{
  "state": "RI",
  "built": "2026-10-28",
  "facts": {
    "ref.rate_per_watt": {
      "label": "State grant per watt of solar",
      "value": 1.65,
      "unit": "$/W",
      "display": "$1.65 per watt",
      "source_name": "RI Commerce, Renewable Energy Fund, Small-Scale Request for Projects (rev. 4/6/26)",
      "source_url": "https://assets.simpleviewinc.com/simpleview/image/upload/v1/clients/rhodeisland/Small_Scale_RFP_c9b2126b-7a3b-47db-941a-9f576e78237c.pdf",
      "source_section": "Project Funding table, 'Starting Funding Year 2026', row D.O (Direct Ownership); also Small Scale Flyer, 'Current REF Incentive Levels'",
      "verified_on": "2026-10-28",
      "valid_until": "2026-11-27",
      "status": "verified",
      "public_note": "The state can change funding levels. It gives notice one round ahead."
    },
    "ref.cap": {
      "label": "The most the solar grant can pay",
      "value": 14500,
      "unit": "USD",
      "display": "up to $14,500",
      "source_name": "RI Commerce, Renewable Energy Fund, Small-Scale Request for Projects (rev. 4/6/26)",
      "source_url": "https://assets.simpleviewinc.com/simpleview/image/upload/v1/clients/rhodeisland/Small_Scale_RFP_c9b2126b-7a3b-47db-941a-9f576e78237c.pdf",
      "source_section": "Project Funding table, Max column: '$14,500/project'",
      "verified_on": "2026-10-28",
      "valid_until": "2026-11-27",
      "status": "verified",
      "public_note": "The grant is paid to your installer, who takes it off your contract price."
    },
    "ref.cap_kw": {
      "label": "System size where the grant tops out",
      "value": 8.8,
      "unit": "kW",
      "display": "8.8 kW (bigger systems get the max)",
      "source_name": "RI Commerce, Renewable Energy Fund, Small Scale Funding Flyer",
      "source_url": "https://assets.simpleviewinc.com/simpleview/image/upload/v1/clients/rhodeisland/Small_Scale_Flyer_38730e17-9e3b-4e0f-b749-f9b8352c70bc.pdf",
      "source_section": "Current REF Incentive Levels table, Size column",
      "verified_on": "2026-10-28",
      "valid_until": "2026-11-27",
      "status": "verified",
      "public_note": "Based on the system's rated size. Bigger systems get the top amount."
    },
    "ref.battery_adder": {
      "label": "Extra grant for adding a home battery",
      "value": 5000,
      "unit": "USD",
      "display": "$5,000 flat",
      "source_name": "RI Commerce, REF Energy Storage Adder Request for Projects (v6, rev. 4/6/2026)",
      "source_url": "https://assets.simpleviewinc.com/simpleview/image/upload/v1/clients/rhodeisland/REF_Storage_Adder_RFP_FINAL_d448fb12-1769-48fd-a04f-2d9922beff15.pdf",
      "source_section": "Project Funding, 'Small Scale Program' row",
      "verified_on": "2026-10-28",
      "valid_until": "2026-11-27",
      "status": "verified",
      "public_note": "Only with a solar project that also gets the grant. The battery money has its own pot and can run out on its own. Battery projects get 18 months to finish."
    },
    "ref.combined_cap": {
      "label": "The most you can get for solar plus a battery",
      "value": 19500,
      "unit": "USD",
      "display": "up to $19,500",
      "source_name": "RI Commerce, Small-Scale RFP and Energy Storage Adder RFP (both rev. 4/6/26)",
      "source_url": "https://assets.simpleviewinc.com/simpleview/image/upload/v1/clients/rhodeisland/REF_Storage_Adder_RFP_FINAL_d448fb12-1769-48fd-a04f-2d9922beff15.pdf",
      "source_section": "Sum of Small-Scale RFP Project Funding max ($14,500) and Storage Adder RFP Small Scale row ($5,000)",
      "verified_on": "2026-10-28",
      "valid_until": "2026-11-27",
      "status": "verified",
      "public_note": "This is the solar top amount plus the battery amount. The state lists them separately."
    },
    "ref.shade_min_tsrf": {
      "label": "How much sun the roof must get",
      "value": 80,
      "unit": "percent",
      "display": "80% TSRF or higher on the shade report",
      "source_name": "RI Commerce, Renewable Energy Fund, Small-Scale Request for Projects (rev. 4/6/26)",
      "source_url": "https://assets.simpleviewinc.com/simpleview/image/upload/v1/clients/rhodeisland/Small_Scale_RFP_c9b2126b-7a3b-47db-941a-9f576e78237c.pdf",
      "source_section": "Eligibility checklist, question 2 (the shade report must show 80% TSRF or higher); also on the Small Scale Funding Flyer",
      "verified_on": "2026-10-28",
      "valid_until": "2026-11-27",
      "status": "verified",
      "public_note": "TSRF measures how much sun your roof gets through the year. Your installer's shade report shows it."
    },
    "ref.ownership": {
      "label": "Who can get the grant",
      "value": "You must buy the system (cash or loan). No lease, no PPA.",
      "unit": "text",
      "display": "You must own the home and the system. Leases and PPAs don't qualify.",
      "source_name": "RI Commerce, Renewable Energy Fund, Small-Scale Request for Projects (rev. 4/6/26)",
      "source_url": "https://assets.simpleviewinc.com/simpleview/image/upload/v1/clients/rhodeisland/Small_Scale_RFP_c9b2126b-7a3b-47db-941a-9f576e78237c.pdf",
      "source_section": "Things to know, bullet 6",
      "verified_on": "2026-10-28",
      "valid_until": "2026-11-27",
      "status": "verified",
      "public_note": "You must also own the property, and it must be in Rhode Island."
