2022 -- H 7662

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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2022

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H O U S E   R E S O L U T I O N

RESPECTFULLY REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION TO

CONDUCT A STUDY ON THE TECHNICAL AND ECONOMIC OUTCOMES OF

DECARBONIZING RHODE ISLAND BY 2030, WITH THE AIM OF CREATING THE

MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF REVENUE FOR THE STATE, THROUGH A REQUEST FOR

PROPOSAL (RFP) CONTRACT NOT TO EXCEED $2,500,000

     Introduced By: Representative David P. Morales

     Date Introduced: March 02, 2022

     Referred To: House Finance

     (by request)

     WHEREAS, Carbon is the largest driver of climate change and is the greenhouse gas

most intimately integrated into our economy and way of life; and

      WHEREAS, The term decarbonization is defined as the reduction of carbon through

conversion to an economic system that sustainably reduces and compensates the emissions of

carbon dioxide (CO₂) with a long-term goal of creating a CO₂-free global economy; and

     WHEREAS, The need for incremental building blocks toward progress for

comprehensive climate change is essential; now, therefore be it

     RESOLVED, That this House of Representatives of the State of Rhode Island hereby

respectfully requests a study to be conducted through a request for proposal (RFP) costing no

more than $2.5 million to produce a report on the technical and economic outcomes of

decarbonizing Rhode Island by 2030, with the aim of creating the maximum amount of revenue

for the state. The study should analyze and include the following:

     1. How to generate the best possible energy efficiency in Rhode Island;

     2. Evaluate Vertical Axis Wind Turbines (VAWTs) for energy production;

     3. Evaluate micro-grids and battery energy storage for energy distribution;

     4. Evaluate producing extra energy for out-of-state sales;

     5. Determine the best public/private ratio for development, ownership, and

operation of energy production and distribution to create maximum state revenue;

     6. Evaluate giving annual dividends to cities and citizens; and

     7. Produce recommendations without harming or disrupting wilderness, habits, and

wildlife; and be it further

     RESOLVED, That this House hereby requests that the RFP be issued by September 1,

2022, and the study be completed by March 7, 2023, and that a copy of the final report be given

to the House of Representatives upon completion; and be it further

     RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to

transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to the Honorable Daniel McKee, Governor of the

State of Rhode Island, and Michael DiBiase, Director of the Rhode Island Department of

Administration.

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