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RI Gen L § 39-26.7-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 39 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 39-26.7 - Nonregulated Power Producer Consumer Bill of Rights|Section 39-26.7-3 - Definitions.

§ 39-26.7-3. Definitions.When used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings:(1) "Commission" means the Rhode Island public utilities commission.(2) "Division" means the division of public utilities and carriers.(3) "Nonregulated power producer" shall have the same meaning as that which is contained in § 39-1-2.History of Section.P.L. 2016, ch. 453, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 454, § 1.
RI Gen L § 39-26.7-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 39 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 39-26.7 - Nonregulated Power Producer Consumer Bill of Rights|Section 39-26.7-4 - Consumer information requirements.

§ 39-26.7-4. Consumer information requirements.(a) On or before September 1, 2016, the division shall initiate a docket to redesign the standard billing format for residential customers to better enable residential customers to compare pricing policies and charges of nonregulated power producers to the standard-offer service rate. The division shall issue a final decision or rules in the docket not later than six (6) months after its initiation.(b) In addition to all information required by §§ 39-3-37.2 and 39-3-37.3, the rules shall provide for the bill to include a standard-offer service price to compare with the date of the next expected standard-offer rate change and the date by which a customer's nonregulated power producer must initiate the transfer of service in order for the transfer to be complete by the next meter read date. If the standard-offer service rate is ever a variable or time-of-use rate, the division shall prescribe the manner in which the price to compare will be represented.(c) On or before September 1, 2021, and every five (5) years thereafter, the division shall reopen the docket to ensure the standard billing format continues to meet the requirements of this section.(d) The division shall facilitate the creation of an internet website that shall provide information necessary for a consumer to obtain service and compare pricing policies and charges among nonregulated power producers. This website may be maintained by a third party chosen through a competitive solicitation or through the Rhode Island government website, also known as "ri.gov" or its successor, and the cost of such website shall be funded through an assessment on any obligated entity, as the term is defined in § 39-26-2, but excluding electric-distribution companies, in a manner governed by division regulation.(e) On or before July 1, 2019, and every two (2) years thereafter, the division shall review the internet website and make any improvements to ensure the internet website remains a useful tool for customers to compare pricing policies and charges among nonregulated power producers.(f) The nonregulated power producer shall make available to the division, and the provider of the internet website facilitated by the division, information required by the division on a schedule to be determined by the division.History of Section.P.L. 2016, ch. 453, § 1; P.L. 2016, ch. 454, § 1.
RI Gen L § 39-27-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 39 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 39-27 - The Energy and Consumer Savings Act of 2005|Section 39-27-1 - General purpose.

§ 39-27-1. General purpose.This chapter establishes energy and consumer savings by setting minimum efficiency standards for certain products sold or installed in the state.History of Section.P.L. 2005, ch. 136, § 1; P.L. 2005, ch. 146, § 1.
RI Gen L § 39-27-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 39 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 39-27 - The Energy and Consumer Savings Act of 2005|Section 39-27-2 - Findings.

§ 39-27-2. Findings.The legislature finds that:(a) Efficiency standards for certain products sold or installed in the state assure consumers and businesses that such products meet minimum efficiency performance levels, thus saving money on utility bills.(b) The efficiency standards save energy and thus reduce pollution and other environmental impacts associated with the production, distribution, and use of electricity and natural gas.(c) The efficiency standards can make electricity systems more reliable by reducing the strain on the electricity grid during peak demand periods. Furthermore, improved energy efficiency can reduce or delay the need for new power plants, power-transmission lines, and power-distribution system upgrades.(d) Energy efficiency standards contribute to the economy of this state by helping to better balance energy supply and demand, thus reducing pressure for higher natural gas and electricity prices. By saving consumers and businesses money on energy bills, efficiency standards help the state and local economy, since energy bill savings can be spent on local goods and services.History of Section.P.L. 2005, ch. 136, § 1; P.L. 2005, ch. 146, § 1.
RI Gen L § 39-27-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 39 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 39-27 - The Energy and Consumer Savings Act of 2005|Section 39-27-4 - Scope.

