NY State Senate Bill 2017-S6520A

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Date of Action	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jan 18, 2018	print number 6520a
Jan 18, 2018	amend and recommit to energy and telecommunications
Jan 03, 2018	referred to energy and telecommunications
May 30, 2017	referred to energy and telecommunications

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2017-S6520 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A6720
Current Committee:: Senate Energy And Telecommunications
Law Section:: Public Service Law
Laws Affected:: Add §66-p, Pub Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2019-2020: A1291
2021-2022: A5071

2017-S6520 - Summary

Provides that combination gas and electric corporations must file with the public service commission an application to establish a tariff for the purpose of purchasing electricity that is 100% from renewable energy.

2017-S6520 - Sponsor Memo

                                 BILL NUMBER:  S6520

 TITLE OF BILL :  An act to amend the public service law, in relation
to establishing the renewable energy tariff

 PURPOSE :

To provide customers of electric corporations with the option to
purchase electricity provided one-hundred percent from renewable
energy.

 SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :

Section 1 adds a new section 66-o to the public service law, which
provides that on or before September 1, 2017, each combination gas and
electric corporation shall file an application with the commission to
establish a tariff for the purpose of purchasing electricity provided
one-hundred percent from renewable energy.

This section further provides that on or before January 1, 2018, the
commission shall, after notice and opportunity for public comment,
approve, modify, or reject the tariff. Within sixty days of commission
approval of a combination gas and electric corporation's tariff filed
pursuant to this section, such combination gas and electric
corporation shall make the tariff available to customers.  The
combination gas and electric corporation may at any time propose

revisions to a tariff under this section based on changing costs and
conditions.

Section 2 provides the effective date.

 JUSTIFICATION :

Many electricity consumers are interested in purchasing electricity
produced completely by renewable energy. In fact, in the Westchester
Power community choice aggregation program, several of the
participating communities opted to purchase one-hundred percent
renewable energy.

While some electricity customers have the option to purchase
one-hundred percent renewable energy through their participation in a
community aggregation program, or by receiving their energy supply
from an energy services company, traditional utility customers do not
currently have this option. By requiring utilities to offer a
one-hundred percent renewable energy option to customers, more
customers will have the ability to purchase renewable energy.

 LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :

This is a new bill.

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :

None.

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
Immediately.

2017-S6520 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6520
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 30, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. HAMILTON -- 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 establishing the
   renewable energy tariff
 
   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:
   § 66-O. RENEWABLE ENERGY TARIFF. 1. ON OR BEFORE SEPTEMBER FIRST,  TWO
 THOUSAND  SEVENTEEN, EACH COMBINATION GAS AND ELECTRIC CORPORATION SHALL
 FILE AN APPLICATION WITH THE COMMISSION TO ESTABLISH A  TARIFF  FOR  THE
 PURPOSE  OF PURCHASING ELECTRICITY THAT IS ONE HUNDRED PERCENT GENERATED
 FROM RENEWABLE SOURCES, AS DEFINED BY THE COMMISSION AND CONSISTENT WITH
 THE MOST RECENT STATE ENERGY PLAN PURSUANT TO ARTICLE SIX OF THE  ENERGY
 LAW.
   2.  ON  OR BEFORE JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND EIGHTEEN, THE COMMISSION
 SHALL, AFTER NOTICE AND OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC COMMENT, APPROVE, MODIFY,
 OR REJECT THE TARIFF.
   3. WITHIN SIXTY DAYS OF THE COMMISSION'S APPROVAL OF A COMBINATION GAS
 AND ELECTRIC CORPORATION'S TARIFF FILED PURSUANT TO THIS  SECTION,  SUCH
 COMBINATION GAS AND ELECTRIC CORPORATION SHALL MAKE THE TARIFF AVAILABLE
 TO CUSTOMERS.
   4.  THE  COMBINATION  GAS  AND  ELECTRIC  CORPORATION  MAY AT ANY TIME
 PROPOSE REVISIONS TO A TARIFF UNDER THIS SECTION BASED ON CHANGING COSTS
 AND CONDITIONS.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10695-02-7