    },
    "ref.no_stack_reg": {
      "label": "Can you use the grant and REG together?",
      "value": "No. Pick one: the REF grant or the REG program.",
      "unit": "text",
      "display": "Pick one. REF and REG can't be combined.",
      "source_name": "RI Commerce, Renewable Energy Fund, Small-Scale Request for Projects (rev. 4/6/26)",
      "source_url": "https://assets.simpleviewinc.com/simpleview/image/upload/v1/clients/rhodeisland/Small_Scale_RFP_c9b2126b-7a3b-47db-941a-9f576e78237c.pdf",
      "source_section": "Things to know, bullet 1",
      "verified_on": "2026-10-28",
      "valid_until": "2026-11-27",
      "status": "verified"
    },
    "ref.max_per_application": {
      "label": "The most one installer can claim per round",
      "value": 375000,
      "unit": "USD",
      "display": "$375,000 per installer application",
      "source_name": "RI Commerce, Renewable Energy Fund, Small-Scale Request for Projects (rev. 4/6/26)",
      "source_url": "https://assets.simpleviewinc.com/simpleview/image/upload/v1/clients/rhodeisland/Small_Scale_RFP_c9b2126b-7a3b-47db-941a-9f576e78237c.pdf",
      "source_section": "Project Funding table, Max column: '$375,000/application'",
      "verified_on": "2026-10-28",
      "valid_until": "2026-11-27",
      "status": "verified"
    },
    "ref.no_install_before_approval": {
      "label": "When the panels can go up",
      "value": "Not before REF approves the application, not even partly.",
      "unit": "text",
      "display": "Don't install until the grant is approved.",
      "source_name": "RI Commerce, Renewable Energy Fund, Small-Scale Request for Projects (rev. 4/6/26)",
      "source_url": "https://assets.simpleviewinc.com/simpleview/image/upload/v1/clients/rhodeisland/Small_Scale_RFP_c9b2126b-7a3b-47db-941a-9f576e78237c.pdf",
      "source_section": "Eligible Technologies, first dash bullet",
      "verified_on": "2026-10-28",
      "valid_until": "2026-11-27",
      "status": "verified",
      "public_note": "The project must be finished within 12 months of signing, or 18 months with a battery."
    },
    "ref.round_26_1_close": {
      "label": "Round 26-1 closed",
      "value": "2026-05-01",
      "unit": "date",
      "display": "May 1, 2026",
      "source_name": "RI Commerce, Renewable Energy Fund web page",
      "source_url": "https://commerceri.com/renewable-energy-fund/",
      "source_section": "Small Scale Projects, 'Small Scale Funding Program Approximate Time Table'",
      "verified_on": "2026-09-28",
      "valid_until": null,
      "status": "verified",
      "public_note": "This round is closed."
    },
    "ref.round_26_2_close": {
      "label": "Round 26-2 closed",
      "value": "2026-07-17",
      "unit": "date",
      "display": "July 17, 2026",
      "source_name": "RI Commerce, Renewable Energy Fund web page",
      "source_url": "https://commerceri.com/renewable-energy-fund/",
      "source_section": "Small Scale Projects, 'Small Scale Funding Program Approximate Time Table'",
      "verified_on": "2026-09-28",
      "valid_until": null,
      "status": "verified",
      "public_note": "This round is closed."
    },
    "ref.round_26_3_close": {
      "label": "Round 26-3 closed",
      "value": "2026-10-16",
      "unit": "date",
      "display": "October 16, 2026",
      "source_name": "RI Commerce, Renewable Energy Fund web page",
      "source_url": "https://commerceri.com/renewable-energy-fund/",
      "source_section": "Small Scale Projects, 'Small Scale Funding Program Approximate Time Table', row 26-3",
      "verified_on": "2026-10-28",
      "valid_until": null,
      "status": "verified",
      "public_note": "This round is closed."
    },
    "ref.next_round_announced": {
      "label": "Is a round after October 16 announced?",
      "value": "No. Nothing posted after Round 26-3 and no FY2027 terms.",
      "unit": "text",
      "display": "Not yet announced",
      "source_name": "RI Commerce, Renewable Energy Fund web page",
      "source_url": "https://commerceri.com/renewable-energy-fund/",
      "source_section": "Grant Rounds table and Small Scale time table (both end at 26-3)",
      "verified_on": "2026-10-28",
      "valid_until": "2026-11-27",
      "status": "verified",
      "public_note": "The program has not ended. The next round just is not posted yet."
    },
    "reg.rate_small_15yr": {
      "label": "REG pay rate: systems up to 15 kW, 15-year term",
      "value": 31.55,
      "unit": "¢/kWh",
      "display": "31.55¢ per kWh for 15 years",
      "source_name": "RI Energy, RE Growth Solicitation and Enrollment Process Rules for Small-Scale Solar (effective 4/1/2026)",
      "source_url": "https://www.rienergy.com/site/-/media/rie-jss-app/home/other-parties/business-partners/electric-procurement/RE-growth-program/PY26-RI-RE-Growth-Program-Solicitation-and-Enrollment-Process-Rules-for-Small-Scale-Solar-Projects.pdf",
      "source_section": "Schedule 2, 'Small-Scale Solar I (>0-15 kW DC)', page 12",
      "verified_on": "2026-09-28",
      "valid_until": "2027-03-31",
      "status": "verified",
      "public_note": "For the program year April 2026 to March 2027. Your rate is locked in for the full term once you enroll."
