Docket No. 4288 - RI Office of Energy Resources (OER) - Report and Recommendation Regarding Classes and Ceiling Prices for 2012 submitted pursuant to "The Distributed Generation (DG) Standard Contracts Act" and proposed Distributed Generation Standard Con

Status of Proceeding: Closed.

• Procedural Schedule and Commission's Notice to Solicit Comments. The deadline to submit comments is 10/26/11 and a Technical Session is scheduled 11/9/11 @ 9:00 AM at Commission's office.
• Office of Energy Resources' (OER) - Report and Recommendation Regarding Classes and Ceiling Prices for 2011 (9/27/11)
• OER - Proposed Standard Contract with the RI Distributed Contract Working Group (10/12/11)
• OER - Request to harmonize the handling of Dockets 4277 and 4288 (11/1/11)
• OER - Revised version of the Distributed Generation Standard Contract. This contract represents a general consensus among the parties in this docket. Red-line version of DG Standard Corntract tracking changes form initial contract.. Also, OER in response to the PUC's questions (11/18/11)
• Commission issues Report and Order No. 20676 to OER regarding OER's proposed DG Standard Contract, DG Ceiling Prices and DG Classes and Targets (Docket No. 4288) and to National Grid regarding the Company's proposed DG Enrollment Application Process and Enrollment Process Rules (Docket No. 4277). Written Order issued 3/15/12.

Compliance Filings and Reports:

• Report of the RI DG Contract Working Group and revised Contract for Small Distributted Generation projects and revised Contract for Large Distributed Generation projects. Also, versions marked to show changes from the form approved by the PUC on November 30, 2011: Red-lined version of Contract for Small DG projects, and Red-lined version of Contract for Large DG projects. (filed 2/1/22)
• Procedural Schedule for comments on Compliance Filing (2/3/12)
• OER - Revised Contract for Small Distributted Generation projects and revised Contract for Large Distributed Generation projects (to correct typographical errors) Revised 3-13-12
• Commission Order No. 20700 approving 1) OER's February 1, 2012 compliance filing - DG Standard Contract Working Group and Proposed Forms of Contract for Small & Large DG Projects; and 2) NGrid's February 1, 2012 compliance filing - revised DG Enrollment Application & Process Rules for Facilities with a Nameplate Capacity of 500kW or Less and Facilities with a Nameplate Capacity Greater Than 500kW. Written Order issused 4/11/12.

Motions to Intervene:

• Conservation Law Foundation (CLF) - Unopposed Motion to Intervene (10/3/11)
• Washington County Regional Planning Council (WCRPC) - Motion to Intervene (10/25/11)
• Alteris Renewables, Inc. - Motion to Intervene (10/26/11)
• CME Energy - Motion to Intervene (10/26/11)
• Constellation Commodities Group/Constellation New Energy - Motion to Intervene (11/8/11)

Comments:

• Nicholas Ratti, Jr. - Comments (10/20/11/)
• Washington County Regional Planning Council - Comments and Contract Red-Lined (10/25/11)
• Benjamin Riggs - Comments (10/25/11)
• The Energy Council of RI - Comments (10/25/11)
• Gem Plumbing - Comments (10/25/11)
• Nexamp - Comments (10/26/11)
• Bella Energy - Comments (10/26/11)
• Phebe McCosker- Comments (10/26/11)
• People Power & Light - Comments (10/26/11)
• Northeast Sustainable Energy Association - Comments (10/26/11)
• Conanicut Energy LLC - Comments (10/26/11)
• Heartwood Group, Inc - Comments (10/26/11)
• Solar Energy Business Association of NE - Comments (10/26/11)
• Alteris Renewables, Inc. - Comments (10/26/11)
• Division of Public Utilities & Carriers - Comments (10/26/11)
• National Grid - Comments (10/27/11)
• Office of Energy Resources - Responses to Comments (11/4/11)
• National Grid - Reply Comments (11/8/11)
• Heartwood Group, Inc. - Reply Comments and Contract Red-Lined (11/8/11)
• Division of Public Utilities - Reply Comments (11/8/11)
• Washington County Regional Planning Council - Reply Comments (11/8/11)
• People Power & Light - Reply Comments (11/8/11)
• National Grid - Comments (11/23/11)
• Heartwood Group, Inc. - Comments (11/23/11)

Response to Data Requests:

• OER - Responses to Commission's 1st set of data requests (10/25/11)
• OER - Responses to Commission's 2nd set of data requests (11/4/11)
• OER - Responses to Commission's 3rd set of data requests (11/22/11)
• OER - Responses to Commission's 4th set of data requests (3/14/12)
• Division - Responses to Commission's 1st set of data requests (11/17/11)
• Division - Responses to Commission's 2nd set of data requests (11/23/11)
• National Grid - Response to Commission's 1st set of data requests & Motion for Protective Treatment of attachment to Commission's Data Request 1-1 (11/18/11)
• National Grid - Corrected attachment to Commission's data request 1-1 (11/21/11)
• National Grid - Responses to Commission's 2nd set of data requests & Motion for Protective Treatment of attachment to Commission's Data Request 2-1 (11/23/11)

Click here to view companion Docket No. 4277 relating to National Grid's DG Enrollment Application Process and Enrollment Process Rules