§ 39-27-4. Scope.(a) The provisions of this chapter apply to the following types of new products sold, offered for sale, or installed in the state:(1) Automatic commercial icemakers;(2) Commercial clothes washers;(3) Commercial pre-rinse spray valves;(4) Commercial refrigerators, freezers, and refrigerator-freezers;(5) High-intensity discharge lamp ballasts;(6) Illuminated exit signs;(7) Large packaged air-conditioning equipment;(8) Low-voltage dry-type distribution transformers;(9) Metal-halide lamp fixtures;(10) Single-voltage external AC to DC power supplies;(11) Torchieres;(12) Traffic signal modules; and(13) Unit heaters.(b) The provisions of this chapter also apply to the following types of new products sold, offered for sale, or installed in the state:(1) Bottle-type water dispensers;(2) Commercial hot food holding cabinets;(3) Residential boilers and residential furnaces;(4) State-regulated incandescent reflector lamps; and(5) Walk-in refrigerators and walk-in freezers.(c) The provisions of this chapter do not apply to:(1) New products manufactured in the state and sold outside the state;(2) New products manufactured outside the state and sold at wholesale inside the state for final retail sale and installation outside the state;(3) Products installed in mobile manufactured homes at the time of construction; or(4) Products designed expressly for installation and use in recreational vehicles.History of Section.P.L. 2005, ch. 136, § 1; P.L. 2005, ch. 146, § 1; P.L. 2006, ch. 177, § 1; P.L. 2006, ch. 288, § 1.
RI Gen L § 39-27-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 39 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 39-27 - The Energy and Consumer Savings Act of 2005|Section 39-27-6 - Implementation.

§ 39-27-6. Implementation.(a) No new commercial clothes washer, commercial pre-rinse spray valve, high-intensity discharge lamp ballast, illuminated exit sign, low-voltage dry-type distribution transformer, torchiere, traffic signal module, or unit heater after January 1, 2007, may be sold or offered for sale in the state unless the efficiency of the new product meets or exceeds the efficiency standards set forth in the regulations adopted pursuant to § 39-27-5. No bottle-type water dispenser, commercial hot food holding cabinet, metal-halide lamp fixture, single-voltage external AC to DC power supply, state-regulated incandescent reflector lamp, or walk-in refrigerator or walk-in freezer manufactured on or after January 1, 2008, may be sold or offered for sale in the state unless the efficiency of the new product meets or exceeds the efficiency standards set forth in the regulations adopted pursuant to § 39-27-5. No new automatic commercial icemaker, commercial refrigerator, refrigerator-freezer, or freezer or large packaged air-conditioning equipment manufactured on or after January 1, 2010, may be sold or offered for sale in the state unless the efficiency of the new product meets or exceeds the efficiency standards set forth in the regulations adopted pursuant to § 39-27-5.(b) No later than six (6) months after the effective date of this chapter, the chief of energy and community services, in consultation with the attorney general, shall determine if implementation of state standards for residential furnaces and residential boilers requires a waiver from federal preemption. If the chief of energy and community services determines that a waiver from federal preemption is not needed, then no new residential furnace or residential boiler manufactured on or after January 1, 2008, or the date that is one year after the date of the determination, if later, may be sold or offered for sale in the state unless the efficiency of the new product meets or exceeds the efficiency standards set forth in the regulations adopted pursuant to § 39-27-5. If the chief of energy and community services determines that a waiver from federal preemption is required, then the chief of energy and community services shall apply for the waiver within one year of the determination and upon approval of such waiver application, the applicable state standards shall go into effect at the earliest date permitted by federal law.(c) One year after the date upon which sale or offering for sale of certain products is limited pursuant to this section, no new products may be installed for compensation in the state unless the efficiency of the new product meets or exceeds the efficiency standards set forth in the regulations adopted pursuant to § 39-27-5.History of Section.P.L. 2005, ch. 136, § 1; P.L. 2005, ch. 146, § 1; P.L. 2006, ch. 177, § 1; P.L. 2006, ch. 288, § 1.
RI Gen L § 39-27-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 39 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 39-27 - The Energy and Consumer Savings Act of 2005|Section 39-27-7 - New and revised standards.