    },
    "reg.rate_small_20yr": {
      "label": "REG pay rate: systems 15 to 25 kW, 20-year term",
      "value": 28.65,
      "unit": "¢/kWh",
      "display": "28.65¢ per kWh for 20 years",
      "source_name": "RI Energy, RE Growth Solicitation and Enrollment Process Rules for Small-Scale Solar (effective 4/1/2026)",
      "source_url": "https://www.rienergy.com/site/-/media/rie-jss-app/home/other-parties/business-partners/electric-procurement/RE-growth-program/PY26-RI-RE-Growth-Program-Solicitation-and-Enrollment-Process-Rules-for-Small-Scale-Solar-Projects.pdf",
      "source_section": "Schedule 2, 'Small-Scale Solar II (>15-25 kW DC)', page 12",
      "verified_on": "2026-09-28",
      "valid_until": "2027-03-31",
      "status": "verified",
      "public_note": "System size sets the term. You don't choose it."
    },
    "reg.capacity_mw": {
      "label": "Total room in REG for small solar this year",
      "value": 3,
      "unit": "MW",
      "display": "3 MW (DC) for the whole state",
      "source_name": "RI Energy, RE Growth Solicitation and Enrollment Process Rules for Small-Scale Solar (effective 4/1/2026)",
      "source_url": "https://www.rienergy.com/site/-/media/rie-jss-app/home/other-parties/business-partners/electric-procurement/RE-growth-program/PY26-RI-RE-Growth-Program-Solicitation-and-Enrollment-Process-Rules-for-Small-Scale-Solar-Projects.pdf",
      "source_section": "Schedule 1, Approved Small-Scale Solar Annual MW Target (Small-Scale Solar I and II combined)",
      "verified_on": "2026-09-28",
      "valid_until": "2027-03-31",
      "status": "verified",
      "public_note": "First come, first served, across the whole state."
    },
    "reg.program_end": {
      "label": "Last day to apply for REG this year",
      "value": "2027-03-31",
      "unit": "date",
      "display": "March 31, 2027",
      "source_name": "RI Energy, 2026 Small-Scale Solar RE Growth Program one-pager",
      "source_url": "https://www.rienergy.com/site/-/media/rie-jss-app/home/other-parties/business-partners/electric-procurement/RE-growth-program/2026-Small-Scale-Solar-RE-Growth-Program.pdf",
      "source_section": "How It Works, bullet 4",
      "verified_on": "2026-09-28",
      "valid_until": "2027-03-31",
      "status": "verified",
      "public_note": "Or sooner, when the statewide program fills. A complete application is due by 4 p.m. Eastern."
    },
    "reg.replaces_net_metering": {
      "label": "Does REG work with net metering?",
      "value": "No. A REG system is paid the REG rate instead of net metering credits for the whole term.",
      "unit": "text",
      "display": "REG replaces net metering. You get one or the other.",
      "source_name": "RI Energy, RE Growth Program Tariff for Residential Customers, RIPUC No. 2151-M (effective 4/1/2026)",
      "source_url": "https://www.rienergy.com/site/-/media/rie-jss-app/home/other-parties/business-partners/electric-procurement/RE-growth-program/Renewable-Energy-Growth-Program-Tariff-for-Residential-Customers.pdf",
      "source_section": "Sheets 6-7, project segmentation paragraph",
      "verified_on": "2026-09-28",
      "valid_until": "2027-03-31",
      "status": "verified",
      "public_note": "A system already on net metering can't join REG. Ask in writing who receives REG's cash part; RI Energy's documents differ on it."
    },
    "net_metering.credit_up_to_100": {
      "label": "What your solar credit covers",
      "value": "Power you make up to what you use is credited at the supply, delivery, transmission and transition kWh charges.",
      "unit": "text",
      "display": "Credited at the supply and delivery parts of your rate. Fixed monthly charges stay.",
      "source_name": "R.I. Gen. Laws § 39-26.4-2(22)",
      "source_url": "https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/statutes/title39/39-26.4/39-26.4-2.htm",
      "source_section": "§ 39-26.4-2(22)(i)-(iv), 'Renewable net-metering credit'",
      "verified_on": "2026-09-28",
      "valid_until": null,
      "status": "verified",
      "public_note": "Fixed monthly charges on your bill are not covered by credits."
    },
    "net_metering.credit_a16": {
      "label": "Home solar credit per kWh, standard home rate A-16",
      "period": "October 2026",
      "value": 27.553,
      "unit": "¢/kWh",
      "display": "27.553¢ per kWh (Oct 2026, standard home rate A-16)",
      "source_name": "RI Energy, Addendum to RIPUC Tariff No. 2095, Net Metering Credit by Rate Class, Oct 2026",
      "source_url": "https://www.rienergy.com/site/-/media/rie-jss-app/home/ways-to-save/rates-and-shopping/service-rates/historical-rates/NetMeteringCredit-Historical-Oct-2026.pdf",
      "source_section": "For the Month of October 2026. Row (21) Renewable Net Metering Credit, column A-16 (Fixed LRS): $(0.27553)",
      "verified_on": "2026-10-28",
      "valid_until": "2026-10-31",
      "status": "verified",
      "public_note": "This changes when supply rates change. It shows on your bill as the renewable generation credit."
