(a)  Every electric distribution company that shall charge for the distribution of electricity to any house, building, tenement, or estate shall conspicuously display upon the bill or statement for any customer the following information:

(1)  The total number of kilowatt hours consumed;

(2)  The total cost of distributing the consumer power to the customer;

(3)  Transition charges;

(4)  Conservation costs;

(5)  The total cost of transmitting the consumed power to the appropriate distribution site;

(6)  All applicable credits;

(7)  Applicable streetlight rental costs;

(8)  Applicable taxes;

(9)  The cost of power delivered; and

(10)  All other costs, charges, or fees added to the bill or statement.

Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 39-3-37.3

  • 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
  • Customer: means a company taking service from an electric distribution company at a single point of delivery or meter location. See Rhode Island General Laws 39-1-2
  • Electric distribution company: means a company engaging in the distribution of electricity or owning, operating, or controlling distribution facilities and shall be a public utility pursuant to subsection (20) of this section. See Rhode Island General Laws 39-1-2

(b)  The electric distribution company shall issue a single bill for electric service to all customers in its service territory; provided however, that customers of nonregulated power producers may request that the nonregulated power producers provide separate bills for electricity supply.

History of Section.
P.L. 1996, ch. 316, § 1; P.L. 1997, ch. 357, § 4.