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Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 810 - Public Utilities Commission › Chapter 40 - Electric › Subchapter 05 - Renewable › Part 2 - Implementation of a Renewable Energy Standard › Section 810-RICR-40-05-2.8 - Demonstration of Compliance

Current through June 14, 2024
A. NEPOOL GIS
				  Certificates applied towards Rhode Island Renewable Energy Standard compliance
				  may not be used towards compliance with state renewable energy obligations
				  relating to an Obligated Entity's load in other states.
B. Compliance with the Renewable Energy
				  Standard may be demonstrated through procurement of NEPOOL GIS Certificates
				  relating to Generating Units certified by the Commission as using eligible
				  renewable energy sources, as evidenced by reports issued by the NEPOOL GIS
				  Administrator. Procurement of NEPOOL GIS Certificates from Off-grid and
				  Customer-sited Generation Facilities, if verified by the Commission as Eligible
				  Renewable Energy Resources, may also be used to demonstrate
				  compliance.
C. In lieu of providing
				  NEPOOL GIS Certificates, an Obligated Entity may also discharge all or any
				  portion of its compliance obligations by making an Alternative Compliance
				  Payment to the Renewable Energy Development Fund ("REDF"). An Obligated Entity
				  shall include with its annual compliance filing copies of any receipt(s) for
				  Alternative Compliance Payments made to the REDF during the Compliance Year.
				  Where an Obligated Entity enters into a prospective agreement with the Rhode
				  Island Commerce Corporation to accept Alternative Compliance Payments pursuant
				  to R.I. Gen. Laws §
										39-26-7(b)  and the Rhode Island Commerce Corporation
				  thereby purchases NEPOOL GIS Certificates, such NEPOOL GIS Certificates shall
				  be credited against the Renewable Energy Standard for the Obligated Entity in
				  the year of the certificate.
D. The
				  following flexibility mechanisms are allowed for the purposes of easing
				  compliance burdens, facilitating bringing New Renewable Energy Resources
				  online, and avoiding and/or mitigating conflicts with state level source
				  disclosure requirements and green marketing claims throughout the region:
1. Obligated Entities may demonstrate
				  compliance over a full Compliance Year, rather than any fraction
				  thereof;
2. Obligated Entities may
				  bank excess compliance for up to two (2) subsequent Compliance Years, capped at
				  thirty percent (30%) of the current year's obligation;
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 810 - Public Utilities Commission › Chapter 40 - Electric › Subchapter 05 - Renewable › Part 2 - Implementation of a Renewable Energy Standard › Section 810-RICR-40-05-2.9 - Contracting Standards and Procurement Plans

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Standards
				  for Contracts: Contracts for renewable energy certificate transactions by
				  Obligated Entities to meet the Renewable Energy Standard shall contain
				  provisions and terms to address the features and risks that are unique to the
				  purchase of Eligible Renewable Energy Resources. Such terms may include the
				  following:
1. Definitions particular to
				  renewable energy certificate transactions;
2. Specialized financial instruments and
				  warranties thereof;
3. Purchase and
				  sale of renewable energy certificates;
4. Quantities;
5. Representations and warranties of the
				  parties;
6. Obligations of the
				  parties;
7. Relationship of the
				  parties;
8. Non-performance and
				  Remedies;
9. Default;
10. Term, termination and waiver;
11. Binding milestones, if any;
12. Credit and Collateral, if any;
				  and
13. Additional agreements
				  conforming to the nature of the transaction.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 810 - Public Utilities Commission › Chapter 40 - Electric › Subchapter 05 - Renewable › Part 2 - Implementation of a Renewable Energy Standard › Section 810-RICR-40-05-2.10 - Sanctions for Non-Compliance

