No Deepwater

PUC report shows cost to RI'ers of $390 million.
Testimony presented to the PUC shows that the Deepwater Wind project is so expensive that it will cost RI ratepayers a total of $390 million over the life of the contract..

410% Inflation Necessary for Deepwater to Work
The cost of energy from Deepwater is so expensive that we would need to see a 410% inflation rate for the price to become reasonable - nearly 7 times the estimated rate.

Deepwater project will cost Rhode Island jobs
Decades of experience in Europe have shown "green jobs" are really a burden to the economy. New study from Spain shows 2.2 jobs lost for every green job created by government.

read this and more studies from Europe...

No Deepwater (dot) Com - Fighting the $500 Million Windmill Tax

IS DEEPWATER PULLING A FAST ONE?

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Read about windmills in CA and HI costing taxpayers millions and NOT producting electricity

Owing in the Wind

Watch OSPRI President debate Deepwater CEO

OSPRI Files as Motion in PUC Hearing

Public Briefing on Private Briefing June 7 @ 5:30

Deepwater Bill Amended!!!!!!

Green Jobs Cost Jobs - and - Death By 430,305 Paper Cuts
See the Research Page HERE.

A tremendous amount of research was presented to the PUC during the hearings, located on their website Docket 4111 or regarding National Grid Decoupling Bill (S2841) on PUC Docket 4065. You may also see excerpts of this information on our PUC Data Page, other data on the Research Page, and highlights of the costs on our Charts Page.

The Deepwater Wind Project is a "demonstration" project that will build 8 wind turbines off the shores of Block Island and requires RI'ers to purchase energy at specified prices. The above market cost of this energy will be approximately $500,000.

As you can see by the chart on the left, the price of energy generation from Deepwater Wind does not come close to being reasonable or competitive when compared to historic or expert estimates.

According to these figures, RI ratepayers will spend an additional $390 million over the next 20 years to purchase energy from this project.

The proposal was rejected by the Public Utilities Commission (PUC). After the rejection, three bills were introduced to the General Assembly that bypass this decision.

On this site you will find links to research on this project, links to information presented to the PUC, links to info on Deepwater and parent companies, access to RI Votes that provides voting records on the Deepwater and companion bills (as well as all other bills), and a message board for you to ask questions and post information.

The RI Tea Party, the Ocean State Policy Research Institute, the RI Alliance for Clean Energy, and Operation Clean Government stood with several other taxpayer, tea party,and good government advocacy organizations speaking about the Deepwater Wind Project at a press conference on May 18, 2010 at the Rhode Island State House.

The Energy Council of Rhode Island (TecRI), representing the largest energy consumer businesses in RI, has provided testimony opposed to Deepwater.

Colleen Conley - RI Tea Party, Bill Felkner - OSPRI, Anthony Spirados - RI Alliance for Clean Energy

Who is for and against Deepwater?

Which legislators voted for the Deepwater Project? There are three bills to watch. We will post here each legislator that voted for Senate Bill 2819, S2841 and S2842 (and the companion House bills).

You can also visit RI Votes to view voting records.

Want to know how your legislator voted and how to contact the committee members? See the BILLS page HERE.

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