EcoStar Sheds Light on Historical Preservation rose island lighthouse A mile offshore Newport, Rhode Island, in Narragansett Bay, stands ‘the little lighthouse that could.’ The Rose Island Lighthouse,originally established in 1870, operates as a fully func- tioning independent and energy-efficient light station, maintained by the non-profit Rose Island Lighthouse Foundation (RILF). The Rose Island light station is the epitome of self-sufficiency – with no public water, electric, sewer, phone or cable television. The only fresh water available on the island is that produced by rain clouds or carried to the island from the shore. The minimal amount of electricity that is neces- sary for the station’s operation is provided by a wind turbine located on the is

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