claim: "we came out against deepwater and everybody is now paying for [the project] in their electric bills."
author: lisa blais
evidence_1: jul 19, 2018 ... state ratepayers will pick up the tab for an offshore wind plan that ... andrew  cuomo plans $6 billion of offshore wind projects off the ... ratepayers up to an  extra 76 cents per month on their electric bills. ... see increases of up to 76 cents  a month in their electric bill to pay for ... not everyone is as optimistic.
evidence_2: may 4, 2017 ... from now on, block island's power will emanate from five wind turbines 3 ... they  were built by deepwater wind at a cost of about $300 million. ... system will save  block islanders $25 to $30 a month off their electricity bills. .... and even that  project only came to fruition because it was willed into existence by ...
evidence_3: apr 20, 2016 ... manna from heaven: how d.e. shaw and a politically connected attorney ...  landed her plane on a grassy field and tested out a metal diving suit. ... ceo of  providence-based deepwater wind, which owns the project. .... that's more than  twice the wholesale price that national grid pays for electricity now.
evidence_4: aug 27, 2016 ... the just-completed deepwater wind project, which sits off the coast of ... others  see an expensive eyesore, a boondoggle that they contend will ... one group  went to federal court in an unsuccessful effort to stall the project. ... to lower  electricity bills on block island, where residents pay among .... now what?
evidence_5: jul 13, 2009 ... 07/11/09 - executives from wind farm developer deepwater wind ... should not  incur costs to study a farm project that the state initiated. ... eight turbines sitting  about three miles off the coast and including a tie-in to the island and the  mainland. ... would end up with electricity rates cheaper than they pay now.