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Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 810 - Public Utilities Commission › Chapter 20 - Telecommunications › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Regulations Governing Arbitration, Mediation, Review and Approval of Interconnection Agreement (810-RICR-20-00-1) › Section 810-RICR-20-00-1.5 - NEGOTIATED AGREEMENTS

Current through June 14, 2024
A. The following
				 procedure shall be followed when parties who have negotiated and entered into a
				 binding agreement for interconnection, services, or network elements under
				  47 U.S.C. §
											252(a)(1)  submit
				 their voluntarily negotiated agreement for review by the Commission under
				  47 U.S.C. §
											252(e):
1. One or both of the parties shall file the
				 agreement, along with a brief letter or petition requesting Commission approval,
				 with the Clerk. The letter or petition shall be served on the list of interested
				 parties maintained by the Clerk.
2.
				 Within twenty-one days of the filing of the negotiated agreement, any interested
				 party may submit comments to the Commission regarding the agreement. The comments
				 shall be limited to the criteria for review under
				  47 U.S.C. §
												252(e)(2)(A).
				 Any request for hearing must be filed with the comments. Absent a showing of good
				 cause for a hearing, the Commission may review the negotiated agreement without a
				 hearing. Any interested party filing comments and/or requests for hearing shall,
				 on or before the date of filing of such comments or request, serve a copy on the
				 parties to the negotiation. Upon the request of any other interested party, an
				 interested party shall promptly serve a copy of its comments and/or request for
				 hearing on the interested party making the request.
3. Within thirty-five days of the filing of the
				 negotiated agreement, the parties to the negotiated agreement may file a response
				 to any comments filed. Such a response shall include all supporting
				 documentation, and shall be served on or before the filing date in accordance
				 with the "Public Utilities Commission Rules of Practice and Procedure".
4. The Commission will review the agreement
				 (and the comments) to determine:
a. whether the
				 agreement (or any portion thereof) discriminates against any telecommunications
				 carrier that is not a party to the agreement, and;
b. whether the implementation of the agreement
				 will be in the public interest, convenience, and necessity.
5. The Commission will issue its final decision
				 accepting or rejecting the agreement within ninety calendar days of the date it
				 was submitted for review.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 810 - Public Utilities Commission › Chapter 20 - Telecommunications › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Regulations Governing Arbitration, Mediation, Review and Approval of Interconnection Agreement (810-RICR-20-00-1) › Section 810-RICR-20-00-1.7 - REVIEW OF ARBITRATED AGREEMENTS

Current through June 14, 2024
A. The following
				 procedure shall be followed when parties to an interconnection agreement adopted
				 in whole or in part by arbitration submit their agreement to the Commission for
				 approval under
				  47 U.S.C. §
											252(e):
1. One or both of the parties shall file the
				 agreement, along with a brief letter or petition requesting Commission approval,
				 with the Clerk.
2. An interconnection
				 agreement which has issues resolved through negotiations as well as arbitration
				 will be reviewed by the Commission as follows: the negotiated portions of the
				 agreement shall be reviewed under
				  47 U.S.C. §
												252(e)(2)(A),
				 and arbitrated portions of the agreement shall be reviewed under
				  47 U.S.C. §
												252(e)(2)(B).
3. The Commission will issue its decision
				 within thirty calendar days of the filing of the interconnection
				 agreement.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 810 - Public Utilities Commission › Chapter 20 - Telecommunications › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Regulations Governing Arbitration, Mediation, Review and Approval of Interconnection Agreement (810-RICR-20-00-1) › Section 810-RICR-20-00-1.8 - STATEMENT OF GENERALLY AVAILABLE TERMS

Current through June 14, 2024
A. The following
				 procedure shall be followed whenever Verizon New England, Inc. files a statement
				 of generally available terms and conditions ("SGAT"):
1. Verizon New England, Inc. shall, on or
				 before the day the SGAT is filed with the Clerk, serve a notice of filing which
				 generally describes the terms and conditions or the SGAT, or a copy of the SGAT
				 itself, on all interested parties in accordance with the "Public Utilities
				 Commission Rules of Practice and Procedure". If an interested party specifically
				 requests a copy of the SGAT, Verizon New England, Inc. shall serve a copy of the
				 SGAT on the party making the request. Verizon New England, Inc. shall, on or
				 before the date of filing, serve a copy of the SGAT on the Department of Attorney
				 General in accordance with the Commission Rules. The filing shall include a
				 detailed explanation of how the SGAT complies with
				  47 U.S.C. §
												251  and its implementing
				 regulations, and
				  47 U.S.C. §
												252.
2. Comments may be filed within twenty-one days
				 of the filing of the SGAT. Comments shall be limited to whether the SGAT complies
				 with
				  47 U.S.C. §
												251  and its implementing
				 regulations, and
				  47 U.S.C. §
												252, and shall include all
				 supporting documentation. Any request for hearing shall be filed with the
				 comments. The Commission will grant the hearing request unless it specifically
				 finds that none of the issues raised by the comments of any party is substantial
				 enough to warrant a hearing. Comments and/or requests for hearing shall, on or
				 before the date of filing, be served upon Verizon New England, Inc. and the
				 Department of Attorney General in accordance with "Public Utilities Commission
				 Rules of Practice and Procedure". Upon the request of any other interested party,
				 an interested party shall serve a copy of its comments and/or request for hearing
				 on the interested party making the request.
3. Within thirty-five days of the filing of the
				 SGAT, Verizon New England, Inc. may file a response to any comments filed. Such a
				 response shall be served on or before the filing date in accordance with the
				 "Public Utilities Commission Rules of Practice and Procedure".
4. The Commission shall complete its review of
				 an SGAT within sixty (60) days, unless the submitting carrier agrees to an
				 extension of the period for such review.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 810 - Public Utilities Commission › Chapter 20 - Telecommunications › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Regulations Governing Arbitration, Mediation, Review and Approval of Interconnection Agreement (810-RICR-20-00-1) › Section 810-RICR-20-00-1.9 - FEES

