NY A02458

Prohibits electric corporations and municipalities from imposing fees, penalties, or charges on qualifying farmers beyond actual costs for electricity, transmission, distribution, metering, billing, and customer services

Defines "farmer" as a person with at least $10,000 in federal gross income from farm production in the previous taxable year

Defines "qualifying farmer" as a farmer who installs on-site electric generation equipment and files notification with the electric corporation or municipality and the Department before a cut-off date

Sets cut-off date as when notifications from qualifying farmers total generating capacity equal or exceeds one-tenth of one percent of the service territory's 1996 electric demand, or September 1, 2016, whichever occurs first

Prohibits electric corporations and municipalities from implementing policies that prevent qualifying farmers from installing and operating on-site generation equipment and related technology

Prevents electric corporations from recovering revenues foregone due to prohibited charges on farmers from other customers

Act takes effect immediately and is repealed September 1, 2016, except provisions continue for qualifying farmers with operating on-site generation systems