NY State Senate Bill 2009-S7709

Senate Bill S7709

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Directs the Long Island power authority and New York state energy research and development authority to provide for inspection of electric generating equipment

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2009-S7709 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A10825
Current Committee:: Senate Energy And Telecommunications
Law Section:: Public Authorities Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §1020-g, add §1855-a, Pub Auth L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2011-2012: A5708
2013-2014: A5821
2015-2016: A2808
2017-2018: A6687
2019-2020: A7316

2009-S7709 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the Long Island power authority and the New York state energy research and development authority to contract with an independent entity to inspect residential electric generating equipment; prohibits the provision of financial assistance for any such equipment unless it is inspected and approved by such independent inspector; directs both such authorities to provide grants of up to $300 for the installation and interconnection of such equipment.

2009-S7709 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 BILL NUMBER:  S7709

 TITLE OF BILL :
An act to amend the public authorities law, in relation to providing
for the inspection of residential electric generating equipment and
providing grants for the installation and interconnection thereof


 PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL :
This bill directs the Long Island power authority and New York state
energy research and development authority to provide for inspection of
electric generating equipment.

 SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS :
The authority shall enter into a contract with an independent entity
qualified to inspect the interconnection and energy efficiency of
electric generating equipment installed pursuant to the programs and
policies adopted pursuant to paragraph (i) of this subdivision when
the customer-generator receives financial assistance from the
authority.  All financial assistance by the authority for the
installation and interconnection of electric generating equipment
shall be subject to the inspection and approval of such equipment by
the independent inspector.

In addition to any other financial assistance provided by the
authority for the installation and interconnection of electric

generating equipment described in paragraph (i) of this subdivision,
the authority shall provide a grant of not more than three hundred
dollars for each inspected and approved installation.

The authority shall establish and implement programs and policies as
designed for the interconnection of (i) solar electric generating
equipment, (ii) farm waste electric generating equipment owned or
operated by customer-generators, (iii) solar electric generating
equipment owned or operated by non-residential customers, (iv)
micro-combined heat and power generating equipment owned, leased, or
operated by residential customers, and (v) fuel cell electric
generating equipment owned, leased or operated by residential
customers, and for net energy metering consistent with section
sixty-six-j of the public service law, to increase the efficiency of
energy end use, to shift demand periods from high demand to periods of
low demand and to facilitate the development of cogeneration; and by
wind electric generating equipment owned or operated by
customer-generators and for net energy metering consistent with
section sixty-six-l of the public service law.

 JUSTIFICATION :
As more favorable policies and incentives are developed in New York
State, the Solar Energy Industry continues and will continue to grow
at a rapid pace. With the prospect of good growth potential, many new
businesses are entering the solar industry at just about the same
pace. With that, comes the concern that many of these new companies
entering the field may not necessarily have the training or
installation experience necessary to ensure that the customer gets a
good, quality job. At present, there exists few inspection programs in
place that ensure that the customer gets that quality installation.

Many of the solar installations done in New York State receive
monetary being provided by the agency as incentives, is going towards
a good quality installation by an experienced solar contractor.

There should be some level of guarantee that their money being
provided by the agency as incentives, is going towards a good quality
installation by an experienced solar contractor,


By requiring a third party inspection by an independent agency,
ensures the ratepayer, taxpayer, that all solar installations
receiving utility rebates, incentives or tax credits, are properly
installed by a well qualified contractor.

 PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :
None.

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :
None.

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after it
shall have become a law; provided that, effective immediately, any
actions necessary to implement the provisions of this act on its
effective date are authorized and directed to be completed on or
before such date.

2009-S7709 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  7709

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               May 4, 2010
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sen. THOMPSON -- 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 authorities law, in relation to providing for
  the  inspection  of  residential  electric  generating  equipment  and
  providing grants for the installation and interconnection thereof

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

  Section 1. Subdivision (h) of section 1020-g of the public authorities
law,  as  amended by chapter 355 of the laws of 2009, is amended to read
as follows;
  (h) (I) To implement programs and policies designed to provide for the
interconnection of: [(i)] (A) (1) solar  electric  generating  equipment
owned  or  operated by residential customers, [(B)] (2) farm waste elec-
tric generating equipment  owned  or  operated  by  customer-generators,
[(C)]  (3) solar electric generating equipment owned or operated by non-
residential customers, [(D)] (4) micro-combined heat and power  generat-
ing  equipment  owned,  leased or operated by residential customers, and
[(E)] (5) fuel cell electric generating equipment owned, leased or oper-
ated by residential customers, and for net  energy  metering  consistent
with  section  sixty-six-j  of  the  public service law, to increase the
efficiency of energy end use, to  shift  demand  from  periods  of  high
demand  to  periods  of  low demand and to facilitate the development of
cogeneration; and [(ii)] (B) wind electric generating equipment owned or
operated by customer-generators and for net energy  metering  consistent
with section sixty-six-l of the public service law.
  (II)(A)  TO ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH AN INDEPENDENT ENTITY QUALIFIED
TO INSPECT THE INTERCONNECTION AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY OF ELECTRIC  GENER-
ATING  EQUIPMENT INSTALLED PURSUANT TO THE PROGRAMS AND POLICIES ADOPTED
PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (I) OF THIS SUBDIVISION WHEN THE  CUSTOMER-GENERA-
TOR  RECEIVES  FINANCIAL  ASSISTANCE  FROM  THE AUTHORITY. ALL FINANCIAL
ASSISTANCE BY THE AUTHORITY FOR THE INSTALLATION AND INTERCONNECTION  OF
ELECTRIC  GENERATING  EQUIPMENT  SHALL  BE SUBJECT TO THE INSPECTION AND
APPROVAL OF SUCH EQUIPMENT BY THE INDEPENDENT INSPECTOR.

