Opposition to Invenergy's proposed power plant in Burrillville

Attached is Attorney General Kilmartin's press release.

The Town of Burrillville applauds Attorney General Peter Kilmartin’s well-reasoned and thoughtful opposition to Invenergy’s proposed Clear River Energy power plant. As the Attorney General has noted – and as the evidence the Town has presented to the Energy Facility Siting Board has shown – the fossil-fuel plant is not needed, would cause undue harm to the environment, would undermine the state’s environmental goals, and rather than save ratepayers money, could lead to rate increases if Invenergy is successful in its attempts to pass on its costs to ratepayers.

Attorney General Kilmartin has listened to the objections presented by many parties since this ill-advised proposal was made in 2015 - including 32 Rhode Island cities and towns that have passed resolutions against the plant. He has clearly done his homework on this issue and we encourage other public officials to do the same. This proposed is not viable, not needed, and would negatively impact our state in many ways. We need to put a stop to it now. 

Town of Burrillville
105 Harrisville Main St.
Harrisville, RI  02830
401-568-4300
lphaneuf@burrillville.org