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Senate Bill S1272

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to giving customers the option to receive a consolidated bill for both energy service companies and utility corporation services

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2019-S1272 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Energy And Telecommunications
Law Section:
Public Service Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §44, Pub Serv L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
S6822

2019-S1272 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to giving customers the option to receive a consolidated bill for both energy service companies and utility corporation services.

2019-S1272 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S1272 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1272
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 11, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  FUNKE  -- 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 giving customers
   the option to receive a consolidated  bill  for  both  energy  service
   companies and utility corporation services

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 44 of the public service law is amended by adding a
 new subdivision 6 to read as follows:
   6. EVERY CUSTOMER OF AN ENERGY SERVICES COMPANY SHALL HAVE THE  OPTION
 TO  RECEIVE  A SINGLE CONSOLIDATED BILL FOR BOTH ESCO AND UTILITY CORPO-
 RATION SERVICES FROM EITHER THE ESCO, IF IT OFFERS A CONSOLIDATED  BILL,
 OR  THE UTILITY CORPORATION.  THE COMMISSION SHALL ENSURE THAT CUSTOMERS
 WHO ELECT TO RECEIVE A CONSOLIDATED BILL FROM AN  ESCO  ARE  PROVIDED  A
 CREDIT  OR  OTHER  RATE  ADJUSTMENT  REFLECTING THE COSTS AVOIDED BY THE
 UTILITY CORPORATION IN NO LONGER BILLING  THE  CUSTOMER  DIRECTLY,  THAT
 UTILITIES  RECOVER  PRUDENTLY  INCURRED AND INCREMENTAL COSTS RELATED TO
 IMPLEMENTING THE SINGLE CONSOLIDATED BILL OPTION AND THAT UTILITIES HAVE
 AN OPPORTUNITY TO EARN AN APPROPRIATE INCENTIVE FOR THE EFFICIENT IMPLE-
 MENTATION OF THE SINGLE CONSOLIDATED BILL OPTION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect one year after it shall have become  a
 law.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07180-02-9

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