S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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8150
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
May 2, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. BARRETT -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Energy
AN ACT to amend the public service law, in relation to the retention of
revenues derived from their actual return on equity in excess of
authorized rates of return by gas, electric, or combination gas and
electric corporations
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision 20 of section 66 of the public service law, as
added by chapter 394 of the laws of 1978, is amended to read as follows:
20. (A) Notwithstanding any general or special law, rule or regulation
TO THE CONTRARY, the commission shall have the power to provide for the
refund of any revenues received by any gas or electric corporation which
cause the corporation to have revenues in the aggregate in excess of its
authorized rate of return for a period of twelve months.
(B) SUCH CORPORATIONS SHALL BE REQUIRED TO RETURN ALL REVENUES DERIVED
FROM THEIR ACTUAL RETURN ON EQUITY IN EXCESS OF THEIR AUTHORIZED RATE OF
RETURN ON EQUITY TO RATEPAYERS IN THE FORM OF A SURCREDIT TO THEIR
BILLS. SUCH SURCREDIT SHALL BE PROVIDED TO RATEPAYERS NO LATER THAN
THIRTY DAYS FOLLOWING THE END OF EACH YEAR OF A RATE PERIOD AND SHALL BE
CLEARLY LABELED ON THE RATEPAYER'S BILL. The commission [may] SHALL
initiate a proceeding with respect to such a refund after the conclusion
of any such twelve month period.
(C) THE COMMISSION SHALL NOT APPROVE ANY RATE PLAN WHICH ALLOWS ANY
GAS, ELECTRIC, OR COMBINATION GAS AND ELECTRIC CORPORATION TO RETAIN
REVENUES DERIVED FROM THEIR ACTUAL RETURN ON EQUITY IN EXCESS OF THEIR
AUTHORIZED RATE OF RETURN ON EQUITY.
(D) SUCH CORPORATIONS SHALL BE REQUIRED TO REPORT ANNUALLY TO THE
DEPARTMENT ANY EXCESS REVENUES AND THE AMOUNT RETURNED TO RATEPAYERS.
(E) FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION, "AUTHORIZED RATE OF RETURN ON
EQUITY" SHALL MEAN THE RETURN ON THE EQUITY PORTION OF THE RATE BASE
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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THAT REGULATED UTILITIES ARE AUTHORIZED TO COLLECT IN RATES AND "RATE
PERIOD" SHALL MEAN THE TIME PERIOD IN WHICH A REGULATED UTILITY COLLECTS
RATES THAT ARE AUTHORIZED AND APPROVED BY THE COMMISSION.
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it shall have become a law; provided, however, it shall not apply to any
rate plan in effect prior to such effective date.