§ 39-27-7. New and revised standards.The commission may adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 35 of title 42, to establish increased efficiency standards for the products listed in § 39-27-4. In considering such amended standards, the commission, in consultation with the chief of energy and community services, shall set efficiency standards upon a determination that increased efficiency standards would serve to promote energy conservation in the state and would be cost-effective for consumers who purchase and use such products; provided, that increased efficiency standards shall become effective within one year following the adoption of any amended regulations establishing such increased efficiency standards.History of Section.P.L. 2005, ch. 136, § 1; P.L. 2005, ch. 146, § 1.
RI Gen L § 39-27-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 39 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 39-27 - The Energy and Consumer Savings Act of 2005|Section 39-27-9 - Severability of provisions.

§ 39-27-9. Severability of provisions.The provisions of this chapter shall be severable and if the application of any clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision, section or part of this chapter shall be adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, the judgment shall not affect, impair, or invalidate the application of any other clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision, section or part of this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 2005, ch. 136, § 1; P.L. 2005, ch. 146, § 1.
RI Gen L § 39-28-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 39 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 39-28 - Broadband Deployment and Investment Act|Section 39-28-1 - Findings.

§ 39-28-1. Findings.The Rhode Island general assembly finds that growth and enhancement of services using internet protocol technology provide Rhode Island consumers more choice in voice, data, and video services than at any other time. The proliferation of new technologies and applications and the growing number of providers developing and offering innovative services using internet protocol are due in large part to little barrier to investment, including freedom from state laws and regulations governing traditional telephone service, that these technologies have enjoyed in Rhode Island, as well as recognition that federal law is more uniform in its oversight of internet protocol-enabled services. The economic benefits, including consumer choice, new jobs, and significant capital investment, will be jeopardized and competition minimized by the imposition of traditional state entry, rate, and service-term regulation on voice over internet protocol service and internet protocol-enabled service.History of Section.P.L. 2009, ch. 86, § 1; P.L. 2009, ch. 94, § 1.
RI Gen L § 39-28-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 39 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 39-28 - Broadband Deployment and Investment Act|Section 39-28-2 - Definitions.

§ 39-28-2. Definitions.For the purpose of this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings:(1) "Voice over internet protocol service" or "VoIP service" means any service that:(i) Enables real-time, two-way voice communications that originate from or terminate at the user's location in internet protocol or any successor protocol;(ii) Uses a broadband connection from the user's location; and(iii) Permits users generally to receive calls that originate on the public switched telephone network and to terminate calls to the public switched telephone network.(2) "Internet protocol-enabled service" or "IP-enabled service" means any service, capability, functionality, or application provided, except that as provided in subsection (1), using internet protocol, or any successor protocol, that enables an end-user to send or receive a communication in internet protocol format or any successor format.History of Section.P.L. 2009, ch. 86, § 1; P.L. 2009, ch. 94, § 1.
RI Gen L § 39-28-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 39 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 39-28 - Broadband Deployment and Investment Act|Section 39-28-3 - Regulation.

§ 39-28-3. Regulation.Notwithstanding any general or public law to the contrary, and with the exception of the provisions of § 39-28-4, no department, agency, commission, or political subdivision of Rhode Island shall enact, adopt, or enforce, either directly or indirectly, any law, rule, regulation, ordinance, standard, order, or other provision having the force or effect of law that regulates, or has the effect of regulating, the entry, rates, terms, or conditions of VoIP service or IP-enabled service.History of Section.P.L. 2009, ch. 86, § 1; P.L. 2009, ch. 94, § 1.
RI Gen L § 39-28-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 39 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 39-28 - Broadband Deployment and Investment Act|Section 39-28-4 - Unaffected fees.