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Obligated
				  Entities that fail to comply with the Commission's regulations related to the
				  Rhode Island Renewable Energy Standard will first receive a warning letter with
				  a stated date of compliance. If such Obligated Entity then fails to comply by
				  the date indicated in the warning letter its license will be suspended and it
				  will not be allowed to enroll new customers. If problem is still not corrected
				  by the dates in the suspension notice, its license will be revoked. Outstanding
				  payments (e.g., to the Alternative Compliance Payment) will include
				  interest.
B. No sanction or penalty
				  shall relieve or diminish an Obligated Entity from liability for fulfilling any
				  shortfall in its compliance obligation, provided, however, that no sanction
				  shall be imposed if compliance is achieved through Alternative Compliance
				  Payments.
C. Financial penalties
				  resulting from sanctions from Obligated Entities shall not be recoverable in
				  rates of electric distribution companies as defined in R.I. Gen. Laws §
										39-1-2(12).
D. Generation Units
				  that fail to abide by the Commission's regulations or which are found by the
				  Commission after notice and opportunity for hearing to have reported falsely to
				  the Commission are subject to the following sanctions:
1. Immediate revocation or suspension of the
				  Generation Unit's certification;
2.
				  The Commission may order the Generation Unit to make payments to the REDF in
				  the amount of the Alternative Compliance Payment multiplied by the number of
				  NEPOOL GIS Certificates involved in the false reporting;
3. The Commission may also order Generation
				  Units that have reported falsely to secure substitute NEPOOL GIS Certificates
				  in the number involved in the false reporting and retire them);
4. NEPOOL GIS Certificates purchased by
				  Obligated Entities later found to be tainted will not be deemed ineligible for
				  compliance purposes unless it can be demonstrated that the Obligated Entity was
				  aware of the problem;
5. Once a
				  Generation Unit has paid the penalties and brought the facility into compliance
				  it can be recertified by the Commission. Recertification will be effected by
				  the same process as outlined in §
											2.6   of this Part; and
6. Additionally, Generation Units and
				  Obligated Entities reporting falsely to the Commission are subject to laws
				  against perjury.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 810 - Public Utilities Commission › Chapter 40 - Electric › Subchapter 05 - Renewable › Part 3 - Rules Governing Energy Source Disclosure (810-RICR-40-05-3) › Section 810-RICR-40-05-3.1 - Authority

Current through June 14, 2024
The Commission has the statutory authority to promulgate
					 these Rules under R.I. Gen. Laws Chapters 42-35 et seq., 39-1 et seq., 39-2 et
					 seq., and §39-26-9.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 810 - Public Utilities Commission › Chapter 40 - Electric › Subchapter 05 - Renewable › Part 3 - Rules Governing Energy Source Disclosure (810-RICR-40-05-3) › Section 810-RICR-40-05-3.2 - Definitions

Current through June 14, 2024
A. "Commission" means the Public Utilities
				 Commission.
B. "Division" means the
				 Division of Public Utilities and Carriers.
C. "Electrical energy product" means an
				 electrical energy offering, including but not limited to last resort and standard
				 offer service, that can be distinguished by its generation attributes or other
				 characteristics, and that is offered for sale by an obligated entity to end-use
				 customers.
D. "Electric distribution
				 company" means a company engaging in the distribution of electricity or owning,
				 operating, or controlling distribution facilities.
E. "Eligible renewable energy resource" means
				 resources as defined in R.I. Gen. Laws §
										39-26-5.
F. "End-use customer" means a person or entity
				 in Rhode Island that purchases electrical energy at retail from an obligated
				 entity or directly from the ISO-NE wholesale market.
G. "Generation attributes" means the non-price
				 characteristics of the electrical energy output of a generation unit including,
				 but not limited to, the unit's fuel type, emissions, vintage and policy
				 eligibility.
H. "ISO-NE" means the
				 Independent System Operator in New England the Regional Transmission Organization
				 or any successor organization responsible for the day-to-day reliable operation
				 of New England's bulk power generation and transmission system, oversight of the
				 region's wholesale electricity markets, and management of a comprehensive
				 regional bulk power system planning process.
I. "NE-GIS" means the generation information
				 system operated by NEPOOL, its designee or successor entity, which includes a
				 generation information database and certificate system, and that accounts for the
				 generation attributes of electrical energy consumed within NEPOOL.
J. "NE-GIS certificate" means an electronic
				 record produced by the NE-GIS that identifies the relevant generation attributes
				 of each megawatt-hour accounted for in the NE-GIS.
K. "NEPOOL" means New England Power Pool or its
				 successor.
L. "Nonregulated power
				 producer" or "NPP" shall be defined in the same manner as it is defined under
				 R.I. Gen. Laws §
										39-1-2.
M. "Obligated entity" means a person or entity
				 that sells electrical energy to end-use customers in Rhode Island, including, but
				 not limited to: nonregulated power producers and electric utility distribution
				 companies, as defined in R.I. Gen. Laws §
										39-1-2, supplying
				 standard offer service, last resort service, or any successor service to end-use
				 customers; including Narragansett Electric, but not to include Block Island Power
				 Company as described in R.I. Gen. Laws §
										39-26-7 or Pascoag Utility District. An Obligated entity shall not include ISO-NE or
				 NEPOOL. NPP members of NEPOOL are Obligated entities.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 810 - Public Utilities Commission › Chapter 40 - Electric › Subchapter 05 - Renewable › Part 3 - Rules Governing Energy Source Disclosure (810-RICR-40-05-3) › Section 810-RICR-40-05-3.3 - Applicability

