As you may have heard, the Ocean State Clean Cities Coalition has moved to the Rhode Island Office of Energy Resources . After 10 successful years leading OSCCC, Wendy Lucht has taken a new position and has stepped down as OSCC coordinator. We want to thank Wendy for her service and for her role in growing the coalition!

We are excited to pick up where Wendy left off and work with you to advance alternative fuel use here in RI. As we gain our bearings, we plan to utilize these newsletters to keep you in-the-know on news, events, and funding opportunities around alternative fuels, and hope to coordinate stakeholder meetings in the future.

Barbara Cesaro is a Project Manager with the Rhode Island Office of Energy Resources. She is excited to be transitioning into the role of Clean Cities Coordinator and begin working with stakeholders to advance alternative fuel use in Rhode Island. Barbara has worked in the environmental and energy fields for over 30 years. She has a BS in Civil and Environmental Engineering from the University of Rhode Island.

As part of the amended rate case settlement with the RI Public Utilities Commission (PUC), National Grid has launched new programs aimed at increasing charging station deployment throughout Rhode Island. The new programs will add Level II and DC Fast Chargers to Rhode Island roadways over the next two years. Locations will include workplaces, apartment complexes, government and corporate fleets, along with public transit stations and income eligible community sites. National Grid will pay for all "make-ready" work, including 100% of the electrical infrastructure for approved projects, and in many cases offer rebates on the equipment with verified charging vendors.

In addition, National Grid offers comprehensive fleet advisory services to interested RI fleets. This includes corporate light-duty, government light/medium/heavy-duty, public transit, and municipal school buses.

Interested? Click the "learn more" button below!

Charge Up! is a public sector vehicle electrification program that offers incentives of up to $75,000 to state, quasi-state, municipalities, and public universities for the installation of electric vehicle charging equipment and the purchase or lease of a new EV. The program launched in 2016 and has helped install over 25 charging stations to date.

Hit the "read more" button to learn more about this exciting opportunity and to apply!