Empower RI helps business and residential customers compare
electricity prices
Company Website:
http://www.RI.gov
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- (Business Wire)
Lt. Governor Daniel J. McKee and Rhode Island Division of Public
Utilities and Carriers Administrator Thomas F. Ahern recently announced
the launch of Empower RI, a website to help Rhode Islanders shop for the
best electricity prices for their homes and businesses.
Empower RI, www.ri.gov/empowerri,
allows business and residential customers to compare electricity prices
and contract terms from competitive suppliers to the current “Standard
Offer” from National Grid. The site is designed to make the process of
selecting a competitive electricity supplier easier and more transparent
in Rhode Island, which has some of the highest energy costs in the
country.
Empower RI is a joint effort of the Office of the Lieutenant Governor,
the Rhode Island Division of Public Utilities and Carriers, and Rhode
Island Interactive.
The website is part of the Lieutenant Governor’s efforts to ease the
burden of high energy costs on Rhode Island small businesses. In 2015,
Lt. Governor McKee and Attorney General Peter Kilmartin intervened
before the Rhode Island Public Utilities Commission on behalf of
ratepayers to eliminate the so-called billing adjustment, which cost
National Grid electricity customers $1.5 million last winter after they
switched to competitive suppliers. The PUC voted to end the adjustment
July 1, 2015, removing a barrier to a robust competitive market.
“Empower RI is a valuable tool to help small businesses and residential
ratepayers shop for the best electricity prices,” Lt. Governor McKee
said. “Empower RI was designed to do exactly what its name says: empower
ratepayers to make the most cost-effective decisions on their
electricity supplier. Using this website, consumers will be able to
easily navigate the marketplace and choose the plan that’s best for
them.”
Administrator Ahern added, “While large industrial and commercial
customers have participated in the competitive electric supply market
for years, we have only recently seen an increase in the number of
competitive suppliers offering service to residential and small
commercial customers. Empower RI will serve as a resource for these
residents and businesses.”
Rhode Island Interactive designed Empower RI, and demonstrated the
features of the website, including a savings calculator based on
kilowatt usage, at a press conference at the State House on Wed.,
January 27, 2016.
Rhode Island Interactive is a wholly owned subsidiary of NIC USA, a
publicly held company and the largest developer of eGovernment solutions
in the nation. The State of Rhode Island has a long-term contract with
Rhode Island Interactive to manage the RI.gov
portal and to grow the number of available Web-based services.
About Rhode Island Interactive
The RI.gov
site and services are developed and maintained by Rhode Island
Interactive, a Providence-based, wholly owned subsidiary of the
eGovernment firm NIC (NASDAQ: EGOV) offering paper-savings online
services. A variety of informational resources and local government
online services can be found at http://www.ri.govon behalf of the State of Rhode Island.
About NIC
Founded in 1992, NIC (NASDAQ: EGOV) is the nation's leading provider of
official government websites, online services, and secure payment
processing solutions. The company's innovative eGovernment services help
make government more accessible to everyone through technology. The
family of NIC companies provides eGovernment solutions for more than
3,500 federal, state, and local agencies in the United States. Forbes
has named NIC as one of the “100 Best Small Companies in America” six
times, most recently ranked at No. 36 (2014), and the company has been
included four times on the Barron’s 400 Index. Additional information is
available at http://www.egov.com.
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Contacts:
RI Interactive / RI.gov
Nicole Scaramuzzi, 401-831-8099 x230
nicoles@egov.com
Source: Rhode Island Interactive
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