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A clean energy super PAC zeroes in on little Rhode Island. Its target: Dan McKee

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1 September 2026

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Fusion42 · 2 September 2026 · Fusion42 review

A clean energy super PAC funded by solar developers and Silicon Valley entrepreneurs is spending $500,000 on attack ads against Rhode Island Governor Dan McKee for opposing clean energy transition policies, marking the group's first targeting of a Democratic state-level candidate.

This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Clean Energy.

◆ ◆ The Wire takeaway

You face a new political battleground where national clean energy PACs back candidates pushing aggressive renewable policies. Your campaign may now contend with well-funded external forces reshaping local energy policy support.

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