Assembly Bill A401

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Establishes New York state renewable electric generation pilot programs

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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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2019-A401 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1619
Current Committee:
Assembly Energy
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Add §73, Pub Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A8738, S6722
2011-2012: A29, S1061
2013-2014: A1375, S1627
2015-2016: A1396, S2438
2017-2018: A148, S2296
2021-2022: A1315
2023-2024: A7858

2019-A401 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes New York state renewable electric generation pilot programs to authorize the development of up to three hundred megawatts of renewable electric capacity statewide, in order to stimulate the growth of clean, affordable and reliable sources of energy and to foster new partnerships between electric corporations, energy producers and energy customers in this state.

2019-A401 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    401
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 9, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. CAHILL -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. ENGLE-
   BRIGHT, HEVESI, L. ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred to the  Commit-
   tee on Energy
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend the public service law, in relation to New York state
   renewable electric generation pilot programs

   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
 73 to read as follows:
   § 73. NEW YORK STATE RENEWABLE ELECTRIC GENERATION PILOT PROGRAMS.  1.
 THE  COMMISSION SHALL ESTABLISH NEW YORK STATE RENEWABLE ELECTRIC GENER-
 ATION PILOT PROGRAMS TO AUTHORIZE THE DEVELOPMENT OF UP TO THREE HUNDRED
 MEGAWATTS OF RENEWABLE ELECTRIC CAPACITY STATEWIDE, IN ORDER  TO  STIMU-
 LATE THE GROWTH OF CLEAN, AFFORDABLE, AND RELIABLE SOURCES OF ENERGY AND
 TO FOSTER NEW PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN ELECTRIC CORPORATIONS, ENERGY PRODUC-
 ERS AND ENERGY CUSTOMERS IN NEW YORK STATE.
   2.  (A)  THE  COMMISSION SHALL OVERSEE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PILOT
 PROGRAMS AND SHALL DIRECT ELECTRIC CORPORATIONS TO BUILD OR CAUSE TO  BE
 BUILT RENEWABLE ENERGY FACILITIES TO BE FINANCED UNDER TERMS ESTABLISHED
 THROUGH  AN  ORDER  OF  THE COMMISSION WHICH SHALL AUTHORIZE CAPITAL AND
 OPERATING COSTS TO BE RECOVERED IN THE CORPORATIONS  RATE  BASE  AND  TO
 EARN  A  REASONABLE RETURN OVER A PERIOD TO BE DETERMINED BY THE COMMIS-
 SION, PROVIDED THAT THE  CORPORATION  SHALL,  AT  MINIMUM,  PROVIDE  THE
 COMMISSION WITH THE FOLLOWING:
   (I)  A  DETAILED  DESCRIPTION  AND ECONOMIC EVALUATION OF THE PROPOSED
 INVESTMENT;
   (II) A DISCUSSION OF THE COSTS, BENEFITS, AND RISKS OF  THE  PROPOSAL,
 INCLUDING  AN  ANALYSIS OF THE COSTS, BENEFITS, AND RATE IMPLICATIONS TO
 THE PARTICIPATING CUSTOMERS, TO THE COMPANY'S DEFAULT SERVICE CUSTOMERS,
 AND TO THE UTILITY'S DISTRIBUTION CUSTOMERS;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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