PROVIDENCE — Gov. Dan McKee is rolling back some of his proposed changes to the state’s renewable energy programs, but questions still linger on who — literally and figuratively — will pay the actual cost for new restrictions.
Late last month, the McKee administration submitted several new budget amendments, altering the governor’s original proposal for drastic changes to the 100% Renewable Energy Standard and changes to virtual net metering.
The governor’s new proposals would expand the Renewable Energy Standard (RES), which currently requires the state to source all electricity sold in Rhode Island from renewable sources by 2033, to include nuclear and large-scale hydropower…