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Costs for arbitration, mediation, and final
				 review of interconnection agreements will be assessed pro rata to the
				 parties.
B. The Commission may set
				 filing or other fees, as permitted by statute.
C. The foregoing rules and regulations, after
				 due notice and an opportunity for hearing, are hereby adopted and filed with the
				 Secretary of State this 22nd day of April, 1997, to become effective twenty (20)
				 days after filing, in accordance with the provisions of R.I. Gen. Laws
				 §§
										42-35-2(a)(2),
				  42-35-3,
				 and
				  39-1-26(c).
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 810 - Public Utilities Commission › Chapter 20 - Telecommunications › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 2 - Regulations Regarding "Avoided Cost" for Development of Wholesale Discounts from Retail Rates (810-RICR-20-00-2) › Section 810-RICR-20-00-2.1 - Introduction

Current through June 14, 2024
On January 10, 1997, the Public Utilities Commission released
					 a Notice of Inquiry on the subject of the calculation of Avoided Cost for
					 determining the amount of discount from retail rates that Verizon New England,
					 Inc. (doing business as Verizon Rhode Island (Verizon), the incumbent local
					 exchange carrier, must grant its competitors in the local exchange market under
					 the terms of the federal Telecommunications Act of 1996 ("Act"),
					 P.L.
					 104-104, 110 Stat. 56, codified as  47 U.S.C. §
											151 -760, particularly §251(b)(1) and
					 §251(c)(4) .
					 Following a public hearing on November 18, 1997, the Commission adopted
					 guidelines or the development of wholesale discounts from retail rates. These
					 regulations reflect the Commission's decision in Order No. 15511 (issued January
					 29, 1998).
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 810 - Public Utilities Commission › Chapter 20 - Telecommunications › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 2 - Regulations Regarding "Avoided Cost" for Development of Wholesale Discounts from Retail Rates (810-RICR-20-00-2) › Section 810-RICR-20-00-2.2 - Definitions

Current through June 14, 2024
A. "Business services" means for the purpose of
				 determining the conditions under which services might be resold, business
				 services are all those services provided at retail other than residential
				 services.
B. "Commission" means the
				 Rhode Island Public Utilities Commission.
C. "Common carrier" means a company authorized
				 by the Commission to provide telephone service.
D. "Exchange access" means the offering of
				 access to telephone exchange service or facilities for the purpose of the
				 origination of telephone toll services.
E. "Local exchange carrier" means a common
				 carrier authorized by the Commission to provide local exchange service or
				 exchange access in Rhode Island, or any portion thereof. An incumbent local
				 exchange carrier is one that was providing such service on February 9, 1996; a
				 competitive local exchange carrier is one that provides such service in an
				 exchange where there is an incumbent already providing such service, or where
				 there is no incumbent.
F. "Local
				 exchange service" means telephone service or facilities for the purpose of
				 originating or terminating telephone service, and the provision of such services
				 within an exchange.
G. "Services
				 provided at retail" means telephone services provided to customers that are not
				 common carriers.
H. "Residential
				 services" means for the purpose of determining the conditions under which
				 services might be resold, residential services are services provided at retail to
				 individuals and families at their places of residence, or for personal use in
				 mobile services.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 810 - Public Utilities Commission › Chapter 20 - Telecommunications › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 2 - Regulations Regarding "Avoided Cost" for Development of Wholesale Discounts from Retail Rates (810-RICR-20-00-2) › Section 810-RICR-20-00-2.3 - Services Available for Resale