    },
    "net_metering.excess_credit_rate": {
      "label": "What power beyond your own use earns",
      "value": "The ISO-New England wholesale energy clearing price",
      "unit": "text",
      "display": "Wholesale price, much lower than your retail rate",
      "source_name": "R.I. Gen. Laws § 39-26.4-2(8)",
      "source_url": "https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/statutes/title39/39-26.4/39-26.4-2.htm",
      "source_section": "§ 39-26.4-2(8), second paragraph",
      "verified_on": "2026-09-28",
      "valid_until": null,
      "status": "verified",
      "public_note": "The law changed in 2025. The utility's own table still lists this rate as to be determined."
    },
    "net_metering.small_system_excess": {
      "label": "Is extra power capped for home systems?",
      "value": "No 125% cap for systems 25 kW or smaller. All power past 100% gets the excess credit.",
      "unit": "text",
      "display": "No cap for systems 25 kW and under",
      "source_name": "R.I. Gen. Laws § 39-26.4-2(8)",
      "source_url": "https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/statutes/title39/39-26.4/39-26.4-2.htm",
      "source_section": "§ 39-26.4-2(8), first paragraph ('except for any system ... equal to or less than twenty-five kilowatts')",
      "verified_on": "2026-09-28",
      "valid_until": null,
      "status": "verified",
      "public_note": "Bigger systems only get credit for extra power up to a limit."
    },
    "net_metering.small_system_sizing": {
      "label": "Can a home system be bigger than your use?",
      "value": "For 25 kW or smaller, size is not limited by past use.",
      "unit": "text",
      "display": "Yes, up to 25 kW, no usage limit",
      "source_name": "R.I. Gen. Laws § 39-26.4-2(6)",
      "source_url": "https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/statutes/title39/39-26.4/39-26.4-2.htm",
      "source_section": "§ 39-26.4-2(6), 'Eligible net-metering system'",
      "verified_on": "2026-09-28",
      "valid_until": null,
      "status": "verified",
      "public_note": "You can build bigger than you use, but the extra earns the lower wholesale price."
    },
    "net_metering.carryover": {
      "label": "Do unused credits roll over?",
      "value": "For home systems 25 kW or smaller, RI Energy may carry unused credits month to month. Leftover balances can be cashed out.",
      "unit": "text",
      "display": "Credits can roll to next month; balances can be cashed out",
      "source_name": "R.I. Gen. Laws § 39-26.4-3(a)(2) and (a)(4)",
      "source_url": "https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/statutes/title39/39-26.4/39-26.4-3.htm",
      "source_section": "§ 39-26.4-3(a)(2), last sentence; (a)(4), cash-out clause",
      "verified_on": "2026-09-28",
      "valid_until": null,
      "status": "verified",
      "public_note": "The law lets the utility do this. It is not required to."
    },
    "net_metering.rooftop_20pct_cut": {
      "label": "Does the 20% credit cut hit a new home rooftop system?",
      "value": "No. The cut is tied to the 275 MWac cap on ground-mounted remote net metering, and behind-the-meter systems are carved out of that cap.",
      "unit": "text",
      "display": "No. The 20% cut is for remote ground-mount projects, not rooftops on your own meter.",
      "source_name": "R.I. Gen. Laws § 39-26.4-2(22) and § 39-26.4-3(a)(1)(vi); RI Energy Net Metering Provision RIPUC No. 2279 §3.3 and §4.33",
      "source_url": "https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/statutes/title39/39-26.4/39-26.4-3.htm",
      "source_section": "§ 39-26.4-3(a)(1)(vi), last sentence, exception (A); § 39-26.4-2(22) 20% sentence",
      "verified_on": "2026-09-28",
      "valid_until": null,
      "status": "verified",
      "public_note": "The law ties the cut to a cap on remote ground-mount projects, and systems on a home's own meter are left out of that cap. The utility's September home credit shows no reduced rate."
    },
    "federal.25d_status": {
      "label": "Federal solar tax credit for homeowners (section 25D)",
      "value": "Ended. No credit for systems whose installation was completed after Dec 31, 2025.",
      "unit": "text",
      "display": "Gone for systems finished after Dec 31, 2025",
      "source_name": "IRS, FAQs for modification of sections 25C, 25D ... under Public Law 119-21 (FS-2025-05, Aug 21, 2025)",
      "source_url": "https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/faqs-for-modification-of-sections-25c-25d-25e-30c-30d-45l-45w-and-179d-under-public-law-119-21-139-stat-72-july-4-2025-commonly-known-as-the-one-big-beautiful-bill-obbb",
      "source_section": "Termination table row 25D; Q&A citing § 25D(e)(8)(A)",
      "verified_on": "2026-09-28",
      "valid_until": null,
      "status": "verified",
      "public_note": "A system counts as finished when it is installed, not when you sign or pay."
    },
    "tax.sales_exempt": {
      "label": "RI sales tax on solar equipment",
      "value": "Exempt: solar panels, inverters, racking and required monitoring gear.",
      "unit": "text",
      "display": "No RI sales tax on panels, inverters or racking",
      "source_name": "R.I. Gen. Laws § 44-18-30(57), Renewable energy products",
      "source_url": "https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE44/44-18/44-18-30.HTM",
      "source_section": "§ 44-18-30(57)",
      "verified_on": "2026-09-28",
      "valid_until": null,
      "status": "verified",
      "public_note": "The law does not list batteries."
