Rhode Island General Laws 39-26.6-1. Purpose
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 climate change by encouraging the siting of renewable energy projects in the load zone of the electric distribution company; diversify the energy-generation sources within the load zone of the electric distribution company; stimulate economic development; improve distribution-system resilience and reliability within the load zone of the electric distribution company; and reduce distribution system costs.
History of Section.
P.L. 2014, ch. 200, § 1; P.L. 2014, ch. 216, § 1.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 39-26.6-1
- Company: means and includes a person, firm, partnership, corporation, quasi-municipal corporation, association, joint-stock association or company, and his, her, its, or their lessees, trustees, or receivers appointed by any court. See Rhode Island General Laws 39-1-2
- Electric distribution company: means a company defined in § 39-1-2(a)(12), supplying standard-offer service, last-resort service, or any successor service to end-use customers, but not including the Block Island Power Company or the Pascoag Utility District. See Rhode Island General Laws 39-26.6-3