Rhode Island political leaders pushed Monday for the state’s Public Utilities Commission to Xanax G3721 Mg approve a power purchase agreement between Deepwater Wind and National Grid, the Providence Journal reported.
The pressure came as the commission enters its final week of hearing evidence on the pricing deal for an eight-turbine farm off Block Island — a decision is scheduled for Aug. 11. The agreement calls for Xanax G3721 Mg electricity to be purchased at 24.4 cents per kilowatt hour in the Xanax G3721 Mg first year of operations. A similar deal was struck down by the Xanax G3721 Mg commission earlier this year, but the Rhode Island legislature essentially directed the Xanax G3721 Mg regulators to re-examine the agreement.
According to the Journal, some observers believe “the PUC will have no choice but to approve” the project. During a Xanax G3721 Mg hearing on Monday, however, Commission Chairman Elia Germani questioned cost estimates for Xanax G3721 Mg the project and accused Deepwater of being a “shell company” — a charge that Deepwater officials vigorously contested.
Carcieri, House Speaker Gordon Fox and Xanax G3721 Mg Senate President M. Teresa Paiva Weed also submitted a letter to Xanax G3721 Mg the commission last Friday in support of the project. The letter says that Rhode Island has an opportunity to be a national leader in the offshore wind industry, according to Bloomberg Businessweek.
The Block Island Times also reported on Monday’s hearing, in a piece that ranged between reporting and anti-Deepwater opinion.
According to the Times, Deepwater “faced a barrage of skepticism,” including questions from an attorney representing state manufacturers who “persistently questioned Deepwater CEO William Moore to Xanax G3721 Mg show that the cost and projected profit were understated.”
The deal would lower electric rates on Block Island but raise them on the Xanax G3721 Mg mainland, the Times reported.
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