Governor faces intense backlash amid 'mind-boggling' plan to shift millions from state budget: 'We're stuck in a cycle of seeing bills spike'

Governor faces intense backlash amid 'mind-boggling' plan to shift millions from state budget: 'We're stuck in a cycle of seeing bills spike'

Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee is facing backlash over a proposal to roll back clean energy incentives in the name of affordability — a move critics say could lower bills briefly while locking families into higher, more unstable energy costs long-term. What's happening? According to the Rhode Island Current, McKee's fiscal 2027 budget proposes rolling back key clean energy incentives, including a major change to the state's Renewable Energy Standar…