Patrick stands alone in support of wind farm- Lowell Sun

August 17, 2010
Lowell Sun
In the first debate of the gubernatorial campaign last night, Gov. Deval Patrick stood out as the lone voice of support for the Cape Wind project that would bring the nation's first offshore wind farm to Nantucket Sound.

Republican Charlie Baker, independent Tim Cahill and Green-Rainbow Party candidate Jill Stein, however, all criticized the contract signed between Cape Wind and National Grid that would charge 18.7 cents per kilowatt hour for energy produced by Cape Wind, a rate nearly double the standard power rates.

Both Baker and Cahill endorsed nuclear power as a more cost-efficient option.

The exchange took place at a forum sponsored by MassINC and Suffolk University that focused exclusively on environmental issues.