During the 2014 legislative session, the General Assembly passed and Governor Lincoln D. Chafee signed S 2692 A/H 8200 A, amending An Act Relating to Businesses and Professionals - Electricians and Plumbers. The amendment updates the electrical and plumbing licensing laws and creates a new type of contractor: the Renewable Energy Professional (REP). The new rules create a limited license that allows REPs to perform certain renewable energy system installation work without holding an electrical or plumbing license.
The Office of Energy Resources and the Department of Labor and Training partnered to quickly implement this legislation. If you are interested in learning more about this policy, please visit (http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText14/SenateText14/S2692A.pdf) for the Senate version and (http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText14/HouseText14/H8200A.pdf) for the House version.
The Electrical Contractor's License already includes the work allowed by the REP limited license. Only contractors or individuals without an electrical license are required to obtain the REP limited license to perform ancillary non-electrical work on renewable energy systems. There are many ways that someone can qualify for a Renewable Energy Professional license. If you have any of the following, you can apply for a license. This list was built with input from the current renewable energy installer community in Rhode Island and through consultation with other state energy offices. If you know of a qualification that you believe should be added to this list, please feel invited to contact Shauna Beland with the contact information below:
If you are interested in applying for a Renewable Energy Professional license, you can download the application here. First time applicants need to bring all materials and paperwork to the Department of Labor and Training Professional Regulation Office, located at 1511 Pontiac Avenue, Building #73, Cranston, RI 02920.
The Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training (DLT) and the Office of Energy Resources have worked together to create a Frequently Asked Questions document regarding what electricians and non-electricians can do on a solar PV job site. The questions were compiled during the July 2015 Solar Stakeholder meeting. OER and DLT provided the answers. If you have questions that are not answered in this document, please email them to Shauna Beland, shauna.beland@energy.ri.gov and we will work to add them to this Q & A document.
The following is a list of the individuals and companies who have received a Renewable Energy Professional (REP) license in Rhode Island by the Department of Labor and Training (DLT). This list will be updated as needed. This list is not an endorsement by the Rhode Island Office of Energy Resources or the State of Rhode Island for any specific individuals or businesses.
| Name | Company | Technology | LIC Expires |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Arner | SolarFlair | Photovoltaics | March 31, 2020 |
| Matthew Banoub | Aten Energy Conservation, LLC | Photovoltaics | November 27, 2017 |
| Anthony Baro | E2SOL LLC | Photovoltaics - Dual Axis Solar Tracking Only | October 31, 2018 |
| Vito Buonomano | Northeast Solar & Wind Power, LLC | Photovoltaics | July 31, 2018 |
| Ralph Branca | Energy EPC | Photovoltaics | September 30, 2019 |
| Tim Brown | Blue Oak Energy, LLC | Photovoltaics | March 31, 2019 |
| Stephen Burns | EnterSolar, LLC | Photovoltaics | July 12, 2019 |
| David Caldwell | Caldwell & Johnson, Inc. | Photovoltaics - solar shingles only | July 29, 2017 |
| John Carey | 1st Light Energy | Photovoltaics | March 30, 2020 |
| Andrew Casey | Green Seal Environmental | Photovoltaics | August 23, 2019 |