§ 39-28-4. Unaffected fees.Nothing in this act shall be construed to affect, mandate, or prohibit the assessment of nondiscriminatory enhanced 911 fees, telecommunications relay service fees, or the telecommunications education access fund surcharge under § 39-1-61.History of Section.P.L. 2009, ch. 86, § 1; P.L. 2009, ch. 94, § 1.
RI Gen L § 39-28-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 39 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 39-28 - Broadband Deployment and Investment Act|Section 39-28-5 - Rights or obligations of carriers.

§ 39-28-5. Rights or obligations of carriers.Nothing in this act shall be construed to modify or affect the rights or obligations of any carrier pursuant to 47 U.S.C. § 251 or 47 U.S.C. § 252.History of Section.P.L. 2009, ch. 86, § 1; P.L. 2009, ch. 94, § 1.
RI Gen L § 39-28-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 39 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 39-28 - Broadband Deployment and Investment Act|Section 39-28-6 - Effect on tax obligations or authority.

§ 39-28-6. Effect on tax obligations or authority.Nothing in this act shall be construed to modify or affect any tax obligations imposed by § 44-13-4 or the authority of the department of revenue to enforce any such obligations.History of Section.P.L. 2009, ch. 86, § 1; P.L. 2009, ch. 94, § 1.
RI Gen L § 39-28-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 39 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 39-28 - Broadband Deployment and Investment Act|Section 39-28-7 - No derogation of attorney general.

§ 39-28-7. No derogation of attorney general.Nothing in this chapter shall derogate from the common law or statutory authority of the attorney general, nor shall any provision be construed as a limitation on the common law or statutory authority of the attorney general, including, but not limited to, the authority to enforce consumer protection or unfair or deceptive trade practice statutes and regulations.History of Section.P.L. 2009, ch. 86, § 1; P.L. 2009, ch. 94, § 1.
RI Gen L § 39-29-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 39 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 39-29 - Wireless Telephone Regulatory Modernization Act|Section 39-29-1 - Jurisdiction over wireless service.

§ 39-29-1. Jurisdiction over wireless service.Notwithstanding any general or public law to the contrary, the commission and the division shall have no jurisdiction or authority over wireless service.History of Section.P.L. 2013, ch. 121, § 3; P.L. 2013, ch. 135, § 3.
RI Gen L § 39-29-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 39 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 39-29 - Wireless Telephone Regulatory Modernization Act|Section 39-29-2 - Authority unaffected.

§ 39-29-2. Authority unaffected.Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to modify or affect the jurisdiction or authority of the commission or the division over exchange-access rates or the rights or obligations of any carrier pursuant to 47 U.S.C. § 251 or 47 U.S.C. § 252. Nor shall this chapter be construed to modify or affect the authority of the commission to designate eligible telecommunications carriers pursuant to federal law.History of Section.P.L. 2013, ch. 121, § 3; P.L. 2013, ch. 135, § 3.
RI Gen L § 39-29-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 39 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 39-29 - Wireless Telephone Regulatory Modernization Act|Section 39-29-3 - Residential local exchange service.

§ 39-29-3. Residential local exchange service.Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to modify the jurisdiction or authority of the commission or the division over standalone residential local exchange service, meaning residential service that only provides access to E-911 and voice telephone calling wholly within a local service calling area on a measured or unlimited service basis.History of Section.P.L. 2013, ch. 121, § 3; P.L. 2013, ch. 135, § 3.
RI Gen L § 39-29-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 39 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 39-29 - Wireless Telephone Regulatory Modernization Act|Section 39-29-4 - Consumer protection.

§ 39-29-4. Consumer protection.Nothing in this chapter shall derogate from or be construed as a limitation on the common law or statutory authority of the attorney general to enforce consumer protection or unfair or deceptive trade practice statutes and regulations.History of Section.P.L. 2013, ch. 121, § 3; P.L. 2013, ch. 135, § 3.
RI Gen L § 39-29-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 39 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 39-29 - Wireless Telephone Regulatory Modernization Act|Section 39-29-5 - Unaffected fees.

