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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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A N A C T | |
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RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS - DISTRIBUTED GENERATION | |
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STANDARD CONTRACTS | |
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     Introduced By: Representative Laurence W. Ehrhardt | |
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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. Section 39-26.2-8 of the General Laws in Chapter 39-26.2 entitled |
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"Distributed Generation Standard Contracts" is hereby amended to read as follows: |
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     39-26.2-8. Standard contract -- Reporting. -- (a) After each enrollment during a |
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program year the electric distribution companies shall provide a report to the board, office of |
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energy resources, and the commission of the aggregate amount of project nameplate capacity that |
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was the subject of standard contracts entered into during that enrollment and the prices under |
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each of the standard contracts that were executed. The report shall identify the owner, operator, |
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location, price, and expected production of each distributed generation project. |
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      (b) Each quarter of a program year, the electric distribution company shall provide an |
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accounting to office of energy resource, the board, and the commission of the total amount paid to |
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distributed generation facilities under standard contracts during that quarter, until the forty |
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megawatt (40 MW) target is met |
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received and a calculation of the above market cost. |
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      (c) Until the forty megawatt (40 MW) target is met, the electric distribution company |
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shall submit preliminary reports to office of energy resources, the board, and the commission |
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indicating the number of standard contracts and total estimated annual generation, price, class, |
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and any other relevant information for the purposes of better specifying classes, targets, or |
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standard contract prices so as to achieve the purposes set forth in this chapter. Such reports shall |
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be submitted no later than sixty (60) days prior to the end of the calendar year. |
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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 - DISTRIBUTED GENERATION | |
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STANDARD CONTRACTS | |
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     This act would add to the data required to be included in reports by electric distribution |
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companies. |
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     This act would take effect upon passage. |
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