NY State Senate Bill 2017-S6295

Senate Bill S6295

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Requires utility corporations and entities to submit an annual report to the public service commission, the legislature, the executive and the chairman of the state

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- In Committee Senate
- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
- Passed Assembly
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Delivered to Governor
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May 11, 2017	referred to energy and telecommunications

2017-S6295 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Energy And Telecommunications
Law Section:: Public Service Law
Laws Affected:: Add §66-o, Pub Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2009-2010: S1660
2011-2012: S1765
2013-2014: S1539
2015-2016: S3867
2019-2020: S2445
2021-2022: S5790

2017-S6295 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires utility corporations and entities to submit an annual report to the public service commission, legislature, the executive, and the chairman of the state energy planning board detailing energy metering production, including the number of customer-generators, the type of power producing the energy and the amount of output from each customer-generator.

2017-S6295 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 BILL NUMBER:  S6295

 TITLE OF BILL :

An act to amend the public service law, in relation to requiring
utility corporations and entities to submit an annual report to the
public service commission, the legislature, the executive and the
chairman of the state energy planning board detailing energy metering
production

 PURPOSE :

In order to assess the landscape of current renewable energy use in
New York State, this bill requires utility corporations and energy
providing entities to annually report to policy makers the exact
types, locations, and energy outputs of net metered energy produced in
their service territories.

 SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :

This legislation adds a new section, 66-o, to the public service law.

 JUSTIFICATION :

In order for policy makers to guide and enhance the use of renewable
resources in New York State, we must first understand and analyze the

states current use of on-site generation. This bill requires utilities
and energy providing entities to report annually to the legislature
and the Public Service Commission detailing the net energy metering
and interconnection between the utility and customer-generators, the
type of on-site generators (renewable sources), and the net amount of
energy they produce.

Currently, there is no system of reporting in place to monitor the
rate of renewable installation, the interconnection of these systems
with their provider's grids, and the amount of power being sold back
to the utility corporations and distributed within their service
territory. This bill would require such reporting.

Any attempt to develop comprehensive renewable energy policy without
first getting a realistic analysis of New York States' current
renewable portfolio is likely to lead to scattershot, uninformed and
myopic decisions.

New York State has the opportunity and the obligation to lead the
country in the shift toward use of renewable resources. This bill is a
requisite first step toward the development of sound and calculated
government policy designed to achieve that end.

 LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :

2011-2012. Referred to Energy and Telecommunications; Amended and
recommitted to Energy and Telecommunications print number 1765A.
01/09/13 REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS
01/08/14 REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :

None to the state.

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
This act shall take effect immediately.

2017-S6295 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6295
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 11, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  COMRIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on  Energy  and  Telecommuni-
   cations
 
 AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to requiring utility
   corporations  and  entities  to  submit an annual report to the public
   service commission, the legislature, the executive and the chairman of
   the state energy planning board detailing energy metering production
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The public service law is amended by adding a new section
 66-o to read as follows:
   § 66-O. REPORTING TO THE COMMISSION, THE  LEGISLATURE,  THE  EXECUTIVE
 AND  THE  CHAIRMAN  OF THE STATE ENERGY PLANNING BOARD BY UTILITY CORPO-
 RATIONS AND ENTITIES. 1.   ANY UTILITY CORPORATION  OR  ENTITY  ENTERING
 INTO CONTRACTS OR ENGAGING IN THE SALE OR TRADE OF ENERGY METERING SHALL
 FILE  WITH THE COMMISSION, THE LEGISLATURE, THE EXECUTIVE AND THE CHAIR-
 MAN OF THE STATE ENERGY PLANNING BOARD AN ANNUAL REPORT AT  A  TIME  AND
 COVERING  THE YEARLY PERIOD FIXED BY THE COMMISSION DETAILING THE ENERGY
 METERING AND INTERCONNECTION BETWEEN THE UTILITY AND THEIR CUSTOMER-GEN-
 ERATORS, THE TYPE OF GENERATING EQUIPMENT PRODUCING AND PROVIDING ENERGY
 TO THE UTILITY CORPORATION OR ENTITY,  AND  THE  NET  AMOUNT  OF  ENERGY
 PRODUCED BY EACH CUSTOMER-GENERATOR.  SUCH REPORT SHALL CONTAIN INFORMA-
 TION  DETAILING  THE  AMOUNT  OF  DISTRIBUTED  ENERGY SOURCES WITHIN THE
 SERVICE TERRITORY OF ANY UTILITY CORPORATION  OR  ENTITY  ENTERING  INTO
 CONTRACTS  OR ENGAGING IN THE SALE OR TRADE OF DISTRIBUTED ENERGY SOURC-
 ES, THE ANNUAL AMOUNT OF ENERGY PRODUCED BY SUCH RESOURCES, THE TYPE  OF
 FUEL  USED, AND INFORMATION ON BACKUP FUEL SYSTEMS. SUCH REPORT SHALL BE
 DELIVERED DIRECTLY TO THE CHAIR OF  THE  CORPORATIONS,  AUTHORITIES  AND
 COMMISSIONS  COMMITTEE  IN THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, THE RANKING MINORITY
 MEMBER OF THE CORPORATIONS, AUTHORITIES AND COMMISSIONS COMMITTEE IN THE
 SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, THE CHAIR  OF  THE  ENERGY  AND  TELECOMMUNICATIONS
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                            LBD08317-01-7

 S. 6295                             2
 
 COMMITTEE  IN  THE SENATE, THE RANKING MINORITY MEMBER OF THE ENERGY AND
 TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEE IN THE SENATE,  THE  CHAIR  OF  THE  ENERGY
 COMMITTEE  IN  THE  ASSEMBLY,  THE RANKING MINORITY MEMBER OF THE ENERGY
 COMMITTEE  IN THE ASSEMBLY, THE CHAIR OF THE RENEWABLE ENERGY SUBCOMMIT-
 TEE IN THE ASSEMBLY AND THE RANKING MINORITY  MEMBER  OF  THE  RENEWABLE
 ENERGY SUBCOMMITTEE IN THE ASSEMBLY.
   2.  FOR  THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "CUSTOMER-GENERATOR" SHALL MEAN
 ANY CUSTOMER CLASS OF A UTILITY CORPORATION, INCLUDING BUT  NOT  LIMITED
 TO  RESIDENTIAL  AND  COMMERCIAL, THAT IS INTERCONNECTED TO THE ELECTRIC
 GRID SYSTEM AND IS PRODUCING ENERGY ON SITE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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