Senate Bill S6671

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Relates to net metering of electric generating facilities; repealer

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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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2011-S6671 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Rpld §§66-j, 66-k & 66-l, add §66-j, Pub Serv L; amd §§1020-g & 1020-cc, rpld §1854 sub 10-a, Pub Auth L; amd §19-0921, En Con L; rpld §99-g, St Fin L

2011-S6671 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to net metering of electric generating facilities and repeals sections 66-j, 66-k, and 66-l of the public service law relating to net metering of certain electric generation systems and sulfur dioxide trading credits.

2011-S6671 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S6671 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  6671

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              March 8, 2012
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  MAZIARZ -- (at request of the Department of Public
  Service) -- read twice and ordered printed, and  when  printed  to  be
  committed to the Committee on Energy and Telecommunications

AN  ACT  to amend the public service law, the public authorities law and
  the environmental conservation law, in relation  to  net  metering  of
  electric  generating  facilities;  to repeal sections 66-j and 66-l of
  the public service law relating to net metering of certain residential
  and non-residential electric generating systems; and to repeal section
  66-k of the public service law, subdivision 10-a of  section  1854  of
  the  public authorities law, and section 99-g of the state finance law
  relating to sulfur dioxide trading credits

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

  Section  1. Sections 66-j, 66-k and 66-l of the public service law are
REPEALED and a new section 66-j is added to read as follows:
  S 66-J. NET ENERGY METERING FOR RESIDENTIAL SOLAR,  RESIDENTIAL  WIND,
RESIDENTIAL  MICRO-HYDROELECTRIC, FARM WASTE, FARM WIND, NON-RESIDENTIAL
SOLAR, NON-RESIDENTIAL WIND, NON-RESIDENTIAL MICRO-HYDROELECTRIC,  RESI-
DENTIAL MICRO-COMBINED HEAT AND POWER AND FUEL CELL, AND NON-RESIDENTIAL
FUEL  CELL  ELECTRIC  GENERATING EQUIPMENT.   1. DEFINITIONS. AS USED IN
THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
  (A) "CUSTOMER-GENERATOR" MEANS: (I) A RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMER OF AN ELEC-
TRIC CORPORATION, WHO LOCATES AND USES SOLAR ELECTRIC GENERATING  EQUIP-
MENT AT HIS OR HER RESIDENCE; (II) A RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMER OF AN ELECTRIC
CORPORATION,  WHO LOCATES AND USES WIND ELECTRIC GENERATING EQUIPMENT AT
HIS OR HER RESIDENCE; (III) A RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMER OF AN ELECTRIC CORPO-
RATION, WHO LOCATES AND USES MICRO-HYDROELECTRIC GENERATING EQUIPMENT AT
HIS OR HER RESIDENCE; (IV) A CUSTOMER OF AN ELECTRIC CORPORATION,  WHICH
LOCATES AND USES FARM WASTE ELECTRIC GENERATING EQUIPMENT AT THE CUSTOM-
ER'S  FARM  OPERATION,  AS SUCH TERM IS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION ELEVEN OF
SECTION THREE HUNDRED ONE OF THE AGRICULTURE  AND  MARKETS  LAW;  (V)  A
CUSTOMER  OF  AN  ELECTRIC CORPORATION, WHICH LOCATES AND USES FARM WIND
ELECTRIC GENERATING EQUIPMENT ON LAND USED IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AS
DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION FOUR OF SECTION THREE HUNDRED ONE OF THE AGRICUL-

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

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