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NY A06065
Bill
Status
Introduced
3/14/2013
Primary Sponsor
Marcos Crespo
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AI Summary
- Authorizes electric corporations to provide virtual net energy metering to customer-generators, including municipalities, groups of nonresidential customers, and groups of farm operations that jointly own or operate renewable energy equipment
- Defines eligible energy generating equipment as farm waste, fuel cell, micro-combined heat and power, solar, or wind electric generating equipment that meets applicable government and industry standards
- Requires electric corporations to develop model contracts and filing schedules within three months establishing rates, terms, and conditions for net energy metering, subject to Public Service Commission approval within three months of filing
- Establishes rate structure where customers pay standard rates for net electricity supplied by the corporation and receive credits at the same rate for excess electricity provided to the corporation, with annual payment at avoided cost for any remaining credits
- Prohibits electric corporations from imposing backup, standby, demand, or other charges for net energy metering, except for actual costs of dedicated transformers or equipment necessary to maintain service safety and adequacy
Legislative Description
Authorizes virtual net energy metering; provides for the ownership and operation of energy generating equipment by municipalities and groups of farmers and businesses for their joint benefit; provides for the net energy metering of the electricity used by the members of such entities.
Last Action
referred to energy
1/8/2014
Committee Referrals
Energy3/14/2013
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