Our Standard

Policies that work for the Rhode Island Majority.

Five Promises

The five things Jay will focus on as Governor. Fixed. Non-negotiable.

$250M Deficit →
Make RI Profitable

Run government like a business. Cut the waste, cap the excuses.

Rhode Island is spending more than it earns — every single year. We publish a state P&L in plain English, hold every agency to a budget, and treat every dollar of spending like an investment that has to earn its return. No new taxes. Just accountability.

60.4% Pension Funded →
Honor Every Pension

Full commitment to teachers and firefighters. No more broken promises from Providence.

The people who taught our kids and ran into our burning buildings were promised a pension. That pension is only 60.4% funded — a broken promise from decades of politicians. Honoring it is not optional. We fund it, protect it, and keep the word the state gave.

48th for Business →
Business-Friendly RI

Cut the red tape. Let businesses come, grow, and hire again.

Rhode Island ranks 48th in the nation for business. That ranking is a verdict on decades of red tape. We cut the permitting delays, give small businesses a direct seat at the table, and make Rhode Island the state where builders want to build again.

8 States Tax Social Security →
End Social Security Tax

Fully eliminated within first two years. Seniors keep what they earned.

Rhode Island is one of only 8 states that still taxes Social Security. Seniors paid into this their whole lives. Taxing it back is wrong. We eliminate the Social Security tax in the first two years — so seniors keep what they earned.

46th in Education →
Keep Our Best Here

Invest in our people, not politics. Give our best a reason to stay.

We rank 46th in education — and our best and brightest keep leaving. We invest in our people, bring AI tools into every classroom, retrain the workforce for real 2030 jobs, and give the next generation a reason to build their life here, not somewhere else.

Detailed Plans

Six areas. Targets, timelines, and verified data — not talking points.

— The Six Plans
Energy Independence · 2040
POWER RI 2040

Rhode Island Ranked 44th in Energy Affordability. We End That.

Goal:Rhode Island Energy Independence by 2040. Not by fighting. By building.

Rhode Island ranks 44th in the nation in energy affordability. We get 89% of our electricity from natural gas — most of it imported. We consume 21 times more energy than we produce. Every dollar of energy profit leaves this state, flowing to utility shareholders headquartered in Pennsylvania.

This is not a climate plan. This is not a political fight. This is a business plan — one that treats the Governor's Office as a P&L, turns liabilities into revenue-generating assets, and builds so much power that Rhode Island becomes the energy capital of New England.

The gap between what Rhode Islanders pay today — 14.77¢/kWh — and what Revolution Wind delivers — 9.84¢/kWh locked for 20 years — is 33%. That gap already exists. It is just unused. That ends on Day 1.

Key Stats
89%
Electricity from Natural Gas
EIA State Energy Profile, 2025
44th
National Energy Affordability Rank
EIA State Rankings, 2025
21×
More Energy Consumed Than Produced
EIA RI State Profile, 2025
9.84¢
Revolution Wind 20-year contract rate
Already locked in — unused
The Pillars
1

BRIGHTFIELDS RI

Convert Rhode Island's closed landfills and brownfields into utility-scale solar farms. Zero taxpayer cost on Track A — private developers lease the land and pay the municipality $1,000–$3,000/acre/year. Target: 300 MW from 30 sites by 2030.

2

SOLAR FOR EVERY ROOF

Hawaii on-bill financing model: solar at zero upfront cost, financing attached to the electric meter, transfers automatically when you sell. Opens solar to renters, seniors, and low-income households for the first time. Target: 10,000 new rooftop installations in Term 1.

3

EARLY ADOPTER PROTECTION FUND

$2M fund for Rhode Islanders whose solar investments were stranded when net metering rules changed. Three programs: repair grants up to $5,000, legislative protection for existing Interconnection Agreements, and sale assistance for solar-equipped homes.

4

ENERGY SURPLUS = ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Build enough clean energy that Rhode Island attracts technology investment from manufacturers and AI companies. RI Energy Commerce Zones offer guaranteed power access and state equity participation. Per anchor tenant: $500M–$2B private investment, 500–2,000 construction jobs.

5

RHODE ISLAND OWNS THE ASSETS

Any developer building generation assets in Rhode Island negotiates a minimum 10% state equity stake. State-owned solar held by a new Rhode Island Clean Energy Authority (RICEA). Target: Rhode Island owns or co-owns 40% of all in-state generation capacity by 2040.

"Rhode Island owns the coastline for offshore wind. It owns the closed landfills ready for solar. It has a Green Bank ready to administer financing and union electricians ready to build. What it has lacked is a governor who sees energy policy as a P&L. That changes in 2026."

— Jay Gotra
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