{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-39-27-7","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 39-27-7","heading":"New and revised standards.","body":"The commission may adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 35 of title 42, to establish increased efficiency standards for the products listed in § 39-27-4. In considering such amended standards, the commission, in consultation with the chief of energy and community services, shall set efficiency standards upon a determination that increased efficiency standards would serve to promote energy conservation in the state and would be cost-effective for consumers who purchase and use such products; provided, that increased efficiency standards shall become effective within one year following the adoption of any amended regulations establishing such increased efficiency standards.","path":["Title 39 Public Utilities and Carriers","Chapter 27 The Energy and Consumer Savings Act of 2005"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE39/39-27/39-27-7.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:59:22Z","sha256":"e2c39224f857ff9781b7e44111c9a7611caf59b88770c714a6bfcc60cd3a804c","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-39-27-6","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-39-27-8"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}