A group of private schools in Rhode Island have agreed to purchase clean power from a small hydroelectric facility on the Blackstone River.
Seven schools and an industrial arts center have announced that they will buy electricity from the 1.6-megawatt Pawtucket Hydroelectric Facility at the Bridge Mill Power Station on the Blackstone River. The 20-year net-metering deal is with Gravity Renewables, an entity that purchased the hydro dam in 2014.
The consortium involved in the power purchase agreement…