S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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90
2011-2012 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
(PREFILED)
January 5, 2011
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Introduced by M. of A. CAHILL -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Energy
AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to remote metering
by farm and non-residential customer-generators
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 66-j of the public service law is
amended by adding a new paragraph (e) 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-
CULTURE AND MARKETS LAW, OR A NON-RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMER-GENERATOR AS
DEFINED BY SUBPARAGRAPH (III) OF PARAGRAPH (A) OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF
THIS SECTION MAY LOCATE SOLAR ELECTRIC GENERATING EQUIPMENT OR FARM
WASTE ELECTRIC GENERATING EQUIPMENT WITH A NET ENERGY METER ON LAND
OWNED OR LEASED BY SUCH CUSTOMER-GENERATOR AND DESIGNATE ONE HUNDRED
PERCENT OF THE NET METERING CREDITS GENERATED BY SUCH EQUIPMENT TO A
METER OR METERS AT ANY LOCATION OWNED OR LEASED BY SUCH CUSTOMER-GENERA-
TOR WITHIN THE SERVICE AREA OF THE SAME ELECTRIC CORPORATION TO WHICH
THE CUSTOMER-GENERATOR'S NET ENERGY METERS ARE INTERCONNECTED AND BEING
WITHIN A RADIUS OF TWENTY-FIVE MILES OF THE SOLAR ELECTRIC GENERATING
EQUIPMENT OR FARM WASTE ELECTRIC GENERATING EQUIPMENT.
S 2. Subdivision 3 of section 66-1 of the public service law is
amended by adding a new paragraph (e) to read as follows:
(E) A CUSTOMER WHO OWNS OR OPERATES LAND USED IN AGRICULTURAL
PRODUCTION AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION FOUR OF SECTION THREE HUNDRED ONE
OF THE AGRICULTURE AND MARKETS LAW, OR A NON-RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMER-GENER-
ATOR AS DEFINED BY PARAGRAPH (C-1) OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION
MAY LOCATE WIND ELECTRIC GENERATING EQUIPMENT WITH A NET ENERGY METER ON
LAND OWNED OR LEASED BY SUCH CUSTOMER-GENERATOR AND DESIGNATE ONE
HUNDRED PERCENT OF THE NET METERING CREDITS GENERATED BY SUCH EQUIPMENT
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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TO A METER OR METERS AT ANY LOCATION OWNED OR LEASED BY SUCH CUSTOMER-
GENERATOR WITHIN THE SERVICE AREA OF THE SAME ELECTRIC CORPORATION TO
WHICH THE CUSTOMER-GENERATOR'S NET ENERGY METERS ARE INTERCONNECTED AND
BEING WITHIN A RADIUS OF TWENTY-FIVE MILES OF THE WIND ELECTRIC GENERAT-
ING EQUIPMENT.
S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.