Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 810 - Public Utilities Commission › Chapter 00 - General Administration › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 3 - Review of a Utility Scale Offshore Wind Project As Described In R.I. Gen. Law Section 39-26.1-8 (810-RICR-00-00-3) › Section 810-RICR-00-00-3.6 - Application

Current through June 14, 2024
A. The application shall contain the following
				 information:
1. A complete description of the
				 proposed project.
2. A description of
				 the legal entity that will enter into a Long-Term Contract on behalf of the
				 Applicant.
3. The proposed term of
				 the Long-Term Contract.
4. A list of
				 each permit or license that will be required and the identity of the agency
				 responsible for such permitting or licensing.
5. A time line for permitting, licensing, and
				 construction.
6. The status of
				 application for each permit or license.
7. A copy of all filings made with state and
				 federal regulatory agencies related to the proposed project.
8. Evidence of material progress toward
				 obtaining real property rights (site control).
9. Details regarding a proposed transmission
				 line to the mainland.
10. All
				 interconnection filings made with any entity related to the proposed
				 project.
11. Projected electrical
				 energy production profiles.
12. A
				 proposed initial term sheet for a long-term contract between the Applicant and
				 the Electric Distribution Company, which shall consist of the essential terms
				 that the Applicant expects to be included in a draft Long-Term Contract that
				 would be subject to negotiation with the Electric Distribution Company.
13. Pricing projected under the Long-Term
				 Contract being sought, including prices for all market products that would be
				 sold under the proposed Long-Term Contract, subject to any contract negotiations
				 between the Applicant and the Electric Distribution Company.
14. Economic justification for the proposal,
				 including projection of market prices over the term of the proposed Long-Term
				 Contract.
15. A description of the
				 economic benefits to Rhode Island, including the creation of jobs in Rhode
				 Island.
16. A description of the
				 potential risks of the project to ratepayers in the State of Rhode
				 Island.
17. A description of binding
				 legal commitments relative to the creation of jobs in Rhode Island and any other
				 economic benefits to Rhode Island.
18. The Applicant's business plan for the
				 project including forecasts of all expenses and revenues from the proposed
				 project.
19. The Applicant's plan to
				 finance the proposed project and any material progress made toward financing the
				 plan.
20. Pre-Filed Testimony from an
				 officer of the Applicant's company sponsoring the Application and explaining the
				 specifics of the project, including the economic benefits of the project to
				 ratepayers and the State of Rhode Island, and the potential risks of the project
				 to the ratepayers. If the officer of the Applicant's company is not qualified to
				 discuss specific issues, the Application shall include Pre-Filed Testimony of a
				 witness so qualified.