Current through June 14, 2024
These Rules shall be applicable to all Obligated
					 entities.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 810 - Public Utilities Commission › Chapter 40 - Electric › Subchapter 05 - Renewable › Part 3 - Rules Governing Energy Source Disclosure (810-RICR-40-05-3) › Section 810-RICR-40-05-3.5 - Enforcement and Oversight

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Quarterly,
				 commencing on July 1, 2005, three months following the Effective date of these
				 Rules Governing Energy Source Disclosure By Obligated Entities, each Obligated
				 entity shall file with the Commission a copy of the Energy source disclosure
				 label along with a summary report of certificates assigned as generated by the
				 NE-GIS that it presents to an end-user covering the most recent twelve-month
				 period.
B. Annually, commencing July
				 1, 2006, each electric distribution company shall file with the Commission a
				 report setting forth the incremental costs to the electric distribution company,
				 whether or not passed through to end-users, of carrying out the Commission's
				 Rules Governing Energy Source Disclosure By Obligated Entities, including the
				 NE-GIS costs, and incremental printing and postage costs associated with
				 preparation and distribution of the disclosure label during the prior
				 twelve-month period.
C. In the event
				 an Obligated entity who is an NPP does not comply with the Commission's Rules
				 Governing Energy Source Disclosure By Obligated Entities, the Commission will
				 advise the Division and the NPP for an investigation under the Division's Rules
				 Applicable to Nonregulated Power Producers III(B)(3).
D. In the event an Electric distribution
				 company does not comply with the Commission's Rules Governing Energy Source
				 Disclosure By Obligated Entities, the Commission will undertake an investigation
				 to determine whether or not to deny recovery through rates of all or a portion of
				 that quarter's expenses directly resulting from noncompliance with R.I. Gen Laws
				 §
										39-26-1 et
				 seq.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 810 - Public Utilities Commission › Chapter 40 - Electric › Subchapter 05 - Renewable › Part 3 - Rules Governing Energy Source Disclosure (810-RICR-40-05-3) › Section 810-RICR-40-05-3.6 - Effective Date for Compliance

Current through June 14, 2024
The effective date for these Rules shall be April 1,
					 2005.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 810 - Public Utilities Commission › Chapter 40 - Electric › Subchapter 05 - Renewable › Part 3 - Rules Governing Energy Source Disclosure (810-RICR-40-05-3) › Section 810-RICR-40-05-3.7 - Severability

Current through June 14, 2024
If any part of these Rules is found to be invalid or its
					 application to any person or circumstances is held invalid, the invalidity does
					 not affect other provisions or applications of the Rules which can be given
					 effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end, the
					 provisions of these Rules are severable.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 810 - Public Utilities Commission › Chapter 40 - Electric › Subchapter 10 - Restructuring › Part 2 - Reliability Responsibility Regulations for Nonregulated Power Producers (810-RICR-40-10-2) › Section 810-RICR-40-10-2.1 - Introduction

Current through June 14, 2024
By July 1, 1997, nonregulated power producers will be allowed
					 to sell to or aggregate electricity for eligible Rhode Island customers. These
					 regulations, enacted pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws 1956 (1988 Reenactment) §39-1-27.1
					 and the general regulatory authority conferred by Title 39, are intended to
					 ensure that nonregulated power producers meet the operating and reliability
					 standards of the New England Power Pool or any successor entity. In addition, it
					 is necessary for each electric distribution company within the state to develop
					 and propose a set of nondiscriminatory billing, accounting, metering, and
					 settlement procedures that will allow for the implementation of retail
					 competition in a reliable manner.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 810 - Public Utilities Commission › Chapter 40 - Electric › Subchapter 10 - Restructuring › Part 2 - Reliability Responsibility Regulations for Nonregulated Power Producers (810-RICR-40-10-2) › Section 810-RICR-40-10-2.2 - Definitions

Current through June 14, 2024
A. As used in these rules, except as otherwise
				 required by the context:
1. "ABMS procedures"
				 means the Accounting, Billing, Metering and Settlement Procedures for an electric
				 distribution company.
2. "Clerk"
				 means the Commission Clerk, appointed by the Commission pursuant to R.I. Gen.
				 Laws §
											39-1-9.
3. "Commission" means the Public Utilities
				 Commission.
4. "Division" means the
				 Division of Public Utilities and Carriers described in R.I. Gen. Laws.
				 §§
											39-1-2(4) 
				 and
				  39-1-3.
5. "FERC" means the Federal Energy Regulatory
				 Commission.
6. "NEPOOL" means the New
				 England Power Pool.
7. "NEPOOL
				 Agreement" means the New England Power Pool Agreement, as it may be amended from
				 time to time and approved by the FERC.
8. "NEPOOL Participant" has the meaning given
				 within the NEPOOL Agreement, as such definition may be amended from time to
				 time.
9. "NPP" means nonregulated
				 power producer and has the same meaning as given in R.I. Gen. Laws §
											39-1-27.1.
10. "Retail customer" means an end user of
				 electricity within the State of Rhode Island.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 810 - Public Utilities Commission › Chapter 40 - Electric › Subchapter 10 - Restructuring › Part 2 - Reliability Responsibility Regulations for Nonregulated Power Producers (810-RICR-40-10-2) › Section 810-RICR-40-10-2.3 - Prerequisites for Rhode Island Operations

