Supreme Court of Rhode Island
In Re Review of Proposed Town of New Shoreham Project
July 1, 20112011 R.I. LEXIS 105
Summary
The Rhode Island Supreme Court affirmed the Public Utilities Commission’s approval of the 2010 power‑purchase agreement for the Town of New Shoreham Project, holding that the commission properly applied the revised statutory four‑factor test, that a transmission‑cable provision was not mandatory in the PPA, and that the base‑cost estimate and price‑savings mechanism satisfied the statute. The Court also resolved standing, allowing Toray and Polytop to proceed while excluding the Conservation Law Foundation.