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Block Island Utility District is a public power district serving 1,637 residential customers in Rhode Island (EIA-861, 2025). Gridpol files Block Island Utility District interconnection applications for licensed installers – solar, storage and EV chargers – with single-line diagram and site plan, unlimited for $500 a month.
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Rhode Island’s commission rule (R.I. Gen. Laws ch. 39-26.3 (Distributed Generation Interconnection) and Rhode Island Energy 'Standards for Connecting Distributed Generation' tariff) does not bind public power districts; Block Island Utility District sets its own interconnection policy. We confirm its form on the first project.
Block Island Utility District at a glance
Block Island Utility District
TypePublic power district
EIA utility ID1857
Residential customers1,637 (EIA-861, 2025)
Net-metered residential customers98 (EIA-861, 2025)
Service territory1 county in Rhode Island
Documents Block Island Utility District asks for
- Interconnection application formFilled in by us from your project data in the utility’s portal or on its form. Gridpol prepares this.
- Single-line diagram (one-line)Drawn by us from your equipment data: modules, strings, inverter, battery, disconnects, point of interconnection, meter. Gridpol prepares this.
- Site plan / site layoutDrawn by us from your roof sketch or photos: array, inverter, battery, disconnect, meter and main panel locations. Gridpol prepares this.
- PV module spec sheetManufacturer data sheet of the modules.
- Inverter spec sheetManufacturer data sheet (string inverter, microinverter or hybrid inverter).
- Customer signatureThe account holder signs the application or authorization. We send the signature link.
- Recent electric billName, service address, account and meter number must match the application.
- Final inspection sign-offApproved electrical inspection from the authority having jurisdiction after installation.
Typical documents for US utilities – not yet verified for Block Island Utility District. We confirm Block Island Utility District’s exact list on the first project.
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.
Rhode Island Public Utilities Commission (PUC)
Interconnection ruleR.I. Gen. Laws ch. 39-26.3 (Distributed Generation Interconnection) and Rhode Island Energy 'Standards for Connecting Distributed Generation' tariff
Export compensationNEM – R.I. Gen. Laws ch. 39-26.4 (Net Metering)
Not verified.
$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
Applications are typically submitted within 2 business days after complete documents. Utility review times are set by each utility.