Docket No. 1725 - Rules and Regulations Governing the Termination of Residential Electric, Gas and Water Utility Service (Termination Rules)

Rules and Regulations Governing the Termination of Residential Electric, Gas and Water Utility Service (810-RICR-10-00-1, effective October 19, 2008. This regulation was codified into the Rhode Island Code of Regulations (RICR) Code Format.

Year 2019

• The George Wiley Center's Request for restoration of service for residential utility customers (9/12/19)
• Comments submitted by:
  • Pascoag Utility District (9/23/19)
  • National Grid (10/4/19)
  • Division of Public Utilities and Carriers (10/4/19)
  • Block Island Utility District (10/8/19)
• PUC Order issued on the George Wiley Center's request amend payment plan/term to restore service for residential customers. Order issued 10/18/19.
• The George Wiley Center's Request to Extend the Winter Moratorium on Utility Shutoffs (4/2/19)
• Comments submitted by:
  • The Narragansett Electric Co. d/b/a National Grid (4/8/19)
  • The Division of Public Utilities and Carriers (4/8/19)
  • Pascoag Utility District (4/9/19)

Year 2018

• The George Wiley Center's Request for restoration of service with different down payments and terms for residential utility customers(10/9/18)
• Comments submitted by:
  • General Assembly (10/12/18)
  • National Grid (10/24/18)
  • The George Wiley Center (10/25/18)
  • Division of Public Utilities and Carriers (10/29/18)
  • The George Wiley Center (10/30/18)
• PUC Order 23312 approving payment plans and terms so to allow customers to restore service. Order issued 11/1/18.
  
   
• The George Wiley Center's Request to Extend the Winter Moratorium on Utility Shutoffs (Electric & Gas)
• Comments submitted by:
  • Pascoag Utility District (4/12/18)
  • RI Dept. of Human Services (4/12/18)
  • The Narragansett Electric Co. d/b/a National Grid (4/13/18)
  • The Division of Public Utilities and Carriers(4/1618)
  • PUC Order 23090 extending the Winter Moratorium on Utility Shutoffs (5/1/18)

Year 2017

• The George Wiley Center's - Request for restoration of service with different down payments and terms for all customers. (10/24/17)
• Comments submitted by:
  • The General Assembly (11/7/17)
  • The Division of Public Utilities and Carriers (11/16/17)
  • The Narragansett Electric Co. d/b/a National Grid (11/16/17)
  • The George Wiley Center (11/16/17)
  • National Lawyers Guild of Rhode Island (11/16/17)
  • RI Center for Justice (11/17/17)
  • Public Comments (11/17)
  • The George Wiley Center Reply Comments (11/21/17)
• PUC Order 22967 issued on The George Wiley Center’s petition to amend the payments and terms to restore service for customers. Order issued 11/27/17.
• The George Wiley Center's request to extend the winter moratorium from April 1, 2017 to May 1, 2017 (3/27/17)
• Comments submitted by:
  • The Division of Public Utilities and Carriers (4/3/17)
  • The Narragansett Electric Co. d/b/a National Grid (4/7/17)
  • Block Island Power Co. (4/7/17)
  • Pascoag Utility District (4/11/17)
• PUC Order No. 22764 extending the moratorium on utility shutoffs until May 1, 2017. Written Order issued 4/13/17.

Year 2016

• The George Wiley Center's request for the PUC “to institute a year-round emergency regulation allowing utility consumers to have service restored after termination, with 10% down payment of the total amount owed.”. Includes supplemental filing.
• Request from Senate President Paiva Weed and Speaker Mattiello “to take action, as the commission has for several years, by modifying the existing termination/restoration rules to provide the most-vulnerable consumers an achievable accommodation in order to ensure continued or renewed utility service heading into the winter months.”
• Comments submitted by:
  • National Grid in response to the request from Senate President Paiva Weed and Speaker Mattiello (10/17/16)
  • National Grid in response to the request from the George Wiley Ctr. (10/17/16)
  • Division of Public Utilities and Carriers (10/17/16)
  • Division of Public Utilities and Carriers' Amended Comments (10/20/16)
• PUC adopts Emergency Termination Regulations effective November 1, 2016 through December 4, 2016.
• PUC's Report regarding the adoption of emergency regulations. Report issued November 2, 2016.

Year 2015

• The George Wiley Center's request institute emergency rules through the end of the calendar year to allow restoration of service and avoid termination (10/14/15)
• Comments received by:
  • Senate President Paive Weed and Speaker Mattiello
  • The Ratepayers Advisory Board
  • Community Care Alliance
  • Division of Public Utilities and Carriers
  • The George Wiley Center
• PUC Order 22205 adopting Emergency Regulations (11/3/15)

Year 2014

• PUC's Current Termination Rules (effective date: October 19, 2008)
• George Wiley Center - Request to adopt emergency regulations to allow for restoration or continuation of service with a down payment of 10% and 36 month repayment plan (filed 10/21/14)
• Comments were received from:
  • Division of Public Utilities and Carriers (10/27/14)
  • National Grid (10/28/14)
  • RI General Assembly (10/27/14)
  • Several Members of the Public
• At October 30, 2014 open meeting, the PUC adopted interim emergency termination rules. The rules reflect the addition of Part V, Section 4(G) on pages 37-38. The rules were filed with the Secretary of State Office and will be in effect from October 31, 2014 - November 30, 2014.
• PUC Report No. 21710 in response to the George Wiley's request to promulgate emergency termination rules. Report issued 11/3/14

Responses to Data Requests

• National Grid - Responses to PUC's Data Requests issued October 8, 2014 and attachments:
  • Attachment to PUC Data Request 15a
  • Attachment to PUC Data Request 15b
  • Attachment to PUC Data Request 17a
  • Attachment to PUC Data Request 17b
• National Grid - Remaining responses to PUC data Requests 11 and 12
• National Grid - Supplemental responses to PUC 13, PUC 14 and PUC 16

LINK TO PROCEEDINGS IN PREVIOUS YEARS

• Year 2013