Current through June 14, 2024
A. All services
				 provided at retail by Verizon, the incumbent local exchange carrier in Rhode
				 Island, shall be presumptively available to competitive local exchange carriers
				 for resale. Such sales shall be at a discount from the tariffed retail rate,
				 calculated as provided elsewhere in this section.
B. Services provided at retail shall include
				 all services in the general tariff of the incumbent local exchange carrier, plus
				 all services provided in temporary promotional tariffs in effect for 90 days or
				 longer in any calendar year. Services provided under other tariffs may be
				 designated as services provided at retail upon submission of evidence that the
				 incumbent local exchange carriers has provided them to some customers who are not
				 common carriers. Services provided under tariffs other than the general tariff,
				 or services provided under experimental tariffs or as technical trials, may be
				 subject to restrictions as to whether they may be available for resale, or as to
				 the customers to which they may be resold.
C. Competitive local exchange carriers may
				 resell business services to any customer, or use them for their own internal
				 purposes, and this includes services subject to bulk discounts, quantity
				 discounts, or discounts related to the contract term. Competitive local exchange
				 carriers may resell residential service only to residential customers, as defined
				 in the tariff of the incumbent local exchange carrier. The Commission may, when
				 appropriate, order restrictions on the resale of services to another group or
				 class of customers that are offered only to a limited group or class of
				 customers.
D. Services that are
				 offered only to present customers, but not to new customers, may be resold, but
				 only to the present customers.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 810 - Public Utilities Commission › Chapter 20 - Telecommunications › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 3 - Certification and Verification Procedures for Telecommunications Carriers Eligible to Receive Payments From the Federal Universal Service Fund › Section 810-RICR-20-00-3.1 - Authority and Purpose

Current through June 14, 2024
These Rules and Regulations are promulgated pursuant to R.I.
					 Gen. Laws §§
										42-35-1 et seq. and
					 39-2-5(9)(i)
					 and to implement certain provisions of the Telecommunications Act of 1996,
					 P.L.
					 104-104,110 Stat. 56, codified in  47 U.S.C.
					 §§
											151 -760 ("Act").
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 810 - Public Utilities Commission › Chapter 20 - Telecommunications › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 3 - Certification and Verification Procedures for Telecommunications Carriers Eligible to Receive Payments From the Federal Universal Service Fund › Section 810-RICR-20-00-3.2 - Incorporated Materials

Current through June 14, 2024
These regulations hereby adopt and incorporate 47 C.F.R Part
					 54 (2018) by reference, not including any further editions or amendments thereof
					 and only to the extent that the provisions therein are not inconsistent with
					 these regulations.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 810 - Public Utilities Commission › Chapter 20 - Telecommunications › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 3 - Certification and Verification Procedures for Telecommunications Carriers Eligible to Receive Payments From the Federal Universal Service Fund › Section 810-RICR-20-00-3.3 - Definitions

Current through June 14, 2024
A. "Commission" means the Rhode Island Public
				 Utilities Commission.
B. "Department
				 of Human Services" or "DHS" means the Rhode Island Department of Human
				 Services.
C. "Division" means the
				 Rhode Island Division of Public Utilities and Carriers.
D. "ETC" means Eligible Telecommunications
				 Carrier.
E. "FCC" means the Federal
				 Communications Commission.
F. "FPL"
				 means Federal Poverty Level.
G.
				 "Household" means any individual or group of individuals who are living together
				 at the same address as one economic unit, as further defined in
				  47 C.F.R. 54.400, incorporated above at §
										3.2     of this Part.
H. "Lifeline" means the same as that which is
				 contained in
				  47 C.F.R. §
											54.401, incorporated above at §
										3.2     of this Part.
I. "Qualifying Assistance Program" means the
				 same as that which is contained in
				  47 C.F.R. §
											54.400, incorporated above at §
										3.2     of this Part, and shall
				 also include the programs listed in R.I. Gen. Laws §
										39-2-5(9)(i).
J. "Tribal Link Up" means the same meaning as
				  47 C.F.R. §
											54.413, incorporated above at §
										3.2     of this Part.
K. "USAC" means the Universal Service
				 Administration Company.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 810 - Public Utilities Commission › Chapter 20 - Telecommunications › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 3 - Certification and Verification Procedures for Telecommunications Carriers Eligible to Receive Payments From the Federal Universal Service Fund › Section 810-RICR-20-00-3.4 - Contents of Petitions for Certification