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Any NPP who
				 directly or indirectly sells to or aggregates electricity for Rhode Island retail
				 customers, or otherwise serves a retail electric load in this state, must:
1. Have an effective registration, maintained
				 in good standing, pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws §
											39-1-27.1(c)
				 and (d); and
2. Either:
a.
				 become a NEPOOL Participant; or
b.
				 have a written agreement with a NEPOOL member through which such member agrees to
				 include the load served by the NPP in its load. A copy of this agreement (with
				 any pricing or unrelated commercial terms redacted) shall be filled with the
				 Commission and each electric distribution company within the
				 state.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 810 - Public Utilities Commission › Chapter 40 - Electric › Subchapter 10 - Restructuring › Part 2 - Reliability Responsibility Regulations for Nonregulated Power Producers (810-RICR-40-10-2) › Section 810-RICR-40-10-2.4 - Service Responsibility

Current through June 14, 2024
Each NPP who is providing the electric power requirements of
					 retail customers shall be responsible for meeting the load requirements of each
					 retail customer it is serving and to provide for the delivery of the associated
					 capacity and energy to a point or points on the integrated transmission system of
					 the electric distribution companies and their affiliates serving Rhode Island
					 pursuant to contract or FERC-approved open access tariffs, as well as providing
					 any and all necessary installed and operating reserves required to serve each
					 retail customer.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 810 - Public Utilities Commission › Chapter 40 - Electric › Subchapter 10 - Restructuring › Part 2 - Reliability Responsibility Regulations for Nonregulated Power Producers (810-RICR-40-10-2) › Section 810-RICR-40-10-2.5 - Accounting, Billing, Metering, and Settlement Procedures

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Each distribution company within this state
				 shall be required to propose and file a set of ABMS Procedures designed to
				 implement retail access for Rhode Island customers. The electric distribution
				 company shall propose such ABMS Procedures in its filing with the Clerk of its
				 retail access distribution tariffs required by R.I. Gen. Laws §
										39-1-27.1(a).
				 The Commission shall review and approve the proposed ABMS Procedures. This
				 subsection shall not apply to the Block Island Power Company, unless and until an
				 NPP provides to the Commission notice of intention to provide power for Block
				 Island; in such an event, any distribution company on Block Island shall file its
				 ABMS procedures within sixty days.
B.
				 After the Commission approves a set of ABMS Procedures for an electric
				 distribution company, all NPP's shall be required to comply with such approved
				 procedures when serving retail customers within the service territory of such
				 electric distribution company.
C. The
				 ABMS Procedures for an electric distribution company cannot be changed in any
				 substantive manner except by a filing with the Clerk, with at least thirty days
				 notice to all registered NPPs. Any proposed changes are subject to the approval
				 of the Commission.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 810 - Public Utilities Commission › Chapter 40 - Electric › Subchapter 10 - Restructuring › Part 2 - Reliability Responsibility Regulations for Nonregulated Power Producers (810-RICR-40-10-2) › Section 810-RICR-40-10-2.6 - Complaint and Enforcement Proceedings

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Any person or
				 entity, including the Division, who reasonably believes that an NPP has failed or
				 is failing to comply with these regulations, may file a complaint with the
				 Commission. In such case, the Commission shall provide the NPP with an
				 opportunity to file an answer to the complaint. Within thirty days of receipt of
				 such complaint, the Commission may open a public hearing or dismiss the complaint
				 on the pleadings. Any hearings shall be conducted pursuant to the Commission's
				 Rules of Practice and Procedure.
B.
				 On its own motion and after notice to the NPP, the Commission may request the
				 Division to open an investigation upon an NPP to determine if such NPP has been
				 or is in compliance with these regulations. In such case, a docket shall be
				 opened and the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedures regarding discovery
				 shall apply. If the Division files a report with the Commission stating the
				 reasons why it believes the NPP failed or is failing to comply with these
				 regulations, the Commission shall provide the NPP with an opportunity to answer
				 the Division's report and hearings may commence pursuant to the Commission's
				 Rules of Practice and Procedure.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 810 - Public Utilities Commission › Chapter 40 - Electric › Subchapter 10 - Restructuring › Part 2 - Reliability Responsibility Regulations for Nonregulated Power Producers (810-RICR-40-10-2) › Section 810-RICR-40-10-2.7 - Penalties and Remedies

