Cape Wind foe endorses Brown
State Sen. Scott Brown’s (R-Wrentham) Republican primary victory is a hopeful victory for Massachusetts tax- and rate-payers.
The Attorney General serves as the consumer advocate in state and federal regulatory proceedings involving natural gas and electric rates.
The federal Minerals Management Service estimates that Cape Wind energy cost would be “twice that of the public market and this is after the full benefit of tax and RPS incentives.”
Cape Wind is “not economically viable” according to the U.S. EPA comments on the final Cape Wind MMS environmental impact statement.
Attorney General Coakley states: “However, renewable energy generation remains expensive compared with conventional generation.”
The Democratic nominee then supports Cape Wind only by dismissing Mass General Law that protects Massachusetts rate and taxpayers. It’s dubious that the Attorney General acknowledges that Cape Wind energy is more expensive as the consumer advocate by statute responsible to ensure “lowest possible cost”.
Senate hopeful Coakley’s bias in favor of Cape Wind as the subject of a lawsuit filed against the state by the Town of Barnstable, the Alliance to Protect Nantucket Sound and citizens prompts the question; “How can a candidate endorsing Cape Wind objectively function as Attorney General advocating for consumers in State Court proceedings challenging Cape Wind?”
Gender and party are less relevant to me in this election than is the virtue of accountability to tax and ratepayers. Scott Brown opposes Cape Wind that is “not economically viable” so he advocates on behalf of citizens who need reliable and affordable energy, not higher taxes and inflated electric bills. Scott Brown has earned my vote for U.S. Senate.
Barbara Durkin
Northboro
The Barnstable Patriot
11 December 2009
Tags: Wind power, Wind energy
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