Current through June 14, 2024
A. All petitions
				 for certification must include the following:
1. Evidence that the company is an authorized
				 telecommunications carrier under the laws of the State of Rhode Island and that
				 the company has filed the applicable Application Package with the
				 Division.
2. Demonstrate that the
				 carrier will provide Voice Telephony services that meet each part of "Services
				 designated for support" set forth in
				  47 C.F.R §
												54.101, incorporated above at §
											3.2     of this Part.
3. Items contained in
				  47 C.F.R. §
												54.202, incorporated above at
				 §
											3.2     of
				 this Part, with the modification contained in §§
											3.4(A)(5)(a) through
				 (c)     of this Part.
4. That the carrier will offer services
				 supported by federal universal service support mechanisms either using its own
				 facilities or a combination of its own facilities and resale of another carriers'
				 services.
5. Carriers seeking limited
				 ETC designation in accordance with Subpart E of  47 C.F.R. Part 54, incorporated
				 above at §
											3.2     of this Part to participate
				 in the Lifeline program must also:
a. provide
				 evidence that it is capable of complying with the E911 access set forth in
				  47 C.F.R. §
													54.101(a), incorporated
				 above at §
												3.2     of this Part;
b. file its approved compliance plan referenced
				 in paragraph 368 of The Lifeline Reform Order, if applicable; and
c. demonstrate that it is financially and
				 technically capable of providing the supported Lifeline service.
6. A copy of the carrier's Lifeline
				 plan to demonstrate that it meets the criteria set forth in Subpart E of  47 C.F.R
				 Part 54, incorporated above at §
											3.2     of this Part and describing
				 the terms and conditions of any voice telephony service plans offered to Lifeline
				 subscribers, including details on the number of minutes provided as part of the
				 plan, additional charges, if any, for toll calls and rates for each such
				 plan.
7. A copy of the carrier's
				 proposed marketing materials in a form that complies with
				  47 C.F.R §
												54.405, incorporated above at §
											3.2     of this Part.
8. A copy of the carrier's enrollment
				 form.
9. A description of the
				 carrier's annual re-certification process and a copy of any documents that will
				 be provided to the customer.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 810 - Public Utilities Commission › Chapter 20 - Telecommunications › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 3 - Certification and Verification Procedures for Telecommunications Carriers Eligible to Receive Payments From the Federal Universal Service Fund › Section 810-RICR-20-00-3.5 - Tribal Link Up

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Tribal Link Up is
				 only available to an eligible resident of Tribal lands as defined at
				  47 C.F.R. §
											54.400, incorporated above at §
										3.2     of this Part.
B. Tribal Link Up is available to an eligible
				 resident of Tribal lands who meets the Eligibility criteria set forth in §
										3.6     of this Part.
C. Only certified ETCs who have not sought only
				 the limited ETC designation in accordance with Subpart E of  47 C.F.R. Part 54, incorporated above at §
										3.2     of this Part to participate
				 in the Lifeline program may receive payment from the Universal Service Fund for
				 Tribal Link Up.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 810 - Public Utilities Commission › Chapter 20 - Telecommunications › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 3 - Certification and Verification Procedures for Telecommunications Carriers Eligible to Receive Payments From the Federal Universal Service Fund › Section 810-RICR-20-00-3.6 - Eligibility for Enrolling in and Retaining Lifeline Discounts

Current through June 14, 2024
A. The Lifeline
				 discount is available to only one customer within a household from one
				 telecommunications carrier.
B.
				 Lifeline shall be available to a customer whose annual income is at or below 135%
				 of FPL.
C. Lifeline shall be
				 available to a customer who participates in a Qualifying Assistance
				 Program.
D. Where an ETC enters into
				 an agreement with the Department of Human Services to receive verification from
				 DHS that the subscriber is enrolled in a Qualifying Assistance Program, the
				 carrier may rely on such certification as substantially similar to the
				 requirements of
				  47 C.F.R. §
											54.410, incorporated above at §
										3.2     of this Part.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 810 - Public Utilities Commission › Chapter 20 - Telecommunications › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 3 - Certification and Verification Procedures for Telecommunications Carriers Eligible to Receive Payments From the Federal Universal Service Fund › Section 810-RICR-20-00-3.7 - Re-certification

Current through June 14, 2024
A. All ETCs must annually re-certify all
				 subscribers in a manner in compliance with
				  47 C.F.R §
											54.410, incorporated above at §
										3.2     of this Part.
B. Where an ETC enters into an agreement with
				 the Department of Human Services to receive verification from DHS that the
				 subscriber is still enrolled in a Qualifying Assistance Program, the carrier may
				 rely on such certification as substantially similar to the requirements of
				  47 C.F.R. §
											54.410, incorporated above at §
										3.2     of this Part.
C. ETCs must also comply with the FCC's
				 requirements set forth in
				  47 C.F.R. §
											54.410(g), incorporated
				 above at §
										3.2     of this Part.
D. A copy of the results of the Annual
				 Re-certification must be filed with the Commission within thirty (30) days from
				 the date they are filed with USAC.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 810 - Public Utilities Commission › Chapter 20 - Telecommunications › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 3 - Certification and Verification Procedures for Telecommunications Carriers Eligible to Receive Payments From the Federal Universal Service Fund › Section 810-RICR-20-00-3.8 - Annual Reporting Requirements

