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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
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IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
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JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2012 | |
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RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS - DUTIES OF UTILITIES AND | |
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Introduced By: Representatives Hull, O`Neill, San Bento, Lally, and Slater | |
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Date Introduced: February 16, 2012 | |
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Referred To: House Corporations | |
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It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 39-2 of the General Laws entitled "Duties of Utilities and Carriers" |
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is hereby amended by adding thereto the following section: |
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39-2-25. Reliable and high quality utility service. – (a) Every electric transmission |
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company and electric distribution company as defined in section 39-1-2 shall promulgate and |
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implement written guidelines and procedures for periodic inspection of each category of its |
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equipment. Electric transmission and distribution companies shall establish inspection |
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procedures for at least the following categories of equipment: meters, transformers, switching |
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and protective devices, regulators and capacitors, overhead and underground cables and |
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conductors, and wooden and other poles which carry cables, electrical conductors and apparatus. |
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(b) Every electric distribution and electric transmission company shall provide the public |
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utilities division with a periodic summary report on the status of each category of equipment |
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inspected. The division shall have the authority to require such additional inspections or surveys |
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as it deems appropriate, and to review and approve the inspection plans of transmission and |
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distribution companies. The public utilities division shall adopt final regulations regarding |
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adoption and implementation of periodic inspection and maintenance programs by transmission |
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and distribution companies including, but not limited to, inspection standards for the equipment |
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categories listed in subsection (a), no later than one hundred eighty (180) days after enactment of |
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this section. |
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(c) No later than one year after enactment of this section, the public utilities division shall |
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complete a report on rates of outages, and service disruptions experienced by customers of |
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transmission and distribution companies. The report shall identify those communities or areas |
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within any company’s territory that suffer above average rates of outages and service disruptions, |
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and shall include comparisons of the rates among the several companies. For purposes of this |
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section, “community or area” means an area no greater than the size of a United States postal |
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zone. |
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SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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EXPLANATION | |
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BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
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RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS - DUTIES OF UTILITIES AND | |
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This act would require electric transmission and electric distribution companies to |
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conduct periodic equipment inspections. Such companies would also be required to submit a |
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periodic report to the public utilities division regarding the status of such inspections. |
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This act would take effect upon passage. |
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