Sheldon Whitehouse: “Rhode Island has not applied under the WIFIA program for some time now.”

“must pay for any network upgrades needed to serve their big demand, so ratepayers don’t bear the cost burden of added infrastructure.”

The wins from this could be very very big ones. This should lower electricity costs measurably for Americans. This should increase clean power significantly for Americans. This should significantly add construction and jobs across the…

Most of the dealbreaker humps we’re over, but now it’s refining the language, taking raw agreements into legislative texts and figuring out what schedule for voting succeeds.

If we can pass this bill, we will flood the grid with clean, affordable energy and make data centers start paying their fair share.