NY State Senate Bill 2019-S8724

Senate Bill S8724

Vetoed By Governor

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Directs the public service commission to study and report on time-of-use plans offered by electric and gas utilities

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via A8517 - Vetoed by Governor

Introduced
- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
Vetoed By Governor
Signed By Governor

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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Nov 11, 2020	tabled vetoed memo.55
Oct 30, 2020	delivered to governor
Jul 23, 2020	returned to assembly passed senate 3rd reading cal.951 substituted for s8724
Jul 23, 2020	substituted by a8517a
Jul 22, 2020	ordered to third reading cal.951
Jul 20, 2020	reported and committed to rules
Jul 13, 2020	committee discharged and committed to energy and telecommunications
Jul 10, 2020	referred to rules

Votes

- Jul 23, 2020 - Floor Vote
  A8517
  
  57
  
  Aye
  
  3
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Floor Vote: Jul 23, 2020
      
      aye (57)
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Amedore
      
      Bailey
      
      Benjamin
      
      Biaggi
      
      Borrello
      
      Boyle
      
      Breslin
      
      Brooks
      
      Carlucci
      
      Comrie
      
      Felder
      
      Funke
      
      Gallivan
      
      Gaughran
      
      Gianaris
      
      Gounardes
      
      Harckham
      
      Helming
      
      Hoylman-Sigal
      
      Jackson
      
      Jordan
      
      Kaminsky
      
      Kaplan
      
      Kavanagh
      
      Kennedy
      
      Krueger
      
      LaValle
      
      Little
      
      Liu
      
      Martinez
      
      May
      
      Mayer
      
      Metzger
      
      Montgomery
      
      Myrie
      
      O'Mara
      
      Ortt
      
      Parker
      
      Persaud
      
      Ramos
      
      Ranzenhofer
      
      Ritchie
      
      Rivera
      
      Robach
      
      Salazar
      
      Sanders Jr.
      
      Savino
      
      Sepúlveda
      
      Serino
      
      Serrano
      
      Seward
      
      Skoufis
      
      Stavisky
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Tedisco
      
      Thomas
      
      nay (3)
      
      Akshar
      
      Griffo
      
      Lanza
  Jul 22, 2020 - Rules Committee Vote
  S8724
  
  18
  
  Aye
  
  1
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  - - Rules Committee Vote: Jul 22, 2020
      
      aye (18)
      
      Benjamin
      
      Breslin
      
      Comrie
      
      Gianaris
      
      Griffo
      
      Hoylman-Sigal
      
      Kennedy
      
      Krueger
      
      LaValle
      
      Little
      
      Liu
      
      Martinez
      
      Ortt
      
      Parker
      
      Robach
      
      Savino
      
      Seward
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      nay (1)
      
      Lanza

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2019-S8724 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A8517
Law Section:: Public Service Law
Laws Affected:: Add §66-q, Pub Serv L

2019-S8724 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the public service commission to study and report on time-of-use plans offered by electric and gas utilities.

2019-S8724 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S8724

SPONSOR: PARKER
 
TITLE OF BILL:  An act to amend the public service law, in relation to
directing the public service commission to conduct a study and report on
time-of-use plans offered by gas and electric utilities

 
PURPOSE:

To amend the public service law, in relation to directing the Public
Service Commission to conduct a study and report on time-of-use plans
offered by gas and electric utilities

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1 amends the public service law to add a new section 66-q,
directing the Public Service Commission to conduct and publish a study
analyzing available time-of-use plans offered by all gas and electric
utility companies, and sets guidelines and parameters relating to such
study. The study shall analyze time variant plans available to both
residential and commercial customers, comparative prices of those plans,

Advanced Metering Infrastructure (at times referred to as Smart Meters)
and costs relating thereto, potential impacts on rates, and how to
incentivize and effectively advertise these plans to customers.

Section 2 sets forth the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

Through the Reforming the Energy Vision (REV) initiative, the Clean
Energy Standard (CES), and other programs, regulators and market partic-
ipants are working toward achieving a significant increase in renewable
generation capacity by 2030. Measures to increase energy efficiency are
a key component of this goal.