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

                                                           LBD15376-01-0

S. 7709                             2

  (B) IN ADDITION TO ANY OTHER  FINANCIAL  ASSISTANCE  PROVIDED  BY  THE
AUTHORITY  FOR  THE  INSTALLATION  AND  INTERCONNECTION  OF THE ELECTRIC
GENERATING EQUIPMENT DESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPH (I) OF THIS SUBDIVISION, THE
AUTHORITY SHALL PROVIDE A GRANT OF NOT MORE THAN THREE  HUNDRED  DOLLARS
FOR EACH INSPECTED AND APPROVED INSTALLATION.
  S  2.  The  public  authorities law is amended by adding a new section
1855-a to read as follows:
  S 1855-A. INTERCONNECTION OF ELECTRIC GENERATING EQUIPMENT.  1.    THE
AUTHORITY  SHALL  ESTABLISH AND IMPLEMENT PROGRAMS AND POLICIES DESIGNED
FOR THE INTERCONNECTION OF:
  (A)(I) SOLAR ELECTRIC GENERATING EQUIPMENT OWNED OR OPERATED BY  RESI-
DENTIAL  CUSTOMERS,  (II) FARM WASTE ELECTRIC GENERATING EQUIPMENT OWNED
OR OPERATED BY  CUSTOMER-GENERATORS,  (III)  SOLAR  ELECTRIC  GENERATING
EQUIPMENT   OWNED   OR   OPERATED  BY  NON-RESIDENTIAL  CUSTOMERS,  (IV)
MICRO-COMBINED HEAT AND POWER  GENERATING  EQUIPMENT  OWNED,  LEASED  OR
OPERATED BY RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS, AND (V) FUEL CELL ELECTRIC GENERATING
EQUIPMENT  OWNED,  LEASED  OR OPERATED BY RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS, AND FOR
NET ENERGY METERING CONSISTENT WITH SECTION SIXTY-SIX-J  OF  THE  PUBLIC
SERVICE  LAW,  TO  INCREASE  THE  EFFICIENCY OF ENERGY END USE, TO SHIFT
DEMAND PERIODS FROM HIGH DEMAND TO PERIODS OF LOW DEMAND AND TO  FACILI-
TATE THE DEVELOPMENT OF COGENERATION; AND
  (B)  WIND ELECTRIC GENERATING EQUIPMENT OWNED OR OPERATED BY CUSTOMER-
GENERATORS  AND  FOR  NET  ENERGY  METERING  CONSISTENT   WITH   SECTION
SIXTY-SIX-L OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE LAW.
  2.  (A)  THE AUTHORITY SHALL ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH AN INDEPENDENT
ENTITY QUALIFIED TO INSPECT THE INTERCONNECTION AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY OF
ELECTRIC GENERATING EQUIPMENT INSTALLED PURSUANT  TO  THE  PROGRAMS  AND
POLICIES  ADOPTED  PURSUANT  TO SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION WHEN THE
CUSTOMER-GENERATOR RECEIVES FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FROM THE AUTHORITY. ALL
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE BY THE AUTHORITY FOR THE INSTALLATION AND INTERCON-
NECTION OF  ELECTRIC  GENERATING  EQUIPMENT  SHALL  BE  SUBJECT  TO  THE
INSPECTION AND APPROVAL OF SUCH EQUIPMENT BY THE INDEPENDENT INSPECTOR.
  (B)  IN  ADDITION  TO  ANY  OTHER FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROVIDED BY THE
AUTHORITY FOR THE  INSTALLATION  AND  INTERCONNECTION  OF  THE  ELECTRIC
GENERATING  EQUIPMENT  DESCRIBED IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION, THE
AUTHORITY SHALL PROVIDE A GRANT OF NOT MORE THAN THREE  HUNDRED  DOLLARS
FOR EACH INSPECTED AND APPROVED INSTALLATION.
  S 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it  shall  have  become a law; provided that, effective immediately, any
actions necessary to implement the provisions of this act on its  effec-
tive  date are authorized and directed to be completed on or before such
date.

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