Senate Bill S6159A

Signed By Governor
2013-2014 Legislative Session

Relates to net energy metering standards for non-residential customers with farm waste electric generating equipment

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2013-S6159 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8798
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §66-j, Pub Serv L

2013-S6159 - Summary

Relates to net energy metering standards for non-residential customers who own or operate farm waste electric generating equipment.

2013-S6159 - Sponsor Memo

2013-S6159 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  6159

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 8, 2014
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  RANZENHOFER -- read twice and ordered printed, and
  when printed to be committed to the Committee on Energy and Telecommu-
  nications

AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to net energy meter-
  ing standards for non-residential customers with farm  waste  electric
  generating equipment

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Subparagraphs (vii) and (viii) of paragraph (a) of subdivi-
sion 1 of section 66-j of the public service law, subparagraph (vii)  as
added  and  subparagraph (viii) as amended by chapter 546 of the laws of
2011 and as redesignated by chapter 318 of the laws of 2012, are amended
and a new subparagraph (ix) is added to read as follows:
  (vii) a residential customer of an electric corporation, who  owns  or
operates  micro-hydroelectric  generating  equipment located and used at
his or her residence; [and] (viii)  a  non-residential  customer  of  an
electric corporation which owns or operates micro-hydroelectric generat-
ing  equipment located and used at its premises[.]; AND (IX) A NON-RESI-
DENTIAL CUSTOMER OF AN ELECTRIC CORPORATION WHICH OWNS OR OPERATES  FARM
WASTE ELECTRIC GENERATING EQUIPMENT LOCATED AND USED AT ITS PREMISES.
  S  2.  Subparagraph  (ii) of paragraph (c) of subdivision 3 of section
66-j of the public service law, as amended by chapter 546 of the laws of
2011, is amended to read as follows:
  (ii) In the case of a customer-generator [who owns  or  operates  farm
waste electric generating equipment located and used at his or her "farm
operation,"]  AS DEFINED IN SUBPARAGRAPHS (II) AND (IX) OF PARAGRAPH (A)
OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION, up to a total amount of  five  thou-
sand dollars per "farm operation" OR PREMISES; and
  S  3.  Paragraph  (e)  of  subdivision 3 of section 66-j of the public
service law, as amended by chapter 546 of the laws of 2011,  is  amended
to read as follows:
  (e)  A  customer who owns or operates a farm operation as such term is
defined in subdivision eleven of section three hundred one of the  agri-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

2013-S6159A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8798
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §66-j, Pub Serv L

2013-S6159A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to net energy metering standards for non-residential customers who own or operate farm waste electric generating equipment.

2013-S6159A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S6159A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 6159--A

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 8, 2014
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  RANZENHOFER -- read twice and ordered printed, and
  when printed to be committed to the Committee on Energy and Telecommu-
  nications -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted  as
  amended and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to net energy meter-
  ing  standards  for non-residential customers with farm waste electric
  generating equipment

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Subparagraphs (vii) and (viii) of paragraph (a) of subdivi-
sion  1 of section 66-j of the public service law, subparagraph (vii) as
added and subparagraph (viii) as amended by chapter 546 of the  laws  of
2011 and as redesignated by chapter 318 of the laws of 2012, are amended
and a new subparagraph (ix) is added to read as follows:
  (vii)  a  residential customer of an electric corporation, who owns or
operates micro-hydroelectric generating equipment located  and  used  at
his  or  her  residence;  [and]  (viii) a non-residential customer of an
electric corporation which owns or operates micro-hydroelectric generat-
ing equipment located and used at its premises[.]; AND (IX) A  NON-RESI-
DENTIAL  CUSTOMER OF AN ELECTRIC CORPORATION WHICH OWNS OR OPERATES FARM
WASTE ELECTRIC GENERATING EQUIPMENT LOCATED AND USED AT ITS PREMISES.
  S 2. Subparagraph (iii) of paragraph (c) of subdivision 3  of  section
66-j  of  the  public service law, as separately amended by chapters 530
and 546 of the laws of 2011, is amended to read as follows:
  (iii) In the case of a non-residential customer-generator who owns  or
operates  solar  electric  generating  equipment  or  fuel cell electric
generating equipment or micro-hydroelectric generating equipment OR FARM
WASTE GENERATING EQUIPMENT AS DESCRIBED IN SUBPARAGRAPH  (IX)  OF  PARA-
GRAPH  (A)  OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION, with a rated capacity of
more than twenty-five kilowatts located and used at its  premises,  such
cost  shall  be  as  determined  by  the electric corporation subject to
review, upon the request of such customer-generator, by the department.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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