Section 39-32-5. – Additional terms for collocation on authority poles and structures.
§ 39-32-5. Additional terms for collocation on authority poles and structures. (a) Within six (6) months of receiving its first request to collocate small wireless facilities on authority poles located within the public rights-of-way, but in no event later than April 1, 2018, an authority shall establish, by ordinance, regulation, or rule, nondiscriminatory, competitively neutral, […]
Section 39-32-6. – Collocation of small wireless facilities on private poles and structures.
§ 39-32-6. Collocation of small wireless facilities on private poles and structures. (a) An authority may not prohibit, regulate, or charge for the collocation of small wireless facilities on poles or structures other than authority poles and authority structures. (b) A wireless service provider may install poles in the public rights-of-way in order to collocate […]
Section 39-31-9. – Siting of regional energy infrastructure.
§ 39-31-9. Siting of regional energy infrastructure. All regional or multistate energy infrastructure projects authorized under this chapter shall respect and maintain compliance with the individual project host state’s siting authority and requirements. Any projects selected pursuant to this chapter must maintain compliance with Rhode Island energy facility siting act requirements, where applicable, as authorized […]
Section 39-31-10. – Offshore wind procurement.
§ 39-31-10. Offshore wind procurement. (a) The electric distribution company is hereby authorized and required to issue a request for proposals for at least six hundred megawatts (600 MW) but no greater than one thousand megawatts (1,000 MW) of newly-developed offshore wind capacity no later than October 15, 2022. The electric distribution company shall develop […]
Section 39-31-11. – Financial remuneration and incentives.
§ 39-31-11. Financial remuneration and incentives. In order to achieve the purposes of this chapter, electric distribution companies shall be entitled to financial remuneration and incentives for long-term contracts for newly developed renewable energy resources, which are over and above the base rate revenue requirement established in its cost of service for distribution ratemaking. Such […]
Section 39-31-12. – Bid fees.
§ 39-31-12. Bid fees. Bidders submitting project proposals responsive to any competitive procurements issued pursuant to this chapter may be charged bid fees by the electric distribution company to pay for all reasonable costs of consultants and counsel that may be hired by the Rhode Island office of energy resources, the division of public utilities […]
Section 39-32-1. – Definitions.
§ 39-32-1. Definitions. As used in this chapter: (1) “Authority” means a city, town, or any other state or municipal government subdivision, agency, or entity that is authorized by law to regulate or control the use of the public rights-of-way or the construction or installation of poles or wireless facilities or that owns or controls […]
Section 39-32-2. – Regulation of small wireless facilities.
§ 39-32-2. Regulation of small wireless facilities. (a) A wireless service provider authorized to do business in this state or a contractor acting on its behalf may collocate small wireless facilities within, along, across, upon, and under any public right-of-way in this state, including state highways and freeways, and may construct conduit, cables, and facilities […]
Section 39-32-3. – Collocation of small wireless facilities on authority poles and authority structures.
§ 39-32-3. Collocation of small wireless facilities on authority poles and authority structures. An authority may require a person to obtain a building, electrical, or a public right-of-way use or work permit to collocate small wireless facilities on authority poles or authority structures, provided such permits are of general applicability and do not apply exclusively […]
Section 39-32-4. – Action on permit applications.
§ 39-32-4. Action on permit applications. (a) An authority shall approve an application for a permit under this chapter unless the collocation does not meet applicable building or electrical codes or, if applicable, standards for construction in the right-of-way, provided such codes and standards are of general applicability. The authority must document the basis for […]