Rhode Island § 39-26.6-1 § 39-26.6-1. Purpose.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 39-26.6-1 — § 39-26.6-1. Purpose.

Rhode Island § 39-26.6-1

Title 39Public Utilities and Carriers

Ch. 39-26.6The Renewable Energy Growth Program

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Bluebook

R.I. Gen. Laws § 39-26.6-1 (2026).

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§ 39-26.6-1. Purpose.
The purpose of this chapter is to enable the state to meet its climate and resilience
            goals, including those established in the act on climate. This includes the goals
            to facilitate and promote installation of grid-connected generation of renewable energy;
            support and encourage development of distributed renewable energy generation systems
            while protecting important core forest areas essential to climate resilience and complying
            with Rhode Island's climate change mandates; reduce environmental impacts; reduce
            carbon emissions that contribute to climate change by encouraging the siting of renewable
            energy projects in

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§ 39-26.6-1. Purpose.

The purpose of this chapter is to enable the state to meet its climate and resilience goals, including those established in the act on climate. This includes the goals to facilitate and promote installation of grid-connected generation of renewable energy; support and encourage development of distributed renewable energy generation systems while protecting important core forest areas essential to climate resilience and complying with Rhode Island's climate change mandates; 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 and in preferred areas that have already been disturbed by industry or other uses; diversify the energy-generation sources within the load zone of the electric distribution company; stimulate economic development; and improve distribution-system resilience and reliability within the load zone of the electric distribution company.

Legislative History

P.L. 2014, ch. 200, § 1; P.L. 2014, ch. 216, § 1; P.L. 2023, ch. 300, § 2, effective June 24, 2023; P.L. 2023, ch. 301, § 2, effective June 24, 2023; P.L. 2024, ch. 83, § 2, effective June 12, 2024; P.L. 2024, ch. 84, § 2, effective June 12, 2024.