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NY A05822
Bill
Status
6/11/2013
Primary Sponsor
Steven Englebright
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AI Summary
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Customer-generators can choose to carry over excess electricity credits indefinitely rather than receiving payment annually, using accumulated credits to offset future charges when consumption exceeds generation.
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Electric corporations must deduct accumulated unused credits from prior billing periods before charging customer-generators for net electricity supplied.
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Customer-generators who elect credit aggregation are entitled to an accounting of accumulated credits once every five years, at which point the utility must pay them the avoided cost value of remaining credits.
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Micro-combined heat and power and fuel cell customer-generators continue to receive credit at the utility's avoided cost rather than at the retail rate.
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Changes apply to both Public Service Law sections 66-j and 66-l, and the Long Island Power Authority must comply with these net energy metering provisions.
Legislative Description
Provides that credits for excess electricity generated by customer-generators subject to net energy metering by an electric corporation or the Long Island power authority may be carried over indefinitely and used against any charges imposed by an electric corporation or the Long Island power authority when the customer-generator uses more electricity than such customer generates; provides for the accounting of credits once every 5 years and the electric corporation or Long Island power authority shall reimburse the customer-generator for the accumulated credits.
Last Action
REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS
3/20/2014