RI H7891

Requests the Rhode Island Public Utilities Commission terminate gas line extension allowances under Docket 25-45-GE, which would end the practice of spreading costs of connecting new gas customers across all existing gas customers

Current tariff RIPUC RIE-GAS No. 101 allows Rhode Island Energy to subsidize new gas connections through charges to all gas customers, while electric customers must individually pay for their own new connections

Cites the Executive Climate Change Coordinating Council's 2025 Climate Action Strategy requiring reduced gas use for home heating to meet state emissions reduction goals for 2030, 2040, and 2050

Notes that new gas infrastructure has an intended lifespan extending beyond the state's 2050 net zero emissions requirements, creating long-term subsidization obligations

Directs the Secretary of State to transmit certified copies to PUC Chairman Ronald T. Gerwatowski and Rhode Island Energy President Greg Cornett