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2017-S6520A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A6720
Current Committee:: Senate Energy And Telecommunications
Law Section:: Public Service Law
Laws Affected:: Add §66-p, Pub Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2019-2020: A1291
2021-2022: A5071

2017-S6520A (ACTIVE) - Summary

2017-S6520A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S6520A

SPONSOR: HAMILTON
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the public service law, in relation to establishing the
renewable energy tariff

 
PURPOSE:

To provide customers of electric corporations with the option to
purchase electricity provided one-hundred percent from renewable energy.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1 adds a new section 66-o to the public service law, which
provides that on or before September 1, 2018, each combination gas and
electric corporation shall file an application with the commission to
establish a tariff for the purpose of purchasing electricity provided
one-hundred percent from renewable energy.

This section further provides that on or before January 1, 2018, the
commission shall, after notice and opportunity for public comment,
approve, modify, or reject the tariff. Within sixty days of commission,
approval of a combination gas and electric corporation's tariff filed
pursuant to this section, such combination gas and electric corporation
shall make the tariff available to customers.  The combination gas and
electric corporation may at any time propose revisions to a tariff under
this section based on changing costs and conditions.

Section 2 provides the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

Many electricity consumers are interested in purchasing electricity
produced completely by renewable energy. In fact, in the Westchester
Power community choice aggregation program, several of the participating
communities opted to purchase one-hundred percent renewable energy.

While some electricity customers have the option to purchase one-hundred
percent renewable energy through their participation in a community
aggregation program, or by receiving their energy supply from an energy
services company, traditional utility customers do not currently have
this option. By requiring utilities to offer a one-hundred percent
renewable energy option to customers, more customers will have the abil-
ity to purchase renewable energy.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

This is a new bill.

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
Immediately.

2017-S6520A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  6520--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 30, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. HAMILTON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on  Energy  and  Telecommuni-
   cations  --  recommitted  to  the Committee on Energy and Telecommuni-
   cations in  accordance  with  Senate  Rule  6,  sec.  8  --  committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee
 
 AN  ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to establishing the
   renewable energy tariff
 
   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-p to read as follows:
   § 66-P. RENEWABLE ENERGY TARIFF. 1. ON OR BEFORE SEPTEMBER FIRST,  TWO
 THOUSAND  EIGHTEEN,  EACH COMBINATION GAS AND ELECTRIC CORPORATION SHALL
 FILE AN APPLICATION WITH THE COMMISSION TO ESTABLISH A  TARIFF  FOR  THE
 PURPOSE  OF PURCHASING ELECTRICITY THAT IS ONE HUNDRED PERCENT GENERATED
 FROM RENEWABLE SOURCES, AS DEFINED BY THE COMMISSION AND CONSISTENT WITH
 THE MOST RECENT STATE ENERGY PLAN PURSUANT TO ARTICLE SIX OF THE  ENERGY
 LAW.
   2.  ON  OR BEFORE JANUARY FIRST, TWO THOUSAND NINETEEN, THE COMMISSION
 SHALL, AFTER NOTICE AND OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC COMMENT, APPROVE, MODIFY,
 OR REJECT THE TARIFF.
   3. WITHIN SIXTY DAYS OF THE COMMISSION'S APPROVAL OF A COMBINATION GAS
 AND ELECTRIC CORPORATION'S TARIFF FILED PURSUANT TO THIS  SECTION,  SUCH
 COMBINATION GAS AND ELECTRIC CORPORATION SHALL MAKE THE TARIFF AVAILABLE
 TO CUSTOMERS.
   4.  THE  COMBINATION  GAS  AND  ELECTRIC  CORPORATION  MAY AT ANY TIME
 PROPOSE REVISIONS TO A TARIFF UNDER THIS SECTION BASED ON CHANGING COSTS
 AND CONDITIONS.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10695-04-8

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Jesse Hamilton

Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Energy And Telecommunications Committee

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2017-S6520 - Details

2017-S6520 - Summary

2017-S6520 - Sponsor Memo

2017-S6520 - Bill Text download pdf

co-Sponsors

Luis R. Sepúlveda

2017-S6520A (ACTIVE) - Details

2017-S6520A (ACTIVE) - Summary

2017-S6520A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S6520A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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