815 R.I. Code R. 815-RICR-00-00-3.4

Current through December 3, 2024
Section 815-RICR-00-00-3.4 - Information Available on or Through the Division's Website
A. The following information shall be available on the Division's website:
1. Notices of all public hearings to be conducted by the Division or the Commission at least five (5) calendar days prior to the date of the hearing.
2. All filings that are available in digital or electronic format, and that are not subject to protective orders, while the relevant proceeding is in progress. These filings may be purged from the website at the conclusion of the proceeding and after the issuance of a final report and order on the matter.
3. All rules and regulations of the Commission and Division. The Rhode Island Secretary of State's office similarly provides access to the Commission's and Division's rules and regulations on its website.
4. All major decisions (reports and orders) of the Commission and the Division for a period of at least one (1) year from the date of issuance. Access to all other decisions shall be available through a link to a commercial database retrieval service, which will provide "search engine" and database services designed to facilitate access to all Division and Commission decisions issued between 1971 and the present. A fee will be charged for this service. NOTE: Copies of all orders of the Commission and the Division shall also be available at the offices of the Commission and the Division, 89 Jefferson Boulevard, Warwick, Rhode Island, pursuant to the requirements and fee schedule contained in the State's Access to Public Records Act (R.I. Gen. Laws § 38-2-1, et seq.).
5. Unless conducted as an "emergency meeting", pursuant to R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-46-6(c), open meeting notices and agendas shall be posted at least forty-eight (48) hours before every scheduled open meeting. Notices shall contain:
(1) the date the notice was posted;
(2) the date of the meeting;
(3) the time of the meeting;
(4) the location of the meeting; and
(5) a statement specifying the nature of the business to be discussed. The minutes of all open meetings shall be posted in conformance with R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-46-7.
6. A calendar of all Division and Commission open meetings and hearings, covering a period of seven (7) months. The calendar will provide a brief description, including a docket number, of each matter pending before the Commission or the Division.
7. Current public utility tariffs, as described in R.I. Gen. Laws § 39-1-18(c)(6). Access shall be achieved either by actual inclusion on the Division's website or by a link to a tariff page on the public utility's website.
8. A listing of all public utilities, by industry group, and all registered Nonregulated power producers. Telephone numbers and/or links (where available), to each public utility's and Nonregulated power producer's consumer affairs department may also be accessed.
9. Consumer information on billing dispute resolution procedures will be summarized. For a detailed description of all residential consumer protection rights and related adjudicative procedures a copy of the Commission's Rules and Regulations Governing the Termination of Residential Electric, Gas and Water Utility Service, or related successor rules and regulations, will be accessible.
10. Consumer information regarding access to power supply from Nonregulated power producers will be summarized. Additional information may be provided through links to the websites of electric distribution companies and/or registered Nonregulated power producers.
11. Consumer information regarding methods of conserving energy and water and also demand side management programs available to residential, commercial and industrial customers. The Division may include links to other websites that contain related information.
12. Consumer information regarding financial assistance programs that may be available to eligible ratepayers.
13. Consumer information regarding financial assistance programs that may be available to eligible ratepayers.
14. Other information that the Division deems relevant and useful to the public.

815 R.I. Code R. 815-RICR-00-00-3.4