Current through June 14, 2024
A. ETCs shall file
				 with the Commission and Division a copy of all reports required by
				  47 C.F.R. §
											54.422, incorporated above at
				 §
										3.2     of
				 this Part.
B. ETCs shall file with
				 the Commission and Division a current Enrollment Form and any Re-Certification
				 materials provided to customers whenever such form or material is amended by the
				 ETC, or at least once annually from the effective date of these Rules.
C. ETCs shall comply with the Annual Reporting
				 Requirements contained in the Division's Regulations and Fee Schedules for
				 Telecommunications Providers in order to retain ETC status.
D. ETCs shall file with the Commission and
				 Division, on or by February 28th of each year, the number of Lifeline subscribers
				 it had as of June 1st of the prior year. Such information may be filed under seal
				 in accordance with Commission Rule of Practice and Procedure, 810-RICR-
				 00-00-1.3(H) pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws § 38-22(1)(A)(II)(B). However, the
				 Commission reserves the right to aggregate the data and/or present it in a way
				 that is not identifiable to any particular company.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 810 - Public Utilities Commission › Chapter 20 - Telecommunications › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 3 - Certification and Verification Procedures for Telecommunications Carriers Eligible to Receive Payments From the Federal Universal Service Fund › Section 810-RICR-20-00-3.9 - 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 these Rules.
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 or subsequent changes to State Law, such preemption
				 shall not affect, impair, or invalidate the application of any other clause,
				 sentence, paragraph, subdivision, section or part of these Rules.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 810 - Public Utilities Commission › Chapter 30 - Gas › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Rules for Utility Interaction with Gas Marketers (810-RICR-30-00-1) › Section 810-RICR-30-00-1.1 - Authority and Purpose

Current through June 14, 2024
A. These regulations,
				 enacted pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws §§
										39-1-11 and
				  39-3-7,
				 set forth the entry requirements for gas marketers and the standards of conduct
				 for utilities with respect to gas marketers. They further apply to transactions,
				 direct or indirect, between public utilities and gas marketers. The standards are
				 intended to promote fair competition and a level playing field among all
				 participants in the natural gas marketplace in Rhode Island.
B. For a transition period of two years from
				 the effective date of these regulations, a marketer will be permitted to share
				 utility services and resources to the extent provided in the master service
				 framework.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 810 - Public Utilities Commission › Chapter 30 - Gas › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Rules for Utility Interaction with Gas Marketers (810-RICR-30-00-1) › Section 810-RICR-30-00-1.2 - Definitions

Current through June 14, 2024
A. As used in these rules, except as otherwise
				 required by the context:
1. "Applicant" means,
				 in proceedings involving filings for permission or authorization which the
				 Commission may give under statutory or other authority delegated to it, the party
				 on whose behalf the filings are made.
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. "Employee" means an officer, director,
				 employee or agent.
6. "Gas marketer"
				 means an entity which markets gas and gas-related services, and is authorized to
				 provide services in Rhode Island in accordance with §
											1.3     of this Part.
7. "Marketing affiliate" means a gas marketer
				 residing within a corporate structure that includes a Rhode Island public
				 utility. A marketing affiliate includes any arm of the utility or parent of the
				 utility, either owned or subject to common control, or part of a separate legal
				 entity, which functions as a gas marketer.
8. "Master service framework" means a
				 Commission-approved contractual arrangement that allows certain services and
				 resources to be shared with, allocated between or charged to the utility and/or a
				 gas marketer.
9. "Shared employee"
				 means any individual employed by a utility who performs tasks or services for
				 both the utility and a gas marketer, regardless of the method of accounting for
				 the individual's time (e.g., an allocation basis or billed based on actual
				 hours).
10. "Transportation" means
				 the contractual delivery of gas to a retail consumer.
11. "Utility operating personnel" includes any
				 individual employed or retained by a utility whose job duties involve any of the
				 following gas functions:
a. Purchasing,
				 marketing, secondary marketing (releases or assignments) or selling; Scheduling
				 and interrupting or curtailing natural gas; Pipeline transportation capacity or
				 storage capacity; Pricing of tariff, non-tariff, or competitive utility products
				 and services.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 810 - Public Utilities Commission › Chapter 30 - Gas › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Rules for Utility Interaction with Gas Marketers (810-RICR-30-00-1) › Section 810-RICR-30-00-1.3 - Entry Requirements

Current through June 14, 2024
A. For a period of
				 three years from the effective date of these regulations, gas marketers must
				 register to provide service in the State of Rhode Island. Marketers will not
				 otherwise be regulated as public utilities.
B. In order to qualify as a gas marketers, an
				 applicant must first file a Statement of Business Operations ("SBO"), including
				 such information as corporate and local company name, business locations,
				 location of primary facilities (if any), evidence of authorization from the Rhode
				 Island Secretary of State to do business in Rhode Island, proof of filing for a
				 tax identification number with the Rhode Island Division of Taxation, service
				 agent, attorney of record, corporate officers, and major stockholders or partners
				 holding a ten percent or greater equity interest, as well as documentation of the
				 prospective gas marketer's initial capitalization and a general description of
				 its operations. The description should include a detailed explanation of the
				 nature and location of the facilities within Rhode Island which are owned or
				 leased by the applicant, if any, as well as the geographic boundaries of the area
				 in which it will provide service. In addition, a description of the customer
				 service organization to be employed in serving transportation customers should be
				 provided, together with both customer service and regulatory contact
				 persons.
C. The Division will review
				 the SBO and make a recommendation to the Commission as to whether the applicant
				 should be authorized to do business in Rhode Island. No service may be rendered
				 unless and until the Commission has approved the application.
D. Gas marketers shall file an amended SBO
				 annually on the anniversary date of the authorization order to include a
				 twelve-month statement of income and a current balance sheet.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 810 - Public Utilities Commission › Chapter 30 - Gas › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Rules for Utility Interaction with Gas Marketers (810-RICR-30-00-1) › Section 810-RICR-30-00-1.4 - Standards of Conduct

