Pursuant to R.I.G.L. § 44-3-3(a)(48) and (49), certain
residential and manufacturing properties that install renewable energy
systems are exempt from local taxation.
Pursuant to R.I.G.L. § 44-5-3(c) through (e), commercial
renewable energy systems shall be subject to a tangible tax payment
to the municipality through rules and regulations that have been adopted
by the Rhode Island Office of Energy Resources for all commercial
renewable energy systems.
Pursuant to R.I.G.L. § 44-3-21, city or town councils of
the various cities and towns may, by ordinance, exempt from taxation
any renewable energy system located in the city or town.
In accordance with R.I.G.L. § 44-5-3(c), the Town of Glocester
hereby authorizes its assessor to levy a tax on renewable energy tangible
property as defined in R.I.G.L. § 39-26-5 in accordance
with the rules and regulations executed by the Rhode Island Office
of Energy Resources.
In accordance with R.I.G.L. § 44-3-21, the Town of Glocester
hereby exempts from taxation commercial net-metered renewable energy
systems whose sole purpose is to offset electricity bills and not
to sell power back to the electric distribution system.
Property owners installing renewable energy systems shall be required
to provide the interconnection application between the renewable energy
developer and the electric distribution company (National Grid or
Pascoag Utility) and any documentation of program enrollment (e.g.,
renewable energy growth or net metering enrollment forms) to the Town,
indicating if the renewable energy system is net-metered or if the
system is selling a portion or all of the energy produced back to
National Grid under the Renewable Energy Growth Program.
A copy of the final interconnection service agreement executed between
the renewable energy developer and electric distribution company shall
be provided to the Town prior to construction of the renewable energy
system.