Senate Bill S5150A

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Relates to net metering

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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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2013-S5150 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7311
Current Committee:
Senate Energy And Telecommunications
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §66-j, Pub Serv L

2013-S5150 - Summary

Relates to net metering and designating all or a portion of net metering credits generated by equipment.

2013-S5150 - Sponsor Memo

2013-S5150 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  5150

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              May 10, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced by Sen. MAZIARZ -- (at request of the NYC Office of Long Term
  Planning  and  Sustainability)  -- read twice and ordered printed, and
  when printed to be committed to the Committee on Energy and Telecommu-
  nications

AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to net metering

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

  Section  1.  Subparagraph  (iii)  of paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of
section 66-j of the public service law, as amended by chapter 546 of the
laws of 2011, is amended to read as follows:
  (iii) a non-residential customer of an electric corporation which owns
or operates solar electric generating equipment located and used at  its
premises, OR A CORPORATION THAT OWNS, LEASES, OR OPERATES SOLAR ELECTRIC
GENERATING  EQUIPMENT  ON  PROPERTY OWNED OR LEASED BY A NON-RESIDENTIAL
CUSTOMER OF AN ELECTRIC CORPORATION;
  S 2. Paragraph (d) of subdivision 1 of  section  66-j  of  the  public
service  law, as amended by chapter 7 of the laws of 2010, is amended to
read as follows:
  (d) "Solar electric generating equipment" means a photovoltaic  system
(i)  (A) in the case of a residential customer, with a rated capacity of
not more than twenty-five kilowatts; and (B) in the case of a  non-resi-
dential  customer,  (1) with a rated capacity of not more than two thou-
sand kilowatts, OR (2) WITHIN A CITY HAVING A POPULATION OF ONE  MILLION
OR  MORE, WITH A RATED CAPACITY OF NOT MORE THAN TEN THOUSAND KILOWATTS;
and (ii) that is manufactured, installed,  and  operated  in  accordance
with  applicable government and industry standards, that is connected to
the electric system and operated in conjunction with an electric  corpo-
ration's  transmission and distribution facilities, and that is operated
in compliance with any standards and requirements established under this
section.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10737-01-3

              

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2013-S5150A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7311
Current Committee:
Senate Energy And Telecommunications
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §66-j, Pub Serv L

2013-S5150A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to net metering and designating all or a portion of net metering credits generated by equipment.

2013-S5150A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S5150A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 5150--A

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              May 10, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens.  MAZIARZ,  LANZA,  PARKER,  SAMPSON, SAVINO -- (at
  request of the NYC Office of Long Term Planning and Sustainability) --
  read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to  be  committed  to
  the   Committee   on   Energy   and  Telecommunications  --  committee
  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
  to said committee

AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to net metering

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

  Section  1.  Subparagraph  (iii)  of paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of
section 66-j of the public service law, as amended by chapter 546 of the
laws of 2011, is amended to read as follows:
  (iii) a non-residential customer of an electric corporation which owns
or operates solar electric generating equipment located and used at  its
premises, OR A CORPORATION THAT OWNS, LEASES, OR OPERATES SOLAR ELECTRIC
GENERATING  EQUIPMENT  ON  PROPERTY OWNED OR LEASED BY A NON-RESIDENTIAL
CUSTOMER OF AN ELECTRIC CORPORATION;
  S 2. Paragraph (d) of subdivision 1 of  section  66-j  of  the  public
service  law, as amended by chapter 7 of the laws of 2010, is amended to
read as follows:
  (d) "Solar electric generating equipment" means a photovoltaic  system
(i)  (A) in the case of a residential customer, with a rated capacity of
not more than twenty-five kilowatts; and (B) in the case of a  non-resi-
dential  customer,  (1) with a rated capacity of not more than two thou-
sand kilowatts, OR (2) WITHIN A CITY HAVING A POPULATION OF ONE  MILLION
OR  MORE, WITH A RATED CAPACITY OF NOT MORE THAN TEN THOUSAND KILOWATTS;
and (ii) that is manufactured, installed,  and  operated  in  accordance
with  applicable government and industry standards, that is connected to
the electric system and operated in conjunction with an electric  corpo-
ration's  transmission and distribution facilities, and that is operated

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10737-07-3

              

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