{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-39-26.4-1","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 39-26.4-1","heading":"Purpose.","body":"The purpose of this chapter is to facilitate and promote installation of customer-sited, grid-connected generation of renewable energy; to support and encourage customer development of renewable generation systems; to reduce environmental and siting impacts; to reduce carbon emissions that contribute to climate change by encouraging the local siting of renewable energy projects; to diversify the state’s energy generation sources; to stimulate economic development; to improve distribution system resilience and reliability; and to reduce distribution system costs.","path":["Title 39 Public Utilities and Carriers","Chapter 26.4 Net Metering"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE39/39-26.4/39-26.4-1.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:59:21Z","sha256":"854df3eb817e4be484acd4d97eb744d5b5407764d67a55f99d59c5dad1a9df55","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-39-26.3-6","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-39-26.4-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}