Bill > H6203

This bill repeals the Renewable Energy Growth Program, which was a comprehensive state program designed to promote the development of distributed renewable energy generation in Rhode Island. The program, originally established under Chapter 39-26.6 of the General Laws, was intended to help the state meet its climate and resilience goals by facilitating grid-connected renewable energy installations, supporting distributed generation systems, reducing carbon emissions, and stimulating economic development. The bill completely eliminates the existing legal framework that governed the program, including detailed provisions about solar project classifications, bidding processes, performance-based incentives, and rules for community and shared solar facilities. By removing the entire chapter of law that established the Renewable Energy Growth Program, the bill effectively terminates the state's existing mechanism for supporting and incentivizing renewable energy development. The repeal is scheduled to take effect on January 1, 2026, which provides a transition period before the program is fully dissolved.

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