PUC turns down wind farm contract
The three-member Public Utilities Commission Tuesday turned down the Power Purchase Agreement reached between Deepwater Wind and National Grid, apparently sinking chances that a small wind farm will be built within three miles of Block Island.
At the same time, the commission called for National Grid to explore providing a transmission cable to connect Block Island to the mainland.
“Block Island has a problem and Block Island’s problems need to be solved,” said commissioner Paul Roberti.
On Thursday, a spokesman for the state Division of Public Utilities and Carriers confirmed that the PUC would open a docket to explore a cable to the island. Read more…
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