Rising energy costs spark debate at R.I. State House

If you’re trying to figure out what issue is about to eat up oxygen at the Rhode Island State House this year, here’s a clue: Governor Dan McKee is doing an affordability road show, the electric company is mounting a public defense, and environmental advocates are gearing up to push back.

“Governor McKee continues to pin the blame of escalating energy prices on the very tools that serve to protect Rhode Island ratepayers from volatile supply costs and rising delivery costs,” Emily Koo, who runs the Rhode Island branch of the advocacy group Acadia Center, said in a statement. “It is a glaring omission to report the costs of clean energy while ignoring all of the cost savings, one of the primary reasons for undertaking the energy transition in the first place.”

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