Docket No. 4450 - Rules and Regulations Governing the Termination of Residential Electric and Natural Gas Service (initiated October 25, 2013)
Status of Docket: Closed.
The Public Utilities Commission (PUC) hereby gives of Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Public Hearing to adopt new rules entitled "Rules and Regulations Governing the Termination of Residential Electric and Natural Gas Service". The proposed rules and regulations reflect a comprehensive rewrite of the currently effective regulations entitled "Rules and Regulations Governing the Termination of Residential Electric, Gas and Water Utility Service” which became effective on October 19, 2008. Accordingly, the PUC plans to repeal the existing rules and regulations through this rulemaking process.
- Proposed new rules entitled "Rules and Regulations Governing the Termination of Residential Electric and Natural Gas Service"
- Repeal of existing "Rules and Regulations Governing the Termination of Residential Electric, Gas and Water Utility Service”
The hearing is scheduled November 21, 2013 @ 9:30 A.M. at the PUC's office. Public comments will be accepted orally, on the day of the hearing, or in writing, by submitting comments to the Commission Clerk not later November 27, 2013.
Comments filed by:
- Pascoag Utility District
- National Grid
- Division of Public Utilities and Carriers - First Set of Comments
- Division of Public Utilities and Carriers - Second Set of Comments
- Ratepayers Advisory Board
- AARP Rhode Island
- National Consumer Law Center on behalf of George Wiley Center
- Senior Agenda Coalition of Rhode Island
- Kevin Ryan D.M.D.
- Kevin Ryan D.M.D.
- John J. Colby, Ph.D.
- Elizabeth M. Reardon
- George Wiley Center - comparison of proposed rules verses current termination rules
- George Wiley Center
- RI Coalition Against Domestic Violence
- Senior Agenda Coalition of RI
- American Civil Liberties Union of RI
- Progresso Latino
- City of Pawtucket
- National Lawyers Guild RI Chapter
- Childhood Lead Action Project and other organizations
- George Wiley Center
At November 24, 2014 Open Meeting, the PUC decided to not finalize the proposed rules and regulations and to close the docket.