Rhode Island’s Power Sector Transformation Initiative, launched in April, aims to develop a framework that promotes a dynamic grid and enables consumers to utilize new clean energy technologies. The state is also investigating (Docket No. 4600) the changing distribution system with regard to the costs and benefits of activities on the distribution system, cost-allocation, and appropriate rate structures. Rhode Island has been selected by the National Governors Association to participate in a program to modernize the state’s electric power system.