PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Public Utilities Commission on Monday approved Rhode Island Energy’s plan to halt utility shutoffs and waive fees for federal workers hit by the ongoing government shutdown. In an Oct. 24 filing to PUC Clerk Stephanie De La Rosa, R.I. Energy President J. Gregory Cornett said the company would begin its winter Already a Subscriber? Log in

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