Current through June 14, 2024
A. PERSONNEL
1. A utility employee may not do any of the
				 following on behalf of a gas marketer:
a.
				 Purchase gas, pipeline capacity or storage capacity.
b. Market or sell gas and related
				 services.
c. Price or administer
				 transportation upstream of the city gate and related tariff services, non-tariff
				 and competitive products and services.
d. Hire and train gas marketer
				 employees.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 810 - Public Utilities Commission › Chapter 30 - Gas › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Rules for Utility Interaction with Gas Marketers (810-RICR-30-00-1) › Section 810-RICR-30-00-1.5 - Standards for Competitive Gas Marketing

Current through June 14, 2024
A. MARKETING
				 LIMITATIONS
1. Utilities shall not provide leads
				 to gas marketers and shall refrain from giving any appearance that the utility
				 speaks on behalf of any gas marketer. Nor shall the marketing affiliate suggest
				 that its receives preferential treatment as a result of its affiliation. If a
				 customer requests information about marketers, a utility should provide a list of
				 all approved gas marketers, including its affiliate, but should not promote its
				 affiliate.
2. To the extent a utility
				 provides a marketing affiliate information related to transportation which is not
				 readily available or generally known to other gas marketers, including but not
				 limited to utility customer lists, it must contemporaneously provide that
				 information to all gas marketers on its system. A utility must file with the
				 Commission procedures that will enable the Commission to determine how the
				 utility is complying with this standard.
3. Utilities shall not condition or tie their
				 agreements to release interstate pipeline capacity to any agreement by a gas
				 supplier, customer or other third party relating to any service in which their
				 marketers are involved.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 810 - Public Utilities Commission › Chapter 30 - Gas › Subchapter 00 - N/A › Part 1 - Rules for Utility Interaction with Gas Marketers (810-RICR-30-00-1) › Section 810-RICR-30-00-1.6 - Administrative Standards

Current through June 14, 2024
A. ACCOUNTING AND
				 REPORTING
1. Utilities and their marketing
				 affiliates shall keep separate books of accounts and records.
2. A utility shall keep sufficient records of
				 transactions with a marketing affiliate to document, for all consummated sales or
				 release transactions, all offers of, bids for, requests for, and sales of natural
				 gas supplies, capacity, or both, including the evaluation criteria for acceptance
				 and rejection. A utility shall maintain documentation of such marketing
				 affiliates transactions, such as phone logs, so that the utility's activities can
				 be audited.
3. If a utility provides
				 tariffed on-system distribution services at a discounted rate, the utility shall
				 maintain complete and accurate records of all service requests, service refusals,
				 and service transactions arising under its tariffs.
4. A utility shall publicly disclose sales at
				 wholesale or transfers of gas supply or capacity and related services for all
				 transactions that are not tariffed transactions. A utility shall report all
				 transactions within 30 days following the end of the month in which the
				 transaction occurred.
a. For each transaction
				 under §
												1.6(A)(4)     of
				 this Part, disclosure shall include all of the following:
(1) The date of the contract or
				 arrangement.
(2) The period
				 covered.
(3) The type of transaction
				 (commodity, capacity, storage balancing, etc.).
(4) Units sold or transferred.
(5) Conditions or restrictions placed on the
				 transaction.
(6) The price for the
				 transaction, including separate prices for each service offered on a stand-alone
				 basis.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 810 - Public Utilities Commission › Chapter 40 - Electric › Subchapter 05 - Renewable › Part 1 - Long-Term Contracting Standards for Renewable Energy (810-RICR-40-05-1) › Section 810-RICR-40-05-1.1 - Authority

Current through June 14, 2024
These regulations are promulgated pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws
					 Chapter 39-26.1.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 810 - Public Utilities Commission › Chapter 40 - Electric › Subchapter 05 - Renewable › Part 1 - Long-Term Contracting Standards for Renewable Energy (810-RICR-40-05-1) › Section 810-RICR-40-05-1.2 - Purpose

Current through June 14, 2024
The purpose of this chapter is to implement Rhode Island's
					 Long-Term Contracting Standard for Renewable Energy.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 810 - Public Utilities Commission › Chapter 40 - Electric › Subchapter 05 - Renewable › Part 1 - Long-Term Contracting Standards for Renewable Energy (810-RICR-40-05-1) › Section 810-RICR-40-05-1.4 - Long Term Contract Standard

