Warwick, RI – Today, U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse, along with U.S. Representatives Seth Magaziner (RI-02) and Gabe Amo (RI-01) issued the following statement in response to a Trump Administration order stopping all activities of Revolution Wind Project off the coast of Rhode Island, which is more than 80% complete and contracted to deliver much needed affordable electricity to Rhode Island next year:
“We’re committed to ensuring Rhode Islanders have affordable electricity, but President Trump continues to recklessly increase energy prices. Halting this nearly completed project is unwarranted and unacceptable. We will do everything we can to protect Rhode Island’s interests and help lower people’s energy bills,” said Reed, Whitehouse, Magaziner and Amo in a joint statement.
Wind power is one of the fastest, cheapest ways to meet rising electricity demand, but as payback to Trump’s fossil fuel backers, the Trump Administration is seeking to weaponize federal bureaucracy to try and kill clean energy projects that will save Americans money and reduce the carbon pollution that is driving the climate crisis.
