonprofit sectors. Clean Energy Group assists states to create and implement innovative practices and public funding programs for clean energy project deployment; creates networks of U.S. and international policy makers to address climate stabilization strategies; and advances effective distributed innovation theories, finance, and commercialization tools for new climate technologies.
Northeast Regional Planning Body
The Northeast Regional Planning Body is responsible for developing New England’s ocean plan. The National Ocean Policy, established by Presidential Executive Order in 2010, called for the formation of nine Regional Planning Bodies to better manage the nation’s oceans and coasts. New England was the first region in the nation to respond to this call, launching the Northeast Regional Planning Body in 2012. The Northeast Regional Planning Body includes representatives from the six New England states, 10 federally recognized tribes, 10 federal agencies, and the New England Fishery Management Council. The Regional Planning Body has no authority to create new regulations. Its mandate is to create a plan and oversee its implementation, with many opportunities for public participation.
Rhode Island Commerce Corporation Renewable Energy Fund
The Commerce Corporation Renewable Energy Fund provides grants and loans for renewable energy projects with the potential to make electricity in a more sustainable manner while stimulating job growth in the green technology and energy sectors of Rhode Island’s economy. Using funds from the system benefit charge on electric bills and Alternative Compliance Payments, the Commerce Corporation funds renewable energy projects in small-scale solar, commercial development, pre-development feasibility studies, and early stage commercialization.
State of Rhode Island Office of Energy Resources
Learn about Rhode Island's energy programs, land-based wind, offshore wind, distributed generation, net metering, and the state's Renewable Energy Fund.
State of Rhode Island Public Utilities Commission
This website includes a section on renewable energy forms, compliance reports and standards, and more.
Publications
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