Current through June 14, 2024
If, after public hearing, the Commission finds that an NPP
					 has engaged in the sale or aggregation of electricity to or for Rhode Island
					 retail customers, or has otherwise been serving retail electric loads in Rhode
					 Island without complying with these regulations, the Commission may impose
					 reasonable penalties or conditions on such NPP, designed to assure compliance
					 and/or impose any reasonable remedies that the Commission deems in the public
					 interest, including barring the NPP from providing service within the
					 State.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 810 - Public Utilities Commission › Chapter 40 - Electric › Subchapter 10 - Restructuring › Part 2 - Reliability Responsibility Regulations for Nonregulated Power Producers (810-RICR-40-10-2) › Section 810-RICR-40-10-2.8 - Special Provisions

Current through June 14, 2024
A. The applicability,
				 in whole or in part, of these regulations to a quasi-municipal corporation, and
				 the manner in which they may apply to such entity shall be subject to action by
				 the Commission pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws §
										39-1-27(g).
B. The foregoing rules and regulations, after
				 due notice and an opportunity for hearing, are hereby adopted and filed with the
				 Secretary of State this 11th day of December, 1996, to become effective twenty
				 (20) days after filing, in accordance with provisions of R.I. Gen. Laws 1956
				 (1988 Reenactment) §§42-35-2(a)(2),
				 42-35-3,
				 and R.I. Gen. Laws 1956 (1984 Reenactment) §39-1-26(c).
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 810 - Public Utilities Commission › Chapter 50 - Products › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Minimum Efficiency Standards for Certain New Products (810-RICR-50-00-1) › Section 810-RICR-50-00-1.1 - Authority and Purpose

Current through June 14, 2024
Pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws §
										39-27-1 et seq. and
					 specifically, R.I. Gen. Laws §
										39-27-5,
					 establishing minimum efficiency standards for certain types of new products sold,
					 offered for sale or installed in the State of Rhode Island, the Public Utilities
					 Commission hereby promulgates these rules to effectuate the Act of the Rhode
					 Island General Assembly.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 810 - Public Utilities Commission › Chapter 50 - Products › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Minimum Efficiency Standards for Certain New Products (810-RICR-50-00-1) › Section 810-RICR-50-00-1.2 - Applicability

Current through June 14, 2024
These Rules shall apply to all persons or entities offering
					 for sale or installing in the State of Rhode Island any of the new products
					 listed in §
										1.3     of this
					 Part.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 810 - Public Utilities Commission › Chapter 50 - Products › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Minimum Efficiency Standards for Certain New Products (810-RICR-50-00-1) › Section 810-RICR-50-00-1.3 - Definitions

Current through June 14, 2024
A. "Automatic commercial ice-maker" means a
				 factory-made assembly that is shipped in one or more packages that consists of a
				 condensing unit and ice-making section operating as an integrated unit, that
				 makes and harvests ice cubes, and that may store and dispense ice. This term
				 includes machines with capacities between and including fifty (50) and two
				 thousand five hundred (2,500) pounds per twenty-four (24) hours.
B. "Ballast" means a device used with an
				 electric discharge lamp to obtain necessary circuit conditions (voltage, current
				 and waveform) for starting and operating the lamp.
C. "Boiler" means a self-contained low-pressure
				 appliance for supplying steam or hot water primarily designed for space
				 heating.
D. "Bottle-type water
				 dispenser" means a water dispenser that uses a bottle or reservoir as the source
				 of potable water.
E. "Chief of Energy
				 and Community Services" means the head official of the Rhode Island State Energy
				 Office.
F. "Commercial clothes
				 washer" means a soft mount horizontal or vertical-axis clothes washer that:
1. Has a clothes container compartment no
				 greater than three and a half (3.5) cubic feet in the case of a horizontal-axis
				 product or no greater than four (4.0) cubic feet in the case of a vertical-axis
				 product; and
2. Is designed for use
				 by more than one household, such as in multi-family housing, apartments or coin
				 laundries.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 810 - Public Utilities Commission › Chapter 50 - Products › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Minimum Efficiency Standards for Certain New Products (810-RICR-50-00-1) › Section 810-RICR-50-00-1.4 - Scope

Current through June 14, 2024
A. The provisions of these Rules apply to the
				 following types of new products sold, offered for sale or installed in the state:
1. Automatic commercial ice makers;
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;
13. Unit heaters.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 810 - Public Utilities Commission › Chapter 50 - Products › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Minimum Efficiency Standards for Certain New Products (810-RICR-50-00-1) › Section 810-RICR-50-00-1.6 - Implementation

