Hearing on Wind Farm Bill Wednesday
Tuesday, May 04, 2010
The Senate Committee on Environment and Agriculture will hold a hearing Wednesday on the newly proposed bill to revive the offshore wind farm off Block Island. The hearing will be at the Statehouse at the Rise of the Senate at approximately 4:30 p.m.
The bill, 2010-S-2819, changes the process for reviewing the contract between Deepwater Wind and National Grid. According to the legislation, four state agencies would be charged with reviewing and signing off on the agreement: The Division of Public Utilities and Carriers, the Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation, the Office of Energy Resources, and the Department of Administration.
The bill was filed last Wednesday, the same day U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar announced he had approved a wind farm off Massachusetts.
GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLASTThe hearing, which is open to the public, will be broadcast on Capitol TV (Channel 15 for Cox Communications and Full Channel and Channel 34 for Verizon).