This proposal would direct the PSC study the impacts that time variant
pricing could have on grid efficiency and peak usage hours. Time variant
pricing plans can provide significant savings to certain ratepayers,
allowing them to pay lower rates during off peak hours, while incentiv-
izing reduced usage during peak hours. As New York continues to pursue
aggressive energy goals, this proposed report will explore the tremen-
dous opportunity to achieve greater efficiency using programs and rate
structures already in place.

Decreasing demand on the grid, increasing grid efficiency, and improving
grid elasticity are key components of many initiatives currently under-
way. The proposed study would provide insight as to whether or not time
variant pricing could significantly affect these areas, and work towards
the commitment to transition into a greener and more renewable energy
economy.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2017/18 - S.7833 ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS
2019/20 - similar S.21 PASSED SENATE

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

2019-S8724 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8724
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               July 10, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend the public service law, in  relation  to  directing  the
   public service commission to conduct a study and report on time-of-use
   plans offered by gas and electric utilities
 
   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-q to read as follows:
   §  66-Q. TIME-OF-USE STUDY AND REPORT.  THE COMMISSION SHALL CONDUCT A
 STUDY AND COMPILE A REPORT ANALYZING  THE  AVAILABLE  TIME-OF-USE  PLANS
 OFFERED BY ALL GAS AND ELECTRIC UTILITY COMPANIES CONDUCTING BUSINESS IN
 THE STATE. SUCH STUDY AND REPORT SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO:
   (A)  ALL AVAILABLE TIME-OF-USE PLANS FROM ALL GAS AND ELECTRIC UTILITY
 COMPANIES IN THE STATE THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS;
   (B) ALL AVAILABLE TIME-OF-USE PLANS FROM ALL GAS AND ELECTRIC  UTILITY
 COMPANIES IN THE STATE THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO COMMERCIAL CUSTOMERS;
   (C)  DETAILS  ABOUT  PRICES,  INCLUDING A COMPARISON OF THE PRICES FOR
 DIFFERENT TYPES OF PLANS FOR EACH SUCH UTILITY COMPANY;
   (D) RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING ADVANCED METERING  INFRASTRUCTURE  (AMI)
 INCLUDING,  BUT  NOT  LIMITED  TO,  WHETHER THE UTILITY COMPANIES' PLANS
 REQUIRE AN AMI TO IMPLEMENT A TIME-OF-USE PLAN, RECOMMENDATIONS  ON  HOW
 TO  INCENTIVIZE AMI GROWTH IN THE STATE, AND RECOMMENDATIONS ON ALTERNA-
 TIVE WAYS TO FINANCE THE INSTALLATION OF AMI IN RESIDENCES;
   (E) RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING THE IMPACTS OF INCREASED  ELECTRIC-VEHI-
 CLE USE IN OFF-PEAK TIMEFRAMES;
   (F) DETAILS REGARDING RESTRICTIONS ON TIME-OF-USE PLANS LISTED BY EACH
 UTILITY COMPANY;
   (G) RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CONSUMERS ON HOW TO USE TIME-OF-USE PLANS MOST
 EFFICIENTLY; AND
   (H)  INCLUDE POSSIBLE IMPACTS ON RATEPAYERS IF THEY CHOOSE TIME-OF-USE
 PLANS.
   THE COMMISSION SHALL PUBLISH A  REPORT  OF  ITS  FINDINGS  WITHIN  ONE
 HUNDRED  EIGHTY  DAYS  OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION.  COPIES OF
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05548-04-0

 S. 8724                             2
 
 SUCH REPORT SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO THE TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE,
 THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY, THE CHAIR OF THE SENATE ENERGY AND TELECOM-
 MUNICATIONS COMMITTEE AND THE CHAIR OF THE  ASSEMBLY  ENERGY  COMMITTEE.
 THE COMMISSION SHALL ALSO PUBLISH THE REPORT ONLINE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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Kevin S. Parker