Current through June 14, 2024
A. On or before July
				 1, 2010, each Electric Distribution Company is required to annually solicit
				 proposals from Renewable Energy Developers and, provided Commercially Reasonable
				 proposals have been received, enter into Long-Term Contracts for the purchase of
				 capacity, energy and attributes from Newly Developed Renewable Energy
				 Resources.
B. Each Electric
				 Distribution Company shall file its proposed timetable and method for
				 solicitation and execution of such contracts no less than one hundred twenty
				 (120) days prior to the issuance of the first annual solicitation and execution
				 of such contracts for review and approval by the Commission.
1. In its filing supporting the timetable and
				 methods for solicitation, which shall include at least one annual public
				 solicitation, the Electric Distribution Company shall:
a. Describe the methods reviewed or
				 selected;
b. Explain the rationale
				 for choosing the proposed method selected and for rejecting other
				 methods;
c. Set forth a clear
				 timetable for each event that will occur prior to filing a contract for
				 Commission review;
d. Set forth the
				 Electric Distribution Company's intent regarding the use of energy, capacity,
				 NEPOOL GIS Certificates, and any other attributes procured, subject to the
				 Electric Distribution Company's right to seek Commission approval of alternative
				 uses under R.I. Gen. Laws §
												39-26.1-5(d);
e. Set forth the criteria that will be used to
				 evaluate responses to the solicitation, including the value of direct economic
				 benefits to the State of Rhode Island when evaluating whether the pricing is
				 consistent with what an experienced power market analyst would expect to see in
				 transactions involving Newly Developed Renewable Energy Resources.
f. Address how the Electric Distribution
				 Company will seek to fulfill its annual obligation in the event the annual
				 solicitation does not result in the execution of Commercially Reasonable
				 contracts to fulfill the annual obligation.
g. Address how the Electric Distribution
				 Company may, at its option, seek to execute Long-Term Contracts in excess of the
				 given year's annual obligation in the event the annual solicitation results in
				 proposals that could reasonably result in the execution of Commercially
				 Reasonable contracts in excess of the annual obligation.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 810 - Public Utilities Commission › Chapter 40 - Electric › Subchapter 05 - Renewable › Part 1 - Long-Term Contracting Standards for Renewable Energy (810-RICR-40-05-1) › Section 810-RICR-40-05-1.5 - Long-Term Contracts Requirements

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Long-Term
				 Contracts shall contain provisions and terms to address the features and risks
				 that are unique to the purchase of Newly Developed Renewable Energy Resources.
				 Such terms shall include the following:
1.
				 Definitions particular to energy, capacity, and renewable energy certificate
				 transactions;
2. Purchase and sale of
				 energy, capacity and/or renewable energy certificates;
3. Quantities;
4. Representations and warranties of the
				 parties;
5. Obligations of the
				 parties;
6. Relationship of the
				 parties;
7. Non-performance, and
				 Remedies;
8. Default;
9. Term, termination and waiver;
10. Binding milestones and associated
				 remedies;
11. Credit and Collateral,
				 if any appropriate to the nature of the project including subordination of
				 interests to project lenders;
12.
				 Additional agreements conforming to the nature of the transaction;
13. Price; and
14. Operational dates.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 810 - Public Utilities Commission › Chapter 40 - Electric › Subchapter 05 - Renewable › Part 1 - Long-Term Contracting Standards for Renewable Energy (810-RICR-40-05-1) › Section 810-RICR-40-05-1.6 - Compliance

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Compliance with the Long-Term Contract
				 standard shall be demonstrated through procurement pursuant to the provisions of
				 a Long-Term Contract of energy, capacity and attributes reflected in NE-GIS
				 certificates relating to generating units certified by the Commission as using
				 Newly Developed Renewable Energy Resources.
B. A generating unit shall be certified as
				 using Newly Developed Renewable Energy Resource through its Applications in
				 accordance with the Commission's "Rules and Regulations Governing the
				 Implementation of a Renewable Energy Standard."
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 810 - Public Utilities Commission › Chapter 40 - Electric › Subchapter 05 - Renewable › Part 1 - Long-Term Contracting Standards for Renewable Energy (810-RICR-40-05-1) › Section 810-RICR-40-05-1.7 - Use of Energy and RECs Obtained Through Long-Term Contracts

