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Group challenges wind power deal
The 6,000-member Associated Industries of Massachusetts said in a statement yesterday that the Department of Public Utilities overstepped its powers and set a dangerous precedent for allowing utilities to negotiate agreements outside the competitive bidding process when it approved the deal last month.
December 14, 2010
by Steve LeBlanc
in Boston Globe
A Massachusetts business group has asked Massachusetts' highest court to set aside the state's approval of the power-purchase deal between the Cape Wind project and the utility National Grid.
The 6,000-member Associated Industries of Massachusetts said in a statement yesterday that the Department of Public Utilities overstepped its powers and set a dangerous precedent for allowing utilities to negotiate agreements outside the competitive bidding process when it approved the deal last month.
In its appeal, the business group, known as AIM, contends that the approval of the National Grid/Cape Wind deal by state regulators was "arbitrary, capricious,'' and an "abuse of discretion... [continue via Web link]
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