Requires the results of any outage management system stress test conducted in the state by a utility company to be posted online and such results to be sent to the temporary president of the senate, the speaker of the assembly and the chairs of the senate and assembly standing committees on energy.
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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2605
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 21, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. SAYEGH -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions
AN ACT to amend the public service law and the public authorities law,
in relation to requiring the results of any outage management system
stress test conducted in the state by a utility company to be posted
online
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
54 to read as follows:
§ 54. UTILITY OUTAGE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM STRESS TESTING. 1. FOR
PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "OUTAGE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM STRESS TEST" SHALL
MEAN A TEST CONDUCTED BY A UTILITY TO DETERMINE THE ABILITY OF SUCH
UTILITY TO HANDLE AND RESPOND TO LARGE SCALE WEATHER EVENTS OR NATURAL
DISASTERS THAT ARE LIKELY TO RESULT IN THE LOSS OF SERVICE TO CUSTOMERS.
2. (A) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL POST THE RESULTS OF ANY OUTAGE MANAGEMENT
SYSTEM STRESS TEST CONDUCTED IN THE STATE BY A UTILITY CORPORATION,
WATER MUNICIPALITY OR LOCAL PUBLICLY OWNED ELECTRIC OR GAS CORPORATION
ON THE DEPARTMENT'S WEBSITE AS SOON AS SUCH RESULTS BECOME AVAILABLE.
(B) THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ALSO SUBMIT A REPORT OF SUCH RESULTS TO THE
TEMPORARY PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, THE SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY AND THE
CHAIRS OF THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY STANDING COMMITTEES ON ENERGY.
§ 2. Title 1-A of article 5 of the public authorities law, as added by
chapter 517 of the laws of 1986, is amended by adding a new section
1020-nn to read as follows:
§ 1020-NN. OUTAGE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM STRESS TESTING. 1. FOR PURPOSES
OF THIS SECTION, "OUTAGE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM STRESS TEST" SHALL MEAN A
TEST CONDUCTED BY THE AUTHORITY OR A SERVICE PROVIDER TO DETERMINE THE
ABILITY OF THE AUTHORITY OR SUCH SERVICE PROVIDER TO HANDLE AND RESPOND
TO LARGE SCALE WEATHER EVENTS OR NATURAL DISASTERS THAT ARE LIKELY TO
RESULT IN THE LOSS OF SERVICE TO CUSTOMERS.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD02711-01-5
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