PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — An audit report says Rhode Island Energy overcharged state agencies by $2 million.

According to an initial report from the Rhode Island Office for Energy Resources.

That is more than $1 million than initially thought.

The latest report was released this month by the Office of Internal Audit and Program Integrity.

We first told you about the audit back in July .

According to the state public utilities commission, billing issues coincided with RI Energy’s billing system transition last year.

That’s when RI Energy was acquired by PPL Rhode Island Holdings, LLC from the National Grid in 2022.

The audit released this month also says billing issues were also caused by RI Energy not applying the appropriate net metering credits.

Net metering is a bill arrangemen

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