Assembly Bill A8506

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Relates to mandating the public service commission to establish a smart metering pilot program

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  • Introduced
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    • 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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2013-A8506 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6388
Current Committee:
Assembly Energy
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 12 §§250 - 255, Pub Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A2949, S4759
2017-2018: A1998

2013-A8506 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to mandating the public service commission to establish a smart metering pilot program.

2013-A8506 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  8506

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 17, 2014
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. HEVESI -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Energy

AN  ACT  to  amend  the public service law, in relation to mandating the
  public service commission to establish a smart metering pilot program

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

  Section 1. Legislative intent. The legislature hereby finds that it is
in  the economic and environmental interest of the citizens of the state
of New York to create a smart  meter  pilot  program  ("pilot  program")
under  the  direction  of  the  New York state public service commission
("the commission"). The pilot program is  the  first  concrete  step  in
realizing  the economic, environmental, health, and safety benefits that
smart meter technology has promised.
  Smart meters empower customers to reduce their energy costs by provid-
ing real-time pricing information, and will  help  the  state  meet  its
energy  efficiency  goals  in  a  way  that reduces costs for all energy
users.
  Given extreme weather events and natural disasters in New York, utili-
ties have had to respond to an increasing number of power outages. Smart
meters can provide both the state and the utilities a powerful tool that
aids them in pinpointing outages quickly and accurately.  Such technolo-
gy promotes the state's goal of minimizing  public  health  impacts  and
improving the reliability of the state's energy systems.
  The  legislature  believes that a public service commission proceeding
is the best venue to discuss and determine the technical aspects of grid
modernization, including health and  safety  concerns.  The  legislature
also,  however,  wishes  to promote a policy whereby residential utility
customers have the right to choose the type of meter that is  placed  on
their  premises.  Within the territory where the pilot program or use of
any other two-way meter capable of sending and receiving electronic data
anywhere within the state is to  take  place,  the  responsible  utility
shall  offer an "opt-out" provision whereby a customer has the choice to
retain their old meter so long as they pay a reasonable fee.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD13546-01-4
              

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