Current through June 14, 2024
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 R.I. Gen.
				 Laws §
										39-27-5.
B. 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 R.I. Gen. Laws §
										39-27-5.
C. 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
				 R.I. Gen. Laws §
										39-27-5.
D. 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 which is one year after the date of said 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 these Rules.
				 If the Chief of Energy and Community Services determines that a waiver from
				 federal preemption is required, then upon approval of such waiver application,
				 the applicable state standards shall go into effect at the earliest date
				 permitted by federal law.
E. 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
				 R.I. Gen. Laws §
										39-27-5.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 810 - Public Utilities Commission › Chapter 50 - Products › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Minimum Efficiency Standards for Certain New Products (810-RICR-50-00-1) › Section 810-RICR-50-00-1.8 - New and Revised Standards

Current through June 14, 2024
The commission may adopt regulations, in accordance with the
					 provisions of R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 42-35 to establish increased efficiency
					 standards for the products listed in the regulations adopted pursuant to R.I.
					 Gen. Laws §
										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 adoption of any amended regulations establishing such
					 increased efficiency standards.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 810 - Public Utilities Commission › Chapter 50 - Products › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Minimum Efficiency Standards for Certain New Products (810-RICR-50-00-1) › Section 810-RICR-50-00-1.9 - Severability

Current through June 14, 2024
A. The provisions of these Rules shall be
				 severable and if the application of any clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision,
				 section or part of these Rules shall be adjudged by any court of competent
				 jurisdiction to be invalid, such judgment shall not affect, impair, or invalidate
				 the application of any other clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision, section or
				 part of this chapter.
B. The
				 provisions of these Rules shall be severable and if the application of any
				 clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision, section or part of these Rules shall be
				 preempted by Federal Law, such preemption shall not affect, impair, or invalidate
				 the application of any other clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision, section or
				 part of this chapter.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 815 - Division of Public Utilities and Carriers › Chapter 00 - General Administration › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Rules of Practice and Procedure (815-RICR-00-00-1) › Section 815-RICR-00-00-1.1 - Purpose

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It is the purpose of these rules to aid anyone who wishes
					 to appear before the Rhode Island Division of Public Utilities and Carriers. It
					 is the Division's intention to be accessible and to make these Rules of
					 Practice and Procedure clear and understandable for counsel and the general
					 public. These rules and all issues not addressed in these rules are to be
					 considered in light of R.I. Gen. Laws §§
										42-35-1 et seq. These rules govern
					 only adjudicatory and rulemaking proceedings commenced after their effective
					 date.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 815 - Division of Public Utilities and Carriers › Chapter 00 - General Administration › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Rules of Practice and Procedure (815-RICR-00-00-1) › Section 815-RICR-00-00-1.3 - The Division

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A. Description and
				  Organization
1. The Division of Public
				  Utilities and Carries is a governmental body charged with the supervision and
				  execution of all laws relating to public utilities and carriers and all
				  regulations and orders of the Commission governing the conduct and charges of
				  public utilities. These responsibilities include evaluating fitness and public
				  convenience and necessity for motor, air, railway and water carrier services
				  and competing providers of gas and electric service, fixing standards for
				  utility service, witnessing the testing of measuring devices, ordering refunds
				  to provide remedial relief, authorizing the issuance of securities, approving
				  certain transactions between utilities, conducting investigations and holding
				  hearings.
2. The Division is headed
				  by an Administrator, appointed by the Governor to a six year term with the
				  advise and consent of the Senate. It is staffed by accountants, engineers,
				  engineering technicians, legal counsel, investigators, consumer specialists and
				  clerical personnel.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 815 - Division of Public Utilities and Carriers › Chapter 00 - General Administration › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Rules of Practice and Procedure (815-RICR-00-00-1) › Section 815-RICR-00-00-1.4 - The Clerk

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A. Powers and
				  Duties
1. The Clerk shall have the powers and
				  duties granted pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws §
											39-1-10.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 815 - Division of Public Utilities and Carriers › Chapter 00 - General Administration › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Rules of Practice and Procedure (815-RICR-00-00-1) › Section 815-RICR-00-00-1.5 - Appearances and Practice before the Division