    },
    "tax.property_local_option": {
      "label": "Property tax on solar",
      "value": "Each city or town may exempt it by local ordinance. Not automatic statewide.",
      "unit": "text",
      "display": "Up to your town",
      "source_name": "R.I. Gen. Laws § 44-3-21",
      "source_url": "https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE44/44-3/44-3-21.htm",
      "source_section": "§ 44-3-21 (full text, one sentence)",
      "verified_on": "2026-09-28",
      "valid_until": null,
      "status": "verified",
      "public_note": "Ask your town hall whether your town has an ordinance."
    },
    "rate.eia_ri_residential_latest": {
      "label": "Average RI home electric price, latest month",
      "value": 28.18,
      "unit": "¢/kWh",
      "display": "28.18¢ per kWh (August 2026)",
      "source_name": "U.S. EIA, Electric Power Monthly, Table 5.6.A",
      "source_url": "https://www.eia.gov/electricity/monthly/epm_table_grapher.php?t=epmt_5_6_a",
      "source_section": "Table 5.6.A, Rhode Island row, Residential, August 2026 (released Oct 23, 2026)",
      "verified_on": "2026-10-28",
      "valid_until": "2026-11-24",
      "status": "verified",
      "public_note": "An early estimate. It is the all-in average: supply plus delivery.",
      "period": "August 2026"
    },
    "rate.eia_ri_residential_year_ago": {
      "label": "Average RI home electric price, same month last year",
      "value": 26.53,
      "unit": "¢/kWh",
      "display": "26.53¢ per kWh (August 2025)",
      "source_name": "U.S. EIA, Electric Power Monthly, Table 5.6.A",
      "source_url": "https://www.eia.gov/electricity/monthly/epm_table_grapher.php?t=epmt_5_6_a",
      "source_section": "Table 5.6.A, Rhode Island row, Residential, August 2025",
      "verified_on": "2026-10-28",
      "valid_until": "2026-11-24",
      "status": "verified",
      "period": "August 2025"
    },
    "rate.lrs_winter_2026": {
      "label": "RI Energy home supply rate this winter",
      "value": 17.029,
      "unit": "¢/kWh",
      "display": "17.029¢ per kWh (supply only, Oct 2026 to Mar 2027)",
      "source_name": "RI Energy, Summary of Rates, Last Resort Service, R.I.P.U.C. No. 2096 (effective 10/1/2026)",
      "source_url": "https://www.rienergy.com/site/-/media/rie-jss-app/home/ways-to-save/rates-and-shopping/service-rates/residential-rates/tariff-provisions/2026-10-1-Summary-of-Rates-2096.pdf",
      "source_section": "Residential Group A-16, A-60, rows October 1, 2026 to March 1, 2027, column E Total Commodity Charges: $0.17029. Effective 10/1/2026, issued 9/29/2026.",
      "verified_on": "2026-10-28",
      "valid_until": "2027-03-31",
      "status": "verified",
      "public_note": "Supply only. Delivery charges are extra."
    },
    "dbr.solar_retailer_registration": {
      "label": "Must solar sellers register with the state?",
      "value": "Yes. Anyone selling, leasing or pitching home solar must register with DBR and renew every year.",
      "unit": "text",
      "display": "Anyone selling solar here must register with the state every year.",
      "source_name": "R.I. Gen. Laws § 5-93-4(a); RI DBR Solar Retailers page",
      "source_url": "https://dbr.ri.gov/solar-retailers",
      "source_section": "§ 5-93-4(a); DBR page quotes it and links Bulletin 25-01 ('Required Registration Must Be Completed By August 1, 2025')",
      "verified_on": "2026-09-28",
      "valid_until": null,
      "status": "verified",
      "public_note": "Sales reps also need a criminal background check."
    },
    "cost.energysage_ri_per_watt": {
      "label": "Average installed price in RI (marketplace quotes)",
      "value": 2.8,
      "unit": "$/W",
      "display": "$2.80 per watt (EnergySage average, Oct 2026)",
      "source_name": "EnergySage, Solar cost in Rhode Island (third-party marketplace)",
      "source_url": "https://www.energysage.com/local-data/solar-panel-cost/ri/",
      "source_section": "Intro paragraph, 'As of October 2026' (page updated Oct 23, 2026)",
      "verified_on": "2026-10-28",
      "valid_until": "2026-11-27",
      "status": "verified",
      "public_note": "EnergySage's average across quotes on its marketplace, for systems that average 11.69 kW. Not a state number. Your price per watt depends on your system."
    },
    "cost.energysage_ri_avg_system": {
      "label": "EnergySage average price for an average 11.69 kW system",
      "value": 32686,
      "unit": "USD",
      "display": "$32,686 for an average 11.69 kW system (EnergySage, Oct 2026)",
      "source_name": "EnergySage, Solar cost in Rhode Island (third-party marketplace)",
      "source_url": "https://www.energysage.com/local-data/solar-panel-cost/ri/",
      "source_section": "Header summary and intro paragraph (range $27,783 to $37,589). Page updated Oct 23, 2026.",
      "verified_on": "2026-10-28",
      "valid_until": "2026-11-27",
      "status": "verified",
      "public_note": "A marketplace average before any grant."
