More good news to share today. This from Al Dahlberg, Project Get Ready:
Planet Forward PBS Special
This nationally broadcast special hosted by Frank Sesno includes a short segment on Project Get Ready Rhode Island, among other innovative ideas to address the energy and carbon reduction challenges our nation faces. Our segment was filmed here in Rhode Island at the Northeast Auto Show in Providence at our one year anniversary. It airs in RI on Sunday, April 10 at 10:00 pm on WSBE TV. For those out of state, check local listings: http://ow.ly/4tO2F or watch online at Planet Forward starting Friday. www.planetforward.org It is a content rich and user friendly website that showcases through video and user feedback a wide array of the latest technological and innovative ideas in the energy/environmental arena.
Legislation:
Senator Josh Miller of Cranston has introduced two bills on EVs in the RI General Assembly. S 578 would create tax incentives for the installation of alternative fuel facilities and S 590 would exempt qualified electric plug-in vehicles from excise taxes. Both are assigned to Senate Finance and neither is scheduled for a hearing at this time. You can view the bills online by typing in the bill numbers in the "bills" field at the following web address: http://dirac.rilin.state.ri.us/BillStatus/WebClass1.ASP?WCI=Index&WCE=callBillStatus&WCU&
EVSE Installations:
With the ground thawed out, it is time to begin charging station installations. We currently have 15 commitments and more that I am not at liberty to disclose. I will send information on vendors and electricians next week, along with the date of our next meeting.
What a great follow up to our Chaffee award, recognizing, in part, our installation of the auto recharging facility. Al now confirms that they have 15 commitments to new charging sites, and more not yet public. Nice work, Project Get Ready. We're proud to be a member, and proud to have Al as a guest on one of our first shows. Which, everyone will soon see.
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