NATIONAL GRID has agreed to rebate $7.9 million to ratepayers as the result of a settlement with the state over over-collections that occurred after the 2017 corporate tax rate cut. / COURTESY NATIONAL GRID
PROVIDENCE – National Grid Rhode Island signed a settlement to reimburse ratepayers $7.9 million related to rate overcollection following federal corporate tax rate cuts in 2017, Lt. Gov. Dan McKee announced Wednesday. The funds will result in a 12-month reduction to utility rates in Rhode Island, starting in July 2019 for electricity customers and November…