The Town Council authorized this program in February 2025, implemented according to RI Gen L § 39-3-1.2. The program is being offered to the community via the town’s selected consultant, Good Energy. See below for the steps followed.
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Step One: On November 28, 2022, The Town Council voted in favor of creating a municipal aggregation program pursuant to RI Gen L § 39-3-1.2. In October 2023, the town selected Good Energy, L.P. as the consultant to assist in developing and managing the program.
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Step Two: Good Energy worked with the town of North Kingstown to develop a draft aggregation plan, including the program’s goals, organization, and operation. The draft plan was presented to the Council on April 29th, 2024.
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Step Three: The draft aggregation plan was made available for public review starting on April 29, 2024, and held a public hearing on June 24, 2024. You can watch the presentation here. The draft Aggregation Plan was amended based on public input and comments received during the review.
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Step Four: The Town Council voted to approve the Aggregation Plan on August 5, 2024. On September 3, 2024 the plan was submitted to the Rhode Island Public Utilities Commission (PUC) for approval.
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Step Five: On November 7, 2024 the Rhode Island Public Utilities Commission (PUC) approved the aggregation plan in docket number 24-33.
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Step Six: In February 2025, the Town Council authorized the municipal aggregation program to enter into a contract with a supplier.
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Step Seven: In Fall 2025 NextEra was contracted as the program supplier. Good Energy worked with NextEra to finalize the electricity pricing and identify a start date.
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Step Eight: Prior to launch, the program will conduct a broad public outreach campaign, including a direct mail notification to customers eligible for automatic enrollment and multiple community meetings.
This education and outreach campaign is to make residents and businesses aware of the upcoming program launch and their choice to participate in the program, or leave before it started (opt out).
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Step Nine: The Ocean State Community Electricity program will begin providing electricity. Participants can switch their program option or opt out, without penalty or fee of any kind, any time after the program has begun.