§ 42-140.5-3 — § 42-140.5-3. Identification of eligible sites.

Rhode Island § 42-140.5-3

• Jurisdiction: Rhode Island
• Title 42: State Affairs and Government
• Ch. 42-140.5: Renewable Ready Program

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§ 42-140.5-3. Identification of eligible sites.

(a) The office, in coordination with the department, shall prepare a list of locations that meet the following criteria:

(1) Is a current or former contaminated site as determined by the department;

(2) Is property or a facility owned and/or managed by the state;

(3) Is a rooftop of a public, municipal, or state-owned building;

(4) Is state property adjacent to a highway or major road; or

(5) Is owned by the electric distribution company and subject to the environmental response fund.

(b) The list shall exclude properties where the owner has begun the process of permitting or developing a renewable energy generation project or any other development.

(c) The list shall:

(1) Include a reasonable estimate of the renewable energy production capacity of the locations;

(2) Identify the current owner of the property and provide their contact information, if available;

(3) Include a reasonable estimate of any utility interconnection costs that would be required to connect the project to the existing electricity transmission and distribution system; provided that:

(i) Any available impact study shall be conclusive evidence of estimated costs;

(ii) Any variables that the office or department relied upon in the creation of the estimate shall be included and described;

(iii) The electric distribution company shall provide estimated interconnection costs to the office as sites are identified;

(iv) The cost of an interconnection study shall not be included in the estimation of interconnection costs; and

(4) Prioritize locations based upon surrounding infrastructure that can support the development of distributed generation resources.

Legislative History

P.L. 2024, ch. 314, § 1, effective June 25, 2024; P.L. 2024, ch. 315, § 1, effective June 25, 2024.