    },
    "pv.kwh_per_kw_year": {
      "label": "Power one kW of panels makes in a year in Providence",
      "value": 1318,
      "unit": "kWh/kW/yr",
      "display": "about 1,318 kWh a year per kW",
      "source_name": "National Laboratory of the Rockies (formerly NREL), PVWatts v8",
      "source_url": "https://pvwatts.nlr.gov/",
      "source_section": "PVWatts v8 API: lat 41.824, lon -71.413, 1 kW, south-facing (180°), 25° tilt, 14% losses, NSRDB PSM V3 TMY weather",
      "verified_on": "2026-09-28",
      "valid_until": null,
      "status": "verified",
      "public_note": "Modeled, not measured. East or west roofs and shade make less."
    },
    "use.eia_ri_avg_home_kwh_year": {
      "label": "Power the average Rhode Island home uses in a year",
      "value": 6726,
      "unit": "kWh",
      "display": "about 6,726 kWh a year",
      "source_name": "U.S. EIA, Form EIA-861M, monthly sales and revenue",
      "source_url": "https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia861m/",
      "source_section": "sales_revenue.xlsx (released Oct 23, 2026), Monthly-States, RI Residential: total sales Aug 2025 to Jul 2026 divided by average customer count",
      "verified_on": "2026-10-28",
      "valid_until": "2026-11-24",
      "status": "verified",
      "public_note": "Worked out from EIA's statewide totals for the 12 months through July 2026: all home electricity sold, divided by the number of homes. Recent months are early estimates."
    },
    "ref.finish_months": {
      "source_name": "RI Commerce, Renewable Energy Fund, Small-Scale Request for Projects (rev. 4/6/26)",
      "source_url": "https://assets.simpleviewinc.com/simpleview/image/upload/v1/clients/rhodeisland/Small_Scale_RFP_c9b2126b-7a3b-47db-941a-9f576e78237c.pdf",
      "verified_on": "2026-10-28",
      "valid_until": "2026-11-27",
      "status": "verified",
      "label": "Time to finish from signing the installer contract (18 months with a battery)",
      "value": 12,
      "unit": "months",
      "display": "12 months from signing the installer contract, or 18 with a battery",
      "source_section": "Small-Scale RFP completion requirement (12 months from contract signing); Energy Storage Adder RFP (18 months for battery projects)",
      "public_note": "Counted from the day you sign the contract."
    },
    "reg.pay_split": {
      "source_name": "RI Energy, RE Growth Solicitation and Enrollment Process Rules for Small-Scale Solar (effective 4/1/2026)",
      "source_url": "https://www.rienergy.com/site/-/media/rie-jss-app/home/other-parties/business-partners/electric-procurement/RE-growth-program/PY26-RI-RE-Growth-Program-Solicitation-and-Enrollment-Process-Rules-for-Small-Scale-Solar-Projects.pdf",
      "source_section": "Section 1 overview: 'the remainder of the PBI payment will be paid to the customer' (residential). The 2026 one-pager says 'the applicant will be paid the remaining Performance-Based Incentive'.",
      "verified_on": "2026-09-28",
      "valid_until": "2027-03-31",
      "status": "verified",
      "label": "Who gets REG's cash payment",
      "value": "RI Energy's rules say the customer; its program flyer says the applicant.",
      "unit": "text",
      "display": "You get a bill credit for power you use, and the rest is paid in cash. RI Energy's rules say the cash goes to you as the customer, but its flyer says the applicant, so get it in writing.",
      "public_note": "If an installer files for you, ask in writing who receives the cash part before you sign."
    },
    "ref.paid_to_installer": {
      "source_name": "RI Commerce, Renewable Energy Fund, Small-Scale Request for Projects (rev. 4/6/26)",
      "source_url": "https://assets.simpleviewinc.com/simpleview/image/upload/v1/clients/rhodeisland/Small_Scale_RFP_c9b2126b-7a3b-47db-941a-9f576e78237c.pdf",
      "verified_on": "2026-10-28",
      "valid_until": "2026-11-27",
      "status": "verified",
      "label": "How the grant money moves",
      "value": "Paid to the installer and taken off the contract price",
      "unit": "text",
      "display": "The grant is paid to your installer and comes off your contract price.",
      "source_section": "Project application requirements: an executed turnkey contract, contingent on REF funding, showing total cost, the REF grant amount and the net owed",
      "public_note": "Ask to see the grant amount and what you owe after it on your contract."
    },
    "ref.installer_applies": {
      "source_name": "RI Commerce, Renewable Energy Fund, Small-Scale Request for Projects (rev. 4/6/26)",
      "source_url": "https://assets.simpleviewinc.com/simpleview/image/upload/v1/clients/rhodeisland/Small_Scale_RFP_c9b2126b-7a3b-47db-941a-9f576e78237c.pdf",
      "verified_on": "2026-10-28",
      "valid_until": "2026-11-27",
      "status": "verified",
      "label": "Who files the grant application",
      "value": "The installer",
      "unit": "text",
      "display": "Your installer files the application for you.",
      "source_section": "Application sections are filed by the installer (Section 1 once per company per round, Section 2 per project)",
      "public_note": "You sign the contract; the installer files."
    },
    "tax.batteries_not_listed": {
      "source_name": "R.I. Gen. Laws § 44-18-30(57), Renewable energy products",
      "source_url": "https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE44/44-18/44-18-30.HTM",
      "source_section": "§ 44-18-30(57)",
      "verified_on": "2026-09-28",
      "valid_until": null,
      "status": "verified",
      "label": "Are home batteries on the sales tax exemption list?",
      "value": "Not listed",
      "unit": "text",
      "display": "Batteries are not on the list.",
      "public_note": "The list names solar storage tanks, which means hot-water tanks, not batteries."