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A.
				  Appearances
1. Each party to and participant
				  in a proceeding, other than an individual who appears pro se, shall be
				  represented by an attorney, who shall enter an appearance in writing with the
				  Clerk.
a. Members of the Bar of the State of
				  Rhode Island are eligible to practice before the Division.
b. Members of the Bar of a Federal Court or
				  of the highest court of any State or Territory of the United States are
				  eligible to practice before the Division subject to the provisions of Rhode
				  Island Supreme Court Rules Article II, Rule  9   or any successor rule.
c. The Division counsel must be an attorney,
				  or otherwise exempt from the unauthorized practice of law pursuant to R.I. Gen.
				  Laws §
												11-27-11(7).
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 815 - Division of Public Utilities and Carriers › Chapter 00 - General Administration › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Rules of Practice and Procedure (815-RICR-00-00-1) › Section 815-RICR-00-00-1.6 - Informal Inquiries or Complaints

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A. Form
1. No particular form of informal inquiry or
				  complaint is required. Informal inquires or complaints may be made by letter,
				  telephone, or in person. Pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws §
											38-2-2(D)(16) any
				  final action taken will be deemed a public document, however, such final action
				  does not thereby make the investigatory file leading up thereto public
				  documents and such investigatory file is exempt from disclosure to
				  non-parties.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 815 - Division of Public Utilities and Carriers › Chapter 00 - General Administration › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Rules of Practice and Procedure (815-RICR-00-00-1) › Section 815-RICR-00-00-1.7 - Formal Complaints

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A. Form
1. A written complaint may be made against
				  any public utility pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws §
											39-4-3, with regard to the subject
				  matters designated in the statute by any city or town council, the Water
				  Resources Board, any corporation, or by any twenty-five (25) qualified
				  electors. A complaint filed by an individual or by less than twenty-five (25)
				  qualified electors may, in the discretion of the Administrator, Administration
				  and Operations Officer or Associate Administrator(s), be treated as a formal
				  complaint.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 815 - Division of Public Utilities and Carriers › Chapter 00 - General Administration › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Rules of Practice and Procedure (815-RICR-00-00-1) › Section 815-RICR-00-00-1.8 - Division Investigations

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A. Notice
1. An investigation initiated by the Division
				  sua sponte e.g., a summary investigation pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws §
											39-4-13, or upon written complaint
				  made against any public utility by any city or town council, the Water
				  Resources Board, any corporation, or by any twenty-five (25) qualified electors
				  pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws §
											39-4-3, shall be commenced by
				  written notice which, unless the circumstances of the investigation require
				  otherwise, shall be served upon all public utilities, cable companies or person
				  under investigation. The investigative notice shall be docketed in the same
				  manner as other proceedings under these rules.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 815 - Division of Public Utilities and Carriers › Chapter 00 - General Administration › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Rules of Practice and Procedure (815-RICR-00-00-1) › Section 815-RICR-00-00-1.9 - Formal Requirements as to Filings

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A. Title
1. All filings with the Division in any
				  proceeding shall clearly show, in the title, the names of all persons in whose
				  behalf the filing is made. If more than one person is involved, a single name
				  only need be included in the title of subsequent papers filed. All subsequent
				  filings shall show the docket designation assigned by the Clerk.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 815 - Division of Public Utilities and Carriers › Chapter 00 - General Administration › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Rules of Practice and Procedure (815-RICR-00-00-1) › Section 815-RICR-00-00-1.10 - Time

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A. Computation
1. Except as otherwise provided by law, in
				  computing any period of time prescribed or allowed by any rule, regulation, or
				  order of the Division, or by any applicable statute, the date of the act,
				  event, or default from or after which the designated period of time begins to
				  run shall not be included, but the last date of the period so computed shall be
				  included, unless it is a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday in Rhode Island, in
				  which event the period shall run until the end of the next business
				  day.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 815 - Division of Public Utilities and Carriers › Chapter 00 - General Administration › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Rules of Practice and Procedure (815-RICR-00-00-1) › Section 815-RICR-00-00-1.11 - Service

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A. Service Upon Parties
1. A copy of all pleadings and other
				  documents filed in any proceeding governed by these rules shall be served upon
				  all other parties. If a party appears after the original documents have been
				  filed, a copy of all papers previously filed shall be furnished to such party
				  on request. Service shall also be effected on any other person designated to
				  receive service by the Administrator, the Administration and Operations
				  Officer, the Hearing Officer or the Clerk.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 815 - Division of Public Utilities and Carriers › Chapter 00 - General Administration › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Rules of Practice and Procedure (815-RICR-00-00-1) › Section 815-RICR-00-00-1.12 - Notice

