Section 39-26.2-1. – Short title.

§ 39-26.2-1. Short title. This chapter shall be known as and may be cited as “The Distributed Generation Standard Contracts Act.” History of Section.P.L. 2011, ch. 129, § 1; P.L. 2011, ch. 143, § 1.

Section 39-26.2-10. – Establishment of board — Purposes.

§ 39-26.2-10. Establishment of board — Purposes. (a) There is hereby authorized, created, and established a board to be known as “The Distributed Generation Standard Contract Board” with the powers and duties set forth in this chapter. (b) The purposes of this board are to: (1) Evaluate and make recommendations to the commission regarding ceiling […]

Section 39-26.2-11. – Composition and appointment.

§ 39-26.2-11. Composition and appointment. (a) The board shall consist of ten (10) members appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate; seven (7) members shall be voting members, and the governor shall give due consideration to appointing persons with knowledge of: (1) Energy regulation and law; (2) Large commercial/industrial users; […]

Section 39-26.2-12. – Powers and duties.

§ 39-26.2-12. Powers and duties. (a) The board shall have the power to: (1) Develop and recommend to the public utilities commission, for review and approval, ceiling prices for standard contracts under the distributed-generation standard contracts; (2) Develop and recommend to the commission adjustments up or down to the annual target for standard contracts for […]

Section 39-26.2-13. – Liberal construction of chapter required.

§ 39-26.2-13. Liberal construction of chapter required. This chapter shall be construed liberally in aid of its declared purposes. History of Section.P.L. 2011, ch. 129, § 1; P.L. 2011, ch. 143, § 1.

Section 39-26.2-14. – Severability.

§ 39-26.2-14. Severability. If any provision of this chapter or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the chapter that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this chapter are declared […]

Section 39-26.2-2. – Purpose.

§ 39-26.2-2. Purpose. The purpose of this chapter is to facilitate and promote installation of grid-connected generation of renewable energy; support and encourage development of distributed renewable energy generation systems; reduce environmental impacts; reduce carbon emissions that contribute to climate change by encouraging the local siting of renewable energy projects; diversify the state’s energy generation […]

Section 39-26.2-3. – Definitions.

§ 39-26.2-3. Definitions. When used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) “Annual target” means the target for total renewable energy nameplate capacity of new distributed-generation standard contracts set out in § 39-26.2-4. (2) “Board” shall mean the distributed generation standard contract board established pursuant to the provisions of § […]

Section 39-26.2-4. – Standard contracts — Annual targets.

§ 39-26.2-4. Standard contracts — Annual targets. (a) To the extent eligible projects are available and submit conforming applications, an electric distribution company shall enter into standard contracts for an aggregate nameplate capacity of at least forty megawatts (40 MW) of distributed-generation projects by the end of 2014, unless such schedule is extended by the […]

Section 39-26.2-5. – Standard contract ceiling price.

§ 39-26.2-5. Standard contract ceiling price. (a) Within a period of time sufficient to accomplish the purposes of this section, but not longer than ninety (90) days after the effective date of this chapter, the board shall set ceiling prices and annual targets for each renewable energy class of distributed generation for the 2011 program […]

Section 39-26.2-6. – Standard contract enrollment program.

§ 39-26.2-6. Standard contract enrollment program. (a) Each electric distribution company shall conduct at least three (3) standard contract enrollments during each program year; however, during 2011, the electric distribution company need only conduct one enrollment. Each enrollment shall be open for a two-week (2) period during which the electric distribution company is required to […]

Section 39-26.2-7. – Standard contract — Form and provisions.

§ 39-26.2-7. Standard contract — Form and provisions. The following process shall be implemented to establish the non-price terms and conditions of the standard contract: (1) A working group (“contract working group”) shall be established and supervised by the board, consisting of the following members: (i) The director of the office of energy resources; (ii) […]

Section 39-26.2-8. – Standard contract — Reporting.

§ 39-26.2-8. Standard contract — Reporting. (a) After each enrollment during a program year, the electric distribution companies shall provide a report to the board, office of energy resources, and the commission of the aggregate amount of project nameplate capacity that was the subject of standard contracts entered into during that enrollment and the prices […]

Section 39-26.2-9. – Interaction with other statutory provisions.

§ 39-26.2-9. Interaction with other statutory provisions. Except as expressly differentiated in this chapter, standard contracts entered into pursuant to this chapter shall be treated for all purposes as long-term contracts entered into under the provisions of the long-term contracting standards for renewable energy found in chapter 26.1 of this title, and all such provisions […]