Title 39, Title 39 Utilities and Carriers

This chapter shall be construed liberally in aid of its declared purposes.

If any provision of this chapter or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the chapter that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the …

The purpose of this chapter is to facilitate and promote installation of grid-connected generation of renewable energy; support and encourage development of distributed renewable energy generation systems; reduce environmental impacts; reduce carbon emissions that contribute to c…

When used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) “Annual target” means the target for total renewable energy nameplate capacity of new distributed-generation standard contracts set out in § 39-26.2-4. (2) “Board” shall mean the distributed gen…

(a) To the extent eligible projects are available and submit conforming applications, an electric distribution company shall enter into standard contracts for an aggregate nameplate capacity of at least forty megawatts (40 MW) of distributed-generation projects by the end of 2014…

(a) Within a period of time sufficient to accomplish the purposes of this section, but not longer than ninety (90) days after the effective date of this chapter, the board shall set ceiling prices and annual targets for each renewable energy class of distributed generation for th…

(a) Each electric distribution company shall conduct at least three (3) standard contract enrollments during each program year; however, during 2011, the electric distribution company need only conduct one enrollment. Each enrollment shall be open for a two-week (2) period during…

The following process shall be implemented to establish the non-price terms and conditions of the standard contract: (1) A working group (“contract working group”) shall be established and supervised by the board, consisting of the following members: (i) The director of the offic…

(a) After each enrollment during a program year, the electric distribution companies shall provide a report to the board, office of energy resources, and the commission of the aggregate amount of project nameplate capacity that was the subject of standard contracts entered into d…

Except as expressly differentiated in this chapter, standard contracts entered into pursuant to this chapter shall be treated for all purposes as long-term contracts entered into under the provisions of the long-term contracting standards for renewable energy found in chapter 26.…