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A. Notice Required
1. The Division shall give, or shall require
				  any designated party to give, notice of the commencement of scheduled hearings
				  in any pending matter to all parties and to such other persons as the Division
				  designates. After commencement, a hearing may be adjourned upon oral notice to
				  those present at the time of adjournment.
a.
				  The Administrator may give, or may require any designated party to give, notice
				  of an informational or record conference to all parties and to such other
				  persons as the Administrator designates.
(1)
				  Such notice is required for matters which have been docketed but not scheduled
				  for hearing.
(2) The Division will
				  follow the requirements of R.I. Gen. Laws §
													42-46-6 for any informational or
				  record conference which is not noticed under §
													1.2(B)   of this
				  Part.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 815 - Division of Public Utilities and Carriers › Chapter 00 - General Administration › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Rules of Practice and Procedure (815-RICR-00-00-1) › Section 815-RICR-00-00-1.13 - Petitions

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A. General
1. Petitions filed under any statute or other
				  authority delegated to the Division shall be in writing, shall state clearly
				  and concisely the petitioner's interest in the subject matter, the facts relied
				  upon, and the object of the petition, and shall cite by appropriate reference
				  the statutory provision or other authority relied upon in the filing. Four (4)
				  legible copies shall be filed with the original.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 815 - Division of Public Utilities and Carriers › Chapter 00 - General Administration › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Rules of Practice and Procedure (815-RICR-00-00-1) › Section 815-RICR-00-00-1.14 - Applications Relating to Securities

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A. Contents
1. A public utility seeking to issue stocks,
				  bonds, notes, or other evidences of indebtedness payable more than twelve (12)
				  months from the date of issue, must obtain authorization from the Division
				  pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws §
											39-3-15. Applications shall be in
				  writing and under oath, shall state clearly and concisely the authorization
				  sought, and shall comport with R.I. Gen. Laws §
											39-3-17. In addition, the
				  application shall include:
a. Written direct
				  testimony and supporting exhibits, which shall include:
(1) an explanation of the proposed
				  transaction, specifically addressing in detail:
(AA) any ratepayer impact; and
(BB) any unusual features which may have
				  significant impact on the Division's ability to regulate the utility;
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 815 - Division of Public Utilities and Carriers › Chapter 00 - General Administration › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Rules of Practice and Procedure (815-RICR-00-00-1) › Section 815-RICR-00-00-1.15 - Applications for Certificates of Public of Convenience and Necessity

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A. Form
1.
				  Applications for certificates of public convenience and necessity shall be made
				  in writing. Applications involving carriers must be submitted on forms which
				  may be obtained from the Motor Carrier Section, Division of Public Utilities
				  and Carriers, 89 Jefferson Boulevard, Warwick, RI 02888.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 815 - Division of Public Utilities and Carriers › Chapter 00 - General Administration › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Rules of Practice and Procedure (815-RICR-00-00-1) › Section 815-RICR-00-00-1.16 - Emergency Relief

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A. The Division has
				  the power to permit any public utility to temporarily alter, amend, or suspend
				  any existing rates, schedules, and orders relating to or affecting any public
				  utility or part of any public utility, pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws §
										39-3-13. Such emergency relief may
				  be sought by motion. An original and four (4) legible copies must be filed with
				  the Clerk.
1. Contents
a. In addition to the usual contents of a
				  pleading, the motion must allege such extraordinary facts of immediate and
				  irreparable injury as would justify the Division's exercise of discretion by
				  granting emergency relief.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 815 - Division of Public Utilities and Carriers › Chapter 00 - General Administration › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Rules of Practice and Procedure (815-RICR-00-00-1) › Section 815-RICR-00-00-1.17 - Intervention

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Procedure
1. Participation in a proceeding as an
				  intervenor may be initiated by order of the Hearing Officer upon a motion to
				  intervene.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 815 - Division of Public Utilities and Carriers › Chapter 00 - General Administration › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Rules of Practice and Procedure (815-RICR-00-00-1) › Section 815-RICR-00-00-1.18 - Protests

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A. General
1. Any person other than a party who objects
				  to the approval of an application, petition, motion, or other matter which is,
				  or will be, under consideration by the Division may file a protest. No
				  particular form of protest is required, but the letter or writing should
				  contain the name and address of the protestant and a concise statement of the
				  protest. If possible, four (4) legible copies of the protest should be
				  forwarded to the Division with the original. The Clerk shall serve copies of
				  all protests filed upon all parties.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 815 - Division of Public Utilities and Carriers › Chapter 00 - General Administration › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Rules of Practice and Procedure (815-RICR-00-00-1) › Section 815-RICR-00-00-1.19 - Motions

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A. General
1. Other than oral motions made during a
				  hearing, any application to the Division to take any action or to enter any
				  order after commencement of a proceeding or after commencement of an
				  investigation by the Division shall be made by filing and original and four (4)
				  legible copies with the Clerk, stating specifically the grounds therefore,
				  setting forth the action or order sought, and shall be served upon all
				  parties.