Senate Bill S1335

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Establishes provisions for the net energy metering of neighborhood electricity usage

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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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2015-S1335 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Energy And Telecommunications
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Add §66-o, Pub Serv L
Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:
S4722

2015-S1335 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes provisions for the net energy metering of neighborhood electricity usage.

2015-S1335 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S1335 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  1335

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 12, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  LITTLE -- 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 service law, in relation to neighborhood net
  energy metering

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

  Section  1.  The public service law is amended by adding a new section
66-o to read as follows:
  S 66-O. NEIGHBORHOOD NET ENERGY METERING. 1. DEFINITIONS. AS  USED  IN
THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
  (A)  "AGRICULTURAL  NET  METERING  FACILITY"  MEANS A RENEWABLE ENERGY
GENERATING FACILITY THAT IS OPERATED AS PART OF  AN  AGRICULTURAL  BUSI-
NESS, GENERATES ELECTRICITY, DOES NOT HAVE A GENERATION CAPACITY OF MORE
THAN  TWO  MEGAWATTS,  IS  LOCATED AND USED ON LAND USED IN AGRICULTURAL
PRODUCTION AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION FOUR OF SECTION THREE  HUNDRED  ONE
OF  THE  AGRICULTURE  AND  MARKETS LAW, AND IS USED TO PROVIDE ENERGY TO
METERED ACCOUNTS OF THE BUSINESS.
  (B) "BILLING PERIOD" MEANS THE PERIOD OF TIME SET FORTH IN AN ELECTRIC
CORPORATION'S TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR WHICH SUCH  CORPORATION  BILLS  A
CUSTOMER  FOR  ITS  ELECTRICITY  CONSUMED  OR  ESTIMATED  TO  HAVE  BEEN
CONSUMED.
  (C) "CLASS I NET METERING FACILITY" MEANS A PLANT OR EQUIPMENT THAT IS
USED TO PRODUCE, MANUFACTURE OR OTHERWISE GENERATE ELECTRICITY, THAT  IS
NOT  A  TRANSMISSION  FACILITY  AND  THAT HAS A DESIGN CAPACITY OF SIXTY
KILOWATTS OR LESS.
  (D) "CLASS II NET METERING FACILITY" MEANS AN AGRICULTURAL NET  METER-
ING  FACILITY, SOLAR NET METERING FACILITY OR WIND NET METERING FACILITY
WITH A GENERATING CAPACITY OF MORE THAN SIXTY KILOWATTS BUT LESS THAN OR
EQUAL TO ONE MEGAWATT.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06278-02-5

              

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