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Rhode Island leaders want ‘bold’ commitment to offshore wind

FILE — U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm, center, speaks with workers, and Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee, left, Thursday Dec. 2, 2021, while visiting an under construction fabrication and assembly facility for offshore wind turbines at the Port of Providence, in Providence, R.I. Dan McKee said Wednesday, March 23, 2022, that expanding the state's offshore wind resources will further position Rhode Island "as the North American hub" for the industry. (AP Photo/Jennifer McDermott, File) FILE - Three of Deepwater Wind's five turbines stand in the water, Aug. 15, 2016, off Block Island, R.I. Rhode Island's Democratic Gov. Dan McKee said Wednesday, March 23, 2022, that expanding the state's offshore wind resources will further position Rhode Island "as the North American hub" for the industry. The first U.S. offshore wind farm opened off Block Island in 2016. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)