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NY A05232

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/21/2013

Primary Sponsor

James Brennan

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Origin

Assembly

2013-2014 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Authorizes the New York Power Authority to undertake and administer energy conservation, cogeneration, and load management programs for public corporation customers (MTA, Port Authority, NYC, State of NY, and other public corporations) in the New York City metropolitan area.

  • Requires the Power Authority to adopt cost-effective conservation plans in consultation with public corporation customer representatives and the State Energy Research and Development Authority, providing technical and financial assistance for implementation of energy conservation measures.

  • Allows the Power Authority to grant exceptions from conservation plan requirements upon request if compliance is not technically feasible or would cause severe economic hardship.

  • Authorizes the Power Authority to recover all program administration costs and costs of technical and financial assistance from public corporation customers as an additional cost of service.

  • Requires the Power Authority to report annually on program progress, including energy conservation effects, program types, cost savings to consumers, and implementation problems.

Legislative Description

Authorizes the power authority of the state of New York to undertake and administer energy conservation, cogeneration and load management programs for the public corporation customers of the authority in the metropolitan areas of New York city, and to provide technical and financial assistance in implementing conservation plans prepared for any such public corporation; grants exceptions from compliance due to infeasibility or economic hardship.

Last Action

referred to energy

1/8/2014

Committee Referrals

Energy2/21/2013

Full Bill Text

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