Rhode Island General Laws 39-26.2-10. Establishment of board – Purposes
(a) There is hereby authorized, created, and established a board to be known as “The Distributed Generation Standard Contract Board” with the powers and duties set forth in this chapter.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 39-26.2-10
- Board: shall mean the distributed generation standard contract board established pursuant to the provisions of Rhode Island General Laws 39-26.2-3
- Commission: means the Rhode Island public utilities commission. See Rhode Island General Laws 39-26.2-3
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Renewable energy classes: means categories for different renewable energy technologies using eligible renewable energy resources as defined by § 39-26-5. See Rhode Island General Laws 39-26.2-3
(b) The purposes of this board are to:
(1) Evaluate and make recommendations to the commission regarding ceiling prices and annual contracting targets, the make-up of renewable energy classes, and the terms of standard contracts under the provisions of this chapter;
(2) Provide consistent, comprehensive, informed, and publicly accountable involvement by representatives of groups impacted by, involved in, and knowledgeable regarding the development of distributed-generation projects that are eligible to enter into standard contracts; and
(3) Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of the distributed-generation standard contracting program for the purchase of the energy output of distributed renewable-generation projects.
History of Section.
P.L. 2011, ch. 129, § 1; P.L. 2011, ch. 143, § 1.