Wind power in Rhode Island

Brought on line in 2012, the three wind turbines at Fields Point in Providence are each rated at 1.5 mW.

Ten 1.5-megawatt turbines in Coventry have been proposed[15][16][17] [18] In 2009, the municipalities on the shores of the Easy Bay and Aquidneck & Conanicut Island formed an advisory group that worked through the legislative session of 2012 to build a wind-farm.

The group consisted of professionals and community leaders, and sought to determine the viability of a wind-power facility in the hills of Tiverton near RI route 24 and the border with Fall River, Massachusetts.

The 10 turbine development project would have provided energy to the East Bay and islands directly via an agreement with National Grid.

Legislation to establish a legal entity died in the Rhode Island General Assembly in 2012 over disagreements concerning state powers.

[21] In 2011, Charlestown became the first municipality in the United States to pass a ban on any size or type of electricity-generating wind turbines.