Rhode Island interconnection applications

3 electric utilities serve Rhode Island (EIA-861, 2025): 1 investor-owned utility, 1 municipal utility, 1 public power district. Together they serve 464,199 residential customers; 19,998 residential customers were on net metering at year-end 2025.

Largest utilities in Rhode Island

Rhode Island EnergyProcess verified

Investor-owned utility · 458,174 residential customers · Rhode Island

Applications: Own online portal – Rhode Island Energy PortalConnect (Salesforce)

Interconnection process and documents →

Clear River Electric & Water District (CREW, formerly Pascoag Utility District)Process verified

Municipal utility · 4,388 residential customers · Rhode Island

Applications: PDF + mail – Service location card and interconnection information submitted to CREW office (no online application)

Interconnection process and documents →

Block Island Utility DistrictState guidance

Public power district · 1,637 residential customers · Rhode Island

Interconnection process and documents →

Export compensation among the researched Rhode Island utilities: NEM, Buy-all/sell-all. Rules differ by utility – see each utility page.

Rhode Island interconnection rule

NOT RESEARCHED: rilegislature.gov unreachable from fetch tool and server (connection refused/timeout), ripuc.ri.gov 403, archive.org blocks server, web search budget exhausted. RI PUC has no Administrative Code interconnection/net metering part (810-RICR checked: only renewable contracting/RES/disclosure). Citations 39-26.3/39-26.4 from prior knowledge - confirm; fill from statute + RI Energy tariff on next pass.

Commission

Rhode Island Public Utilities Commission (PUC)

Interconnection rule

R.I. Gen. Laws ch. 39-26.3 (Distributed Generation Interconnection) and Rhode Island Energy 'Standards for Connecting Distributed Generation' tariff

Export compensation

NEM – R.I. Gen. Laws ch. 39-26.4 (Net Metering)
Not verified.

All 3 utilities in Rhode Island

Residential customers in Rhode Island per EIA-861 (2025). Customer counts = bundled + delivery-only service (EIA-861 Part A + Part D). Service territory is reported by county; a county can be served by several utilities.

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$500 / month

Unlimited interconnection applications. 12-month agreement, signed online. The agreement starts the day you sign; first invoice right away, then monthly.

Unlimited interconnection applications
Single-line diagram and site plan for every application
Pre-submission check against the utility’s requirements
Homeowner e-signature link for the authorization
Filing in your utility portal accounts or by the utility’s method
Utility questions, corrections and resubmissions
Follow-up through approval, inspection and PTO
Customer list, exports, API and webhooks

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Applications are typically submitted within 2 business days after complete documents. Utility review times are set by each utility.