Assembly Bill A6951

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Provides customers with the right to their own energy usage information; repealer

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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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2021-A6951 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Corporations, Authorities And Commissions
Law Section:
Energy Law
Laws Affected:
Rpld & add §3-101 sub 7, add Art 22 §§22-101 - 22-104, Energy L

2021-A6951 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides customers with the right to their own energy usage information; repeals certain provisions relating to energy planning.

2021-A6951 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6951
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              April 14, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. CUSICK -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
 
 AN  ACT to amend the energy law, in relation to providing a customer the
   right to energy usage information; and  to  repeal  subdivision  7  of
   section 3-101 of the energy law relating to energy planning

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Legislative intent. A customer's right  to  their  personal
 energy  data  is  increasingly important in today's technological world.
 This legislation reaffirms a consumer's right to their own energy  usage
 information  through  data.  By  empowering the consumer with this know-
 ledge, they can make their own choice on energy conservation,  renewable
 resources,  innovative  energy  products  and  services  that suit their
 specific needs.
   § 2. Subdivision 7 of section 3-101 of the energy law is REPEALED  and
 a new subdivision 7 is added to read as follows:
   7.  TO  AFFORD  ENERGY  CONSUMERS WITH THE RIGHT TO THEIR ENERGY USAGE
 INFORMATION  TO  ENCOURAGE  INFORMED  CHOICES  FOR  ENERGY  CONSUMPTION,
 INCLUDING,  BUT  NOT  LIMITED TO CONSERVATION, SUSTAINABILITY AND ENERGY
 SERVICE SOLUTIONS.
   § 3. The energy law is amended by adding a new article 22 to  read  as
 follows:
                                 ARTICLE 22
                             ENERGY USAGE DATA
 SECTION 22-101. CONSUMER USAGE INFORMATION.
         22-102. RIGHT TO ENERGY USAGE INFORMATION.
         22-103. INFORMED CONSENT.
         22-104. USE OF CONSUMER ENERGY DATA.
   § 22-101. CONSUMER USAGE INFORMATION. A CONSUMER'S ENERGY USAGE INFOR-
 MATION  SHALL  INCLUDE  INDIVIDUAL CONSUMER USAGE DATA AND CORRESPONDING
 SYSTEM CONDITIONS.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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