| James Coffee | Green NRG | Photovoltaics | July 14, 2019 |
| David Compaan | RBI Solar, Inc. | Photovoltaics | January 13, 2019 |
| James Cormican | RBI Solar, Inc. | Photovoltaics | March 31, 2019 |
| John Dell'Oro | C&E Resources, LLC | Photovoltaics | September 30, 2020 |
| Greg Demarse | Apex Solar | Photovoltaics | January 31, 2020 |
| Steven DePina | Renewable Energy Solutions | Photovoltaics | February 28, 2019 |
| Jorgji Dhima | Vivint Solar | Photovoltaics | June 29, 2020 |
| Edmund DiTroia | Renewable Energy Services of New England, Inc. | Photovoltaics | October 31, 2018 |
| Peter Fine | US Solarworks LLC | Photovoltaics & Solar Thermal | December 22, 2018 |
| Stuart Flanagan | Newport Renewables | Photovoltaics | April 30, 2019 |
| Samuel Florence | Altaray Solar | Photovoltaics | February 18, 2019 |
| Jeff Gadomski | Pro Star Electric Inc. | Photovoltaics | November 2019 |
| Anthony Gazzaniga | Solect Energy Development | Photovoltaics | May 13, 2019 |
| Daniel Gold | Green Water and Power | Photovoltaics | August 30, 2018 |
| Peter Hughes | Sunwatt Solar | Photovoltaics | October 30, 2019 |
| Jason Kechijian | Solbright Renewable Energy | Photovoltaics | November 3, 2016 |
| Robin Klein | Bright Planet Solar | Photovoltaics | May 31, 2020 |
| Kevin Kura | Trinity Solar | Photovoltaics | September 11, 2018 |
| Steven Lawrence | Conti Enterprises, Inc. | Photovoltaics | April 24, 2018 |
| Walter Mahla | Megawatt Energy Solutions, LLC | Photovoltaics | May 31, 2019 |
| Peter Marte | Hannah Solar | Photovoltaics | April 30, 2019 |
| Tyler Mason | Sol Power Solar | Photovoltaics | April 30, 2019 |
| Philip McCarron | Bay State Solar Construction, Inc. | Photovoltaics | May 31, 2019 |
| Brian McGovern | Energy Scape Designs | Photovoltaics | September 14, 2019 |
| James Moon | Moon Associates, Inc. | Photovoltaics - solar shingles only | March 31, 2019 |
| Charles Morgan | Eastern CT Solar, LLC | Photovoltaics | August 31, 2019 |
| Sean Murphy | My Healthy Sol | Photovoltaics | April 28, 2019 |
| Warren Murphy | Real Goods Solar/RGS | Photovoltaics | January 31, 2019 |
| Luke Neimiec | Acushnet Alternative Heating | Photovoltaics | December 9, 2018 |
| Yao Ouattaro | Second Generation Energy | Photovoltaics | January 30, 2020 |
| Sachin Patel | Last Mile Energy | Photovoltaics | October 2, 2019 |
| Charles Picard | Tesla | Photovoltaics | October 31, 2019 |
| Hans Castro Pisconti | Syncarpha Capital | Photovoltaics | February 23, 2018 |
| Michael Riley | 401Solar | Photovoltaics | May 5, 2018 |
| Douglas Sabetti | Newport Solar | Photovoltaics | October 31, 2019 |
| Samuel Schlitzer | Solect Energy Development | Photovoltaics | January 31, 2020 |
| Michael Smith | MF Smith Associates | Photovoltaics - solar shingles only | November 7, 2017 |
| Michael Staab | RI Solar Solutions | Photovoltaics - Tracker Systems Only | October 9, 2019 |
| John Teti | Direct Energy Solar | Photovoltaics | September 30, 2019 |
| Dwight Thompson | Nexamp, Inc. | Photovoltaics | February 23, 2019 |
| Andrew Truitt | Dividend Solar | Photovoltaics | July 24, 2017 |
| Robert Tyce | Hillview Environmental, LLC | Photovoltaics | July 31, 2019 |
| Christopher Warfel | Entech Engineering, Inc | Photovoltaics | July 31, 2019 |
| Jake Wiley | Palmetto Solar | Photovoltaics | April 30, 2019 |
| James Wiley | Palmetto Solar | Photovoltaics | June 29, 2019 |
| Jonathan Williams | New England Clean Energy | Photovoltaics | April 30, 2020 |
| Nabin Younis | Ameresco | Photovoltaics | March 31, 2020 |
For further information or questions about the Renewable Energy Professionals application, please contact:
Shauna Beland
Office of Energy Resources
401-574-9111
shauna.beland@energy.ri.gov