    },
    "nm.customer_charge_a16": {
      "label": "Monthly customer charge on the basic home rate (A-16)",
      "value": 11.25,
      "unit": "USD",
      "display": "$11.25 a month",
      "source_name": "RI Energy, Summary of Retail Delivery Rates, R.I.P.U.C. No. 2095 (effective 10/1/2026)",
      "source_url": "https://www.rienergy.com/site/-/media/rie-jss-app/home/ways-to-save/rates-and-shopping/service-rates/residential-rates/tariff-provisions/2026-10-1-Summary-of-Rates-2095.pdf",
      "source_section": "A-16 Customer Charge row, Total Delivery Charges: $11.25 (Billing Distribution $7.47 + RE Growth $3.00 + LIHEAP $0.78). Effective 10/1/2026.",
      "verified_on": "2026-10-28",
      "valid_until": "2026-11-27",
      "status": "verified",
      "public_note": "You pay this every month, even when your panels cover all your power. Net metering credits don't pay it down."
    },
    "nm.how_it_works": {
      "label": "How net metering credits roll over",
      "value": "For home systems 25 kW or smaller, RI Energy may carry unused credits into the next bill. A balance left after the year ends can be cashed out once a year.",
      "unit": "text",
      "display": "Unused credits roll to next month. A leftover balance can be cashed out once a year.",
      "source_name": "RI Energy, Net Metering Provision, RIPUC No. 2279 (effective 5/12/2026)",
      "source_url": "https://www.rienergy.com/site/-/media/rie-jss-app/home/ways-to-save/rates-and-shopping/service-rates/residential-rates/tariff-provisions/Net-Metering-Provision-RIPUC-2274-061826.pdf",
      "source_section": "Section 8.4, last sentence (month to month carry forward for residential systems 25 kW or smaller); Section 4.11 (single-metered systems 25 kW or less are outside the Eligible Reconciliation Pool); Section 5.4.2.4 (cash out once per year after the end of the applicable year)",
      "verified_on": "2026-09-28",
      "valid_until": null,
      "status": "verified",
      "public_note": "The utility is allowed to carry credits forward but not required to. If you move, you can cash out the balance when you close the account."
    },
    "crb.contractor_registration": {
      "label": "Must contractors register with the state for home work?",
      "value": "Yes. Anyone doing residential or commercial construction work, like building, remodeling or repairs, must register with the RI Contractors' Registration and Licensing Board.",
      "unit": "text",
      "display": "Home contractors must register with the state. You can look them up online.",
      "source_name": "RI Contractors' Registration and Licensing Board, General Contractor Registration page and Registration/License Status Lookup",
      "source_url": "https://crb.ri.gov/general-contractor-registration",
      "source_section": "General Contractor Registration page, opening sentence. Lookup: https://crb.ri.gov/search/contractor-search ('Registration/License Status Lookup'), linked from For the Consumer, Search a Registrant/Licensee.",
      "verified_on": "2026-09-28",
      "valid_until": null,
      "status": "verified",
      "public_note": "Search the contractor's name at crb.ri.gov before you sign. Electrical licenses are handled by a different agency, the Department of Labor and Training."
    },
    "oer.rep_list": {
      "label": "State list of licensed Renewable Energy Professionals (REP)",
      "value": "An REP is a limited state license that lets an installer do certain renewable energy install work without an electrical or plumbing license. OER posts everyone who holds one on its REP page.",
      "unit": "text",
      "display": "A limited solar install license. The state posts who holds one.",
      "source_name": "RI Office of Energy Resources, Renewable Energy Professional (REP) page",
      "source_url": "https://energy.ri.gov/renewable-energy/solar/renewable-energy-professional-rep",
      "source_section": "Intro paragraph (limited license); 'Current Rhode Island Licensed Renewable Energy Professionals' table (Name, Company, Technology, LIC Expires). Page last updated July 23rd, 2026.",
      "verified_on": "2026-09-28",
      "valid_until": null,
      "status": "verified",
      "public_note": "Check the name and the expiration date on the list. A licensed electrician doesn't need this license, so a missing name isn't a problem by itself."
    },
    "ref.installer_rep_required": {
      "label": "Must a grant installer hold an REP or master electrician license?",
      "value": "Yes. The installer needs a Renewable Energy Professional (REP) license or a Master Electrician license. Either one is enough.",
      "unit": "text",
      "display": "Yes. An REP license or a master electrician license.",
      "source_name": "RI Commerce, Renewable Energy Fund, Small-Scale Request for Projects (rev. 4/6/26)",
      "source_url": "https://assets.simpleviewinc.com/simpleview/image/upload/v1/clients/rhodeisland/Small_Scale_RFP_c9b2126b-7a3b-47db-941a-9f576e78237c.pdf",
      "source_section": "Page 3, Qualifications table, rows 'Rhode Island Renewable Energy Professional License (REP)' OR 'Master Electrician License': 'A master electrician can do everything under the REP. One of the two are sufficient.'",
      "verified_on": "2026-10-28",
      "valid_until": "2026-11-27",
      "status": "verified",
      "public_note": "Your installer must hold one of these for the state grant. Ask which one, then check it."
