Senate Bill S1660A

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                 1660--A

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 4, 2009
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Introduced  by  Sen. PERKINS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on  Energy  and  Telecommuni-
  cations  --  committee  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
  amended and recommitted to said committee

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-m to read as follows:
  S  66-M.  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

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02642-06-9
              

S. 1660--A                          2

SENATE  AND  ASSEMBLY,  THE  CHAIR  OF THE ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS
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.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.