Green Development says it is raising issues that affect all renewable energy developers, but no other developers came out in support of the legislation and neither did their industry group, the Northeast Clean Energy Council. The bill would circumvent efforts currently underway at the state Public Utilities Commission to settle the concerns around interconnection, which has proven to be a source of contention between developers and National Grid, which owns all the electric wires and poles in Rhode Island. "Ratepayers already pay for the renewable energy purchased by National Grid from these projects and, as written, this bill would increase those costs with no oversight by any regulatory agency." In his first veto message since becoming governor, McKee said: "This bill will have the effect of shifting millions of dollars of costs from developers of renewable energy who sell their power to National Grid ratepayers. Dan McKee has vetoed a bill pushed by a single renewable-energy developer - and big political contributor - that could have shifted millions of dollars in the costs of solar and wind projects from developers to ratepayers.Īpproved in the final days of this year's General Assembly session, the legislation was introduced at the urging of Cranston-based Green Development, headed by Mark DePasquale.
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