    },
    "battery.connected_solutions": {
      "label": "What RI Energy pays per kW for a home battery in ConnectedSolutions",
      "value": 225,
      "unit": "USD",
      "display": "$225 per kW each summer",
      "source_name": "RI Energy, ConnectedSolutions Battery Program page; 2024-2026 Program Guide, Battery Energy Storage",
      "source_url": "https://www.rienergy.com/site/ways-to-save/save-money-with-rebates-and-incentives/connectedsolutions/battery-program",
      "source_section": "Incentives section: 'Incentive rate: $225 per average kW performed each summer', 'Cap: No customer may receive more than $6,875/year', 'Term: Rate lock for the first five summers'. Enrollment process section. Program Guide p. 3, footnote 2: 'This is the incentive rate for the 2024-2026 program years.'",
      "verified_on": "2026-09-28",
      "valid_until": "2026-12-31",
      "status": "verified",
      "public_note": "Pay depends on how much power your battery puts out during summer events, so real payments vary. You enroll through your battery maker after it's installed."
    },
    "cost.energysage_ri_range_low": {
      "label": "EnergySage low-end price for an average 11.69 kW system",
      "value": 27783,
      "unit": "USD",
      "display": "$27,783 on the low end",
      "source_name": "EnergySage, Solar cost in Rhode Island (third-party marketplace)",
      "source_url": "https://www.energysage.com/local-data/solar-panel-cost/ri/",
      "source_section": "Intro paragraph ('prices range from $27,783 to $37,589') and price range table ('Good Price $27,783 or less'). Page updated Oct 23, 2026.",
      "verified_on": "2026-10-28",
      "valid_until": "2026-11-27",
      "status": "verified",
      "public_note": "EnergySage's marketplace figure, before any grant."
    },
    "cost.energysage_ri_range_high": {
      "label": "EnergySage high-end price for an average 11.69 kW system",
      "value": 37589,
      "unit": "USD",
      "display": "$37,589 on the high end",
      "source_name": "EnergySage, Solar cost in Rhode Island (third-party marketplace)",
      "source_url": "https://www.energysage.com/local-data/solar-panel-cost/ri/",
      "source_section": "Intro paragraph ('prices range from $27,783 to $37,589') and price range table ('High Price $37,589 or more'). Page updated Oct 23, 2026.",
      "verified_on": "2026-10-28",
      "valid_until": "2026-11-27",
      "status": "verified",
      "public_note": "EnergySage's marketplace figure, before any grant."
    },
    "cost.energysage_ri_payback": {
      "label": "EnergySage's estimated payback for solar in Rhode Island",
      "value": 9.58,
      "unit": "years",
      "display": "About 9.6 years",
      "source_name": "EnergySage, Solar cost in Rhode Island (third-party marketplace)",
      "source_url": "https://www.energysage.com/local-data/solar-panel-cost/ri/",
      "source_section": "Savings stats row: 'Payback period 9.58 Years'. Method sentence just above: 'factoring in system costs, electricity prices, available incentives, and inflation rates.' Page updated Oct 23, 2026.",
      "verified_on": "2026-10-28",
      "valid_until": "2026-11-27",
      "status": "verified",
      "public_note": "This is EnergySage's estimate, not ours. We don't know whether it counts the state REF grant."
    },
    "federal.lease_48e": {
      "label": "Can a solar company claim a federal credit on a leased or PPA system in 2026?",
      "value": "Yes, if construction began by July 4, 2026 or the system is in service by Dec 31, 2027. The 2025 law's lease ban names solar water heaters and small wind, not solar panels.",
      "unit": "text",
      "display": "Yes, for systems started by July 4, 2026 or running by the end of 2027.",
      "source_name": "IRS, Instructions for Form 3468 (2025), Part V; IRS Notice 2025-42; 26 U.S.C. 25D(d)",
      "source_url": "https://www.irs.gov/instructions/i3468",
      "source_section": "Form 3468 instructions: What's New, Part V (termination for wind or solar placed in service after 2027 where construction begins after July 4, 2026) and Part V Caution (no credit for leased 25D(d)(1) or (4) property). Notice 2025-42, sections 2.02 and 3.01 (https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-drop/n-25-42.pdf). 25D(d)(1) to (4) definitions (govinfo, USCODE-2024-title26 sec. 25D).",
      "verified_on": "2026-09-28",
      "valid_until": "2027-12-31",
      "status": "verified",
      "public_note": "This credit goes to the company that owns the system, not to you. Homeowners who buy lost their own federal credit at the end of 2025."
    },
    "reg.how_to_apply": {
      "label": "Who files the REG application, and how",
      "value": "The homeowner or their solar developer. You opt into REG inside RI Energy's interconnection application. There is no separate REG form.",
      "unit": "text",
      "display": "You or your installer apply through the interconnection application.",
      "source_name": "RI Energy, PY26 RE Growth Solicitation and Enrollment Process Rules for Small-Scale Solar Projects (effective 4/1/2026)",
      "source_url": "https://www.rienergy.com/site/-/media/rie-jss-app/home/other-parties/business-partners/electric-procurement/RE-growth-program/PY26-RI-RE-Growth-Program-Solicitation-and-Enrollment-Process-Rules-for-Small-Scale-Solar-Projects.pdf",
      "source_section": "Introduction ('An applicant (Applicant) to the RE Growth Program may be a solar developer or a Rhode Island Energy customer'); Section 1.2.1 Applications ('There is no separate enrollment application for Small-Scale Solar Projects'); Section 2.2",
      "verified_on": "2026-09-28",
      "valid_until": "2027-03-31",
      "status": "verified",
      "public_note": "Your installer can file for you, or you can file yourself. Ask who will be named as the applicant."
    }
  }
}