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Legislators see Cape Wind setback as victory for ratepayers
2015-01-13 16:59:18| Energy - Topix.net
Cape and Islands legislators from both parties were hardly heartbroken last week seeing National Grid and Northeast Utilities deal a potentially fatal blow to Cape Wind. Stepping off the House floor Wednesday, where outgoing Gov. Deval Patrick - a champion of the proposed Nantucket Sound wind farm - had sworn her in, Peake said she hoped the utility companies' decisions to terminate power-purchasing contracts would stave off higher electricity rates.
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