General Bill Info
[As officially described on the GA's website:] ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS - DISTRIBUTED RENEWABLE ENERGY (would allow the integration of small, renewable energy power electrical generation plants into the state power distribution system)[ECRI's Description -- move to a note field? - The purpose of the Distributed Generation Standard Contracts program is to better enable local businesses to finance and construct distributed renewable energy generation projects (DG) in Rhode Island. The key element of the program is that projects of any size are able to quickly and easily enter into contracts to sell the Renewable Energy Credits (RECs) produced by the project, at a fixed price for 20 years.]
House Info
Condition: {Session Year: 2011} {Bills: 723} Senate Bill No. 723 SUB A as amended Chapter 143 BY Miller ENTITLED, AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS - DISTRIBUTED RENEWABLE ENERGY (would allow the integration of small, renewable energy power electrical generation plants into the state power distribution system) {LC2162/A/1} 03/23/2011 Introduced, referred to Senate Environment and Agriculture 04/13/2011 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration 04/13/2011 Committee heard 06/08/2011 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration 06/08/2011 Committee recommends passage of Sub A as amended 06/09/2011 Placed on Senate Calendar 06/15/2011 Senate passed Sub A as amended (floor amendment) 06/16/2011 Referred to House Environment and Natural Resources 06/21/2011 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration 06/21/2011 Committee recommends passage of Sub A as amended in concurrence 06/21/2011 Placed on House Calendar 06/23/2011 House passed Sub A as amended in concurrence 06/23/2011 Transmitted to Governor 06/29/2011 Signed by Governor