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Unless the Commission approves otherwise,
				 all energy and capacity purchased by an Electric Distribution Company pursuant to
				 R.I. Gen. Laws § 39-26.1 shall be immediately sold by the Electric
				 Distribution Company into the wholesale spot market through arms-length
				 transactions.
B. Unless the
				 Commission approves otherwise, any attributes including NE-GIS certificates
				 purchased by an Electric Distribution Company pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws §
				 39-26.1 shall be sold through a competitive bidding process in a commercially
				 reasonable manner.
C. Subject to
				 Commission approval, and in accordance with its plan filed per §
										1.4(C)     of this
				 Part, an Electric Distribution Company shall be permitted to do the following:
1. to use the energy, capacity and other
				 attributes purchased for resale to customers; and/or
2. to use the NE-GIS certificates for purposes
				 of meeting the obligations set forth in R.I. Gen. Laws §
											39-26-1 et
				 seq., provided, however, that the Commission finds that such sales would not have
				 a detrimental impact on energy markets, on the market for NE-GIS certificates,
				 and is otherwise in the interest of utility customers.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 810 - Public Utilities Commission › Chapter 40 - Electric › Subchapter 05 - Renewable › Part 1 - Long-Term Contracting Standards for Renewable Energy (810-RICR-40-05-1) › Section 810-RICR-40-05-1.8 - Netting of Costs and Remuneration to Distribution Companies

Current through June 14, 2024
A. An Electric
				 Distribution Company shall receive an annual remuneration equal to 2.75% of the
				 actual annual payments made under the contracts for those projects that are
				 commercially operating.
B. The annual
				 remuneration shall be calculated and determined as part of the Electric
				 Distribution Company's annual reconciliation of costs set forth below.
C. The Electric Distribution shall file tariffs
				 with the Commission that net the cost of payments made to projects under the
				 Long-Term Contracts against the proceeds obtained from the sale of energy,
				 capacity, RECs or other attributes. The difference shall be credited or charged
				 to all distribution customers through a uniform fully reconciling annual factor
				 in distribution rates.
D. The annual
				 reconciliation shall be designed so that customers are credited with any net
				 savings resulting from the Long-Term Contracts and the Electric Distribution
				 Company recovers all costs incurred under such contracts.
Rhode Island Code of Regulations › Title 810 - Public Utilities Commission › Chapter 40 - Electric › Subchapter 05 - Renewable › Part 1 - Long-Term Contracting Standards for Renewable Energy (810-RICR-40-05-1) › Section 810-RICR-40-05-1.9 - Long-Term Contracts and RES Requirements

Current through June 14, 2024
An Electric Distribution Company's obligation to enter into
					 Long-Term Contracts under these Rules is separate and distinct from its
					 obligation to meet RES requirements.
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-40-05-2.1 - Authority

Current through June 14, 2024
A. These regulations are promulgated pursuant
				  to R.I. Gen Laws § 39-26,
et seq
.
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-40-05-2.2 - Purpose

Current through June 14, 2024
A. The purpose of this Chapter is to
				  implement Rhode Island's Renewable Energy Standard law, R.I. Gen Laws §
										39-26-1
et seq
., as enacted June 29, 2004, and amended on June
				  27, 2022, referred to hereafter as the "Renewable Energy Act."
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-40-05-2.5 - Eligibility

Current through June 14, 2024
A. Eligible Renewable Energy Resources are
				  either:
1. Generation Units in the NEPOOL
				  Control Area using:
a. direct solar
				  radiation;
b. the wind;
c. movement of or the latent heat of the
				  ocean;
d. the heat of the
				  earth;
e. Small Hydro
				  Facilities;
f. biomass facilities
				  using Eligible Biomass Fuels and maintaining compliance with current air
				  permits; Eligible Biomass Fuels may be co-fired with fossil fuels, provided
				  that only the renewable energy fraction of production from multi-fuel
				  facilities shall be considered eligible; or
g. fuel cells using the renewable resources
				  referenced in this Section.
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-40-05-2.7 - Eligible Biomass Fuel Generation Units

Current through June 14, 2024
A. At the time of
				  application for certification, Generation Units proposing to use an Eligible
				  Biomass Fuel are required to submit a fuel source plan, which shall specify:
1. The type of Eligible Biomass Fuel to be
				  used at the Generation Unit;
2. If
				  the proposed fuel is clean wood, any further substantiation the applicant may
				  wish to supply as to why the fuel source should be considered a clean
				  wood;
3. In the case of co-firing
				  with a fossil fuel, a description of how such co-firing will occur and how the
				  relative amounts of Eligible Biomass Fuel and fossil fuel will be measured, and
				  how the eligible portion of generation output will be calculated. Such
				  calculations shall be based on the energy content of the proposed fuels
				  used;
4. A description of what
				  measures the applicant will take to ensure that only the Eligible Biomass Fuel
				  are used, examples of which may include: standard operating protocols or
				  procedures that will be implemented at the Generation Unit, contracts with fuel
				  suppliers, testing or sampling regimes;
5. That the fuels stored at or brought to the
				  Generation Unit will only be either Eligible Biomass Fuels or fossil fuels used
				  for co-firing. Biomass Fuels not deemed eligible will not be allowed at the
				  premises of certified Generation Units; and
6. If the proposed fuel includes recycled
				  wood waste, documentation that such fuel meets the definition of Eligible
				  Biomass Fuel and also meets material separation, storage, or handling standards
				  acceptable to the Commission and furthermore consistent with these
				  regulations.