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-40-05-3.4 - Disclosure Requirements

Current through June 14, 2024
A. The Energy source
				 disclosure shall be written in "plain English" and shall indicate what sources of
				 energy were used to generate electricity for each Electrical energy product,
				 expressed as a percentage of the total amount of energy used towards each
				 Electrical energy product. Obligated entities shall use the energy fuel source
				 disclosure categories as provided by the NE-GIS. The Energy source disclosure
				 shall show the percentages of energy obtained from each of the Eligible renewable
				 energy resources, as well as the percentage energy obtained from nuclear plants,
				 natural gas, oil (which may include any fossil fuel), hydroelectric plants that
				 are not Eligible renewable energy resources, coal, and any other energy source
				 reported by the NE-GIS. The Energy source disclosure shall also indicate the
				 emissions created as a result of generating said electricity as provided by the
				 NE-GIS in pounds per MWH. Such emissions shall also be presented as a percentage
				 of the New England regional average, as provided by the NE-GIS for the same time
				 period. All percentages shall be calculated to the nearest one-tenth of a
				 percent.
B. Energy source disclosures
				 shall be distributed to consumers on a quarterly basis covering the most recent
				 one-year period, including the most recent quarter for which NE-GIS data has been
				 finalized. For the first year of disclosure under these regulations, Obligated
				 entities may phase in the quarterly information rather than providing the most
				 recent one-year period.
C. The
				 Obligated entities shall be allowed to recover in the retail rate of the
				 Electrical energy product all incremental costs associated with preparation and
				 distribution of the disclosure label.
D. NE-GIS certificates shall be used for the
				 calculation of the Energy source disclosure.
E. In accordance with R.I. Gen. Laws §
										39-26-9(e),
				 the Energy source disclosure presented to any particular End-use customer shall
				 take into consideration and account for voluntary purchases of Generation
				 attributes or related products, including purchases made by the End-use customer
				 from providers other than the Obligated entity, even if the End-use customer is
				 billed by the Obligated entity and also served by that Obligated Entity's
				 Electrical energy product. To that end, each supplier of renewable energy
				 directly to an end-user including those suppliers in the Green-Up Program, its
				 successor, or any similar program approved by the Commission shall provide an
				 Energy source disclosure directly to that customer. The Electric distribution
				 company shall not provide an Energy source disclosure to any customer receiving
				 standard offer service or last resort service who is also enrolled in the
				 Green-Up Program, its successor, or any similar program that has been approved by
				 the Commission.