Rhode Island Code of Regulations
Title 810 - Public Utilities Commission
Chapter 00 - General Administration
Subchapter 00 - N/A
Part 3 - Review of a Utility Scale Offshore Wind Project As Described In R.I. Gen. Law Section 39-26.1-8 (810-RICR-00-00-3)
Section 810-RICR-00-00-3.6 - Application
Universal Citation: 810 RI Code of Rules 00 00 3.6
Current through September 18, 2024
A. The application shall contain the following information:
1. A complete description of the
proposed project.
2. A description of
the legal entity that will enter into a Long-Term Contract on behalf of the
Applicant.
3. The proposed term of
the Long-Term Contract.
4. A list of
each permit or license that will be required and the identity of the agency
responsible for such permitting or licensing.
5. A time line for permitting, licensing, and
construction.
6. The status of
application for each permit or license.
7. A copy of all filings made with state and
federal regulatory agencies related to the proposed project.
8. Evidence of material progress toward
obtaining real property rights (site control).
9. Details regarding a proposed transmission
line to the mainland.
10. All
interconnection filings made with any entity related to the proposed
project.
11. Projected electrical
energy production profiles.
12. A
proposed initial term sheet for a long-term contract between the Applicant and
the Electric Distribution Company, which shall consist of the essential terms
that the Applicant expects to be included in a draft Long-Term Contract that
would be subject to negotiation with the Electric Distribution Company.
13. Pricing projected under the Long-Term
Contract being sought, including prices for all market products that would be
sold under the proposed Long-Term Contract, subject to any contract negotiations
between the Applicant and the Electric Distribution Company.
14. Economic justification for the proposal,
including projection of market prices over the term of the proposed Long-Term
Contract.
15. A description of the
economic benefits to Rhode Island, including the creation of jobs in Rhode
Island.
16. A description of the
potential risks of the project to ratepayers in the State of Rhode
Island.
17. A description of binding
legal commitments relative to the creation of jobs in Rhode Island and any other
economic benefits to Rhode Island.
18. The Applicant's business plan for the
project including forecasts of all expenses and revenues from the proposed
project.
19. The Applicant's plan to
finance the proposed project and any material progress made toward financing the
plan.
20. Pre-Filed Testimony from an
officer of the Applicant's company sponsoring the Application and explaining the
specifics of the project, including the economic benefits of the project to
ratepayers and the State of Rhode Island, and the potential risks of the project
to the ratepayers. If the officer of the Applicant's company is not qualified to
discuss specific issues, the Application shall include Pre-Filed Testimony of a
witness so qualified.
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