§ 39-29-5. Unaffected fees.Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to affect, mandate, or prohibit the assessment of nondiscriminatory enhanced 911 fees, telecommunications education access fund fees, or telecommunications relay service fees.History of Section.P.L. 2013, ch. 121, § 3; P.L. 2013, ch. 135, § 3.
RI Gen L § 39-29-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 39 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 39-29 - Wireless Telephone Regulatory Modernization Act|Section 39-29-6 - No effect on tax obligations.

§ 39-29-6. No effect on tax obligations.Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to modify or affect any tax obligations imposed by § 44-13-4.History of Section.P.L. 2013, ch. 121, § 3; P.L. 2013, ch. 135, § 3.
RI Gen L § 39-30-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 39 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 39-30 - Municipal Streetlight Investment Act|Section 39-30-1 - Findings and purposes.

§ 39-30-1. Findings and purposes.(a) The Rhode Island general assembly finds and declares that:(1) Taxpayers are mandated to pay the electric distribution company large sums every year to light municipal and many state-owned streets;(2) Municipalities are limited in how they can manage this public safety resource because they do not own or control the light fixtures within their borders;(3) There is no incentive in the applicable electric-rate tariff for installing energy-efficient lighting technologies that may reduce both power and maintenance expenses;(4) There is no provision in the applicable electric-rate tariff for municipalities to work collectively to manage the maintenance of the streetlighting system; and(5) Municipalities around the country have saved considerable resources by purchasing their streetlight systems from electric distribution companies and contracting for the maintenance independently.(b) Now, therefore, the purpose of this chapter is to reduce municipal streetlighting costs and improve service to citizens by:(1) Improving public safety with streetlights that provide better illumination;(2) Reducing maintenance costs by allowing municipalities to own the street and area lighting within their borders and to enter into regional maintenance service contracts;(3) Reducing whole-system cost through municipal ownership and regional management and by eliminating the current "facilities charge";(4) Providing innovative and proven technologies for more efficient lighting; and(5) Providing more responsive service for lighting repairs.History of Section.P.L. 2013, ch. 245, § 1; P.L. 2013, ch. 367, § 1.
RI Gen L § 39-30-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 39 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 39-30 - Municipal Streetlight Investment Act|Section 39-30-2 - Definitions.

§ 39-30-2. Definitions.When used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings:(1) "Electric distribution company" means a company defined in § 39-1-2(a)(12), supplying standard-offer service, last-resort service, or any successor service to end-use customers.(2) "Lighting equipment" means all equipment used to light streets in the municipality, the operation and maintenance of which is currently charged to the municipality, including lighting ballasts, fixtures, and other equipment necessary for the conversion of electric energy into streetlighting service, but excluding the utility poles upon which the lighting equipment is fixed. Lighting equipment shall include, but not be limited to, decorative street and area lighting equipment and solid-state (LED) lighting technologies.(3) "Office" means the office of energy resources.History of Section.P.L. 2013, ch. 245, § 1; P.L. 2013, ch. 367, § 1.
RI Gen L § 39-30-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 39 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 39-30 - Municipal Streetlight Investment Act|Section 39-30-4 - Liberal construction.

§ 39-30-4. Liberal construction.The provisions of this chapter shall be liberally construed to give effect to the purposes thereof.History of Section.P.L. 2013, ch. 245, § 1; P.L. 2013, ch. 367, § 1.
RI Gen L § 39-30-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 39 - Public Utilities and Carriers|Chapter 39-30 - Municipal Streetlight Investment Act|Section 39-30-5 - Severability.

§ 39-30-5. Severability.If any provision of this chapter or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the chapter that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this chapter are declared to be severable.History of Section.P.L. 2013, ch. 245, § 1; P.L. 2013, ch. 367, § 1.